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Out-of-school children in Adamawa reduced to 50,000

The Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri, has said his administration is addressing the problem of out-of-school children through its free school feeding programme under the free education policy in the state. This, Fintiri, said has contributed to the reduction of the out-of-school children population in the state to...

PunchNews - 15 December 2022

Others

Insights into the Tinubu and THISDAY matter

As a communications practitioner, I am scandalised by the response of Messrs Bayo Onanuga and Dele Alake, two media veterans and leaders of the Asiwaju Bola Tinubu Presidential Campaign, to a statement issued by the earlier this week. If the statement was in their individual capacities, perhaps it would be...

PunchNews - 15 December 2022

Sports

Jailed Boris Becker regains freedom, faces deportation

Former tennis superstar Boris Becker has been released from prison after serving a sentence relating to his 2017 bankruptcy, British media said on Thursday. The domestic Press Association news agency said the 55-year-old German six-time Grand Slam champion will now be deported from the UK, following earlier reports in...

PunchNews - 15 December 2022

Headlines

Yuletide pushes inflation to 21.47%

The nation’s inflation rate rose to 21.47 per cent in November, continuing its 2022 surge. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, this is because of an increase in demand due to the festive season. In its ‘Consumer Price Index: November 2022’ released on Thursday, the NBS disclosed that...

PunchNews - 15 December 2022

Headlines

Flood affected 4.4 million Nigerians

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Human Affairs has said that over 4.4 million people have been affected by the floods since July 2022. This situation report was disclosed in the OCHA Flash Update, released on Thursday, December 14, 2022. The report also noted that at least...

PunchNews - 15 December 2022

Headlines

Flood affected 4.4 million Nigerians – UN

PunchNews - 15 December 2022

Headlines

Residents of 2 Port Harcourt communities cry for...

By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Residents of Akwaka and Rumuodomaya communities in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State have called on police and other security agencies to come to their aide over increasing incidents of robberies,kidnapping and other violent crimes in the area. PM NEWS investigations revealed that traders...

PmNews - 15 December 2022

Headlines

Borno police present N26m to deceased officers’ families

The Borno State Police Command has donated N26 million to the family members of 12 personnel who died in active service in the state. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Abdu Umar, stated this while presenting cheques to the beneficiaries on Wednesday in Maiduguri. He said the gesture is sequel to the...

PunchNews - 15 December 2022

Headlines

LP’s candidate, Obinna Uzoh, promises quality representation in...

From Obinna Odogwu, Awka Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) for Anambra South Senatorial District, Dr Obinna Uzoh, has promised to represent the people of the area very well if elected senator in the February 2023 elections. He said that he has what it would take to represent the people well,...

SunNews - 15 December 2022

Headlines

Oil will become curse to communities if…

Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Yahaya, has cautioned residents to ensure the maintenance of peace to enable uninhibited exploration in Kolmani fields. Already, there have been verbal disagreements in the media over the actual owners of Kolmani one, two, three, four, and five. However, based on the remarks of the...

PunchNews - 15 December 2022

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Politics

Govt shouldn’t take citizens’ suffering for granted –...

We are not finding it easy, though the government is trying to roll out some palliative measures. For instance, there is the aspect of subsidising the cost of transportation by rolling out some mass transit buses to cushion the effect of the fuel subsidy removal. We appreciate that. At...

20 August 2023

Headlines

N/Delta ex-agitators laud Tinubu for returning NDDC to...

wants agency’s audit report published Ex-agitators in the Niger Delta have hailed President Bola Tinubu over his decision to return the supervision of the Niger Delta Development Commission back to the Presidency. National Secretary of the First Phase ex-agitators, Mr. Nature Dumale, made the commendation in a statement issued in ...

20 August 2023

Sports

England fans devastated but full of hope after...

England soccer fans went home in bitter disappointment on Sunday after losing the Women’s World Cup final 1-0 to Spain, but in defeat many of them also found inspiration and hope for future generations in the sport. Large crowds camped out with finger food and picnic blankets to cheer...

20 August 2023

Headlines

Falana demands Bawa’s release, says remand order expired

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, on Sunday demanded the immediate release of the detained Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa. Falana in a statement issued in Lagos, said the remand order for Bawa had expired hence the Department of State Services had no legal...

20 August 2023

Headlines

King Salman Relief Center launches medical project for...

From Aidoghie Paulinus, Abuja The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center, in partnership with the Muslim World League, has launched the voluntary medical project for open-heart surgery for adults in Kano State, with the participation of 20 volunteers. The Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Nigeria, in a...

20 August 2023

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