President Bola Tinubu has sworn in the new Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Didi Walson-Jack. Walson-Jack took the oath of office at about 1:00 pm at the Council Chamber of the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, on Monday, just before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council meeting. She succeeds Dr. Folashade Yemi-Esan, who served as the substantive HoS from March 4, 2020, until August 12, 2024, a day before she attained the retirement age of 60. The swearing-in ceremony comes nearly a month after the President, on July 17, approved her appointment While receiving the new Head…
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In a shocking turn of events, a leading gospel musician in Nigeria, David Akinadewo-Adekahunsi, stage name Aremolekun, found himself entangled in a copyright infringement battle with an unknown individual. The impostor reported Aremolekun’s 5th album to iTunes, claiming ownership and leading to its deletion. Aremolekun who was at a time Governor of the Gospel Musicians’ Association of Nigeria (GOMAN) in Ondo state, received an email from RouteNote, his music distributor, stating that the album would be removed due to the claim. Despite his efforts to resolve the issue, the impostor remained anonymous and unresponsive. With the help of God, support…
“It was a pleasure to officially welcome my brother, Hon. Kolade Victor Akinjo, former member, House of Representatives and a host of other Leaders who recently joined our Party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), yesterday at the APC-ILAJE GENERAL MEETING. This addition is yet another testament to the good works of our party in the State and the meeting also availed me the opportunity to listen to the yearnings and aspirations of the People even as I reiterated the commitment of our administration to ensuring that the People enjoy good governance. Lastly, I thanked the Leaders and Members of the…
The West African Examinations Council has released the results for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination for School Candidates, 2024. The results were made available to candidates on Monday. According to PUNCH, Tmthe examination body disclosed this in a Monday post on X. The message read, “The West African Examinations Council is pleased to inform candidates who sat WASSCE for school candidates, 2024 that the result has officially been released today, Monday, August 12, 2024.” Details later
…PDP is dead in Ondo State. The once-calm political waters of Ondo State have been violently stirred, as a seismic wave of defections threatens to reshape the state’s political landscape. In what can only be described as a political tsunami, over 500,000 devoted supporters of former Governor Olusegun Mimiko have made the monumental decision to abandon the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and defect en masse to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). This historic exodus, led by the formidable duo of Rt. Hon. Jumoke Akindele, the trailblazing and only female Speaker in the history of the Ondo State House of…
The Chief Imam of Akure kingdom, Alhaji Abdulhakeem Yayi-Akorede, has commended the governor of Ondo state, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, for his strategic approach in maintaining peace in the state during the 10-day nationwide protests. Alhaji Akorede gave the commendation in Akure on Sunday at the commissioning of FMT event centre, a top-range multipurpose facility, comprising a 1000-capacity auditorium, restaurant and apartments in Ala Quarters Akure. He said, “I want to appreciate our governor for being proactive by engaging all relevant stakeholders before the nationwide protests and this led to the calmness we experienced in our state during the period in question”…
An Illinois school worker will spend the next nine years in prison after she stole 11,000 cases of chicken wings worth $1.5 million that were meant for students during the height of the COVID pandemic, prosecutors said. Vera Liddell used her position as the food service director at Harvey School District 152 to carry out the unappetizing crime that was only unearthed after the district realized the school system blew past its budget, prosecutors reportedly said. Liddell, 68, started the scheme in July 2020 and didn’t stop until February 2022, the Cook County State Attorney’s Office said, according to ABC 7 Chicago. While…
Akwa-Ibom State-owned airline, Ibom Air, has described as unfounded and baseless allegations of ticket racketeering at its Port Harcourt station. It said that it operates under strict ethical standards, and its staff are prohibited from engaging in any form of racketeering or corruption, adding that attempts to undermine these standards are investigated and sanctioned appropriately. This was contained in a statement by the company’s General Manager of Marketing, and Communication, Aniekan Essienette, on Monday in Uyo, the state capital. Essienette explained that the airline’s check-ins close 45 minutes before departure for domestic flights, adding that it also strictly adheres to…
Two Chinese expatriates, identified as Chen Wenguang and Liang Ding, have been abducted in the Kémta/Abule-Owu area along Onigbedu Road in Ogun State. PUNCH Online learned on Monday that the two were abducted around 1:45pm on Sunday when they left the company to visit their friends. A police source, who was not authorised to speak on behalf of the command, informed our correspondent that Wenguang and Ding were affiliated with the Good One Carton Company situated in the area. “Wenguang and Ding left the company on their own, without notifying security, including the police and military assigned to the company,…
A 14-year-old boy, identified as Malik Kareem, was reportedly beheaded for ritual in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on Saturday. The incident that occurred at the Olorisaoko community in the Akinyele Local Government Area of the state on Saturday evening has thrown the whole area into confusion. Investigations by PUNCH Online correspondent revealed that the victim recently wrote his final subject for the West Africa Examination Council at Iyana Community Grammar School, Olode, Moniya, Ibadan. Multiple sources who spoke to our correspondent on Sunday said the victim, alongside his three other age groups, contacted a Muslim cleric, now at large,…