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What if Hollywood, a key Democratic financial pillar, cut off Joe Biden’s campaign funding? That possibility now looms large after actor George Clooney and other wealthy donors urged the US president to withdraw from the White House race. “I love Joe Biden. But we need a new nominee,” Clooney wrote in a column in the

Today, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin officially ascends to the throne as the Olubadan of Ibadan land. In this piece, LAOLU AFOLABI highlights the monarch’s humble beginnings, his journey to the throne, the unique nature of the Ibadan non-ruling house chieftaincy, and the symbolic coronation ceremony that coincides with the new monarch’s christening date On July 5,

Crisis has again erupted in the Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress as the federal lawmaker representing Kaura-named-Birnin Magaji Federal Constituency, Hon Sani Jaji and his supporters created another faction within the party. Addressing a press conference in Gusau on Wednesday, the chairman of the Sani Jaji-led APC faction, Honourable Aminu Abubakar MC,

A group, the Coalition of Rivers State Leaders of Thought, has called on the Martin Amaewhule-led House of Assembly to drop its plan to impeach Governor Siminalayi Fubara to avoid anarchy in the state. The coalition said the recent actions of the 27 lawmakers loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike,

Commercial drivers at the Toyota Bus Stop in the Ladipo Spare Parts Market have complained of alleged extortion and harassment by some Lagos State task force officials operating in the area. Speaking with our correspondent on Wednesday, the aggrieved drivers lamented that the officers specifically targeted commercial car drivers during what they described as “illegal

The Independent National Electoral Commission, on Wednesday, visited Gbaramatu Kingdom in the Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State, as it commenced the processes of wards/units’ delineation in the state. The commission’s officials visited Oporoza, the traditional headquarters of the Gbaramatu Kingdom and began a fresh delineation of electoral wards and polling units

The Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, has emphasised the need for policies to positively impact the lives of average Nigerians. Speaking at the 2024 Business Day CEO Forum in Lagos on Thursday, Cardoso stated that policymakers have a duty to create policies that foster a stable and prosperous economic environment for all Nigerians.

The Yobe State Police Command has begun the probe into the case of a self-proclaimed marabout, Auwalu Haruna, arrested for allegedly abducting and impregnating his wife’s friend. PUNCH Metro gathered that the 20-year-old girl, after days of disappearance, was found pregnant at Haruna’s custody in Anguwan Arewa, in the Gaya Local Government Area of Kano

Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State, on Thursday, assented to six new laws, including the amended Sokoto Local Government and Chieftaincy Law, which generated controversy across the country. The new law stripped the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, of the power to appoint district and village heads in the state. Speaking at the signing

The Senate on Thursday rejected a bill seeking to review foreign exchange market regulations in the country. The piece of legislation sponsored by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance, Senator Sani Musa, (APC Niger East), also seeks to make provisions for the control, monitoring and supervision of transactions conducted in the foreign exchange market. The

The Senate on Thursday frowned at unending clashes between the Inspector General of Police and the Chairman of the Police Service Commission over recruitment exercise. It accordingly urged the newly confirmed Chairman of PSC, DIG Hashimu Argungu (retd.), to work harmoniously with the police authorities. Senate’s comments on clashes between the IGP and the Chairman

The Labour Party leadership has welcomed Thursday’s judgment of the Supreme Court affirming fiscal autonomy on local government administration in Nigeria. This was contained in a statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary of LP, Obiora Ifoh, hours after the verdict. The apex court had granted full autonomy to the 774 local governments in the

Agribusiness stakeholders, including the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Commercial Dairy Ranchers Association of Nigeria, have demanded that the newly created Ministry of Livestock Development address food insecurity. President Bola Tinubu approved the creation of the Livestock Development Ministry on July 9, 2024, as he inaugurated the Presidential Committee on Livestock Reforms

The Edo State Hockey Association Board led by its chairman, Dr Walter Imoedemhe, is organising a one-day Youth Hockey Fiesta on Saturday at St. Maria Goretti College hockey stadium, Benin City.  Featuring at the tourney are St. Maria Goretti College, Benin; Niger College, Benin; Idia College, Benin and Our Lady of Fatima College, Auchi. Other

Paul Onuachu is keen on a permanent move to Trabzonspor from Southampton, as the Turkish club aims to secure the services of the Nigerian striker permanently this summer, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Southampton, who were promoted back to the Premier League last season, have been in talks to offload several players loaned out during their

Nigerian defender Gabriel Osho has completed his transfer from English side Luton Town to newly-promoted Ligue 1 side Auxerre. Osho rose to the limelight at relegated Premier League side Luton Town last season. He registered 23 appearances and scored two goals for the club, but his efforts were not enough to help them avoid relegation.

After the report that Nigeria international, Wilfred Ndidi, turned down a contract offer from Spanish club Sevilla, expressing his preference to remain in the Premier League, Footmercato says the midfielder is on the verge of signing a new contract with Leicester City, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Ndidi left the King Power Stadium at the end

Anthony Joshua is on track to break Tyson Fury’s British attendance record with his upcoming world title fight against Daniel Dubois. Joshua will challenge Dubois for the IBF belt on September 21 at Wembley Stadium, with promoters expecting over 100,000 fans to attend. Fury set the British attendance record in April 2023 when 94,000 spectators

Graduates from the Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology are uncertain of mobilisation for the National Youth Service Corps scheme, as the institution fails to secure accreditation for some of its academic programmes. The institution has yet to secure accreditation for courses in the Department of Library and Information Science, Faculty of Management, and

The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Thursday, inaugurated a 20-member transition committee to pilot the smooth transition of power and knowledge to the next administration, four months to the end of his administration. The committee is chaired by a former Commissioner for Finance in the state, Joseph Eboigbe. Obaseki inaugurated the committee at the

Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a couple (name withheld) attempting to sell their two-year-old son to travel to Canada. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Lagos. Hundeyin said that the couple, aged 28 and 22, were apprehended on Tuesday while

The Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Environment has expressed concern over the unavailability of water supply in the state during its oversight visit to the Lagos State Water Corporation. This was revealed in a Thursday statement by the Deputy Director, Corporate Affairs and Brand Management Unit, LWC, Kehinde Fashola. The House Committee, led

The Lagos State Task Force has served removal notices to squatters and illegal occupants dwelling in shanties built on canal setbacks in various parts of the state. The spokesperson for the agency, Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, in a Thursday statement, said the move was to curb the incessant flooding experienced during downpours in the metropolis. “The notices,

The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, in its Midyear Activity Report, revealed that 50 persons were suspected dead and 223 rescued in emergency incidents responded to by the agency in the last six months. The Fire Service Director, Margaret Adeseye, highlighted the key statistics and trends from January to June, 2024. “The service responded

A recently launched radio station, Jusmen 105.7 FM, has said it is targeting Generation Z audience as well as millennial and Generation X populations. A Thursday statement said the station in three months since its official launch, “has emerged as a refreshing and exciting voice on the Lagos radio landscape while capturing the hearts and