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The United Nations on Monday advised that Nigeria get it right with the 2023 general elections and must not fail. The global organisation also stated that the only path for a nation to succeed was through sustainable development which it had been advocating. The UN Deputy Secretary-General and chair of the UN Sustainable Development Group, Read More source https://punchng.com/election-un-warns-politicians-says-nigeria-must-not-fail/

The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has set up a committee to monitor fuel distribution and pricing following wide protests by people of the state. According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media Projects, Crusoe Osagie, the committee would constitute actors in the private sector, civil society organisations, and Read More source https://punchng.com/edo-sets-up-committee-to-monitor-fuel-pricing/

With the increasing threat from human activities and natural disasters which is evident with the adverse effects of climate change in Nigeria, experts have recommended more tree planting across the country as a way of checkmating the menace. The experts spoke at the inauguration of the Sterling One Foundation Agroforestry for Climate Action Project at Read More source https://punchng.com/climate-change-experts-recommend-more-tree-planting/

The Road Transport Employers’ Association of Nigeria has called on the Lagos State Government to reverse its decision stopping passenger vehicles from the northern part of the country into Lagos State. The Secretary General, RTEAN, Yusuf Adeniyi, made the call in a statement in Abuja. According to Adeniyi, Kwara State and some other northern states’ Read More source https://punchng.com/rtean-urges-lagos-to-review-transport-policy/

SOLOMON ODENIYI reports that no fewer than nine  air strikes, which were targeted at bandits and terrorists, have accidentally hit wrong targets and sent many Nigerians to their early graves Some herders from Nasarawa State went to Makurdi, the Benue State capital  to recover 1,250 cows impounded by the state Livestock Guards, unaware they would Read More source https://punchng.com/accidental-airstrikes-innocent-civilians-pay-deadly-price-as-naf-intelligence-wobbles/

One challenge facing Nigeria is that of weak democratic culture. Many Nigerians feel that they are powerless before powerful politicians and political godfathers. They believe that only the politicians and the godfathers have the power to determine who wins what election and who gets what favours after the election. That is why politicians do everything Read More source https://punchng.com/how-to-build-sustainable-democratic-culture-in-nigeria/

Oshoala leads Nigerian footballers with back-to-back hat-tricks in Spain   It was a weekend of blistering performances by Nigeria’s top footballers in Europe, with many of them scoring for their clubs, but Super Falcons striker Asisat Oshoala stole the show with a second hat-trick in four days on Sunday. Here, ANTHONY NLEBEM brings you the Read More source https://punchng.com/two-games-six-goals/

The Nigerian Institution of Surveyors has called for improvement in the governance of Nigeria. Speakers at the 18th annual Adekunle Kukoyi memorial lecture, themed “2023 General Elections: Whither Nigeria?” stressed the need for the country to elect leaders who would improve governance. Professor Idowu Sobowale, who was the guest lecturer at the event, said the Read More source https://punchng.com/survey-institute-seeks-better-governance/

No fewer than three policemen and two soldiers were shot dead on Saturday by gunmen in Ebonyi and Enugu states. The three policemen were shot at a border checkpoint on the Abakaliki-Enugu Expressway by hoodlums who operated in two Sienna buses. PUNCH Metro gathered that another policeman, who was shot in the leg, was receiving Read More source https://punchng.com/gunmen-kill-three-policemen-two-soldiers-at-checkpoints/

The Canadian police have arrested two Nigerians, Gbemisola Akinrinade and Adebowale Adiatu, for allegedly enriching themselves with the proceeds from the sales of valid flight tickets to unsuspecting customers. According to Canada Today, the suspects fraudulently sold more than 250 airline tickets at a value of more than $500,000 in the racket scheme. The majority Read More source https://punchng.com/two-nigerians-arrested-over-500000-fraud-in-canada/

State Administrative Resources are public resources at the disposal of the three tiers of government for the day-to-day performance of state duties and functions. These resources could be financial, administrative/institutional, media, regulatory, coercive, legislative, etc. For financial resources, public funds secured through kickbacks and over-invoicing of contracts can be used to finance the campaign of Read More source https://punchng.com/2023-abuse-of-human-and-administrative-resources/

Petrol consumers have continued to groan under the burden of skyrocketing prices, as Premium Motor Spirit almost hit N400 per litre over the weekend. The PUNCH market survey over the weekend showed while stations belonging to the Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria were selling products at around N190 per litre, stations belonging to members Read More source https://punchng.com/commuters-groan-as-petrol-pump-price-nears-n400-litre/

If there is a government official that should remain humble, it is the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. If we are to divide the economy into two namely the real and the monetary sectors, the governor carries half. It is a favour from God and a responsibility that must be carried out with Read More source https://punchng.com/godwin-emefiele-softly-softly/

World leaders on Saturday condemned the escalating violence in Israel and the Palestine territories and called for calm after a series of deadly incidents in the West Bank and Jerusalem. An Israeli raid in the Jenin refugee camp on Thursday killed nine Palestinians. This was followed by a deadly shooting outside a Jerusalem synagogue on Read More source https://punchng.com/world-urges-restraint-in-escalating-israeli-palestinian-violence/

