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The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has expressed satisfaction with the pace and quality of work on the reconstruction and expansion of the 43.65-kilometre Mararaba–Keffi Road, reiterating the Federal Government’s resolve to end the era of abandoned and substandard infrastructure projects across the country. Umahi made the remarks during an inspection of ongoing Federal Government road projects in the Federal Capital Territory and Nasarawa State. According to a statement issued on Sunday by the Director of Information and Public Relations in the Ministry of Works, Mohamed Ahmed, the minister commended contractors handling critical sections of the Abuja–Keffi corridor and urged…
Brighton & Hove Albion head coach Fabian Hürzeler has expressed his excitement following the arrival of Nigerian youngster Zadok Yohanna at the club, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The Premier League side completed the signing of the highly rated teenager from AIK on Saturday after reportedly fending off competition from Chelsea and Newcastle. Yohanna’s move caps a rapid rise for the youngster, who left Ikon Allah Football Academy in Kaduna for Sweden just over a year ago and has impressed with nine goal contributions in 12 appearances for AIK this year. Speaking about the club’s newest recruit, Hürzeler highlighted the qualities…
HTX, the crypto exchange linked to crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun, delisted the Trump family’s USD1 stablecoin after claiming World Liberty Financial wrongly froze the exchange’s addresses.“The World Liberty Financial (WLFI) project team recently stated that it has unilaterally imposed a freeze on specific HTX on-chain addresses based on sanctions compliance reviews,” said HTX on Saturday.“As a result, the on-chain circulation of certain WLFI assets associated with these addresses has been restricted,” it said, adding it delisted USD1 to safeguard user assets. Last month, the UK sanctioned HTX, formerly called Huobi Global, on May 26, claiming there were “reasonable grounds to suspect”…
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How to Gain Access into the Yoruba Elite Circle of Influence I’ve received so many calls and messages saying these articles should be turned into a book, especially for the benefit of unborn generations and also for the good of those of Yoruba descendants in the diaspora. For those who wish to know what really motivated me to even consider writing on the Yoruba people? You will have to read this last article to the end, because in the last few paragraphs I share the story of what inspired me to do this research work. Before delving into today’s topic,…
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has declared that its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, agrees with the Nigerian government’s alleged admission that the Abuja Federal High Court presided by Justice James Omotosho “acted without jurisdiction” in convicting him. Justice Omotosho, on November 20, 2025, convicted Kanu on terrorism charges filed against him by the Nigerian government and subsequently sentenced him to life imprisonment. The IPOB leader is currently serving a prison term in Sokoto prison. IPOB had, in a statement released by its spokesman Emma Powerful to announce the commencement of proceedings in Kanu’s appeal at the Court of Appeal on…
Rivers Angels head coach, Tosan Blankson, has commended the performance of Robo Queens in the five-goal thriller in their opening fixture at the 2025-26 Nigeria Women Football League, NWFL, Super Six playoff tournament. The Port Harcourt-based side defeated Robo Queens 3-2 in a keenly contested encounter at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium on Saturday. Blackson believed that his team played against one of the best teams in the NWFL. “I want to commend both teams for their display in the game,” Blackson stated in a post-match interview. “We knew the game was going to be tough because of their exploit in the…
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Sunday, urged Nigerians not to give up hope, saying he was compelled to introduce monthly prayer sessions to tackle abduction, killings and militancy when he served as the governor of Akwa Ibom State. He said Nigerians must continue to pray so that terrorism sponsors will be exposed. This was disclosed in a statement issued by his media office in Abuja. According to him, Nigeria has endured and survived past waves of political crises, pandemics and insurgencies. Akpabio spoke at an Inter-Denominational Church Service held at the National Christian Centre in Abuja as part…
One person was killed while 13 others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a lone crash that occurred at the Eruku Bridge along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway in Ogun State. PUNCH Metro gathered on Sunday from a Facebook user, Akinola Oluwarantimi, that the accident occurred in the afternoon. Multiple videos from the accident scene shared by Oluwarantimi showed sympathisers at the scene of the accident trying to rescue people from the wreckage of the vehicle. The vehicle was also seen lying on its side, while some persons suspected to be victims sat on the floor and groaned in pain. A female…
Hard as I have tried to be silent over the insecurity situation in Nigeria, which has taken a scary turn in recent times, social media footage and images of helpless Nigerians being publicly molested, tortured, or even gruesomely killed in kidnappers’ dens and the resultant panic waves that instantly throw immediate families into severe distress, and citizens into a state of perpetual anxiety, would not allow. In the past, having the presence of mind to dwell on other critical issues confronting the nation was easier, even while not losing sight of its lingering insecurity predicament. But in a situation where…
