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The All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, has revealed how he deals with people who betray him. This is as he disclosed that disappointment is an energiser for him and he works harder whenever people disappoint him. Tinubu stated this on Sunday at a town hall meeting in Benin City, the Edo State capital

The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has alleged that protests by some people in the state over the judgement of the Election Petition Tribunal that sacked the governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, were being sponsored. The party further said the protests allegedly being sponsored by Adeleke and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party,

The Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate for Lagos State, Olajide Adediran popularly known as Jandor, has agreed to attend the governorship debate organised for Lagos candidates. The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who is seeking re-election under the All Progressives Congress platform had withdrawn from the debate, citing security reasons. But in a world

The Department for Education, United Kingdom has highlighted the priority subjects for Nigerian and other nationals seeking to come to the country through the Teaching Regulation Agency from February 2023. The PUNCH in June 2022 reported that DfE announced that they would be changing the way they award qualified teacher status to teachers from overseas.

It was a shocking moment for some family members when they discovered that their dead relative whose body was deposited at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Ogun State, went missing. Our correspondent gathered that the family members of the deceased were at the hospital on Friday for the retrieval of the remains of

The Big Brother Titans, which comprised of Nigerian and South African housemates, held its first live eviction show on Sunday evening and two housemates were evicted. Sandra and Theo Traw, codenamed ‘Santheo’, became the first evictees for the show’s debut season. While Sandra is Nigerian, Theo Traw is a South African. After the first week

The Federal Road Safety Corps has said that 20 people lost their lives in road traffic crashes on Sunday.  In a statement signed by the Corps Spokesperson, Bisi Kazeem, eight lives were claimed on Ojuelegba Bridge, Lagos State, and another crash that claimed 11 lives at Soka bridge on Lagos-Benin Highway. The Corps Marshal, FRSC,

Financial experts have applauded the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria to extend the deadline for the swapping of the new naira notes with the old ones in circulation to February 10. The apex bank’s decision on Sunday followed clamours by Nigerians including stakeholders, the 36 state governors, the Nigerian Bar Association, the Arewa

  Hannah Johnson The National Association of Seadogs, Pyrates Confraternity, Ash Montana Deck, has called for reforms and systemic changes in the Nigerian educational sector, noting that this will help achieve a secure, just, and progressive society and future. The group, in a statement by its Capoon, Adebesin Ayodele, on Sunday, said the country is

A contender for the Akwa Ibom North-West senatorial seat on the platform of the Young Progressives Party, Emmanuel Ekon, has debunked insinuations that he is backing the All Progressives Congress candidate, Senator Godswill Akpabio. Addressing newsmen on Sunday in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, the former House of Representatives member for Abak Federal Constituency,

The Nigeria Police Force has concluded the training of its officers attached to the Explosive Ordnance Disposal – Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear unit, The PUNCH reports. The training which discussed established protocols for safe explosives disposal and preventive measures ahead of the 2023 general election was approved by the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba,

The Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, has expressed the state’s willingness to receive the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), ahead of the inauguration of some projects. He said this on Sunday while speaking to journalists after a meeting with Buhari in Katsina. “We are very much ready to receive him and we have

The governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, has expressed the state’s willingness to receive the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) ahead of the inauguration of some projects. He said this on Sunday while speaking to journalists after a meeting with Buhari in Katsina. “We are very much ready to receive him and we have

Former Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has filed a N500million suit against a former Commissioner for Information in the state, Mr Kayode Otitoju and Arise Television for alleged defamation of character and malicious airing of offending broadcast against him. In the suit, HAD/10/2023, filed before an Ekiti State High Court on January 25,

Men of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command at about 4:40 am in the early hours of Saturday foiled an armed robbery incident and killed one suspected robber in the Kabusa area of Abuja, The PUNCH reports. The prompt intervention of the police follows a distress call to the Kabusa Police Division about an armed

Newcastle United have completed the signing of forward Anthony Gordon from Premier League rivals Everton, both clubs said on Sunday, Reuters reports. British media reported Newcastle will pay up to 45 million pounds ($55.8 million) for the 21-year-old, who will bolster their attacking options as they push for a Champions League spot. “Since I heard

The National Association of Nigerian Students has called on the Federal Government to direct the closure of tertiary institutions in the country to allow students conveniently collect their permanent voter cards and subsequently participate in the February 25 elections. NANS stated this in a statement by its Vice President, External Affairs, Akintoye Afeez, sent to

The House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee on new naira re-design and naira swap policy has added a new twist to the controversy surrounding the deadline for the validity of old notes by rejecting the ten days extension granted by the Central Bank of Nigeria for the exchange. The committee described the extension as a mere

Liverpool’s disastrous season suffered another blow on Sunday as the holders were dumped out the FA Cup by a 2-1 defeat at Brighton. Kaoru Mitoma’s brilliant control and finish in stoppage time earned the Seagulls a place in the fifth round. Liverpool had led at the Amex through Harvey Elliott, but have now won just

An articulated truck conveying a 20ft container fell on a commercial bus at the Ojuelegba bridge, Lagos on Sunday killing eight occupants. The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said the truck lost control while ascending the bridge. “Upon arrival at the scene, a truck conveying a 20ft container was found

Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has pledged to support the families of slain officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps. Seven personnel of the Corps were ambushed and killed alongside five others from a sister security agency and local security service on January 9, 2023. The personnel who were attached to the Kaduna

A truck fell on a commercial bus at Ojuelegba, inwards Fadeyi, Lagos State, on Sunday, claiming eight lives. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority officials were seen trying to rescue the victims. According to the agency, efforts were being made to rescue the victims. “A container laden truck has fallen on a bus at Ojuelegba,

…Party fumes, fingers PDP Suspected political thugs have razed the residence of the All Progressives Congress National Assembly candidate for Ikwerre/Emuoha Federal Constituency, Ezemonye Ezekiel-Amadi, in Omerelu, Rivers State. The incident took place on Saturday in Omerelu, his country home in the Ikwerre Local Government Area of the state. It was learnt that the suspected

The Central Bank of Nigeria, Ilorin branch, Kwara State on Saturday assured residents of the state that no one will be denied of having access to the new naira notes so as to boost the economic transformation of the country. The apex bank, however, said that it has made available enough new naira notes to

The former North-East Zonal Secretary of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, Dr  Babayo Liman, on Sunday, said the NNPP and its presidential candidate, Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, lacked the structure and capacity to rule Nigeria. Liman who disclosed this in Jalingo, Taraba State, while addressing his supporters at a press conference, said he defected to