Osogbo, the capital of Osun State, was on Saturday rocked by protests, leading to blockage of major roads and disruption of vehicular and human movements. Many business owners in the city did not open for fear of being attacked by hoodlums amid the unrest. On the one hand, members of the Peoples Democratic Party took Read More source https://punchng.com/osun-tribunal-pro-adeleke-protests-in-osun-oyetolas-loyalists-stage-carnival/

The former Chairman of the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria in Niger State, Aliyu Lafine, has accused commercial banks for the scarcity of new naira notes. He said the Central Bank of Nigeria had insisted that it distributed enough new notes but the process was sabotaged by the banks. Lafine, who spoke in an Read More source https://punchng.com/ex-anan-chief-berates-banks-over-new-naira-notes/

Dental care experts have said that preventing and treating mouth odour can go beyond brushing the teeth twice daily, noting that some ear and nose infections can cause the condition that is referred to as halitosis. Halitosis is an oral health problem where the main symptom is bad-smelling breath. The experts also stated that some Read More source https://punchng.com/nose-ear-infections-can-cause-mouth-odour-dentists/

Novak Djokovic will be strong favourite to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Australian Open final on Sunday and equal Rafael Nadal’s haul of 22 Grand Slam crowns. The 35-year-old Serb, who has won all nine of his previous finals at Melbourne Park, will return to world number one if he defeats the Greek third set. Read More source https://punchng.com/confident-djokovic-primed-for-tsitsipas-in-australian-open-final/

A Palestinian gunman killed seven people outside an east Jerusalem synagogue during the Jewish Sabbath on Friday, in one of the deadliest attacks targeting Israelis in years that risked sparking widespread violence. The shooting came a day after a major escalation in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, including an army raid in the occupied West Bank that Read More source https://punchng.com/palestinian-gunman-kills-seven-in-jerusalem-synagogue-attack/

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo have expressed their condolences to Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State over the loss of his son. The deceased, who got married in June, last year, to his first wife, Hajiya Silifat Sule, was Governor Sule’s eldest son. Hassan aged 36, died on Thursday Read More source https://punchng.com/buhari-osinbajo-mourn-as-nasarawa-gov-loses-son/

Nigerian striker Kelechi Iheanacho will aim to continue his impressive run of form in the FA Cup when his Leicester team face League Two side Walsall at the Banks’ Stadium in the fourth round of the competition, PUNCH Sport Extra reports. The Nigeria international scored the winning goal for the Foxes in their third-round clash Read More source https://punchng.com/iheanacho-mr-fa-cup/

A voice note made the rounds on social media recently. It allegedly belonged to a married politician. The interesting thing about the voice note is the contents. It was a conversation that a man in love thought he was having with a beloved, unknown to him he was being recorded. When things went awry in Read More source https://punchng.com/candidly-speaking-to-husbands/

The Peoples Democratic Party has rejected the judgement of the Osun State Governorship Election Tribunal which nullified the mandate freely given to the party and its candidate, Governor Ademola Adeleke by the people of the state in the July 16, 2022 governorship election. The PUNCH had reported that the state governorship election tribunal nullified Adeleke’s Read More source https://punchng.com/pdp-rejects-osun-tribunal-judgment-insists-adeleke-won/

The Abuja Leadership Centre of the University of Abuja will today, Friday, January 27, 2023, feature the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, in a Leadership Townhall meeting designed to engage with the country’s leading political gladiators. The centre’s director, Professor Philip Afaha, said in a statement, “On Friday, 27th January 2023, Mr Read More source https://punchng.com/obi-to-feature-in-uniabujas-presidential-townhall-friday/

The Nigeria Union of Journalists Special Delegates Conference session sitting in Kano on Thursday expunged the National Orientation Agency from its constitution. The special delegate session presided over by the union’s National President, Chris Isiguzo, took the decision during the constitution review session. All delegates agreed that NOA employees would no longer be granted the Read More source https://punchng.com/nuj-stops-membership-of-information-ministry-noa-workers/

The New Nigerian Peoples Party on Thursday accused the Independent National Electoral Commission of refusing to replace candidates who defected from the party to other platforms. The party lamented that despite orders of the Court of Appeal and the Federal High Court in Abuja directing INEC to accept the names of fresh candidates submitted to Read More source https://punchng.com/nnpp-protests-non-replacement-of-shekarau-others/

The Osun State Police Command said it would not tolerate any act capable of causing a crisis in the state as the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal delivers its judgment on Friday (today). The command also said necessary security measures have been put in place to deal decisively, within the ambit of the law, with anyone Read More source https://punchng.com/adeleke-vs-oyetola-tribunal-rules-today-police-warn-troublemakers/

Karim Benzema and Vinicius Junior’s extra-time strikes earned Real Madrid a 3-1 win over rivals Atletico Madrid on Thursday to reach the Copa del Rey semi-finals. The spiky, gripping derby clash turned against Diego Simeone’s side in the additional period when defender Stefan Savic was sent off. Atletico took the lead through Alvaro Morata after Read More source https://punchng.com/madrid-beat-atletico-in-derby-to-reach-copa-semis/

