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Los Angeles (AP) — Ruth E. Carter made history: The costume designer behind the “Black Panther” films became the first Black woman to win two Oscars, the Associated Press reports. Carter took home best costume design Sunday night at the 95th Academy Awards for the Marvel sequel “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” Carter also won in 2018 for “Black Panther,” which …

Following high-end investigations, the Texas Board of Nursing, United States, has announced that it has charged no fewer than 75 nurses to court over issues bordering around falsification of certificates. On the list posted on the website of the board, 43 of the names were identified as nurses of Nigerian origin. The PUNCH had in February reported that 18 Nigerian …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Sunday, visited Sobe and Sabongida-Ora communities, both in Owan West Local Government Area (LGA) of the State to canvass votes for the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Saturday’s House of Assembly elections. Obaseki, while addressing the people of the communities, assured improved security and more infrastructural projects to better the …

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has appealed to members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), the Road Transport Employers Association (RTEAN), and the Tippers Drivers Association (TDA) to vote for candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Saturday, March 18 House of Assembly elections. Obaseki made the appeal while meeting with members of the different …

New York (AP) — Regulators rushed Friday to seize the assets of one of Silicon Valley’s top banks, marking the largest failure of a U.S. financial institution since the height of the financial crisis almost 15 years ago. Silicon Valley Bank, the nation’s 16th-largest bank, failed after depositors hurried to withdraw money this week amid anxiety over the bank’s health. …

By Eben Enasco Victims of the September 2022 buildings demolition in Oke-Oroma and Ogheghe communities, Ikpoba Okha Local Government area of Edo State, Say members of the public must avoid any transaction regarding the lands, forcefully acquired by the Edo State Government against court injunction. This is coming on the heel of a speculated move by the Edo state government …

“The rule of law upon which our democratic governance is founded becomes illusory if the President of the country or any authority or person refuses to obey the orders of courts,” thus proclaimed Justice Emmanuel Agim, delivering the lead judgment in the case brought by three state governments – Kaduna, Kogi, and Zamfara – against the federal government at the …

Labour Party (LP) has threatened to direct its members to march to offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) nationwide if the Commission does not allow its lawyers and agents inspect the Bimodal Voter Authentication System (BVAS) machines alongside other electoral materials. The party’s Presidential Campaign Council chief spokesman, Tanko Yunusa, revealed this in a statement. According to him, …

One of the biggest surprises thrown up by the 2023 general elections is the loss of the presidential election recorded in Lagos State by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Since he began to swim in Nigeria’s murky water of politics more than three decades ago, the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, who is dubbed the “City Boy” in reference to his …

Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti has said the government would arrest and prosecute traders and service providers who reject the old N500 and N1,000 denominations. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr Yinka Olubode and made available to newsmen on Saturday in Ado-Ekiti, Oyebanji appealed to traders and business owners in the state to stop creating …