Okiki Adeduyite

Nigeria

Writer and Journalist at The Punch

Film & TV Writer || Critic || Screenwriter 📽️ 📽️ 📽️ Journalist @mobilepunch

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Nigerian grandmother sacked by UK varsity over misplaced bracelet

3 days ago | punchng.com | Okiki Adeduyite

Janet Olufunke Damiro. Photo: UVW website (uvwunion.org.uk) A 71-year-old Nigerian grandmother, Janet Olufunke Damiro, has been dismissed from her cleaning job at the London School of Economics after being accused of stealing a bracelet.
Tinubu receives Tunde Bakare in Lagos

4 days ago | punchng.com | Okiki Adeduyite

Pastor Tunde Bakare visited President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Lagos on Wednesday (04/06/2025). Photo: State House. President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday received the Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, in Lagos State. The visit was revealed in a post by presidential aide, Bayo Onanuga, who shared a photo of the President with the cleric on his X handle.
Netflix hikes subscription fees in Nigeria again

4 days ago | punchng.com | Okiki Adeduyite

Netflix logo. Photo: brand.netflix.com Streaming giant, Netflix, has increased subscription prices in Nigeria for the third time in less than a year. This most recent rise is the first one for 2025. Updates on the company’s website seen by PUNCH Online show the new pricing. Under the new price, Netflix’s Premium plan now costs ₦8,500 a month, up from ₦7,000. The Standard plan jumped to ₦6,500 from ₦5,500.
APC wouldn't have won in 2015 under current INEC chairman - Amaechi

4 days ago | punchng.com | Okiki Adeduyite

Vendors can use your data to provide services. Declining a vendor can stop them from using the data that you shared. Exponential Interactive, Inc d/b/a VDX.tvCookie duration: 90 (days). Data collected and processed: IP addresses, Device identifiers, Probabilistic identifiers, Browsing and interaction data, Non-precise location data, Users’ profiles, Privacy choicesmoreCookie duration resets each session. View details | Storage details | Privacy policyConsentRoq.ad GmbHCookie duration: 365 (days).
NCC orders telecoms to alert consumers of major outages

1 week ago | punchng.com | Okiki Adeduyite

The Nigerian Communications Commission has directed telecom operators to inform consumers of major service outages through media channels, including the cause, affected areas, and estimated downtime. In a new directive released Sunday, the NCC also mandated that customers must be notified at least a week ahead of any planned service disruptions. The order applies to mobile network operators, internet service providers, and other last-mile providers.
Atiku celebrates coronation of new Owa Obokun in Ilesa

2 weeks ago | punchng.com | Okiki Adeduyite

Vendors can use your data to provide services. Declining a vendor can stop them from using the data that you shared. Exponential Interactive, Inc d/b/a VDX.tvCookie duration: 90 (days). Data collected and processed: IP addresses, Device identifiers, Probabilistic identifiers, Browsing and interaction data, Non-precise location data, Users’ profiles, Privacy choicesmoreCookie duration resets each session. View details | Storage details | Privacy policyConsentRoq.ad GmbHCookie duration: 365 (days).
Defect with me or resign, A'Ibom gov tells appointees

2 weeks ago | punchng.com | Okiki Adeduyite

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has asked all commissioners and political appointees in his cabinet to either join him in defecting to the All Progressives Congress or step down from their positions. According to a video shared by Channels TV on Friday, the governor spoke during a State Executive Council meeting on Thursday.
UTME glitch: Group faults calls for Oloyede's resignation

2 weeks ago | punchng.com | Okiki Adeduyite

JAMB registrar, Prof Ishaq Oloyede. A civil society organisation, the Human Rights Watch Foundation, Nigeria, has faulted calls by the South-East Caucus of the House of Representatives for the resignation of the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, over the technical failures that marred the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.
Cancel 2025 UTME over exam failure, Reps caucus demands

2 weeks ago | punchng.com | Okiki Adeduyite

A member of the House of Representatives, Iduma Igariwey, has called for the cancellation of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, citing what he described as a “catastrophic institutional failure” by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board. Igariwey, who leads the South-East Caucus in the House, made the call during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday. He said, “The whole thing has lost its integrity. It has lost its fairness.
Abdulrazaq unveils tallest flagpole in West Africa, hails Kwara’s tech, creative strides

2 weeks ago | punchng.com | Okiki Adeduyite

The 70-metre Unity Flagpole. Photo: Kwara State Government Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on Monday, described the newly unveiled 70-metre Unity Flagpole in Ilorin as a bold symbol of national pride and unity. This was contained in a press statement signed by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Communication, Abeeb Oredunni, on Monday. Commissioners and security officials at the unveiling of the Unity Flagpole in Ilorin on Monday.