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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has revealed details of his meeting with former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi. Atiku stated that their discussions centred on the nation’s economic and security challenges as well as the need for national solutions. The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress made this known in a post via his X handle on Thursday after visiting Amaechi at his Abuja residence on Thursday. According to him, both leaders held extensive discussions on the “troubling state” of the country and the responsibility of patriotic Nigerians to contribute to efforts aimed at addressing the nation’s challenges. “Beyond…
The National Inland Waterways Authority has stated that compliance to waterways safety measures during the festive season is non-negotiable. This was contained in a statement on Tuesday by NIWA obtained by The PUNCH. According to the statement, the Acting Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of NIWA, Umar Girei, gave the warning during an exclusive interview with journalists at the NIWA headquarters in Lokoja. Girei also warned boat operators across the country to strictly adhere to waterways safety regulations during the Eid al-Kabir celebrations. He noted that festive periods often witness increased movement on the inland waterways, particularly within riverine…
Nigeria’s senior women’s cricket team, the Female Yellow Greens, have opened camp at the Nigeria Cricket Federation’s high-performance centre in Benin City, Edo State, with 24 players jostling for spots for the 2026 Kwibuka tournament in Rwanda, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The team’s camp opened on Sunday in Edo State, where the 24 players will work with coach Theophilus Ibodeme for 10 days. At the end of the first phase, 16 players will advance to the final phase in Lagos before the team’s departure to Rwanda. According to the NCF, the invited players will participate in six trial matches designed…
Activision is planning to drop support for PS4 and Xbox One consoles in Call of Duty: Warzone later this year. Players will need to upgrade to a PS5 or Xbox Series S / X console to continue playing Call of Duty: Warzone once season 6 of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 finishes later this year.Call of Duty: Warzone will be removed from PS4 and Xbox One storefronts on June 4th and will no longer be available to download. Activision will then remove the in-game store in Warzone on PS4 and Xbox One on June 25th, and the game won’t…
For years, crypto has thrived on speculative capital flows and the explosive popularity of decentralized finance (DeFi) tokens and applications.That still holds true for rising sectors such as perpetual decentralized exchanges and prediction markets. But as Wall Street pushes deeper into tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), not all of the industry’s existing systems cater to the kinds of financial products institutions want to bring onchain.An author of the newly finalized ERC-7943 (uRWA) token standard said that the fragmented infrastructure powering much of DeFi wasn’t designed for regulated financial assets, which often require identity frameworks and interoperability standards.“If you want to bring…
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The Ondo State Police Command has arrested five persons in connection with kidnapping activities in the state. The command’s spokesperson, Abayomi Jimoh, who disclosed this on Thursday, said the suspects are members of a kidnapping syndicate operating within Ore in Odigbo Local Government Area of the state. The suspects are Taofeek Lukman (23 years), and Blessing Saturday (27), Peter Moses (25), Sunday Isaac (23) and Sanusi Dan Asabe (37). Mr Jimoh said the arrest followed a report the police received on 12 May from one Andrew Yohanna that his sons had been kidnapped while on their way to school. He…
Award-winning Nigerian filmmaker Mildred Okwo is returning to feature filmmaking with ‘On Different Grounds,’ a romantic comedy-drama arriving roughly five years after her critically discussed neo-noir thriller La Femme Anjola. The new film, scheduled for nationwide cinema release on 12 June, marks a notable shift in genre for the director, who is widely known for acclaimed projects such as The Meeting, 30 Days, and Suru L’ere. Unlike the dark, suspenseful tone of La Femme Anjola, On Different Grounds embraces romance, humour, family drama, and cultural fusion. The film has also been described as the first Nollywood-Bollywood collaboration led by a…
The National Orientation Agency, NOA, has appealed to residents of Benue State to stay alert and observe precautionary measures following the nationwide Ebola Virus Disease warning issued by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC. Benue State Director of the agency, Mark Dewua, stated that although Nigeria has not recorded any confirmed Ebola case, there is still concern over possible cross-border transmission due to increased international movement. “Ebola is a severe and often fatal illness spread through direct contact with the blood or body fluids of an infected person or animal,” Dewua said. He urged members of the…
The Abia State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has criticized the decision of Governor Alex Otti to name the Umuahia Central Bus Terminal after Professor Nnenna Oti, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Returning Officer for Abia State during the 2023 elections. The Abia APC while reacting to the development, said it was a dangerous precedence that could send the wrong message to future electoral officers posted to Abia State for the 2027 elections. A statement signed by Uche Aguoru, the Publicity Secretary of Abia APC on Thursday said Governor Otti could have named the Bus terminal after…
