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The crisis in the Rivers State House of Assembly took a different turn this morning with security men firing teargas as lawmakers scampered for safety.    Recall that last night, a section of the assembly was set ablaze by yet to be identified persons to disrupt plans by the lawmakers …

The President-General of Amukpe Community, Sapele Local Government Area Delta State, Mr. Harrison Ekeleme, and three others who were kidnapped last week have been freed by their abductors.     Ekeleme and the three young men were abducted by armed men along the Warri-Sapele Expressway.      A senior police …

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey lashed out at Israel and defended Hamas during a televised address on Wednesday, taking positions likely to increase tensions between his government and those of other NATO members, including the United States. Speaking in Parliament to lawmakers from his Justice and Development Party, Mr. …

Former militant leader, Asari Dokubo has lamented over President Bola Tinubu’s recent appointments.    Asari said this while reacting to controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Gumi’s call for Nyesom Wike to be removed as FCT Minister.   Addressing this in a video which has gone viral, the former militant leader stated …

A senior Hamas leader has claimed that the civilian hostages in Gaza will be freed if Israel meets the right conditions. Khaled Meshaal, one of the key negotiators of the terrorist organisation said that over 200 hostages held by the group could be released if Israel reduces the intensity of …

Buoyed by the polls and brimming with confidence, the leader of Britain’s opposition Labour Party, Keir Starmer, declared on Tuesday that he was ready to assume the mantle of power. But first he had to shake the glitter off his suit jacket. As Mr. Starmer took the stage at his …

In the summer of 2019, Uber, Lyft and other companies that use contract drivers faced a crisis in California. The State Legislature was poised to pass a law that would effectively require them to treat their drivers as employees, meaning the gig companies would have to pay drivers a minimum …

Unknown assailants have killed a 70-year-old Fulani leader of Panyam District in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, Adamu Idris Gabdo.    The state chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Nuru Abdullahi, who confirmed the killing said the incident happened Saturday evening, September 23, 2023, …

American spy agencies provided information to Ottawa after the killing of a Sikh separatist leader in the Vancouver area, but Canada developed the most definitive intelligence that led it to accuse India of orchestrating the plot, according to Western allied officials. In the aftermath of the killing, U.S. intelligence agencies …

Punch senior reporter, Eniola Akinkuotu, has corrected men of the Presidential Media team who claimed that President Tinubu is the first African leader to ring the closing bell at the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation System (NASDAQ).     President Tinubu had on Wednesday, September 20, visited NASDAQ where …