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Residents of Meiran were thrown into panic on Wednesday after hoodlums reportedly chased one another with axes along parts of the area. PUNCH Metro gathered from multiple eyewitnesses that no life was lost during the fracas, which occurred at Kabowei Bus Stop in Meiran at about 1pm on Wednesday. However, the incident caused panic among motorists, with several drivers abandoning their vehicles along the axis to seek safety. As the violence unfolded, residents and commuters reportedly scampered for cover while groups of young men, some armed with axes, ran through the road. A resident who identified himself only as Segun…

This Tuesday, I found myself glued to the television watching the Al-Jazeera ‘Counting the Cost’ interview with Prof. Victor Gao, Vice President of the Centre for China and Globalisation. He affirmed that China had a vision and made a bet on cutting down the import of fossil fuels driven by electric vehicles and won.  I could perceive the pride and patriotism in Gao’s mien, and I felt a vicarious sense of elation surge through me. Indeed, there is no obstacle too great for the determined human mind, especially when they work with collective resolve and purpose. Yes, China’s strategic bet…

Pillarcraft Cloud Solutions has been accredited as a System Integrator for Nigeria’s new e-invoicing regime, a move that underscores the government’s tightening push for digital tax compliance and places fresh pressure on companies to align their accounting systems with the Nigeria Revenue Service’s reporting platform. The firm confirmed the approval in a statement issued on Tuesday, saying the accreditation was granted by the Nigeria Revenue Service, in collaboration with the National Information Technology Development Agency. Under the NRS merchant-buyer e-invoicing framework, every invoice issued by qualifying businesses is expected to be converted into a prescribed digital format and transmitted to…

Super Eagles attacking midfielder Christantus Uche has won Crystal Palace’s Goal of the Month award for December after his stunning strike against KuPS Kuopio in the UEFA Conference League, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Palace confirmed that the Nigerian’s effort was the clear winner in the fan vote, collecting 75.6 per cent of the total. The club described the goal in a statement published on their official channels, saying, “It was audacious, and it was spectacular – you’ve voted Christantus Uche’s wonderful effort against KuPS Kuopio in the UEFA Conference League as your LOADED December Goal of the Month!” Uche’s goal…

While the best iPad deals usually land during major sale events like Black Friday, many great iPad deals are available outside of those times. The day-to-day discounts come and go like changing winds, so there’s often some amount to be saved, particularly on Apple’s most affordable iPad, the iPad Mini, and the latest iPad Air. Hell, you can even often find discounts on the latest M5 iPad Pro, which is already on sale at multiple retailers. If you don’t need the latest tech, though, now may be a good time to save on the M4 Pro as inventory dwindles.All that…

The bank lobby’s requested changes to the stablecoin-regulating GENIUS Act could undermine competition and weaken the US dollar’s global position, crypto executives and industry groups have claimed. Crypto advocacy group the Blockchain Association said on Tuesday that a bid to lawmakers by a group of community bankers to ban issuers from offering yield to tokenholders through third parties was “a last-ditch effort by Big Banks to block competition after Congress struck a careful, bipartisan deal.” The GENIUS Act bans stablecoin issuers from offering interest or yield, but major crypto exchanges are still rewarding stablecoin holders, and community banks argued that closing the…

Gina Kirschenheiter and Travis Mullen transformed into Orange County’s modern Brady Bunch after sparking a romance in 2019. When fans met the Real Housewives of Orange County star, she was married to Matthew Kirschenheiter. The duo, who share sons Nicholas and Luca and daughter Sienna, initially separated in April 2018 after eight years of marriage. The Bravo star received another chance at love when she started seeing Mullen in mid-2019. They later moved in together and started raising a blended family of six kids, including Mullen’s two daughters and son from a past relationship. In May 2023, Gina said she…

The judge overseeing the N8.7 billion money laundering trial of former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) Abubakar Malami warned on Wednesday that no one connected with the case should attempt to approach him. Judge Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja issued the warning while delivering his ruling on the bail application filed by Mr Malami and his co-defendants – one of his wives, Asabe Bashir, and son, Abdulaziz Malami. “Irrespective of my familiarity with you, when I am dealing with any case, do not approach me. The law cannot be bent as far as this court…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has raised the alarm over planned campaigns of calumny by politicians and vested-interest groups targeting the agency and its Chairman, Ola Olukoyede. In a statement released on Wednesday, the Commission alleged that a network of politicians, academics, self-styled civil society activists, and some Nigerian fugitives abroad have been recruited to orchestrate media attacks aimed at undermining the EFCC’s credibility. According to the statement, the attacks are intended to intimidate the agency and discourage investigations into opposition politicians, particularly as the country heads toward the 2027 general elections. “Their objective is to befuddle the…

A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Ladan Salihu, has said the party has better hands than the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to fix Nigeria. Salihu made this statement during an interview on Arise Television monitored by DAILY POST on Wednesday. “We are so much prepared. In the ADC, you have people that have been tested various levels of leadership in this country. You have a former president of the Senate that has served with distinction. A very well  respected statesman, an officer and a gentleman and a skillful politician, David Mark.…