The United States President Joe Biden on Thursday called for calm after five police officers were charged in the beating to death of a Black man following a traffic stop and said he backed “peaceful protest.” “As Americans grieve, the Department of Justice conducts its investigation, and state authorities continue their work, I join Tyre’s Read More source https://punchng.com/black-man-dies-after-police-beating-biden-seeks-calm/

The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, has said that the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, is a political prisoner. The AAC standard bearer maintained that Kanu would be released and that he only “needs a leader that respects the rule of law.” “Kanu is a political Read More source https://punchng.com/kanu-is-a-political-prisoner-will-be-free-sowore/

The Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria has urged the management of Staco Insurance Plc to ensure it has and maintain sound risk assessment system to protect shareholders’ fund. The institute also urged the company to take a position on sound rating of businesses, as well ensure there is no gap in its reinsurance programmes. The Read More source https://punchng.com/strengthen-risk-assessment-ciin-urges-staco-insurance/

The cost of government Internet shutdowns rose by 324.82 per cent from $5.6bn in 2021 to $23.79bn in 2022, according to the ‘Global Cost of Internet Shutdowns’ report. The report stated that there were 114 major deliberate Internet outages in 23 countries in 2022. It stated that the total hours of government internet disruptions rose Read More source https://punchng.com/internet-shutdown-costs-rise-to-23-8bn/

Himel has bagged the Global Brand Awards at an annual event held by Global Brands Magazine, an international publication headquartered in the UK. Himel won the award for the ‘Most Reliable Value-Engineered Electrical Products Brand, MENA’. Speaking on the success, Global Head, Himel Shrinivas Chebbi, said the company was evaluated based on its global footprint, Read More source https://punchng.com/electrical-products-firm-wins-award/

The Katsina State Government has declared Thursday and Friday as public holidays for the state’s civil servants. The holidays are to enable the civil servants to welcome the President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), who will be on a two-day official visit to the state from Thursday. A statement by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information, Read More source https://punchng.com/katsina-declares-two-day-holiday-for-buharis-visit/

The Lagos State Police Command has arraigned three women for allegedly engaging in a public fight that resulted in one of them sustaining an injury in the Oshodi area of the state. The defendants, Amimat Adebayo, 25; Ahmed Shukurah, 24; and Ahmed Jumoke, 28; were arraigned on Wednesday before Magistrate L.A. Owolabi of the Ikeja Read More source https://punchng.com/lagos-police-arraign-three-women-for-public-brawl/

A woman, Malama Khadija, has dissolved her marriage and married a yet-to-be-identified suitor of her daughter in the Rano Local Government Area of Kano State. PUNCH Metro gathered during a live broadcast from a local radio station that Khadija made the decision to marry the boyfriend of her daughter, Aisha, because she rejected his proposal. Read More source https://punchng.com/hisbah-allowed-me-marry-my-daughters-boyfriend-woman/

…Says 3,500 Catholic faithful assassinated   The Department of Church and Society, an organ of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, on Wednesday said about 39 Catholic priests have been killed with 30 abducted since 2012. It further stated that 17 Catechists and over 3,500 Catholic faithful had been assassinated since 2012. While protesting against the killing Read More source https://punchng.com/39-priests-killed-30-abducted-since-2012-catholic-church/

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, has charged members of the Academics to conduct research to modernise the Culture of African people so as to promote it among the cultures of other people in the world. Oba Ogunwusi made the assertion while speaking at the inauguration of Professor Jeleel Ojuade as the third vice-chancellor Read More source https://punchng.com/conduct-modern-research-to-raise-african-culture-ooni/

The Federal Government has earmarked the sum of N21.09bn for railway modernisation, rehabilitation and maintenance of ongoing railway projects nationwide. An analysis of the 2023 Appropriation Act by The PUNCH showed that the railway modernisation project under the line item with code ERGP13195543 was allocated the sum of N10bn. Also, rehabilitation of the narrow-gauge track Read More source https://punchng.com/govt-votes-n21bn-to-modernise-railway-operations/

The Nigerian stock market on Tuesday reacted sharply to the hike in interest rate as market capitalisation swiftly fell against the gain recorded on Monday. As a result, stock investors lost N24bn as they sold off Geregu Power Plc and 13 others. The All-Share Index dipped by 45.14 absolute points, representing a decline of 0.09 Read More source https://punchng.com/stock-investors-lose-n24bn-as-lending-rate-rises/

The Central Bank of Nigeria has disbursed N114.17bn to beneficiaries under its 100-for-100 Policy on Production and Productivity since the commencement of the intervention. According to the bank, the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, disclosed this in Abuja after the Monetary Policy Committee meeting. He said, “Furthermore, under the 100 for 100 Policy on Production and Read More source https://punchng.com/cbn-disburses-n114-17bn-under-100-for-100-policy/

