By: HighCelebritySquard The ninth session of the Lagos State House of Assembly officially ended on Friday with the returning lawmakers and lawmakers-elect all declaring support for Dr. Mudashiru Obasa as Speaker of the 10th Assembly. The lawmakers-elect, who were physically present at the sitting, spoke with journalists immediately after the valedictory session of the
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BY: HighCelebritySquard The Oyo State Police Command, on Friday, declared the leader of the disbanded Parks Management System, Mukaila Lamidi popularly called Auxillary, wanted. The PUNCH Metro had reported that one of Auxillary’s houses in Ibadan was raided on Tuesday. Guns and ammunition allegedly belonging to him and 78 suspected hoodlums were arrested during
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BY: HighCelebritySquard Tanzania on Friday declared the end of the Marburg Virus Disease outbreak which was confirmed just over two months ago in the north-western Kagera region. It was the country’s first outbreak of the disease. A total of nine cases (eight confirmed and one probable) and six deaths were recorded in the outbreak
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BY: HighCelebritySquard Alex Iwobi has won the Players’ Player of the Season award for Everton. His teammates recognized him for his influential campaign. Iwobi played in different positions throughout the season, scored two goals, and gave eight assists, which was the highest in the club. He continued his impressive form from last season. This is
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BY: HighCelebritySquard The 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, has described President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as a confused man. Sowore made this known in a tweet on Friday, June 2, 2023, while reacting to the President’s directive to service chiefs and heads of security and intelligence agencies on Thursday to
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BY: HighCelebritySquard The President, Bola Tinubu, on Friday, appointed the outgoing Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, as his new Chief of Staff. He also appointed a former Deputy Governor of Jigawa State, Sen. Ibrahim Hadejia, as Deputy Chief of Staff and Former Minister of Special Duties, George Akume, as Secretary to
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By: HighCelebritySquard …Unveils Modern Medical Infrastructural Projects The Chief Medical Director of Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, (LASUTH), Prof. Adetokunbo. O Fabamwo affirmed that the hospital is now better equipped to accommodate more patients, thereby, reducing medical tourism. He stated this during a media parley held on Wednesday, 31st of May, 2023. Prof. Fabamwo
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BY: HighCelebritySquard The Nigeria Customs Service Board said it has approved the implementation of a competency-based accelerated career progression plan for officers of the service. This was contained in a statement recently issued by the National Public Relations Officer of the Customs, Abdullahi Maiwada. He explained that the plan was a proactive strategy designed
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BY: HighCelebritySquard The West African Examination Council has alleged that supervisors who are supposed to take questions to examination centres are aiding and abetting malpractices across the country. The Head of National Office, Nigeria, Mr Patrick Areghan, made this known on Thursday in Abuja while monitoring the examination in some Government Secondary Schools. During
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BY: HighCelebritySquard A student of Fountain Heights Secondary School, Surulere Lagos State, Michelle David had 99% score in Mathematics at the just concluded UTME 2023 exams scored. A statement made available to The PUNCH read in part, “15-year-old David has demonstrated a level of proficiency in Mathematics and other sciences that is truly
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