Month: June 2019

For many years it was believed that Chief Awolowo died because of natural death. But in recent years, many online publications, referring to the words of the former statesmen and close to the late Papa Awo people, posted information that he committed self-murder. And, moreover, Obafemi Awolowo was pushed to this awful step. Let’s try…

There are indications that President Muhammadu Buhari may send the list of his ministerial list to the Senate next month, investigations by SUNDAY PUNCH has revealed. A former minister, who served in the first term of Buhari’s government, said he believed that the President would send the list in order to avoid the mistake of…

Many phone users tend to complain that their device’s batteries discharge quickly. They also typically blame the product manufacturer for this issue; however, the manufacturer isn’t always at fault. Here are some five mistakes that users typically make when charging their phones. Waiting for the Battery to reach low levels before charging Avoid waiting for…

AN airline, Air Peace, on Saturday reportedly overshot its runway and skidded into the bush at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa in Rivers State. The Punch reported that the incident, which was said to have happened at about 4pm, caused panic among airport officials. It was gathered that no life was lost and none…

The Management of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has approved the immediate redeployment of some Port Managers, along with the appointment of a new Technical Assistant, Administration, to the Managing Director. The General Manager Corporate and Strategic Communications, Adams Jatto, made this known in a statement made available to newsmen in Lagos on Saturday. According to…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has refuted claims that its Director of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Mr Chidi Nwafor has resigned. The commission made the clarification in a notice on its official twitter handle @inecnigeria, on Saturday. It described the rumour as false, urging members of the public to disregard it. “The rumour…

A suspected 47-year-old fraudster, Christopher Okoeguale a.k.a Benson, alleged to be using beautiful girls to trick rich male victims has been arrested by the operatives of the Inspector General of police Intelligence response team (IRT). Also arrested were four ladies he allegedly used to trap his victims, namely Chidera Onugwu (21), Jennifer Egbeselea (26), Chinasa…

There was tension in the ancient town of Isua, headquarters of Akoko South East local government area of Ondo State, on Friday, when the 13-year-old son of a fulani herdsman, Suleiman, who was earlier declared missing, was found dead in a river, where he was allegedly dumped by suspected assailants. The Nation reports that the…

Exhibited at the Paris Airshow, ‘The Eviation Alice’ is a whale-shaped sophisticated plane that is solely powered with a battery. The electric plane is said to have the capacity to fly nine passengers to about 650-mile range — about 1,000 kilometers — from a single charge. According to Bloomberg, the company had secured its first…

Ondo State governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, on Friday received the first set of refurbished Government Vehicles which were were put in good shape by Logistical ideas Limited. Governor Akeredolu decided to renew numerous broken down and unserviceable vehicles at significantly low costs compared to the acquisition of brand new vehicles.  Following biddings from severally…