January 12, 2023

[GIST] Securities bill will boost investor confidence – Reps

[GIST] Securities bill will boost investor confidence – Reps

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The Chairman of the House Committee on Capital Market and Institutions, Hon. Babangida Ibrahim, said the Investments and Securities Bill is capable of transforming the capital market and boosting investors’ confidence. He said this while commenting on the recent passage of the bill by the House of Representatives in a statement issued by the Securities


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[GIST] Baby removed from mentally-ill mother, Osun seeks family

[GIST] Baby removed from mentally-ill mother, Osun seeks family

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A two-year-old boy has been rescued from a mentally-ill lady, suspected to be his mother, in the Okinni area of Osun State. The boy was reportedly rescued along Osogbo/Ilobu Road by two people, whose identities were not disclosed. A release signed by the Information Officer, Osun State Ministry of Women Affairs, Aminat Adebare, on Wednesday,


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January 11, 2023

[GIST] How I landed my first acting role – Actor Oribhabor

[GIST] How I landed my first acting role – Actor Oribhabor

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Actor, Dickson Oribhabor, popularly known as Baido for his bad guy role in the popular ‘Gen Z’ series, ‘Far from Home’, produced by Inkblot Productions and released on the movie streaming platform, Netflix, has narrated how he landed his first acting role. The actor, in an exclusive chat with Midweek Entertainment, described how he got


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[GIST] I have no land, property outside Nigeria — Buhari

[GIST] I have no land, property outside Nigeria — Buhari

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The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), late Monday in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, and boasted that his entire estate is domiciled in Nigeria. This was as he said Nigerians must remain in their fatherland to “salvage it together.” “Nobody can blackmail me. I do not have one square inch outside Nigeria, and I


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[GIST] Lions club seeking awareness on childhood cancer

[GIST] Lions club seeking awareness on childhood cancer

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The Lions Clubs International, District 404B1, Nigeria, has called on stakeholders in the health sector to create more awareness of childhood cancer. The district governor, 404B1 2022-2023, Kema Ashibuogwu, during a new year party and Melvin Jones dinner and awards,  explained that the club decided to pick childhood cancer as its project having realised that


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[GIST] Nigerian passport falls by 38 places in global ranking

[GIST] Nigerian passport falls by 38 places in global ranking

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The Nigerian passport has fallen by 38 places in a global passport ranking in the last 17 years. This is according to the Henley Passport Index reports between 2006 and 2022 collated by The PUNCH The Henley Passport Index ranks passports according to the number of countries their holders can access visa-free or with a


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[GIST] Evans re-arraignment stalled over lawyer absence

[GIST] Evans re-arraignment stalled over lawyer absence

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The re-arraignment of convicted billionaire kidnapper Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans, before a Lagos High Court sitting in Tafawa Balewa Square on Tuesday was stalled due to the absence of his lawyer as well as that of the third and fourth defendants’ counsel. Evans, alongside Joseph Emeka, Victor Aduba, and Okapara Linus, was brought


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[GIST] Proper education will tackle Boko Haram – Buhari

[GIST] Proper education will tackle Boko Haram – Buhari

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The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, urged parents to send their children to school to counter the vile ideologies of the Boko Haram sect. He also said a vote for the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu and his running mate, Kashim Shettima, in next


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January 10, 2023

[GIST] Lagos task force returns N100,000 after PUNCH report

[GIST] Lagos task force returns N100,000 after PUNCH report

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The Chairman of the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Enforcement Unit (Task Force), Shola Jejeloye, has set up a panel to investigate the alleged extortion of a journalist by officials of the agency. PUNCH Metro had reported on December 22, 2022, that the journalist, Babajide Guerrero, accused some task force officials of collecting N100,000


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[GIST] Tinubu urges Adamawa voters to elect female governor

[GIST] Tinubu urges Adamawa voters to elect female governor

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The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), joined the All Progressives Congress campaign train on Monday in Yola, the Adamawa State capital. Buhari, who made his second appearance on the campaign trail, after the maiden flag-off of the presidential campaigns, appealed to the electorate to vote for Tinubu as the next president, saying he will


