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Nigerian Air Force not recruiting – Spokesman
The Nigerian Air Force has dismissed a NAF recruitment advert being circulated on social media platforms as fake and an attempt to defraud applicants. A statement by the NAF Director, Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, on Monday in Abuja, said “NAF is not recruiting”, and warned applicants not to fall prey to
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Bangladesh’s ‘Banker of the Poor’, Yunus, handed $1.1m tax bill
Bangladesh’s top court has ordered Nobel laureate and microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus to pay more than $1 million in taxes on a $7 million donation made to three charitable trusts, lawyers said Monday. Yunus, 83, popularly known as Banker of the Poor, is credited with lifting millions out of poverty with his pioneering micro-credit bank,
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Senate gears up for ministerial screening, awaits list this week
With five days to the end of the 60-day constitutional window, the Senate is expected to receive the list of the President’s ministerial nominees this week. The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Tope Ajayi, in an interview with The PUNCH on Sunday said, “Ministers’ List will be out this week. Let’s wait
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Gunmen kidnap Anambra native doctor, kill bodyguards
Gunmen have abducted an Anambra-based native doctor, Akwa Okuko Tiwaraki, in the Idemili North Local Government Area of the state. The armed men were said to have stormed the hotel of the popular witch doctor in the Oba community on Sunday night. His two bodyguards were shot dead before he was later whisked away to
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Jaye Lo: Davido bows to pressure, deletes controversial music video
Nigerian Afrobeat star, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has deleted a controversial music video following criticism from the Muslim faithful. The PUNCH reports that the Davido Music Worldwide label boss and his signee, Olamilekan Taiwo, aka Logos Olori, caused a stir online, sparking mixed reactions from netizens following the release of the latter’s new
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China develops new fashion, Facekinis, to cope with hot temperatures
As surging temperatures rise to unexpected proportions, people in China, in a desperate attempt to cope with the scorching temperatures, have developed new fashion apparel known as Facekinis. According to The Guardian, Facekinis – full-face masks with holes for the wearer’s eyes and nose—separate sleeves to cover arms, as well as wide-brimmed hats and lightweight
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Eniola Badmus rejects apology, insists on charging TikTok user for defamation
Actress Eniola Badmus has insisted on charging a TikTok user, Ego Okoye, to court for defamation. The actress made the statement in a video clip confirming Okoye’s arrest after she made a viral post tagging Badmus as someone who had been arranging ladies for politicians. In the video clip, Okoye was heard describing Badmus as
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Musk unveils new name, logo for Twitter
Twitter’s owner Elon Musk and its new CEO said Sunday that the social media network would ditch its bird logo, be rebranded with the name X and move quickly into payments, banking and commerce. Founded in 2006, Twitter takes its name from the sound of birds chattering, and it has used avian branding since its
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529 foreign-trained doctors failed medical exam – MDCN
A total of 529 foreign-trained medical and dental graduates failed the assessment examination conducted by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria. This is according to the examination report obtained from the MDCN on Sunday. The two-day assessment examination was conducted on Wednesday, July 12, and Thursday, July 13, 2023, at the University College Hospital,
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20 fuel scoopers burnt to death in Ondo tanker accident
No fewer than 20 persons were burnt to death in Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State on Sunday. It was gathered that the victims were scooping fuel from a petrol tanker that fell and spilled its content along the Benin–Ore-Sagamu Expressway on Sunday. According to an eyewitness, the fire was ignited by a
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