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AFTER several decades of navigating the country’s predatory political waters, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, 71, attained his lifelong ambition with his inauguration on Monday as Nigeria’s sixth civilian Executive President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. But be careful what you wish for, goes an ancient Chinese proverb. After bruising political battles, including a highly contested

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has pledged an intensified focus on social inclusion, gender inequality and the youth as part of his second-term agenda. The governor disclosed this during his inaugural speech after taking his oath of office at the inauguration ceremony held at the Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos. Sanwo-Olu, who was sworn

Sports stakeholders have tasked President Bola Tinubu to fight corruption in the sector, improve the welfare of athletes and also ensure that sports facilities are upgraded during his tenure. The stakeholders made this known on Monday following the successful transition of power from former President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) to Tinubu. Speaking with The PUNCH,

Residents in Dutse, the capital of Jigawa State, halted business activities on Monday to attend the inauguration of the newly-elected Governor, Umar Namadi, at the Malam Aminu Kano Triangle in Dutse. A check by the News Agency of Nigeria in Dutse revealed that most businesses were shut down as owners trooped out to witness the

The recent death of a young man named Ugochukwu Okpani in Afikpo, Ebonyi State rekindled the demonisation of the so-called “village people.” Media reports emphasised that a young man who was to depart for his M.Sc. overseas died the night before he was to depart. It kept tongues wagging about how “village people” are always

Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command on Monday sealed two hospitality spots, the CSKR Hotels and Priscy’s Bar and Suites both in Elekahia, Port Harcourt, the state capital. PUNCH Metro gathered that staff members and lodgers at the two sealed facilities were ordered out of the premises by the policemen who stormed the premises

Consolidated Hallmark has said it will pay its shareholders N325.2m dividend for 2022 financial period. The Chairman, Obinna Ekezie, disclosed this during its 28th annual general meeting. In the annual report he presented to the shareholders, the chairman said, “In line with our firm belief in the return on investments to shareholders through consistent dividend

The Embassy of Spain in Nigeria and the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation have announced a special participation in Nigeria’s Gastronomy Festival 2023, organised by the Nigerian Institute for Hospitality and Tourism. A statement by the organisers on Monday said the annual event with the theme, ‘Culinary arts – the gateway to growing tourism

The Federal Government is targeting a $4bn revenue (about N1.84tn) from the ongoing concession of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, and the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano. It disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday by the Head of Press and Public Affairs, Federal Ministry of Aviation, Oluseyi Odutayo, as

Members of the All Progressives Congress in major towns across Osun State on Monday organised get-together to celebrate the inauguration of the new President, Bola Tinubu. Checks by our correspondent in Ila, Iragbiji, Ikire, Iwo, Osogbo, Ife, indicated that APC members gathered at designated places to follow Tinubu’s swearing-in ceremony on television, after which they

Former President Goodluck Jonathan said members of his cabinet feared being jailed when the immediate past President,  Muhammadu Buhari, won election in 2015. Jonathan, while speaking in an interview aired by Arise TV on Monday, said some of his cabinet members even felt he would run away, but he stayed in the country. Jonathan said,

The new Governor of Katsina State, Dikko Radda, on Monday, stated that bandits operating in the state would face the wrath of the law if they failed to abandon their criminal acts. Radda gave this warning in his inaugural address after he and Faruq Jobe were sworn in as governor and deputy governor respectively by

The immediate-past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, on Monday, said he left Kaduna State better than he met it in 2015, as he initiated legacies projects that empowered the citizens. El-Rufai said he left N5bn and $2.05m in the state treasury. He, however, disclosed that he also left a domestic debt of N80.60bn and

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has opposed the plan by President Bola Tinubu to enforce his predecessor’s decision to remove fuel subsidy by June ending. Tinubu had earlier on Monday, in Abuja, affirmed that his administration would not continue to pay subsidy on petroleum products. He said given the high opportunity cost the

The Federal Government borrowed N6.07tn from the Central Bank of Nigeria through Ways and Means Advances in 2022, according to recent data from the apex bank. This pushed the Federal Government’s borrowing from the CBN from N17.46tn in December 2021 to N23.53tn in December 2022. However, The PUNCH observed that the Federal Government might have

Uganda announced Monday that President Yoweri Museveni had signed into law new measures against homosexuality described as among the world’s harshest, prompting condemnation from human rights and LGBTQ groups as well as Western powers. US President Joe Biden called for the immediate repeal of the measures he slammed as “a tragic violation of universal human

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has approved the elevation of 29 civil servants in the state to the post of permanent secretaries. The list of the newly appointed PS was contained in a statement signed by the Head of Service, Mr Leye Aina, obtained Monday evening. The statement read, “The Governor of Osun State, His

The Civil Defense, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board has appointed Deputy Comptroller General of Immigration, Adepoju Carol Wura-Ola, as the acting Comptroller General of Immigration. The board oversees the Federal Fire Service, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and the Nigerian Correctional Service. Wura-Ola would be replacing Isah Jere. The PUNCH reports that Jere’s

…As US, UK, Saudi Arabia pledge support South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, on Monday, extended an invitation to his Nigerian counterpart, Bola Tinubu, to visit the Asian country soon as a way to boost relations between the two countries. This was as the Ambassadors and High Commissioners of the United States of America, the

The Management of DAAR Communications Limited on Monday cleared the air surrounding death of its founder, Raymond Dokpesi. The PUNCH reports that the media mogul breathed his last on Monday in Abuja. While confirming his death in a statement, the DAAR Communications Group Managing Director, Tony Akiotu, said the late businessman had been ill prior