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Jul

2025

Young man who snatched 61-year-old granny from 72-year-old husband gets 3 goats, 3 cows fine

FOREIGN NEWS, METRO#Adultery, #MukuwapasiVillage

Young man who snatched 61-year-old granny from 72-year-old husband gets 3 goats, 3 cows fine A 61-year-old woman from Makoni, Zimbabwe, has shocked her rural community after she reportedly abandoned her 72-year-old husband in pursuit of love with a much younger man. In Mukuwapasi Village, Caroline Chihwayi is accused of having divorced Lancelot Mutenda in favour of Justin Madziwa, a man who is thought t56o be young enough to be her son. After Mutenda brought the case to Chief Makoni’s community court, accusing Justin of ruining his marriage, the scandal gained widespread attention. Justin and Chihwayi, however, did not show…

Jul

2025

By Famous Reporters

GAZA GENOCIDE: Over 24 people killed near aid site, witnesses blame IDF

FOREIGN NEWS#GazaCamp, #GazaGenocide, #GazaHumanitarianFoundation, #GHF, #IsraelDefenseForces, #Israeli-Gazawar, #NasserHospital, #Palestinianrefugees, #Reuters

GAZA GENOCIDE: Over 24 people killed near aid site, witnesses blame IDF A Palestinian woman and her daughter mourn after her son was killed while seeking aid near a distribution point in Rafah, according to medics, at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, July 12, 2025. The Nasser hospital in southern Gaza has said 24 people have been killed near an aid distribution site. Palestinians who were present at the site said Israeli troops opened fire as people were trying to access food on Saturday. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said there were "no known injured individuals" from…

Jul

2025

By Famous Reporters

BOMB BLAST! US visa, Kashim Shettima and other stories

NATIONAL NEWS#DonaldTrump, #Mr.MohammedBelloAdoke, #OPL245:The Inside Story of the $1.3bn Nigerian Oil Block, #ShettimaKashim, #USsingle-entry visa to Nigeriancitizens

BOMB BLAST! US visa, Kashim Shettima and other stories By Simon Kolawole Some months ago, I called Mr Kolapo Olapoju, editor of TheCable — the online newspaper I founded 11 years ago — and alerted him to the dangers ahead. I told him the next presidential election will be the dirtiest in our history. I advised him to hold regular seminars with his team so as to prepare them to study emerging trends in the misinformation and disinformation arm of the media, particularly WhatsApp, X and Facebook, and be prepared to work overtime to tackle the menace. I half-joked that…

Jul

2025

By Famous Reporters

Wife of missing welder narrates how customer lured, killed her husband

METRO#Customer, #Lure, #Welder

Wife of missing welder narrates how customer lured, killed her husband The wife a missing welder has alleged that her husband's customer lured him to house and had him killed. She wailed that while she persistently went about, she put in an appearance at his supposed customer's house, in search for her beloved husband, the confessions by the security caught her off her guard. According to a report by Punch Newspapers on Saturday, 12 July 2025, the wife of a missing welder has cried out for justice, alleging that her husband was lured by a supposed customer and has not…

Jul

2025

By Famous Reporters

CEHRAWS demands Rights-based, Community-Inclusive Policing from Otti

NEWS#CEHRAWS, #FundamentalHumanRights, #SecurityTrustFund

CEHRAWS demands Rights-based, Community-Inclusive Policing from Otti Press statement… The Centre for Human Rights Advocacy and Wholesome Society (CEHRAWS) has acknowledged and commended what it described as "the thoughtful, broad-spectrum address delivered by His Excellency, Dr. Alex C. Otti, OFR, Governor of Abia State, at the Security Trust Fund Luncheon held on July 10, 2025, at the International Conference Centre, Umuahia." Governor Otti’s articulation of security as a “shared responsibility” aligns with CEHRAWS’ long-standing advocacy for inclusive, community-anchored and rights-based security approach. We affirm the importance of multi-stakeholder contributions to building and sustaining safe, peaceful communities, and commend the State…

Jul

2025

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Nigeria, Russia Strengthen Cultural, Creative, Tourism Ties

NATIONAL NEWS#Culture, #Digitalinnovation, #KazanCulturalFair2025, #NationalIdentity, #Tourism

Nigeria, Russia Strengthen Cultural, Creative, Tourism Ties In a landmark diplomatic engagement held in Abuja, the Honourable Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria received His Excellency A.L. Podelyshev, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Nigeria, for high-level discussions on expanding bilateral cooperation across culture, creativity, tourism and education. The meeting brought together senior officials from both nations, including Mr Faiz Imam, Chief Principal Adviser to the Honourable Minister, and Mr Obi Asika, Director General of the National Council for Arts and Culture. Together, they explored actionable areas for…

Jul

2025

By Famous Reporters

Rivers NUJ visits NUPRC, advocates development Journalism

NEWS#DrMusaZagi, #NUJRiversstate, #NUPRC, #PetroleumIndustryAct, #PIA

Rivers NUJ visits NUPRC, advocates development Journalism The Rivers State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), has visited the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC),Port Harcourt Regional Office on familiarisation tour. Addressing the NUPRC Regional Coordinator,Dr Musa Zagi and his Management Team,the NUJ Chairman, Comrade Paul Bazia-Nsaneh said having been recently elected into office, the executive deemed it necessary to pay a courtesy visit on the Company,being the regulators of the nation's oil and gas industry, especially in the upstream sector. He told the host that based on their important role in managing the oil and gas industry,…

Jul

2025

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Job Alert! FG Announces Recruitment Into Four Paramilitary Agencies From July 14

NEWS#HarmonizedSchemeofService, #NigeriaImmigrationService, #NigerianCorrectionalService, #NSCDC, #Paramilitary

Job Alert! FG Announces Recruitment Into Four Paramilitary Agencies From 14 The Federal Government has announced July 14, 2025, as the official date for the commencement of recruitment into the four paramilitary agencies under the Federal Ministry of Interior. The Minister of Interior and Chairman of the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB), Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the disclosure through the Board Secretary, Major General Abdulmalik Jibrin (Rtd), in a communiqué released in Abuja. According to the statement, the recruitment portal will open on Monday, July 14, 2025, for applications into the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Nigeria…

Jul

2025

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5-year-old boy dies in hot car as mother thought she took him to day care

METRO#ChiefWilliamMcManus, #Daycare, #LipFiller, #PinnacleKidsAcademy, #SanAntonioPolice

5-year-old boy dies in hot car as mother thought she took him to day care A 5-year-old boy was confirmed dead strapped at the back seat of his mother's car, after his mother thought she dropped him off at day care. According to the San Antonio Police Department, a 5-year-old boy died after being abandoned in a hot car, and his mother “fully” thought the child was in day care, but oblivious that he was still in the back seat. The 22-years-old young mum, says she usually leaves her 5-year-old son off at Pinnacle Kids’ Academy in San Antonio for…

Jul

2025

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UNIZIK Law student dies as hostel mistress refuses her access to insulin over N120,000 fee

METRO#Insulin, #NnamdiAzikiweUniversity, #NnamdiAzikiweUniversityTeachingHospital’s, #Unizik

UNIZIK Law student dies as hostel mistress denied her access to insulin over N120,000 fee The hostel mistress of Nnamdi Aziz University has taken to her heels, to a yet to be identified destination, after bluntly refusing to allow some students access to their dying colleague's insulin, a Law student, over unpaid fees of the sum of one hundred and twenty thousand naira (N120,000), which eventually led to the death of the latter. Students of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, are demanding justice following the tragic death of Ajana Isabella, a law student who reportedly died after being denied urgent…