The Labour Party at the weekend declared former banker Obiora Agbasimalo as its governorship candidate for the 2021 elections in Anambra State. The technocrat-turned-politician, who is contesting for the first in his career, was unanimously voted as the flag bearer at the party’s governorship primaries on Friday in the Nnewi area of the state. National…
By Gbenga Omokhunu Pegs pilgrims’ number at 60,000 residents NAHCON assures of prompt refund of intending pilgrims’ deposits Saudi Arabia announced yesterday that this year’s hajj pilgrimage will be limited to no more than 60,000 people, all of them from within the kingdom, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The announcement by the kingdom comes…
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, yesterday said Boko Haram fighters lure recruits with as low as N5,000. The governor also reveals how his government sustained the fight against insurgents in the state in the last two years. He made the revelations in his statewide broadcast to commemorate this year’s Democracy Day (June 12,…
Chief Executive Officer of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, on Saturday, tweeted the green-white-green Nigerian flag as the West African country marked its 2021 Democracy Day. Dorsey’s tweet, which was posted hours to the ongoing nationwide protests in Nigeria, has since attracted thousands of retweets. Many tweeps including known faces such as @HenshawKate and @mrfestusogun have since…
Solomon Odeniyi, Abuja The Federal Capital Territory Police Command on Saturday justified the decision by its men to disperse protesters at the Gudu Area of the nation’s capital, Abuja The PUNCH had reported that security men fired teargas canisters at the protesters in the area with many including a correspondent of The PUNCH running to…
Sami Tunji The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has categorized Nigeria among the top 10 wheat importers in the world. This is based on the ‘Food Outlook: Biannual Report on Global Food Markets’ by FAO released on Thursday. According to the report, between 2018/19 and 2020/21, Nigeria imported averagely 5.2 million tonnes,…
Union Bank has said it will reward new and existing customers with N55m in the ‘Save & Win Palli’ promo. In a statement on Thursday, it said the campaign was introduced to provide relief to its customers as Nigeria continued to grapple with the economic hardship induced by the COVID-19 pandemic and other national issues….
taly impressed in a 3-0 win over Turkey as the delayed Euro 2020 finally kicked off in Rome on Friday. All the goals came in the second half in front of a Stadio Olimpico that was filled to a quarter of its capacity. Merih Demiral’s own goal put Italy in front before Ciro Immobile and…
Deborah Tolu-Kolawole The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has said that the people who misbehaved during the EndSARS protests will not get away with it. Buhari disclosed this during an exclusive interview with the Nigerian Television Authority on Friday. The President was asked to explain what he meant by his tweet which was tagged genocidal on…