Former Super Eagles forward Ikechukwu Uche is still relishing his Africa Cup of Nations, his only trophy the national team, The PUNCH reports. The ex-Villarreal and Getafe forward stated during an interview with La Liga Tv. Sunday Mba scored a magnificent winner as Nigeria won the AFCON for the third time in South Africa in Read More source https://punchng.com/uche-relishes-nigeria-afcon-win/

The United States Consul-General at the Consulate General in Lagos State, Will Stevens, has disclosed that the Joe Biden-led government is committed to supporting programs that provide Nigerian youth with quality technological learning opportunities. He stated this at the official opening of the Digital Expert Academy in Lagos on Monday. Present at the event were Read More source https://punchng.com/us-will-support-nigerias-digital-transformation-stevens/

Some hoodlums on Sunday killed two people during an invasion of Mgbuka-Amanzu Road, Nkpikpa, in the Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State. An eyewitness, who identified herself as Mama Chinedu, said the gunmen, numbering about four, were in a tricycle. She noted that the gang cornered an unidentified man going to church, shot and Read More source https://punchng.com/hoodlums-kill-churchgoer-gang-member-in-anambra/

The Federal Government, on Monday, flagged-off the national emissions control programmes for generators and vehicles, in a bid to reduce air pollution in Nigeria from both machines. It announced that the programmes involved the periodic testing of generators and vehicles for toxic and greenhouse gas emissions. The Minister of Environment, Muhammad Abdullahi, announced this in Read More source https://punchng.com/air-pollution-fg-begins-testing-of-generators-vehicles/

Nigeria was the victim of “a campaign of bribery and deception” over a collapsed gas processing project, its lawyers told London’s High Court on Monday, as the country’s appeal against an $11bn damages bill got underway. Reuters reported that a London arbitration tribunal in 2017 awarded $6.6bn in damages to Process & Industrial Developments, a Read More source https://punchng.com/fg-asks-london-court-to-cancel-11bn-damages/

Elections are critical aspects of the democratic framework for governing modern political societies. They serve as instrument of political choice, mobilisation and accountability. In the context of liberal democracy which has become the most popular form of democracy in a unipolar world, elections are to facilitate a smooth transition from one civilian administration to the Read More source https://punchng.com/elections-liberal-democracy-and-national-security/

The Central Bank of Nigeria has excluded mobile money/Point of Sales agents in Abuja and Lagos from its newly launched cash swap programme, The PUNCH has learnt. The development came as the January 31 deadline for the phasing out of the old N1,000, N500 and N200 notes approaches. In a Frequently Asked Questions document released Read More source https://punchng.com/cash-swap-cbn-bars-abuja-lagos-pos-operators/

Ahead of the two-day Monetary Policy Committee meeting of the Central Bank of Nigeria commencing on Monday (today), financial experts have expressed diverse views on possible outcomes of the rates. The CBN disclosed it would hold its 289th meeting in Abuja. Experts and researchers at Cordros Securities expect a rate hike after the meeting, saying Read More source https://punchng.com/interest-rate-hike-likely-as-mpc-meets-today/

A resurgent Akwa United were on rampage in search of their first win of the season in the Nigeria Professional Football League and did it emphatically away from home on match-day three with a 3-0 thrashing of Nasarawa United at the New Jos Stadium on Sunday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Both clubs failed to win Read More source https://punchng.com/ndifreke-bags-brace-in-solid-miners-thrashing/

The Lagos State Government has urged youths in the state to work together with the Police as part of efforts to ensure a peaceful state. The state Commissioner for Youths and Social Development, Mr Olusegun Dawodu, disclosed this, according to a statement on Sunday, during the grand finale of the Police Youth dialogue organised by Read More source https://punchng.com/lagos-govt-urges-youths-to-cooperate-with-police/

The wife of the Lagos State Governor, Dr Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, has called on residents to adopt the use of cooking gas instead of firewood or kerosene to attain better air quality in the state. Sanwo-Olu made the call on Saturday during the inauguration of the Sanwo Switch to Gas project organised by the Lagos State Read More source https://punchng.com/sanwo-olus-wife-asks-lagosians-to-adopt-cooking-gas/

Ahead of the two-day Monetary Policy Committee meeting of the Central Bank of Nigeria commencing on Monday (today), financial experts have expressed diverse views on possible outcomes of the rates. The CBN disclosed it would hold its 289th meeting in Abuja. Experts and researchers at Cordros Securities expect a rate hike after the meeting, saying Read More source https://punchng.com/interest-rate-hike-likely-as-mpc-meets-today/

148 passengers and 38 crew members of a train plying the Warri-Itakpe route escaped death on Sunday when the train derailed inside the Kogi forest, forcing them (passengers) to be stranded. Many passengers reportedly abandoned the train for fear of being kidnapped. It was gathered that the train left Warri early Sunday and got derailed Read More source https://punchng.com/passengers-stranded-in-forest-as-warri-itakpe-train-derails/

It was indeed a glamorous ceremony as afropop star, Ajibola Danladi, aka Danny Young, got married to his medical doctor bride, Remilekun Kusimo, recently. The ceremony began at the Four Points By Sheraton Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos; where the lovebirds were joined together. This was followed by a classy engagement and reception at the Royal Read More source https://punchng.com/ooni-olowo-others-felicitate-danny-young-at-wedding/

