Category: News
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Christian Oyakhilome (born 7 December 1963) known as Pastor Chris is a Christian faith leader, preacher, author, philanthropist, televangelist and president of Loveworld Incorporated. He is most well known as the founding pastor of the Mega Church Christ Embassy and author of the daily devotional Rhapsody of Realities. Oyakhilome also organizes large crusades, with some…
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Farmers from the Ago Owu Government Farm Settlement staged a protest at the Osun State Government Secretariat on Tuesday. The Ago-Owu Government Farm Settlements is located in Ikoyi, Isokan local government area of the state. Their protest DAILY POST gathered may not be unconnected to rising insecurity and incessant attacks from Fulani herders in the…
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The chairman of the Senate Committee on Interior, Adams Oshiomhole, has stated that prisoners from foreign countries are being ferried into Nigeria to work at construction sites. He made the claim when the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, appeared before the National Assembly Joint Committees on Interior for a budget defense on Wednesday, December 6.…
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A 19-year-old boy, known as Lucky, tragically died from a drug overdose during an intimate encounter with a young lady. Trendygists gathered that the incident occurred at Oton, after the Vigilante Checking Point, Sapele, Delta state this morning, December 7. According to reports, Lucky took loads of drugs before engaging in intimate activities with the…
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Erstwhile General Secretary of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, Chief Frank Kokori, who has been on hospital bed over kidney-related ailment for the past month, is dead. He was aged 80 years. The PUNCH gathered that he passed away at a private hospital in Warri around 1:30 am on Thursday, December…
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Eight commercial banks have fallen short of the Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) required for international authorisation, the stress test conducted by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has shown. The affected banks have been put under pressure to raise their capital base to bridge the gap, which was brought about by the depreciation of…
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The Federal Government through the Central Bank of Nigeria, has raised the exchange rate for cargo clearance from N783/$ to N952/$. This is coming barely three weeks after the rate was increased from N757/$ to N783/$. The PUNCH reported in November, that the exchange rate for cargo clearance was raised from N757 per dollar to…
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Bandits operating on federal highways in Niger State have shot dead a bus driver and kidnapped eight passengers during an attack. The bandits, who made contact with family members of the captives, are said to have demanded a N17 million ransom for their freedom. PUNCH Online learnt on Tuesday that the incident occurred last Saturday.…