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Corruption in Nigeria ruined my chances of becoming...

Mavin artiste, Charles Chibuezechukwu, aka Crayon, has revealed he once had plans of becoming a professional footballer but his dream never came to being. Crayon, in an interview with Cool FM on Thursday, disclosed that he had gone for a football screening at the National Stadium. The singer added that he...

PunchNews - 25 August 2023

Headlines

Niger allows Mali, Burkina Faso troops to intervene...

Niger has authorised Mali and Burkina Faso’s armed forces to intervene on its territory in case of an attack. The three allies’ foreign ministers said they had met in the Nigerien capital Niamey to discuss boosting cooperation on security and other joint issues, according to a joint statement on Thursday. According...

PunchNews - 25 August 2023

Sports

W’World Cup kiss scandal: Spain’s FA President Luis...

The Spanish Football Federation President, Luis Rubiales who is been forced out of his job following his offensive behaviour at the Women’s World Cup final has refused to resign, Daily Mail reports Friday. Rubiales blames ‘false feminism’ for a ‘social murder’ against him. Rubiales sparked outrage after kissing Spanish player Jenni...

PunchNews - 25 August 2023

Politics

LP crisis deepens as Abure, Apapa bicker over...

The crisis rocking the Labour Party over its perennial leadership tussle took a twist on Thursday when the Appeal Court sitting in Abuja struck out the suit filed by one of the party’s aggrieved Imo State governorship candidates, Basil Maduka. The suit was an appeal against the decision of...

PunchNews - 25 August 2023

Headlines

Bandits kill three, injure seven, kidnap eight in...

Bandits on Wednesday night stormed Gidan-damo village in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State where they killed three persons, injured seven and abducted eight others. An indigene of the area, Umar Sani told The PUNCH on Friday that the bandits who were on motorcycles arrived in the village...

PunchNews - 25 August 2023

Business

Nigeria’s GDP growth slows to 2.51%

Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product has slowed to 2.51 per cent (year-on-year) in real terms in the second quarter of 2023. This growth rate is lower than the 3.54 per cent recorded in the second quarter of 2022 According to the Gross Domestic Product report published by the NBS on Friday,...

PunchNews - 25 August 2023

Sports

FIFA rankings: Super Falcons move up 8 spots,...

By Victor Okoye Nigeria’s women’s Football National team, the Super Falcons, have moved eight places up to become 32nd in the world and first in Africa in the latest FIFA ranking released on Friday. Super Falcons were previously in 40th place in the rankings released in June before the...

PmNews - 25 August 2023

Headlines

Profiles of the deceased military personnel in Niger...

The Nigerian military is currently holding a mass burial for soldiers who lost their lives in an attack and plane crash in Niger state. Bandits ambushed the troops, resulting in the death of 14 soldiers and injuring seven others. To respond to the situation, the Air Force deployed an evacuation...

PunchNews - 25 August 2023

Headlines

Meet three other world leaders with mugshots

Former US President Donald Trump on Thursday became the first former US leader in history to have his mugshot taken. He was briefly arrested and taken to the Fulton County Jail on charges bordering on his attempts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results. It is the fourth time criminal...

PunchNews - 25 August 2023

Headlines

Uzodimma’s aide,bags UN’s Youth Ambassador Africa Award

Special Adviser to the Imo State governor on Youth Affairs, Eric Uwakwe has added another feather to his cap as he was honoured with the prestigious award of Sustainable Development Goal’s “Youth Ambassador for Africa” of the United Nations(UN). He was presented with the award at the 5th annual summit...

SunNews - 25 August 2023

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Business

Local steel production will reduce vehicle cost –...

Experts have urged the government to prioritise local steel manufacturing to reduce the cost of vehicles in the country. Battery and Power Systems Analyst at DM Lustrous Cars Ltd, Victor Ezeali, in an interview with , stressed the need to have foundries in every part of the country. A...

19 December 2023

Headlines

NSCDC arrests 10, impounds 15 vehicles in Rivers

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps said its operatives had arrested 10 persons in Port Harcourt and other parts of Rivers State for alleged oil theft. Also, the corps said a total of 15 vehicles used by the suspects for the illicit activity were impounded. The Commandant of...

19 December 2023

Headlines

HoS counsels civil servants on diligence

The Lagos State Head of Service, Mr Olabode Agoro, on Tuesday, called on civil servants in the state to be diligent, honest, and more dedicated to their service in the state’s public service. Agoro stressed that every act of diligence would be duly rewarded as none would go unnoticed...

19 December 2023

Sports

Boniface joint second assists provider in Europe

the top five major leagues in Europe, Nigeria international, Victor Boniface, is the joint-second player with the most assists in the league, reports. Boniface joined Bayer Leverkusen for €20m from Royale Union Saint-Gilloise last transfer window but has blossomed to become an integral part of the team....

19 December 2023

Features

Rape victims recount heartrending encounters at childhood (2)

“I advise parents to stop keeping issues of this nature to themselves. I have seen a lot of situations where the parents say the perpetrator is their uncle or relative, so they keep the issue to the family. “If they report these people and they are charged, if they...

19 December 2023

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Fuel supply: 9,000 marketers may lose licences, seek FG’s intervention

PunchNews - 3 May 2024

Fuel supply: 9,000 marketers may lose licences, seek FG’s intervention As Nigerians battle fuel scarcity, over 9,000 oil marketers are on the verge of losing their operating licences. As a result, the Independent Petroleum Marketers Associatio

National amnesia whitewashes the White Lion

PunchNews - 3 May 2024

National amnesia whitewashes the White Lion Tunde Odesola Sleep is the next-door neighbour to good memory. This is the view of neurologist Andrew Budson and neuroscientist Elizabeth Kensinger in their book, “Why We Forget and How to Remember Bett