Gunmen on Friday shot dead two persons in Mkpuma Akataka community in the Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi. A native of the community, Mrs Grace Nwite, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday that the hoodlums invaded the community and shot indiscriminately. . Nwite said, “They came into the community and started shooting. Read More source https://punchng.com/gunmen-invade-ebonyi-community-kill-ebubeagu-commander-others/

NINE years after the privatisation of the distribution component of the electricity sector, millions of consumers have yet to own prepaid meters. This subjects them to extortion and exploitation. According to the latest data from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission,7,744,909 consumers as of the second quarter of 2022were without prepaid meters.This is a slight improvement Read More source https://punchng.com/give-electricity-consumers-prepaid-meters/

Amid the lingering petrol scarcity in the country, a senior government official and marketers have dashed the hope of an early resolution of the problem by claiming that supply hitches may not end any time soon. The senior official in the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, who spoke to Sunday PUNCH on condition of anonymity on Read More source https://punchng.com/fuel-crisis-wont-end-soon-govt-marketers/

Following Friday’s killing of two persons at the All Progressives Congress rally in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, the ruling party and the All Progressives Grand Alliance, on Saturday, said they would ask for more police presence in their subsequent campaign rallies. This was as the Peoples Democratic Party reiterated its earlier position not to Read More source https://punchng.com/attacks-parties-demand-more-police-presence-at-rallies/

The President, Student Union, Polytechnic Ibadan, Okikiola Joshua, shares his views with DANIEL AYANTOYE on the reasons behind the students’ protests that led to the suspension of the Student Union Government in the institution Your union recently embarked on a protest which led to its suspension. What informed the decision to embark on a demonstration? Read More source https://punchng.com/ibadan-poly-students-protest-not-politically-motivated-sug-president/

The 36 governors in Nigeria have resolved to set up a six-member committee led by the Anambra State, Governor Charles Soludo, to engage the Central Bank of Nigeria in addressing grey areas pertaining the country’s monetary management and financial system. The governors also resolved to collaborate with the CBN and the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit Read More source https://punchng.com/no-going-back-on-cash-ban-nfiu-tells-govs/

The Peoples Democratic Party has suspended some chieftains of the party in Ekiti, Enugu and Imo states over allegations of anti-party activities. The party on Friday night in a statement by the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Debo Ologunagba disclosed the suspension of the party chieftains from Ekiti comprising Emiola Jennifer, Ajayi Samuel, Olayinka Read More source https://punchng.com/pdp-suspends-fayose-nnamani-others/

The Borno State Police Command said it arrested a nine-man gang of serial ritualists known as “Karangiya” who specialised in dismembering their victims’ body parts. The News Agency of Nigeria reported that the Commissioner of Police, Abdu Umar, who disclosed this to journalists on Friday, said they were arrested on December 16, 2022, by men Read More source https://punchng.com/nine-suspected-ritualists-nabbed-in-borno/

Two people lost their lives on Friday when some youths suspected to be members of a cult clashed with a group of hemp sellers in Osogbo, Osun State. An eyewitness who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of attack told City Round that a crisis erupted at Ode Oga Junction in Oke Baale Area, Read More source https://punchng.com/cultists-hemp-sellers-clash-claims-two-in-osun/

The Chief Executive Officer of Group8 Limited and founder of the Soundcity Music Awards festival, Tajudeen Adepetu, has said that the initiative is meant to celebrate hardworking artistes. He said, “Indeed, it is that time of the year for those who dig into the depth of their artistry to entertain our music-loving continental audience to Read More source https://punchng.com/soundcity-awards-meant-to-celebrate-talents-adepetu/

Nigerian heavyweight boxer Efe Ajagba has been charged to get more creative in the ring following his victory over Stephan Shaw on Saturday, January 14. ESPN analyst Andre Ward noted that there was some improvement in Ajagba on Saturday night but he is not convinced that the hard-hitting Nigerian can compete with the more formidable Read More source https://punchng.com/ward-urges-ajagba-to-get-creative/

The Chief Executive Organisation and Founder, The Albino Foundation, Jake Epelle, on Friday said that the Independent National Electoral Commission has no reason not to make the forthcoming election inclusive. Epelle made this known in a one-day capacity building workshop on inclusive media reportage for the 2023 general election in Abuja. He spoke against the Read More source https://punchng.com/foundation-to-deploy-pwd-hub-for-elections/

The United States retail sales continued their fall in December, dropping by 1.1 per cent as inflation remained high, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday. According to a CNN report, that is the largest monthly decline since December 2021, and practically every category (except for building materials, groceries and sporting goods) saw sales drop from the Read More source https://punchng.com/us-retail-sales-falls-shoppers-battle-inflation/

PZ Wilmar, the producer of Devon King’s Oil, has introduced its Low-Fat Spread into the Nigerian market as part of its commitment to promote a nutritious lifestyle among its customers. A statement by the firm said the company would continue to prioritise areas such as easy accessibility and affordability of its products It added that Read More source https://punchng.com/firm-unveils-new-product/

