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The death of gospel singer Olayemi Bolaji, popularly known as Toluwanisings, has triggered controversy over alleged hospital rejections, disagreements within his family over his burial arrangements and threats of legal action against people linking celebrities to his death. The singer died in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, after reportedl

 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 — The government is taking civil legal action against collection agent Zetrix AI Berhad...

Residents of Serua Island want to protect their ancestral home and the culture linked to it. The island also boasts "$100 million views."

A court has overturned the Gold Coast council's approval of a $130 million, 14-storey Kirra tower, finding its design "lacks coherence and harmony" and did not justify exceeding the height limit.

Anthropic admitted that its Claude chatbot accessed voter statistics in Georgia without being instructed to do so. Also on Monday, an appeals court ruled against the Trump administration's bid to block certain votes in California. CBS News election law expert and contributor David Becker has more.

Obafemi Awolowo University has rejected claims of ethnic bias in its admission process, dismissing a viral petition alleging discrimination against Yoruba Read More: https://punchng.com/oau-rejects-ethnic-bias-claims-in-admission-process/

Department officials have rejected Anthony Albanese's claim that a $6 million grant to the Marrickville Golf Club was partly designed to fix sewerage issues. Follow live.

Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a vocal critic of President Trump, was reelected Sunday in a runoff over right-wing opponent Flávio Bolsonaro, who is refusing to concede defeat.

Andre McKechnie, 55, is serving a life sentence for murder. He took his battle for the salty, sticky, black-brown byproduct of brewing beer to the court last year. He argued being refused Vegemite breached the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act.

Bolsonaro quickly refused to concede defeat and asked for the election results to be annulled after an evening of chaos at some polling places that followed a last-minute decision to extend voting by two hours.

Petition accuses Tamil Nadu Minister N. Anand and four former AIADMK MLAs of horse-trading to secure a majority in Assembly

Pointing out that the Palace Board and the palace, barring the portion allotted to the erstwhile royal family for its residence, belong to the Government of Karnataka, he says the government has the authority to decide how the Dasara should be conducted

<p>The Foreign Office (FO) on Monday rejected allegations made by the Afghan Taliban government regarding civilian casualties in Islamabad’s counterterrorism campaign in the neighbouring country, maintaining that Pakistan’s conduct always “reflected restraint” and the response was “proportionate to the level of threat”.</p> <p>The Afghan Taliban have repeate

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 &mdash; Rural and Regional Development Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today dismissed claim...

Daiichi Life's Australian unit last week offered to buy the remaining 79.5% of Challenger at 11.80 Australian dollars per share.

Two days before his 81st birthday, Brazil's president clinches a historic fourth term. But his opponent is refusing to accept defeat.

BUKIT MERTAJAM, Oct 26 &mdash; Prosecutors have rejected a representation by Datuk Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh seeking to hav...

Senior UAE officials have responded strongly to Iran’s criticism of Emirati diplomat Lana Nusseibeh 's campaign to become secretary general of the UN. Ms Nusseibeh joined the race for the UN 's top job last Wednesday after no clear front-runner emerged among eight other candidates. Her campaign has gathered support from a wider range of countries. Iranian Pa

MELAKA, Oct 25 &mdash; Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has urged the people of Melaka to reject politics of hatr...

There’s little prospect of true negotiation on the Ukraine war until after the winter, says Marc Champion for Bloomberg Opinion.

Critics say prime minister’s proposal would turn country into an economic pariah

Nicolas Jackson continues an excellent start to his Aston Villa career with a match-winning double against Manchester City.

Havana is urging Ottawa not to drop its public opposition to the decades-long U.S. embargo as Washington ramps up pressure on countries supporting Cuba.

<p>The information ministry on Saturday rejected former United States envoy Zalmay Khalilzad’s “baseless and misleading allegations” that Pakistan was “arming Afghans to fight the Taliban”.</p> <p>The ministry’s response came a day after Khalilzad, who <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1431125">served</a> as special representative to Afghanistan during the

OTTAWA — Havana is urging Ottawa not to drop its public opposition to the decades-long U.S. embargo as Washington ramps up pressure on countries supporting Cuba.

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MELAKA, Oct 24 &mdash; Barisan Nasional (BN) will stick to its agreement to allocate seven seats it is not contesting to...

Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, “We remain in contact with our Iranian counterparts to facilitate the transport of life-saving medicines as a humanitarian gesture.”

HC judge, however, says that he has passed certain directions to the special executive magistrate (SEM) on providing all material to the student leader in the proceedings

A new book details the Russian ruler's failed courtship of the Tudor queen, who famously remained unmarried during her nearly 45-year reign

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 &mdash; Navigation app Waze rejected on Friday Malaysia&rsquo;s allegations that it could exploit u...

