Leadership crisis: Police seal off Nasarawa Assembly
The police sealed off the Nasarawa House of Assembly Complex on Wednesday in a bid to avert a breakdown of law and order following the emergence of two speakers for the seventh assembly. The PUNCH reports that the immediate past Speaker, Rt. Hon. Ibrahim Balarabe-Abdullahi, who was seeking a third term as Speaker, and Hon. […]
Trump’s former vice- president, Pence, declares presidential bid
Former US vice president Mike Pence launched his presidential campaign Wednesday by framing the Republican nomination as a choice between “reckless” Donald Trump and the Constitution — arguing that his old boss’s bid to overturn the last election should bar him from returning in 2024. Offering a spirited defense of the Trump White House’s policies, the deeply […]
Pope spends night in hospital after operation
Pope Francis, 86, spent a good first night in hospital after a three-hour operation in a Rome hospital to fix a painful hernia, the Vatican said Thursday. “The night went well”, the press office said in a short statement, adding that further details would be provided later. The Argentine pontiff was said to have been […]
Messi takes decision on future, to join bottom-placed US club
Lionel Messi said on Wednesday he will sign for Major League Soccer side Inter Miami, choosing the United States as his next destination over a Barcelona reunion or blockbuster deal to play in Saudi Arabia. Inter Miami, co-owned by former England international David Beckham and founded in 2018, sacked coach Phil Neville last week with […]
Meet Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, Nigerian who co-founded firms valued at over $1bn
Nigeria’s Iyinoluwa Aboyeji might not have the personal wealth of Elon Musk or Mark Zuckerberg, but his level of success as an African entrepreneur bears comparison with any Silicon Valley tech titan. While still in his 20s, the Nigerian co-founded two “unicorns”, an industry term for companies that achieve a valuation of more than $1 […]
Senate Presidency: Renewed Hope’s elephant, big enough for all, Tinubu tells lawmakers-elect
The President, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has again appealed to lawmakers to support the party’s choice of consensus candidate stating that the Renewed Hope Elephant is big enough for everyone to share. The president at the meeting with the lawmakers in Abuja on Wednesday which ended around 11 pm, told the senators-elect to toe the lines […]
Professor Ajewole’s death shocking, says Sultan of Sokoto
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has expressed shock at the murder of Professor Opeyemi Ajewole of the University of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. In a statement released by the secretary to the Sultanate Council, Sai’du Maccido, the Sultan, who is also the Chancellor of the premier university, sympathised with the deceased’s family. […]
Girls rescued from baby factory to be rehabilitated – Abia’s First Lady
The wife of Abia State Governor, Mrs Priscilla Otti, has assured that appropriate action is being taken to rehabilitate the inmates rescued from a baby factory located at Umunkpeyi, Nvosi, in the Isialangwa South Local Government Area of Abia State. Mrs Otti gave the assurance when she paid an unscheduled visit to the young girls […]
427,962 Nigerians in diaspora get NIN
The percentage of diasporan Nigerians with National Identification Numbers rose to 25.17 per cent in May 2023. The National Identity Management Commission has registered 427,962 diasporan Nigerians since it launched its diaspora enrolment exercise in 2019. There were at least 1.7 million Nigerians living in the diaspora according to the World Bank. The global bank […]
Marketers struggle to raise N10bn for new petrol orders
Many depot owners may soon shut down their facilities due to the inability to meet the new financial requirement of about N10bn by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited as the cost of lifting fuel from its ships, The PUNCH has learnt. The PUNCH on Wednesday noticed that many filling stations in Lagos State were […]