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President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has issued a seven-day ultimatum to Kaduna-based businessman Kailani Mohammed, demanding a public retraction and apology over allegedly defamatory statements, warning that failure to comply will trigger a N100bn libel suit. The demand was conveyed in a letter dated December 20, 2025, authored by Dangote’s lawyer, Ogwu Onoja (SAN), and served on Mohammed. The letter accused Mohammed of making “false, reckless and malicious” statements questioning Dangote’s source of wealth and alleging involvement in “unclean business” activities in Port Harcourt during the 1980s. The disputed remarks were reportedly made by Mohammed during a TrustTV…
A Lagos-based lawyer and Notary Public, Ifenyinwa Christopher, has narrated how she was almost blinded by a shuttle driver who also robbed her of her possessions, including her mobile phone and money, along the Asaba–Benin Expressway in Delta State. Christopher recounted her ordeal in an exclusive interview with PUNCH Metro on Sunday. The lawyer said she had travelled to Asaba to attend a burial ceremony scheduled to be held on Saturday. She explained that she had gone out to buy some items on Friday when she chartered the shuttle bus in the airport area of the state, unaware that the…
The current issue between the legislative tax document and the executive tax document can be referred to as tax padding, in the absence of a new lexicon. Through ingenious actions and activities of our politicians, a new addition has been made to our political lexicon. During my years of studying economics, I had never encountered budget padding until Nigerian politicians introduced it a few years ago. If K.O. Mbadiwe were around, he would have adorned these new words with appropriate adjectives. Real budget padding started during President Goodluck Jonathan’s days, where legislators started adding items not included in the draft…
The Federal Government has announced plans to tap into Nigeria’s largely informal vehicle recycling market, projecting annual revenues of over N150bn from 2026, as part of sweeping reforms to modernise the country’s automotive industry. The National Automotive Design and Development Council disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday, with the Director-General, Joseph Osanipin, saying the initiative would be driven by a comprehensive End-of-Life Vehicle programme already approved for implementation. Osanipin explained that the policy would formalise the recycling of vehicles that have reached the end of their useful lives, turning what is currently an environmental and safety burden into…
Former Flying Eagles midfielder Daniel Daga has been suspended by his Norwegian club, Molde FK, as he faces a police probe over an alleged sexual assault, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The club confirmed the development in an official statement on Friday, noting that the alleged incident was first reported to the police in late April 2025. Daga has been formally charged with committing a sexual act without consent, an offence under Section 297 of the Norwegian Penal Code. Legal proceedings are expected to take place in March 2026 at the Nordmøre and Romsdal District Court. Molde FK stated that both…
Elsie Hewitt is head over heels for her and Pete Davidson’s newborn daughter. “[T]o all the moms,” Hewitt, 29, captioned a photo of herself shared via her Instagram Stories on Saturday, December 20, “do you just sit and stare at your baby and cry at how much you love them and can’t believe it’s yours and that your body made this perfect thing and u don’t even know how to handle how in love u are so you just start crying.” The pair welcomed their newborn on December 12, with Hewitt announcing the news via Instagram on December 18. “Scottie…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it has compensated the victims and families affected by the 25 December 2024 accidental airstrike on Sokoto villages. The air force disclosed this in a statement posted on its official Facebook page on Sunday. PREMIUM TIMES reported that a NAF aircraft, in an airstrike targeting suspected Lakurawa terrorists, killed at least 10 civilians in Gidan Sama and Rumtuwa villages in Silame LGA of Sokoto. The airstrike was conducted under a joint operation called “Operation Fansan Yamma” in the North-west. A military spokesperson had justified the killings at the time, describing the victims as associates…
The President of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, Festus Osifo, has urged the Federal Government to sell only a 51 per cent stake in NNPC refineries. Osifo made the call during an interview on Sunday Politics, a programme on Channels Television monitored by DAILY POST. “Why we don’t want the government to sell the refinery 100 per cent to the private sector is because of the issue bordering on energy security. What we have advocated is what I said earlier. Government should sell a 51 per cent stake in NNPC refineries, and that is…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has indicated its willingness to hand Abia State Governor Alex Otti the party’s governorship ticket for the 2027 election should he choose to defect. The chairman of the PDP Board of Trustees, BoT, Senator Adolphus Wabara, disclosed this while commenting on the political future of the Abia governor and the party’s strategy ahead of the next general elections. Wabara said PDP would readily receive Otti and support him for a second term, describing the governor as a formidable political actor whose performance has earned respect across party lines. “If he makes up his mind to…
Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has apologised to Nigerians for the team’s failure to qualify for the FIFA World Cup and has assured fans of a strong showing at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations. Osimhen’s remarks were shared on Sunday by CAF-accredited photojournalist Pooja via X. Osimhen said expectations surrounding the Super Eagles were high but insisted that neither he nor his teammates were under pressure, expressing confidence in the quality within the squad. Osimhen said, “The expectation is really high, not just within the camp but also from the Super Eagles fans all over the world. I think…