The service members at Navy and Marine Corps hearings are finding ways to keep trans troops in uniform.

Middle Eastern oil producers are offering steep discounts while Nigeria’s finance minister rejects price capping for local refineries due to low supply. Read More: https://punchng.com/middle-east-offers-oil-discounts-as-nigeria-rejects-price-capping/

In a social media post Wednesday, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe accused the Opposition of using AI to write its health care plan. NDP leader Carla Beck disputed his claims.

A non-profit group has protested in Abeokuta, urging Governor Dapo Abiodun to reject the Ogun State Safe Termination of Pregnancy Law passed by the assembl Read More: https://punchng.com/group-protests-ogun-abortion-bill-urges-abiodun-to-reject-it/

Hospital Superintendent says decision to provide SMA patients with a less expensive, generic version of the original molecule against SMA, in place of the imported original drug costing several lakhs of rupees for a single vial, was taken by a technical committee comprising experts in the field

President Donald Trump, who has already renamed two bodies of water after America, said he would like to redub the Atlantic Ocean as well — but that the CEO of Google pushed back on the idea. At a rally at Clemson University in South Carolina Tuesday evening, Trump told the crowd, “So we have a […]

Devaswom secretary Girish Kumar alleges police lapses during the festival in 2024, sees attempt to shift blame onto the Devaswom. Crime Branch reportedly submitted the probe report to the government, seeking permission to prosecute eight office-bearers of Thiruvambady Devaswom

The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has said it was not briefed before the announcement of the State Presidential Campaign Committee for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu. The party said this on Thursday, a few hours before the scheduled inauguration of the campaign council. This was contained in a statement signed Read More: https

&nbsp;PUTRAJAYA, Oct 22 &mdash;&nbsp;Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) staff have been urged to...

<p>KARACHI: A local court on Thursday rejected TV anchorperson Iqrarul Hassan’s bail plea in a cybercrime case pertaining to the alleged dissemination of anti-state content.</p> <p>Hassan was <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2036758">arrested</a> last week for allegedly disseminating anti-state, false and defamatory content through his official social medi

Claims that Waze collects sensitive government information or lets others exploit user data are completely false, the company says.

Magistrate court points out there is no specific evidence currently to show the accused is facing safety threats at the facility

After spending seven days in jail, Cockroach Janta Party leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka have been released following an order by a Special Executive Magistrate court in Delhi. The two leaders were detained after the October 13 protest at Jantar Mantar and had been held in judicial custody while police sought preventive action against them. The court e

The US president has turned his attention to France, but his comments were dismissed by French leader Macron.

Raghoo Puri said this presents member states with a fait accompli, an unfortunate situation for an organisation already facing challenges to its legitimacy

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 &mdash; The High Court today rejected a bid by the teenager acquitted of murdering his schoolmate Y...

The Nigeria Customs Service has rejected 397 applicants from its recent recruitment exercise over issues including drug abuse, fitness, and documentation. Read More: https://punchng.com/customs-rejects-397-applicants-over-drug-abuse-other-issues/

David Payne admits unbeaten filly Proxima Dea has made a fool of him, and he’s happy to be proven wrong.

Nicko McBrain, the long-time drummer for heavy metal band Iron Maiden, recently admitted he’d been invited to play golf with Donald Trump, but turned down the offer because of his staunch anti-MAGA beliefs — and that the president and his “bunch of cronies,” in McBrain’s words, “should be put in jail.” Like Trump, McBrain resides […]

Italy rejected 2,220 asylum applications from Nigerians in 2025 out of 3,385 total requests, according to a new report from the European Council on Refugee Read More: https://punchng.com/italy-rejects-2220-nigerians-seeking-asylum/

Councillors voted 6-5 to reject the request to waive development contributions.

The Senate has rejected petrol import figures from the NMDPRA for 2022 and 2023 due to wide discrepancies with records from the NNPCL, summoning both. Read More: https://punchng.com/petrol-imports-senate-rejects-nmdpra-figures-summons-nnpcl-neiti/

Trump’s EPA can't unilaterally dismiss SpaceXAI pollution lawsuit, court rules.

Egypt on Wednesday rejected the Libyan House of Representatives’ ratification of a 2019 maritime memorandum with Türkiye, saying the move has no legal effect on Cairo and reiterating its opposition to any action that conflicts with Egypt’s declared maritime boundaries. Egypt’s Foreign Ministry said Cairo continued to regard the memorandum, signed by the form

In an unsigned order, the Supreme Court rejected an emergency appeal seeking to revive a policy ending certain medical treatments for transgender inmates.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the Trump administration cannot enforce a new policy that restricts treatment for transgender inmates in federal prison.