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A political strategist and Group CEO of Global Investment and Trade Company, Baba Yusuf, says the idea of many Nigerians joining politics in the first place is about stomach infrastructure. Featuring in an interview on ‘Prime Time’, a programme on Arise Television monitored by DAILY POST on Tuesday,  Yusuf said the politicians do not want to pay their dues but move to the ruling party to make things easy for themselves. “Their idea of joining politics in the first place is about stomach infrastructure. The same way they are moving to the APC is how they moved to the PDP…

The semi-final fixtures for this season’s Carabao Cup have been confirmed. This follows Arsenal’s penalty shoot-out success against Crystal Palace on Tuesday night. The tie was the only quarter-final yet to be decided, with three spots in the last four already determined. Although Mikel Arteta’s men dominated the game, they needed a Maxence Lacroix own goal to take the lead in the second half. Marc Guehi’s equalizer in added time forced the game to penalties, where Kepa Arizzabalaga saved from Lacroix. Arsenal will now face Chelsea in the semi-final, while Manchester City will take on Newcastle United.

Residents of Obodoaba and Ikpele villages in Obeagu community, in the Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State have accused the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company Plc of causing business collapse, neglecting and exploiting them despite huge payments made by villagers. The two villages claimed that five years after Obeagu Transformer 1, which served them developed fault and the transformer was removed by EEDC officials, appeals and financial commitments have failed to make EEDC restore power, crippling economic and social life in the area. A representative and leader in the community, Mr. Calaminus Ogbuabor, told the South East PUNCH that the…

A student of the National Open University of Nigeria, Michael Coker, died after he suddenly collapsed during an examination at the institution’s Victoria Island study centre in Lagos last Tuesday. PUNCH Metro gathered from students and eyewitnesses that Coker reportedly lay unattended for over 15 minutes, gasping for breath, while fellow students were allegedly prevented from assisting him. A student, identified simply as Bukola, told our correspondent during a visit to the campus on Tuesday that a female senior lecturer allegedly stopped students from attending to Coker during the incident. Bukola said, “It happened around 11am on Tuesday, shortly after…

Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, has said that it was possible for Lagos State to generate up to N1tn annually from property tax if the potential in the sector is harnessed. Oyedele said this on Tuesday in his keynote speech at the Tax Reform Summit 2026 titled, ‘From Reforms to Results: The Lagos Implementation Roadmap, Creating a Tax Environment that Works for All’, convened by the Office of the Special Adviser on Taxation and Revenue and the Lagos State Treasury Office. While emphasising the need for standardisation, transparency, and harmonisation of tax practices…

Former Super Eagles captain Mikel Obi has backed Nigeria to go all the way at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, insisting the team have what it takes to reclaim the continental title for the first time since 2013, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Speaking on the X page of his The Obi One Podcast on Tuesday, Mikel expressed strong belief in the current squad’s chances, declaring that Nigeria would emerge champions. “How far do you think Nigeria will go? For me, I think we are going all the way and this time, we are winning it,” he said. Mikel’s comments…

Nigerian payment scheme Payattitude and PAPSSCARD, the card initiative of the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System, have announced a strategic partnership to issue co-branded cards across Africa and beyond. The collaboration will allow Payattitude cards, issued by banks and other deposit-taking institutions, to be co-branded with PAPSSCARD, Discover, Diners, and Pulse networks, enabling seamless transactions across Nigeria, the African continent, and worldwide. The move is aimed at facilitating real-time, secure cross-border payments in local currencies, supporting trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area. PAPSS, an Afreximbank initiative, provides the financial infrastructure to simplify payments and settlement across Africa. Director…

Bitcoin came just shy of hitting a milestone six figures when inflation is factored in, despite the cryptocurrency hitting an all-time peak of above $126,000 in October, says Galaxy head of research Alex Thorn.“If you adjust the price of Bitcoin for inflation using 2020 dollars, BTC never crossed $100,000,” Thorn said on Tuesday.“It actually topped at $99,848 in 2020 dollar terms, if you can believe it.”Thorn said his adjusted price high for Bitcoin (BTC) accounted for the Consumer Price Index (CPI) decline in purchasing power incrementally across every inflation print from 2020 to today.CPI measures inflation via the prices of…

The famous Scottish TikToker known as Epic Gamer Grandma has died after a months-long hospitalization. She was 78. The late influencer, whose real name is Agnes, died on Sunday, December 21, her grandson, Culsans, confirmed via her TikTok page on Tuesday, December 23. Culsans revealed that Agnes died while “holding the hand of her daughter, Pauline.” “She left this world the way she lived in it: surrounded by love,” he added. “We watched the strongest woman we know slowly lose her words, and now that she’s gone we are drowning in all the things we never got to say back.”…