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2023: Soludo says APGA has to win everywhere...

Anambra governor, Chukwuma Charles Soludo has insisted that the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA has to win every election to be conducted in the state in 2023. Soludo spoke when he visited his predecessor, Chief Willie Obiano at his Aguleri country home on Sunday. Speaking during the Courtesy call,...

PmNews - 19 December 2022

Sports

‘I can’t believe it’, Messi writes after World...

Argentina’s talisman and newly-crowned World Cup winner Lionel Messi on Sunday night took to his Instagram page to soak in the moment of the World Cup win in Qatar and express his gratitude to his fans, family and country, saying it was an unbelievable moment for him. Messi led...

PunchNews - 19 December 2022

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Bazoum decorates Buni with Niger’s National Honour Award

By Nabilu Balarabe The President of Niger Republic, Mohamed Bazoum, on Sunday decorated Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State with the country’s National Honour Award The award was in recognition of Buni’s contribution to bilateral, economic and social relationship between Nigeria and Niger Republic. This is contained in a...

PmNews - 19 December 2022

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Elon Musk may step down as Twitter CEO

PunchNews - 19 December 2022

Business

Raw materials import dips 22.36% to N1.88tn

Manufacturers spent N1.88tn on raw materials import in nine months, foreign trade reports of the National Bureau of Statistics have shown. The Q1-Q3 foreign trade reports indicated that manufacturers imported raw materials worth N1.88 bn between January and September 2022, a 22.36 per cent decline from the N2.43bn they...

PunchNews - 19 December 2022

Business

Dangote, 7UP, 170 firms may lose N2.4tn tax...

At least 172 companies may not benefit from about N2.4tn tax waivers under the Pioneer Status Incentive and other tax exemptions as the Federal Government moves to phase out some tax waivers effective 2022, findings by have shown. The Federal Government is phasing out the tax exemptions for...

PunchNews - 19 December 2022

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Farmers kill cows, three youths murdered in reprisal

Suspected herders have killed three people at Adaka, a suburb of Makurdi, Benue State. The incident happened on Friday when some herders invaded the community and attacked residents on their farm. Some of the locals believed that the attack was a reprisal for the killing of some cows that...

PunchNews - 19 December 2022

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Tinubu will guarantee better Nigeria, says YWC

The Yoruba World Congress has endorsed the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, for the 2023 election, saying that his precedents, qualities, ideals, and dreams for the betterment of Nigeria put him far ahead of other contenders for the county’s exalted seat. YWC Representative in Ekiti State,...

PunchNews - 19 December 2022

Business

Abuja, Abia lead as food prices soar –...

The Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, and Abia State have led a number of other southern states as food prices soar to record levels in 2022, findings by have shown. This is according to data from “selected food prices” reports by the National Bureau of Statistics during the period in...

PunchNews - 19 December 2022

Sports

Adepoju, Okpala hail Argentina’s mentality

Super Eagles players Sylvanus Okpala and Mutiu Adepoju have heaped praises on the Argentine national team for defying the odds of winning the 2022 World Cup against France, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Argentina won the game 4-2 on penalties after a spectacular game that developed into the much-anticipated confrontation between...

PunchNews - 19 December 2022

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Fix refineries with revenue from fuel subsidy removal...

Frontline traditional ruler and Ewi of Ado Ekiti, Oba Adeyemo Adejugbe, on Thursday, advised the Federal Government to channel the money gained from the removal of fuel subsidy on infrastructure, including fixing the refineries. Adejugbe also advised the Federal Government to ensure that the palliatives it was releasing for...

24 August 2023

Business

Nigeria rated 11th in global internet penetration-NCC

The Nigerian Telecommunications Commission on Thursday said Nigeria rated 11th in terms of Internet penetration and seventh in terms of mobile phone usage worldwide. The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof Umar Danbatta said at the opening ceremony of the two-day Emerging Technology Forum for the...

24 August 2023

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Police arrest suspected kidnappers of two-year-old boy in...

The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested three suspected kidnappers in connection to the abduction of a two-year-old boy in the Karu Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Ramhan Nansel, made the disclosure on Thursday at the command’s headquarters in...

24 August 2023

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Police arraign two men over visa fraud

The Ekiti State Police Command has arraigned two men, Kunle Komolafe, 52, and Ademola Fagbule (65) before an Ado Ekiti Magistrate Court over alleged visa fraud. The police prosecutor, Inspector Elijah Adejare, told the court on Thursday that the defendants committed the offence at Arolo Ekiti on January 20. He said,...

24 August 2023

Sports

NFF no longer owing Super Falcons, Gusau tells...

The Nigeria Football Federation has said that it is no longer owing the senior female football team popularly known as the Super Falcons. The NFF President, Ibrahim Gusau, made this known on Thursday in Abuja while appearing before the House ad-hoc committee after being summoned. The committee was also...

24 August 2023

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Panel uncovers N3.5bn irregularities in Taraba varsity account

PunchNews - 3 May 2024

The visitation panel to the Taraba State University, on Thursday, said it uncovered financial infractions to the tune of N3.5bn in the university. The chairman of the panel, Prof. Josiah Sabo-Kente, who addressed journalists in Jalingo on Thursday,

Kogi to upgrade Adogo airstrip

Guardian - 3 May 2024

Kogi State Government has announced plans to upgrade the Adogo...

Legendary chanter, Ajobiewe settles long-standing feud between movie stars Yinka Quadri, Ogogo

PunchNews - 3 May 2024

Legendary chanter, Ajobiewe settles long-standing feud between movie stars Yinka Quadri, Ogogo Yinka Quadri and Ogogo at Yomi Fabiyi birthday after reconciling on Wednesday. The internet was stirred up when a video of two veteran Nollywood actors,