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[GIST] UK schools to partner Nigerian parents on admission

[GIST] UK schools to partner Nigerian parents on admission

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Heads and senior leaders from more than 20 United Kingdom boarding schools will visit Lagos this January. A statement by Mark Brooks Education explained that through the 2023 Education Fair, it would “learn what parents are looking for” and develop “partnerships with schools”. The event tagged, “UK boarding schools week” would hold on Saturday 14th


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[GIST] The politics of comparing Buhari with Obasanjo

[GIST] The politics of comparing Buhari with Obasanjo

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On January 1, the former president of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, published a letter addressed to the Nigerian youth. In that letter, he said a number of things, one of which was that the presidency of Major General Muhammadu Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) has been catastrophic. The letter read inter alia: “The last seven and a half


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[GIST] We begged for money to celebrate Christmas – Flamingos players

[GIST] We begged for money to celebrate Christmas – Flamingos players

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Seventy-two days after beating Germany to finish third at the U-17 Women’s World Cup in India, players and officials of the Flamingos are yet to receive their allowances and match bonuses with some of the players telling The PUNCH they virtually went begging for money to celebrate the Yuletide. Our correspondent learnt that while their


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January 9, 2023

[GIST] Insecurity in Nigeria: The politics of bloodletting in Kaduna

[GIST] Insecurity in Nigeria: The politics of bloodletting in Kaduna

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Nigeria’s democratisation, which culminated in the country’s Fourth Republic in 1999, started amidst great hope and expectations. This shift was to herald the dawn of good governance in the country. However, it is quite unfortunate that this was not to be, as the political landscape has proven otherwise. There is no proof of good governance


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[GIST] Atiku expresses concern over Edo train attack

[GIST] Atiku expresses concern over Edo train attack

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The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has expressed worries over the latest attack on a train station in Igueben Local Government Area of Edo State during which an undetermined number of people were kidnapped by armed men. Atiku, in a statement press release signed by the Atiku Media Office on Sunday,


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[GIST] Winners emerge in entrepreneurship contest

[GIST] Winners emerge in entrepreneurship contest

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Winners have emerged from the youth-empowering not-for-profit organisation and Africa’s large high school entrepreneurship competition, Junior Achievement Africa. A statement said First Bank partnered with JA Africa to organise the 12th edition of Company of the Year competition, Africa’s high school entrepreneurship competition which was hosted in Nigeria with the theme ‘Fueling Changemakers’. It stated


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[GIST] FG committed to Nigeria’s unity, says Osinbajo

[GIST] FG committed to Nigeria’s unity, says Osinbajo

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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), is more determined than ever to ensure the country remains one. He added that the indivisibility of the country must be maintained as the strength of the nation lies in its diversity. Osinbajo also said there was a need to ensure that


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[GIST] Benue gov candidate justifies dumping pulpit for politics

[GIST] Benue gov candidate justifies dumping pulpit for politics

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The Benue State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Revd. Father Hyacinth Alia, has said that the terrible situation of the state informed his decision to leave the pulpit and venture into politics. Alia stated this when he unveiled his blueprint at a press briefing held in Makurdi, the state capital, on Sunday. The


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[GIST] Atiku on vacation, not sick – Spokesmen

[GIST] Atiku on vacation, not sick – Spokesmen

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Spokesmen of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, on Sunday, faulted claims that the former vice president is sick and had been flown abroad for medical attention. Atiku’s media adviser, Mr Paul Ibe, said the PDP candidate will on Monday (today) arrives in London, even as he dismissed the report of


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January 8, 2023

[GIST] Ravanelli blames Osimhen for Napoli defeat

[GIST] Ravanelli blames Osimhen for Napoli defeat

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Ex-Italy international, Fabrizio Ravanelli, believes Super Eagle Victor Osimhen was the biggest failure in Napoli’s 1-0 Serie A defeat to Inter Milan last Wednesday. Ravanelli believes Osimhen highlighted the shortcomings of Napoli players in their away defeat at the Sansiro. Edin Dzeko scored the only goal in the 56th minute after heading in Federico Dimarco’s


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