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The Delta State Police Command has arrested a 50-year-old man whose identity is yet unknown for allegedly defiling a four-year-old girl in Ubulu-Uku, Aniocha South Local Government Area of the State. Sunday PUNCH gathered that the incident occurred on Thursday when the minor went to her grandmother’s house in Ubulu-Uku on the instruction of her mother. According to a human rights activist, Harrison Gwamnishu, the suspect was arrested on… Read the full article here

Prudential Plc has announced its intention to acquire the remaining shares of its joint venture, Prudential Zenith Life Insurance Limited, taking full ownership of the Nigerian insurance firm. The Managing Director of Strategic Business Group, Prudential, Solmaz Altin, disclosed that at a press conference in Lagos on Friday. He stated that Prudential, which initially acquired a 51 per cent stake in Prudential Zenith Life in 2017, was making… Read the full article here

The Nigerian Army emerged as champion of the Nigerian Armed Forces Games, which came to a thrilling end on Friday, September 27, 2024, at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium in Kaduna. The Nigerian Army won a total medal of 264, comprising 172 gold, 60 silver, and 32 bronze medals; the Nigerian Air Force came in second with a total of 187 medals of 33 gold, 103 silver, and 51 bronze; and the Nigerian Navy came in third with a total of 129 medals,… Read the full article here

Mohamed Salah struck the winner from the penalty spot as Liverpool moved clear at the top of the Premier League table with a 2-1 victory at rock-bottom Wolves.Arne Slot’s Reds made a sluggish start but snatched the breakthrough in first-half stoppage time when Ibrahima Konate headed home his first goal in the English top-flight from Diogo Jota’s left-wing cross.Wolves lacked a cutting edge but were gifted an equaliser on 56 minutes when Rayan Ait-Nouri pounced following a mix-up between… Read the full article here

Bitcoiner Christian Angermayer claimed the United Kingdom’s latest tax proposal for non-doms would be a “huge mistake” and be “a bigger act of national self-harm than Brexit.” Read the full article here

The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Jessi Ngatikaura thinks it’s possible Zac Affleck could have lied to his wife, Jen Affleck, about his relationship with Ben Affleck. While discussing speculation that Jen, 25, and her husband are not related to Ben, 52, Jessi admitted, “I don’t know if this is true.” “But I will say that I could see a world where Zac told her that, and she believed it because why wouldn’t you?” Jessi, 32, said on the… Read the full article here

As the Freedom Of Information (FOI) Act awaits domestication in Akwa Ibom State, a civil society organisation, Connected Development (CODE) has encouraged the state government to muster sufficient political will to train its staff in the Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, on the provisions and importance of the law. Prof Adewale Aderemi, Director, Democratic Governance at National Institute of Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) gave the charge in Uyo on Friday during a… Read the full article here

Enyimba midfielder, Elijah Akanni is expecting a tough battle against Rivers United, DAILY POST reports. The nine-time Nigeria Premier Football League champions will take on Rivers United at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt on Sunday. Akanni expressed his admiration for Rivers United’s technical crew headed by his former coach, Yemi Olanrewaju. “I know it’s going to be an interesting one,” Akanni told BSN Sports. “We’ll be playing against a well-managed side that… Read the full article here

The first black female Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health, Dr Olusimbo Ige, speaks with GODFREY GEORGE AND OGHENOVO EGODO-MICHAEL about her career and other issues Can you share with us your early life in Nigeria and what inspired you to pursue a career in public health? I was born and raised in Ibadan, Oyo State. My father was a lecturer at the University of Ibadan, while my mother was a principal. I grew up in the… Read the full article here

Genuflecting is a common way to show respect for monarchs or elders in Nigeria. But what about elected officials, such as Presidents or Governors? In Nigerian politics, especially in the Fourth Republic, newly elected governors often present their Certificates of Return to the president. When a governor-elect, particularly from the same political party, presents their Certificate to the president, it is usually seen as a readiness to be loyal… Read the full article here