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Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Thursday, inducted 3,933 newly recruited primary healthcare workers. Mr Makinde, during the induction held in Ibadan, said that health workers were the heart of the state’s healthcare delivery system.He said that primary health workers were closer to the people at the grassroots. According to the governor, the recruitment is to address critical human resource gaps and strengthen multidisciplinary teamwork at the grassroots level. He asserted that with adequate availability of health workers in hospitals, 70 per cent of the problem in that sector would have been solved. Mr Makinde said that the provision…

The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, and his family are hosting what appears to be one of the most elaborate wedding schedules recently staged in Abuja, with a series of ceremonies spread across several days for 10 of his children. PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that the minister, married to four wives, Aisha, Balkisu, Fatimah and Sadiya, has made history with this move. A programme of events shared by the family outlines a tightly packed sequence of traditional and social rites that began on Tuesday and will conclude on Friday. The ceremonies are taking place across Maitama, Wuse 2,…

Survivors of the mass abduction in Kurmin Wali village, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have shared the hardships they endured while held captive. Speaking separately in Kaduna, they said they survived by mixing raw flour with water and sleeping in the open forest for weeks. The victims spoke to journalists on Thursday after Governor Uba Sani received them at Sir Kashim Ibrahim House in Kaduna. One female survivor, holding her baby and requesting anonymity, said the abductors only fed them four times during their captivity. “They fed us with raw corn flour just four times. We mixed it…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has downplayed concerns over a meeting called by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), saying there is no cause for alarm despite what it described as a controversial invitation. This was stated in a post on the official Facebook page of the PDP, signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, and dated February 5, 2026. In the statement, the PDP said INEC invited leaders of political parties to a meeting and also extended the invitation to “some former members of our party who are claiming to head a so-called National Caretaker Committee.” According…

The Anambra State Government has arrested a woman, Mrs Osinachi Edeh, who inflicted burns all over her ward, Miss Amah Miracle’s body on suspicion of having a boyfriend. Mrs Edeh had scalded the skin of the Junior Secondary School 3 student of Community Secondary School, Agulu, Anaocha Local Government Area with hot iron after accusing her of using her phone to speak to her boyfriend. The Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, arrested the guardian, Mrs Edeh, after the burns the the student’s body was discovered by her teachers. The student whose breasts, face, arm and laps were burnt, had…

Former England international, Peter Crouch has predicted the scoreline of Tottenham Hotspur’s Premier League tie against Manchester United on Saturday. He also predicted the outcome of Liverpool’s tie with Manchester City on Sunday. DAILY POST reports that Man United will host Spurs at Old Trafford on Saturday, while Liverpool will take on City on Sunday at Anfield. Speaking on the Peter Crouch Podcast, the 45-year-old said, “Michael Carrick has got the bounce at the moment, and that is why I think it will be a Manchester United win, personally. “I am going to go with 2-0 to United.” On the…

The Oniwo of Afin, Oba Simeon Olanipekun, who was abducted by gunmen in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, has regained his freedom after his family reportedly paid an additional N12m ransom to secure his release. The monarch was freed on Wednesday night after spending about one month in captivity, two weeks after his son, Olaolu, who was kidnapped alongside him, was released following the payment of an initial N20m ransom. A family source, who spoke with PUNCH Online on condition of anonymity due to security concerns, confirmed the development, saying prolonged negotiations led to the traditional ruler’s release.…

The Ondo State Police Command on Thursday said that it had arrested four persons over the abduction of a woman in the Ilu-Abo community in Akure North Local Government Area of the state. The victim, a school proprietor, Mrs Tomiola Oladehinde, was abducted by unknown gunmen at the entrance of her house in the community last Sunday evening. The incident reportedly occurred when the kidnappers stormed the area and attacked the victim’s vehicle, after which she was whisked away. She was, however, released five days later. In a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Abayomi Jimoh, the…

CardinalStone Asset Management Limited has closed Series 1 of the CardinalStone Infrastructure Debt Fund, securing N12.63bn in investor commitments. According to a statement from the firm on Wednesday, the successful close of the funding round marked an important milestone in CardinalStone’s broader infrastructure ambitions. The firm expects to continue capital raising under the Debt Sub-fund while advancing plans for the Equity Sub-fund under the CardinalStone Umbrella Infrastructure Fund. The PUNCH reports that the CardinalStone Infrastructure Debt Fund is the maiden sub-fund under the N500bn CardinalStone Umbrella Infrastructure Fund, Nigeria’s first umbrella infrastructure fund structure, designed to offer investors flexibility to…

Former Nigeria Football Federation president Amaju Pinnick has revealed how the country narrowly missed out on signing Arsenal midfielder Eberechi Eze and Aston Villa striker Tammy Abraham for the Super Eagles, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Pinnick, who served as NFF president between October 2014 and October 2022, oversaw the successful recruitment of several foreign-born talents, including Alex Iwobi, Ola Aina, Ademola Lookman and Calvin Bassey. However, players like Jamal Musiala, Karim Adeyemi, Abraham and Eze slipped through Nigeria’s fingers during his tenure. An 18-year-old Eze, who was at Queens Park Rangers at the time, was seen taking pictures in a…