The Association of Securities Dealing Houses of Nigeria says the Nigerian capital market now enjoys the confidence of local investors.  The Chairman, Association of Securities Dealing Houses of Nigeria, Sam Onukwe, said even though the foreign investors had left the shore of the Nigerian bourse, more local investors were participating. Onukwe stated this in a Read More source https://punchng.com/why-foreign-investors-left-nigerian-capital-market-operators/

The Eko Boys High School Old Boys Association has encouraged the students to seek counsel and funding from the EKORIANS if need be. Speaking at Rev. Benjamin Euba lecture held as art of activities to celebrate the schools 110th founders day, National President of EKOBA, Mr Kayode Elliot, encouraged the students to look up to the Read More source https://punchng.com/ekoba-pledges-to-support-students-education/

The Association of Nigeria Health Journalists has urged the government at all levels to design unique Universal Health Coverage models that can address the peculiar health needs of Nigerians. The ANHEJ made this known in a communique signed by its President, Hassan Zaggi, and the General Secretary, Nike Adebowale, issued at the end of its Read More source https://punchng.com/universal-health-coverage-vital-for-equitable-health-service/

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has decried the explosion that took place during an All Progressives Congress campaign rally in Rivers State, saying there should be no place for violence and anti-democratic manifestations in this election. Atiku stated this via his verified Facebook page on Thursday. The PUNCH reports that Read More source https://punchng.com/atiku-decries-explosion-at-apc-rally-in-rivers/

SAM OLATUNJI examines the reasons behind government’s inability to finance infrastructural development in the country Despite the huge infrastructural deficit in the country, the Federal Government has continued to spend more on security and debt service due to the rising insecurity and debt profile of the country. While the Federal Government budgeted N2.98tn for defence Read More source https://punchng.com/infrastructure-budget-shrinks-as-security-debt-servicing-gulp-n9-29tn/

Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou has revealed that he wants to face either Anthony Joshua or Tyson Fury in the boxing ring following his release from the MMA division. The 35-year-old is currently a free agent after he failed to agree terms on a new deal with UFC. Ngannou has not competed inside the Read More source https://punchng.com/ngannou-eyes-joshua-fury-clash-on-boxing-debut/

A yet-to-be-identified soldier on Wednesday engaged in a brawl with a policeman on Carter Bridge, Apongbon, in the Lagos Island Local Government Area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that a driver was conveying the soldier to a destination in the state when he drove against traffic and was stopped by policemen attached to the Read More source https://punchng.com/army-probes-soldier-policemans-fight-over-one-way/

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, will not be retiring when he turns 60 on March 1, 2023, the Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammed Dingyadi, said on Wednesday. Dingyadi’s comments followed concerns about the IGP’s possible retirement amidst the 2023 elections. Baba turns 60 on March 1, 2023. Responding to a question on whether or Read More source https://punchng.com/fg-says-ig-not-retiring-on-march-1/

The opening life in inimitable Fela Anikulapo’s “authority stealing” aptly describes the current drama on Nigeria’s political plane. It is just about one month until the country’s next presidential election, and the atmosphere is full of more noise than substance from the candidates. In the last two weeks, there has been enough mudslinging to go round the four Read More source https://punchng.com/you-be-thief-i-no-be-thief-atiku-and-tinubu-should-face-the-issues/

PUNCH Sports Extra has exclusively gathered that Super Eagles goalkeeper, Maduka Okoye, considered taking a break from the national team following attacks from fans after some underwhelming performances with the team. The Watford goalkeeper was blamed for his role in Nigeria’s exit at the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon last year after the Eagles Read More source https://punchng.com/okoye-travails-of-an-eagle/

An Uber driver has been hospitalised following an attack by a gunman on Gimbiya Street, in the Garki area of the Federal Capital Territory. A resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said people were having fun around 10pm on Monday when they overheard the two men having an argument. The source said, “As you Read More source https://punchng.com/abuja-gunman-shoots-driver-over-parking-space/

Musician, Abdul-Ganiyu Alao, aka Sir Tido, has said one of the challenges he faces as he tries to climb up the ladder of success is a lack of support for his career. The talented musician, during an exclusive interview with Midweek Entertainment, said hard work, passion, and assistance from a few people, kept him going Read More source https://punchng.com/its-difficult-getting-support-artiste-sir-tido/

Nigerians versatile singer “ Benji shoro ” drops his second album tagged,  CUDDY BUDDY.   It comes fully refined with fourteen solid lit tracks featuring two vibrant musicians; DannyS and Tee Guy. Benji shoro showcases his unlimited talent with these. Gratitude to God for the blessings. gratitude to everyone who worked with me on this album. Check on the project below and don’t forget to Download, share and enjoy. TRACK LIST - Oloore        Download My back     Download E no good  Download FNG (F*ck & Nice Guy)  Download BUH (Babe ur Hands)     Download Debe ft. Danny S             Download Call me Benji                   Download Odoyewu                         Download Omo Ayinla.                     Down...

