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President Ahmed Bola Tinubu is said to have agreed in principle to meet with Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso after meeting his godson, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State. Strong pillars, according to this newspaper, indicate that Governor Yusuf might have facilitated the meetings between Tinubu and Kwankwaso to discuss his possible acceptance to defect alongside his godson. Kwankwaso has met with President Tinubu on several occasions; however, reports suggest that they have not agreed on certain conditions reportedly put forward by the former Kano Governor. Recently, when discussions of Governor Yusuf’s defection to the APC arose, Kwankwaso was quoted…

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, has apprehended a bullion van driver for flouting traffic laws by driving against the designated flow of traffic. The driver, identified as Mr Daniel Ikede, was intercepted while transporting cash from a First Bank branch at Chevron towards Ajah. His actions violated provisions of the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law, 2018, which explicitly prohibits one-way driving due to its severe safety risks. During interrogation, Ikede reportedly admitted that he drove in the prohibited direction while following a police escort vehicle that accompanied the bullion van from its point of origin. However, members…

The Edo State Sports Commission has praised the impact of Kennedy Boboye in transforming Bendel Insurance. The Benin Arsenals are unbeaten in their last nine games. Insurance moved to sixth position on the log following Sunday’s 3-2 win over El-kanemi Warriors. Chairman of the commission, Desmond Enabulele commended the players for their character and resilience throughout the encounter. “To recover from an early setback and still find the courage to respond, dominate, and win speaks volumes about the winning mentality Coach Kennedy Boboye has instilled in this team.” Enabulele told the commission media. “This victory is not just about the…

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has declared that the state government does not owe allegiance to any contractor but to the people of the state. He also reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to quality, speed, and accountability in the execution of infrastructure projects across the state. According to a statement released on Tuesday by his CPS, Patrick Ebojele, the governor made this clarification during a stakeholders’ meeting with major contractors handling key projects in the state, held at the government house in Benin City. The meeting, Ebojele noted, focused on a comprehensive review of project status, progress timelines, quality standards, causes…

Five soldiers and a police officer have been killed following a terrorist ambush on troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Joint Task Force North West, along the Bingi–Kekun Waje–Gusau Road in Zamfara State. The incident occurred on Monday, while troops were returning from a series of successful offensive operations conducted between January 17 and 19 across Birnin Magaji and Anka areas of the state. According to a statement on its offical X ( Formerly Twitter ) issued on Tuesday by the Media Information Officer of Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Captain David Adewusi, the troops had earlier recorded significant successes against terrorist elements…

The leadership of the Oyo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has expressed their optimism about the success of the ongoing nationwide electronic registration of members. They noted that they have targeted at least 350,000 figures on the last day of the registration. This was contained in a statement released by its Publicity Secretary, Olawale Sadare, in Ibadan, the state capital, on Tuesday. The PUNCH reports that the APC, at the national level, has announced the flag-off of a fresh registration of its members across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The exercise, designed to be…

Chelsea defender Axel Disasi has returned to first-team training, club coach Liam Rosenior confirmed. Disasi, who joined Chelsea from Monaco on a six-year contract, fell out of favor under former coach Enzo Maresca. Reports by PUNCH Online noted that both Disasi and Raheem Sterling were forced to train separately after failing to secure moves away from Stamford Bridge before the transfer deadline. According to a post by football journalist Fabrizio Romano on Tuesday, Rosenior said: “I had a really good meeting with him. I said to the players that it’s a clean slate for everybody, and it was right for…

The hedge fund manager said central banks were not handling fiat in the same way, warning of a breakdown in the global monetary order.Billionaire hedge fund manager Ray Dalio issued a stark warning for the global economy amid US President Donald Trump’s threats of tariffs and seemingly unpredictable economic policies for the country.Speaking to CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin from the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland on Tuesday, Dalio said the monetary order was “breaking down,” warning of a change in behavior of how central banks handled fiat. According to the hedge fund manager, both fiat holders and “those…

David Beckham’s former personal assistant Rebecca Loos, who once claimed she had an affair with the soccer star, is siding with Brooklyn Beckham after he spoke out against his family. On Monday, January 19, Loos, 48, responded to two comments on her latest Instagram post alerting her to Brooklyn’s explosive statement about his parents earlier that day. Brooklyn, 26, accused David and Victoria Beckham of controlling him for much of his life and alleged that the Beckhams tried to sabotage his relationship with his now-wife, Nicola Peltz Beckham. One of Loos’ followers urged her to look at Brooklyn’s Instagram Story…

The FCT High Court in Abuja on Tuesday adjourned proceedings in the N19.4 billion trial of former Minister of Aviation Hadi Sirika to enable the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC) to provide a set of documents requested by the defence team. EFCC is prosecuting Mr Sirika along with his younger brother, Ahmad Abubakar, and two companies, Al-Buraq Limited and Enginos Nigeria Limited, on charges of abuse of office, criminal breach of trust, use of position for gratification. The case contains 10 counts alleging that the former minister awarded various contracts worth about N19.4 billion to his younger brother. On…