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President-elect Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has promised that women would be properly represented in his administration. Tinubu spoke yesterday in Abuja at the presentation of a book, ‘101 Nigerian Women of Impact’, authored…

Fresh facts emerged, on Tuesday, as to why the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, met separately with former Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso and former Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, in Paris, on Monday.  Daily Trust…

All Progressives Congress (APC) Senate President candidate Godswill Akpabio has promised that the 10th Senate would work with the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to pay off the nation’s debts.…

…..insists he lied on oath ….seeks leave to apply for order of mandamus against police A civil society organization under the aegis of the Incorporated Trustees of Advocacy for Societal Rights Advancement…

The Federal Government yesterday urged the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to shelve its planned warning strike billed to start today. Describing the planned strike as illegal, it vowed to implement the no work no pay…

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday began moves to put its house in order ahead of the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly and election of presiding offiers. To avoid the 2015 pitfall, the National Chairman,…

As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark World Hypertension Day (WHD) today, recent figures suggest that more than 76.2 million Nigerians…

The United State​​s Secretary of State, Antony J Blinken, has told President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu that the Joe Biden administration is committed to strengthening ties with Nigeria. Blinken, according to a…

A coalition of Isoko youth groups, Urhobo ex-agitators and other youth stakeholders in Delta state has threatened a showdown with the Managing Director of the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC), Ali Zahra;…

The convoy of Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State on Tuesday killed three residents of Ezza South Local Government Area after crashing into the victims’ motorcycle. The Punch reports that the casualties were struck…

Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, has said the current education backwardness in the northern part of the country was caused by people in the region. The Minister stated this at the public presentation of…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) report has shown significant drop in dollar inflows to the economy to $72.3 billion. The forex inflows position, contained in the CBN’s quarterly bulletin for fourth quarter of last…

ABDULAZIZ Yari, the senator-elect representing Zamfara West, has said it would be unfair to the Northern part of the country for leaders of the three arms of government to be from the South. Yari, who was former…

The outgoing administration of Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue  State on Tuesday named a 9.7km road connecting Makurdi to Apir after the late Major Gideon Orkar, who was killed by a firing squad for masterminding a failed…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has confirmed the arrest of two of its officials, Apata Odunayo and Ogbuji Tochukwu, who were allegedly involved in a scuffle that led to the death of a cadet in the Sokoto…

Telecommunication operators may soon begin to charge bank customers’ airtime or data for Unstructured Supplementary Service Data transactions, The PUNCH has learnt. This was due to a proposal from a Central Bank of…

Pan-Yoruba sociopolitical organisation, Afenifere, has commended the recent move made by some Yoruba elders to reconcile a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Bode George, and the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, by…

An Islamic rights advocacy group, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called on Nigeria's 'President-elect' Bola Tinubu to ensure that Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State is given a ‘juicy’ position in his…

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, returned to Nigeria after an extended trip to London. The President arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja around 4:45pm. Buhari had left Nigeria on May 3 for…

Some staff of the United States Embassy in Nigeria have been shot dead in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State. Sources told Daily Trust that the convoy of the embassy officials came under fire as they were…

The Nigerian Senate has congratulated its former deputy president, Ike Ekweremadu, who is in jail in the United Kingdom, on his 61st…

Mastercard, in partnership with First City Monument Bank (FCMB) and NetPlusDotCom (NetPOS), has launched a contactless payment solution that enables consumers,…

Since Nigerian Hilda Baci cooked for over 100 hours, breaking and setting a new record on Monday, 15 May, many Nigerians have asked Guinness to announce her as the new record holder. If she is eventually awarded, Ms…

Ahead of the inauguration ceremony of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, on Tuesday, denied media reports that the pan-Igbo group would ‘participate fully in the inauguration. Ohanaeze…