Entertainment Lifestyle 

COVID-19: Charter airlines defy flight ban, fly rich Nigerians abroad

charge passengers $4,000-$8,000 per seat to UK, others Only evacuation, essential service flights approved –FG Okechukwu Nnodim and Olaleye Aluko Some charter airlines have begun offering services to members of the public despite a ban on international flights by the Federal Government due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sunday PUNCH has learnt. It was also learnt that some commercial flights that… Read More
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The Sanctimony Of Nigerian Army Against Rawlings, Nzeogwu’s Ghosts By Festus Adedayo

The symbolism of blood in Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings’ name must have terribly scared the Nigerian Army. So also the “baboon drenched in blood” picture of the July 29, 1966 mutiny-turned coup codenamed Operation Araba. Worse still was the image of bullet-ridden bodies of politicians in the January 15, 1966 coup, about the bloodiest putsch in the history of… Read More
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Insecurity: Nigerians Deserve The Best, Not Your Best – A Reply To President Buhari By Festus Ogun

As the spate of insecurity in Nigeria continues to wax stronger, President Muhammadu Buhari said yesterday, while celebrating Sallah with his family and aides inside the comfort of the Presidential Villa, that Nigerians indeed know that his regime has done its best. It came as a rude shock to many that the President could utter such a disturbing statement when… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

VJ Adams Wants Wizkid, Davido, Mr Eazi To Own Collective Record Label

Wizkid, Davido, Mr Eazi Popular OAP, VJ Adams has expressed his desire to see Wizkid, Davido and Mr Eazi join forces to build a record label. He wrote this on Twitter. His tweet has started a conversation on the possibility of a business partnership involving the three musical entrepreneurs. The OAP thinks that it would be the most powerful business… Read More
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Mamman Daura’s Feeble Defense By Ozodinukwe Okenwa

President Muhammadu Buhari’s omnipotent nephew, Mamman Daura, reputed to be one of the most influential persons in the corridors of power, spoke recently to the Hausa service of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Though Daura is not known to be garrulous his taciturnity could be as a result of heavy accusations from many quarters of his solicited or unsolicited meddling… Read More
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Akua Denteh: Last ‘Witch’ To Be Murdered In Ghana? By Leo Igwe

The news of the brutal murder of a 90-year old woman, Akua Denteh, accused of witchcraft in Kafaba, East Gonja in Northern Ghana, has sent shock waves across the world. A short video that showed people gathered and watching as some women hit Akua Denteh with objects and eventually set her ablaze underscores the need for an effective advocacy against… Read More