Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka dispelled misconceptions surrounding the Pyrates Confraternity on Friday, emphasising that the registered organisation, far from being a blood-thirsty secret cult, is dedicated to advocating for justice and the betterment of Nigeria. He also described corruption as a deadly cankerworm that devastates nations and disadvantages their people. He emphasised that winning…
The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Doris Uzoka-Anite, has expressed deep concern over the widespread looting of businesses and livelihoods during the recent protests in the weedend, resulting in an estimated N52 billion worth of goods lost or destroyed. Saying that the loss of 21 lives is saddening, she condemned the miscreants who used…
Following the consequential adjustment in salary structures by the committee set up by the government to review the new minimum wage, retirees will now receive an increment of N32,000 in their monthly pensions. This was revealed in a memo by the National Salaries, Wages, and Income Commission, sighted on Monday by The PUNCH. According to…
The Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation has endorsed the recommendation of its Technical and Development Sub-Committee for the appointment of Mr. Éric Sékou Chelle as Head Coach of Nigeria’s senior men national football team, Super Eagles. At its meeting held in Abuja on Thursday, 2nd January 2025, the NFF Technical and Development Sub-Committee…
Four teenagers and a would-be bride were said to have been killed by security agents during the #EndBadGovernance protest in Kano and Zaria. One Isma’il Muhammad, 18, was also gunned down yesterday by a soldier in Samaru, Zaria, in Kaduna State, Daily Trust has reported. The protest, which started on Thursday, August 1, has resulted…
Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, received heartfelt birthday wishes from Hon. Khadijat Kareem Omotayo, Personal Assistant to President Tinubu on Constituency Affairs, as he celebrated his 52nd birthday. “Happy birthday to Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, an inspiring leader and a beacon of excellence in public service!” Omotayo exclaimed. “Today, we…
President Tinubu departed Abuja Monday for Paris, using the new Airbus A330, which replaced the 19-year-old Boeing B737-700(BBJ) bought under the Presidency of President Olusegun Obasanjo. This was made known by the President’s Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in a statement made available to Channels Television. The purchase of…
The Anambra State Police Command said it has begun a manhunt on the killers of three children of a native doctor murdered at their home in Nise community in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State. The yet-to-be-identified murderers were said to have scaled the fence of the building where they gained entry into…
The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has announced that the country’s education system will shift to an 80 per cent practical and 20 per cent theoretical model. Speaking at his inaugural press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday, Alausa said that practical education would help address unemployment by preparing students with skills directly relevant to…
The Lagos State Police Spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, has countered the reports made by the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), which claimed that Ayomide Adeleye, who was arrested for murder, has been released and is not in any prison. Recall that Ayomide Adeleye, a 200-level Philosophy student at Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ogun State, was…