The Cycology Cycling Club, Lagos, has said cycling is a form of cardiovascular exercise that keeps the heart, mind and body healthy. Speaking while distributing some food bags to Lagos street sweepers in Lekki, Ajah, and Ikoyi axis and during the clubs cycling exercise, Captain, Cycology Cycling Club,  Mrs Temitope George, advised Nigerians to join Read More source https://punchng.com/cycling-improves-heart-health-cycology-club/

Wolves signed Spanish midfielder Pablo Sarabia from Paris Saint-Germain in a £4.4 million ($5.4 million) deal on Tuesday. Sarabia agreed a two-and-a-half-year contract with the Premier League club, who confirmed the signing during their 1-0 defeat against Liverpool in Tuesday’s FA Cup third-round replay. The 30-year-old played under current Wolves boss Julen Lopetegui for Spain’s Read More source https://punchng.com/wolves-sign-psg-midfielder-sarabia-for-4-4m/

Harvey Elliott put troubled Liverpool back on track with the sublime strike that sealed a 1-0 win at Wolves in Tuesday’s FA Cup third-round replay. Jurgen Klopp’s side came in for scathing criticsm after losing their last two Premier League games in desultory fashion at Brighton and Brentford. But Elliott’s brilliant long-range effort in the Read More source https://punchng.com/elliotts-rocket-sends-liverpool-into-fa-cup-fourth-round/

• U-17 World Cup winning coach on life support in Benin U-17 World Cup-winning coach, Sebastian Brodericks-Imasuen, is currently on life support at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, The PUNCH reports. Brodericks-Imasuen, 84, who led the Golden Eaglets to win the inaugural U-17 World Cup in 1985, had been diagnosed with Ischemic stroke since Read More source https://punchng.com/family-spends-n42000-daily-to-keep-brodericks-imasuen-alive/

The military has reportedly killed two wanted Boko Haram Commanders, Abu Ubaida and Mallam Yusuf Abba. They were neutralised together with about 40 of their foot soldiers at an abandoned warehouse in Kurebe, a popular community in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. A report by the military seen by our correspondent on Monday Read More source https://punchng.com/military-kills-wanted-boko-haram-commanders-40-others/

The Lagos Free Zone has bagged two awards for driving foreign direct investment to the country. LFZ disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, noting that the company was bestowed with the Highest Foreign Direct Investment Value Award by the Nigerian Export Processing Zone Authority during the celebration of the authority’s 30th anniversary. The company also won the Read More source https://punchng.com/lagos-free-zone-gets-recognition/

Paralympic gold medalist, Lauretta Onye, who specialises in the F-40 shot put, is disappointed after her two gold medals at the last edition of the 2022 National Sports Festival in Asaba, Delta State were disqualified. The 2015 World Championships gold medallist said she was unhappy to have returned from the 21st sports festival without medals Read More source https://punchng.com/delta-2022-onye-rues-cancelled-gold-medal/

A United States-based charity group, Kedrick Scribner Foundation, and a cleric, Daniel Nuhu, have asked the Federal Government to set up a trust fund to empower widows of policemen in the country. They made the appeal during a one-day event at the United Church of Christ, in Lagos, on Sunday. Speaking at the programme themed, Read More source https://punchng.com/foundation-cleric-seek-help-for-police-widows/

Hundreds of residents whose properties were demolished by the Nigeria Railway Corporation at the old Port Harcourt Township, Rivers State, for the construction of the Port Harcourt-Maiduguri rail line have cried out for help. Over 900 displaced residents have also asked for adequate compensation to help them find new housing. The affected residents, however, said Read More source https://punchng.com/rivers-residents-demand-compensation-for-demolished-property/

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, on Sunday visited the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Effurun in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State, with a charge to Christians to always show gratitude to God in all circumstances. The Ooni spoke at the Redemption Hall Parish of the RCCG while participating Read More source https://punchng.com/ooni-visits-delta-tasks-christians-on-gratitude/

The Federal Government has concluded plans to inaugurate 1,071 completed houses in eight project sites nationwide. This was disclosed in a statement signed by Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria Group Head, Corporate Communications, Timan Elayo, and made available to The PUNCH on Sunday. The statement revealed that the houses constructed under the National Housing Programme Read More source https://punchng.com/fg-unveils-1071-nhp-homes/

Delta Airlines has announced its $45.6bn revenue in profit for the year ended 2022. The President, Delta Air Lines, Glen Hauenstein, revealed this in a statement on the airline’s financial report for the year ended 2022. Hauenstein stated, “Industry-leading operations and the best-in-class service our people provided drove strong customer satisfaction scores and increasing brand Read More source https://punchng.com/delta-air-lines-records-45-6bn-revenue/

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Sunday, met with the governorship and National Assembly candidates for the forthcoming general elections on the platform of the ruling party. Tinubu, at the meeting held in Abuja, said all the APC candidates need to work together to win the polls, noting that Read More source https://punchng.com/tinubu-woos-apc-nassembly-gov-candidates-seeks-unity/

The Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria has decried the alarming rate of brain drain in the country, saying that it lost about 906 of its members to human capital flight in 2022 alone. It also frowned at medical tourism by Nigerians, adding that an estimated N664bn is being spent yearly on medical tourism in Read More source https://punchng.com/concern-rises-as-906-lab-scientists-dump-nigeria/

This contribution is a mix of a development prospecting post-2023, experience sharing and policy advocacy. In recent times, I have been reflecting a lot about the àbíkú phenomenon in Yoruba thought. And specifically, about how that metaphysical phenomenon could help make sense of the protracted opportunity for greatness that the Nigerian state has been forfeiting Read More source https://punchng.com/nigeria-as-cesspool-of-development-ideas/

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, said he would be committed to the development of the country if elected as the president of Nigeria in the forthcoming presidential election. He also pledged to be prudent in the management of public funds while in the office, saying he would not steal public Read More source https://punchng.com/i-wont-steal-nations-wealth-obi-replies-tinubu/

The people of Southern Kaduna were on Saturday told to vote in only people that knew the land and how to solve the myriad of challenges confronting the area. The Chairman of the Southern Kaduna Christian Leaders Association, Apostle Emmanuel Nuhu Kure, gave this charge during the 21st Southern Kaduna Prayer Summit held at the Read More source https://punchng.com/avoid-voting-along-religious-lines-cleric-urges-skaduna/

Nigerians, including those who are public administrators, have been losing confidence in their government and their political leaders. Nigerians’ ‘attitude’ seem to have accelerated this decline in confidence, but paradoxically Nigerians’ experiences with the leadership seem to have slowed down that decline. Reputedly, Nigerians disdain the bureaucrat. Politicians run against the bureaucracy in an unending Read More source https://punchng.com/restructuring-image-and-reality/

On May 7, 2022, fully kitted in a police uniform and brandishing an AK-47 rifle, a corporal, Isaac Mathew, attached to the Ebonyi State Police Command, was filmed singing the praises of an individual. The act earned the cop a demotion. The video generated diverse reactions from the public. Similarly on January 2, 2023, a Read More source https://punchng.com/stakeholders-advocate-rigorous-police-hiring-process-to-curb-needless-killings-misconduct/

Due to the downturn in the economy, experts have advocated the use of red bricks and made in the Nigeria construction materials to reduce cost of providing affordable housing for Nigerians.  They stated that the challenge of high inflation and interest rates require thinking out of the box to deliver innovative solutions.  Speaking in an Read More source https://punchng.com/experts-advocate-alternative-housing-solutions/

Veteran actress, Folashade Omoniyi-Adewale, popularly known as Lepa Shandy, speaks to EMMANUEL OJO about her career and related issues You were shot into the limelight with the name ‘Lepa Shandy.’ How did the name come about? My name is Folashade Omoniyi, now Folashade Omoniyi-Adewale, because I’m married. I’m popularly known as Lepa Shandy.It happened that Read More source https://punchng.com/i-disguise-avoid-other-nigerians-abroad-after-relocating-lepa-shandy/

Actress, Mercy Johnson-Okojie, has revealed that she is handling a cancer scare she had after giving birth to her fourth child by living on medication for the rest of her life. She made this revelation on the latest episode of her cooking show on YouTube, which had Joke Silva as her guest. During the show, Read More source https://punchng.com/how-im-handling-cancer-scare-mercy-johnson-okojie/

Actor and a former President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Emeka Ike, has expressed displeasure over the way the government has neglected Nollywood. According to him, the government has not realised the potential of the industry, which has helped the youth to stay away from illicit activities. He told Saturday Beats, “If the government Read More source https://punchng.com/emeka-ike-laments-governments-neglect-of-nollywood/

Skit maker, Ayomide Adegboye, aka Ayomidate, with 576,000 Instagram followers, tells BLESSING ENENAITE his journey into stardom and other issues What kind of background did you have?  I am from a family of five children – four boys and one girl. I am the only one in my family that is a skit maker. My Read More source https://punchng.com/creating-content-not-easy-ayomidate/

The Federal Government has declared that the lingering number of out-of-school children is inimical to the economic growth and advancement of Nigeria.  The  Minister of State for Education, Goodluck Nanah, who disclosed this at the commencement of the campaign for out-of-school children in Abeokuta, Ogun State, urged state governors and stakeholders to intensify the effort Read More source https://punchng.com/fg-seeks-partnership-on-access-to-education/

The embattled acting chairman of the Labour Party in Bayelsa State, Eneyi Zidougha, has been removed from office by stakeholders of the party. Zidougha was sacked during a state congress held at the party’s secretariat in Yenagoa on Thursday, over allegations bordering on misappropriation of party funds, anti-party activities, and arbitrary swapping of candidates for Read More source https://punchng.com/bayelsa-lp-sacks-chairman/

The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, on Thursday, revealed that the problem of insufficient funds and the increasing price of construction materials were the only issues delaying the completion of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. This was as he blamed the previous administration for neglecting critical infrastructure. Fashola made the revelation when he appeared on Read More source https://punchng.com/insufficient-funds-slowing-lagos-ibadan-expressway-construction-fashola/