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The Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Ireti Kingibe, on Thursday formally joined the African Democratic Congress, ADC, after collecting the party’s membership card. The event took place at the ADC National Headquarters in Wuse, Abuja, marking her official departure from the Labour Party, LP. Observers said her decision had been delayed by the Labour Party’s ongoing internal crises and the prolonged indecision of its national leader, Peter Obi. DAILY POST reports that the registration ceremony, held on Thursday, attracted senior officials of the ADC, candidates for the February 21 FCT Area Council elections, supporters and members of the…
President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, on Thursday in Lagos, unveiled a N100bn Annual Education Support Initiative, estimated to cost over N1tn over the next 10 years. The programme was flagged off by Vice President Kashim Shettima, who praised Dangote’s “visionary and generational” philanthropy, describing the investment as one of the most consequential private-sector efforts to rescue Nigeria’s most critical sector. “A youthful population is a global asset only when it is educated. Without education, it becomes a threat to itself and to the nation that houses it,” Shettima said. Starting from next year, the Dangote initiative aims to…
Liverpool Football Club in the United Kingdom have the presence of mind to bring a touch of finesse to bear on a situation concerning their prized player, Mo Salah, and I notice it. This isn’t the first time I’ve commented on how football clubs across Europe have handled their players. It isn’t the first time, too, I point out on this page the difference in how a British club handles such matters compared to other clubs in Europe. It happens that the current Premier League champions suffer a drop in form. Everyone talks about the reasons. Sallah got benched for…
A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has sentenced a man, Chidi Nwaya, to a total of 22 years’ imprisonment for obtaining N28m by false pretence and stealing in a failed property transaction on Lagos Island. Justice Modupe Nicol-Clay, delivering judgment on Wednesday, convicted Nwaya on two counts—obtaining by false pretence and stealing—ordering that the 15-year sentence and a separate seven-year term run concurrently. The judge held that the prosecution proved its case beyond a reasonable doubt, describing the defendant’s conduct as deliberate and deceptive. Nwaya was arraigned in Suit No. LD/4554C/2017 by the Lagos State Government over a…
When the argle-bargle busted through the mainstream and social media space a few days ago, my heart jostled in the cognitive practice of self-questioning. I asked myself what really is the real reason is for this unfolding battle between Africa’s richest businessman, Aliko Dangote, and Ahmed Farouk, who was chief executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Regulatory Authority? What is the underlying reason or the underpinning justification for waging this fight? Is this a war against corruption, or an attempt to stymie necessary competition in business? At the end of the brawl and bowwow, who will be the victor,…
The Peoples Democratic Party in the South-West has urged the All Progressives Congress-led government in Ekiti State to begin preparations to vacate office ahead of the June 20, 2026, governorship election in the state. Similarly, the PDP governorship candidate in Ekiti State, Dr Oluwole Oluyede, has expressed confidence that the party would form the next government, declaring that the PDP was ready to “send the non-performing government packing in the interest of the people’s welfare”. They spoke in Ado-Ekiti on Saturday during a rally organised by the Ekiti State chapter of the PDP to receive Oluyede on his return from…
The National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies has urged the Senate to sustain its ongoing probe into high domestic airfares, insisting that greater transparency in fare construction is required to protect the Nigerian travelling public. Speaking with The PUNCH in an interview in Lagos, the NANTA President, Yinka Folami, said while the association supports local airlines and acknowledges the harsh operating environment in the aviation sector, the burden of rising ticket prices must not be unfairly transferred to passengers. The PUNCH reports that airfares have reached a terrifying record height, particularly during the Yuletide period, with some domestic air tickets…
A consultant family physician at the Federal Medical Centre, Makurdi, Benue State, Dr Iorfa Tor-Ayiin, has advised Nigerians to undertake regular medical check-ups to prevent non-communicable diseases. As reported by the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday, Tor-Ayiin gave the advice in an interview at the closing session of the 9th Annual Abuja Cardiovascular Symposium in Abuja. The symposium, themed “Hypertension, Diabetes and Heart Disease: Domesticating Global Solutions to Nigeria’s Deadly Trio,” was organised by Cardiocare Multi-Speciality Hospital, a subsidiary of Limi Hospital, Abuja. NAN reports that the two-day event attracted medical professionals from various health disciplines. Tor-Ayiin said the…
Nigerian football legend Segun Odegbami has said he has stopped following the Super Eagles’ preparations for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, insisting the team were not good enough after their failure to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Speaking on Inspiration FM in Uyo, the former Green Eagles winger said Nigeria’s exit from the World Cup play-offs had deeply affected him and many football-loving Nigerians, dampening interest in the national team ahead of the continental tournament. “I am not following their preparation for AFCON, since our exit from the World Cup qualifiers, the reality…
Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, has shared a public testimony of what she described as her deliverance from smoking, alcohol addiction, masturbation and prolonged anger issues during a Sunday service at Streams of Joy International Church. In a video shared by DCLImagery on YouTube on Sunday, Dikeh gave the testimony during the New Season Prophetic Prayers and Declarations service, led by the church’s founder, Pastor Jerry Eze. Speaking before the congregation, the actress said she began smoking at the age of 13 and struggled for years with alcohol and masturbation, attributing her transformation to divine intervention. “I smoked since I was…
