Month: June 2019

  • Late Obafemi Awolowo Real Cause of Death Revealed

    Late Obafemi Awolowo Real Cause of Death Revealed

    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…

  • Buhari’s Ministerial List May Be Submitted Upon Senate Resumption In July

    Buhari’s Ministerial List May Be Submitted Upon Senate Resumption In July

    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…

  • AFCON: Nigeria Defeats Stubborn Burundi 1-0

    AFCON: Nigeria Defeats Stubborn Burundi 1-0

    Odion Ighalo came off the bench to hand Nigeria a 1-0 victory over stubborn minnows Burundi on Saturday in the opening Africa Cup of Nations Group B match. The Shanghai Shenhua forward had been on the pitch only four minutes in Egyptian Mediterranean city Alexandria when he struck the 77th-minute winner. It was an unconvincing…

  • Read Why Your Phone Battery Doesn’t Last

    Read Why Your Phone Battery Doesn’t Last

    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…

  • Photo: Another Plane Crash Avoided As Air Peace Plane Overshoots Runway at Port Harcourt

    Photo: Another Plane Crash Avoided As Air Peace Plane Overshoots Runway at Port Harcourt

    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…

  • NPA makes new appointments, redeploys port managers [See Names]

    NPA makes new appointments, redeploys port managers [See Names]

    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…

  • INEC denies resignation of ICT Director

    INEC denies resignation of ICT Director

    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…

  • How I used beautiful ladies to trap my victims – Suspected fraudster

    How I used beautiful ladies to trap my victims – Suspected fraudster

    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…

  • Tension In Ondo Community Over Death of Fulani Missing Teenager

    Tension In Ondo Community Over Death of Fulani Missing Teenager

    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…

  • Israeli air-carrier company unveils the world’s first electric plane

    Israeli air-carrier company unveils the world’s first electric plane

    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…

  • Breaking: Panic in Eagles camp as Kalu suffers heart attack

    Breaking: Panic in Eagles camp as Kalu suffers heart attack

    Super Eagles winger, Samuel Kalu on Friday suffered a heart attack according to reports coming from Egypt. A post on Twitter not on the team’s handle revealed that the Nigerian forward collapsed while trying to take a corner kick in training.  He was immediately stabilized by the team’s medical staff before taken to hospital for…

  • Akeredolu Receives First Set Of Refurbished Government Vehicles, Says It’s A New Dawn

    Akeredolu Receives First Set Of Refurbished Government Vehicles, Says It’s A New Dawn

    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…