Racism reducing my desire to play football, says Brazil’s Vinicius
Brazil winger Vinicius Junior said his desire to play football was reducing as incidents of racial abuse aimed at him piled up in Spain, during a tearful media appearance Monday. The Real Madrid forward has suffered…
Israel angry over US abstention on Security Council ceasefire vote
Israel reacted angrily on Monday to the first UN Security Council vote to demand an “immediate ceasefire” in the Gaza war, after its closest ally the United States abstained, while fighting raged in the Palestinian…
Okuama Killings: Let displaced villagers return home, N-Delta leaders beg Tinubu
•Another communal clash looms in Delta •FG should tackle cultism, give monarchs power to control youths •Killing of military personnel has political undertones, says Commodore Olawunmi, retd SOME leaders of the…
Naira up to N1,430/$ in parallel market
The naira yesterday appreciated to N1,430 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,470 per dollar last weekend. Similarly, the naira yesterday appreciated to N1,408. 04 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange…
Jubril Adewale Tinubu : A Shoulder to Lean On
There is the popular saying that ‘kindness is like a snow that beautifies everything it covers. For Oando Group Chief Executive, Jubril Adewale…
Ex-DSS boss criticises NSA’s handling of fleeing Binance Executive
A former Assistant Director, Department of State Services, Dennis Amachree, has bemoaned how a fleeing executive of Binance, Nadeem Anjarwalla, escaped from the custody of the Office of the National Security…
FG’s grains arrive eight states, distribution continues
Some portions of the 42,000 metric tonnes of assorted grains provided by the Federal Government to help cushion the food crisis in Nigeria have arrived in at least eight states across the country, while the movement…
Ondo Speaker, 15 lawmakers endorse Aiyedatiwa’s gov ambition
No fewer than 15 members of the Ondo House of Assembly have officially declared support for the incumbent governor of the state, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, to clinch the ticket of the All Progressives Congress and win the…
FG deducts N415bn state allocations for debt servicing
The Federal Government has deducted over N415bn from state government allocations to service their external loans, according to findings by The PUNCH. This was according to data from the Federation Account Allocation…
Binance chief: FG contacts INTERPOL, soldiers held over detainee’s escape
The Federal Government, on Monday, contacted the International Criminal Police Organisation and issued an arrest warrant for the apprehension of one of the detained executives of a global crypto-currency firm,…
CBN directs BDCs to sell dollar at N1,269
The Central Bank of Nigeria has disclosed that it will be allocating $10,000 to each Bureau de Change operator at N1,251/$. This was contained in a circular made available to The PUNCH and signed by the bank’s Director,…
Gumi has been invited for questioning over comments on bandits’ activities – FG
The federal government says Ahmad Gumi, the Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, has been invited for questioning over his comments on the activities of bandits in the country. Mohammed Idris, minister of information and…
Fed Govt begins trial of man who accused Fashola of writing PEPC’s judgments
The Federal Government has commenced the prosecution of a man, Ibezim Chike Victor, accused of being behind some publications, claiming that the former works and housing minister authored the judgments of the…
Senate Hails Army, Security Agencies Over Rescue Of Kuriga Pupils
Following a successful operation that resulted in the release of abducted students from LEA Primary School, Kuriga in the Chikun Local…
Alleged slaving: Ayankunle, others’ passports seized for immigration offences, says KWAM 1
Yoruba Fuji maestro, Wasiu Ayinde, popularly known as KWAM or K1 De Ultimate, has hit back at some of his band members, including Ayankunle Ayanlowo, who accused him of staff slaving them. K1 spoke in an interview with…
Our executive, Anjarwalla no longer in Nigerian custody – Binance
Binance, the global cryptocurrency exchange, has confirmed that its executive, Nadeem Anjarwalla, is no longer in Nigerian custody. The spokesperson for Binance, Samantha Fuller, disclosed this information to PUNCH…
Senegal: People Not Politicians Own Democracy, Governance – Ezekwesili
Political leaders across African countries have been issued a stern warning that “the people and not politicians own democracy, politics,…
BREAKING: NSA confirms escape of Binance executive, says officials responsible for custody arrested
The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has confirmed the escape of Nadeem Anjarwalla, the Binance regional manager for Africa. A statement by Zakari Mijinyawa, head of strategic communication at…
Trade Grant Scheme: Applicants to link NIN to Bank Account to receive grants, says FG
The federal government has mandated all applicants of the presidential trade grant programme to link their National Identification Numbers (NIN) to their bank accounts to be eligible for the proposed grants. The…
N1.19bn, not N6bn, earmarked for Ramadan feeding – Kano government
The Kano government says it earmarked only N1,190,790,000 for Ramadan feeding in the state contrary to N6 billion being reported in the media. BACKGROUND Baba Dantiye, Kano commissioner for information, was reported to…
PSC condemns killing of police officers, asks IGP to remove ‘incompetent’ CPs
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has asked Kayode Egbetokun, inspector-general of police (IGP), to sanction state commissioners of police found to be incompetent. PSC condemned the recent killings of police officers in…
Transport Business Better Than Prostitution, Kwara RTEAN Boss Counsels Women
Women all over the country have been advised to engage in transport business rather than selling their bodies for money in the face of the… Women all over the country have been advised to engage in transport business…
Why your wife should have access to your phone – Relationship expert
A relationship expert and life coach, Solomon Buchi, has said that men should allow their wives to have access to the phones, banking details and…
DHQ Plans Listing Wanted Persons’ Names, Photos At Embassies, Airports
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) yesterday said it would place the banner it used to declare over 90 terrorists operating in some geopolitical zones wanted in some strategic locations, including embassies and airports. The…