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Despite the donations and goodwill extended by the Delta State government and generous individuals to the Okuama indigenes at the Ewu-Okuama IDP camp, the people are still clamouring for a return to their ancestral homestead, writes DELE OGUNYEMI Barely 24 hours after a delegation of the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, stormed

Troops of the Nigerian Army, in collaboration with other security agencies, have arrested no fewer than 15 individuals allegedly supplying arms and logistics to terrorists in Taraba, Kaduna, and Yobe states. This was as suspected bandits, in the early hours of Monday, killed one police officer, Inspector Eze, and one other local vigilante officer in

A seasoned logistics expert, Azubuike Ukwuoma, has advocated the transformation of the oil and gas sector through innovative approaches. In a bid to achieve this, Ukwuoma recommended a “LOGIC methodology”, which he claimed would redefine operational efficiency and set new standards in the industry. While sharing insights into his career journey and the development of

Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong, Atalanta forward Ademola Lookman, and England-based quartet Ola Aina, Semi Ajayi, Taiwo Awoniyi, and Wilfred Ndidi are among the early arrivals in the camp for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Benin Republic and Rwanda, The PUNCH  reports. The players reported at their Uyo camp on Monday, ahead

Uruguayan icon, Luis Suarez, announced his retirement from international football on Monday, confirming that he will hang up his boots following Friday’s 2026 World Cup qualifier against Paraguay in Montevideo. “Friday will be my last match for my country. It was not an easy decision to make, but I do it with the peace of

The Chief Medical Director, National Hospital, Abuja, Prof. Muhammad Mahmud, has stated that the hospital is seeking a Public-Private Partnership model of funding to be able to function optimally. Mahmud spoke on Monday in Abuja, at a news briefing to commemorate the hospital’s 25th anniversary. He said that hospitals do not have to fully depend

Pope Francis arrived in Muslim-majority Indonesia on Tuesday to kick off a four-nation tour of the Asia-Pacific that will be the longest and farthest of the 87-year-old’s papacy. The head of the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics touched down in Jakarta for a three-day visit devoted to inter-religious ties, and will then travel to Papua New

A school bus ploughed into a crowd of people outside a middle school in eastern China on Tuesday, killing 11 parents and students, state media reported. State broadcaster CCTV said the driver “lost control” of the vehicle as it approached the school in Shandong province’s Tai’an city at 7:27 am (2327 GMT Monday). The bus

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, ordered the prison remand of 10 activists arrested in connection with the recent hunger protest in the country. But the civil rights group, Amnesty International, condemned the trial of the prosecution by the Federal Government, describing the charges as trumped-up and sham. Justice Emeka Nwite ordered that

Unsettled Napoli striker Victor Osimhen is on the verge of joining Galatasaray after the former Italian champions and the player agreed on a loan move to the Turkish giants on Monday. After his failed move to Chelsea, the 25-year-old still has a lifeline of moving out of Napoli as the Turkish transfer window closes on

The Federal Government has predicted heavy rains in 22 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The two predictions were issued separately by the National Flood Early Warning  Systems Centre of the Federal Ministry of Environment. The predictions obtained by our correspondent on Monday were from August 30 to September 2, 2024; and September 2 to

Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents have looted and set ablaze shops and houses in Mafa village in the Tarmuwa Local Government Area of Yobe State. The spokesman for the Yobe State Police Command,  Dungus Abdulkarim, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria in Damaturu on Monday. “We have yet to ascertain

A former Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, has described as misguided the call from certain quarters that President Bola Tinubu should step down from office for alleged poor performance. Shittu, who spoke in an interview with our correspondent, insisted that it was too early in the day to pass a verdict on Tinubu’s government, which

A member of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Doguwa, has stressed the need for the Independent National Electoral Commission to conduct local government elections to promote democracy at the grassroots level. Doguwa, who represents Doguwa/Tudun Wada Federal Constituency of Kano State, made the call while addressing his constituents on Sunday in the ancient city. In

We start today’s lesson with the question above. What is the correct expression: the sheep is in the house or the sheep are in the house? Whoever can quickly correctly answer it gets a reward, which is a 100-litre jerrycan of petrol. The only thing I am not sure of is whether the container will

The Chairman of the Coalition of Northern Groups Committee on Security, Bashir Yusuf-Ibrahim, led a delegation to the Gombe State Government House on Monday, where they presented a security report to Governor Muhammadu Yahaya, who also serves as Chairman of the Northern States Governors’ Forum. Our correspondent reports that the NSGF comprises 19 governors of

The Adamawa State-born Senator Ishaku Abbo is again embroiled in controversial news of an alleged sexual scandal via a video that has gone viral. Senator Abbo, only two years ago during his first tenure in the Senate had attacked a breastfeeding mother in a sex toy shop in Abuja. In a leaked viral video that

Barring last-minute changes, the Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, may be heading for a showdown as the party’s National Working Committee meets on Wednesday. Governance in Rivers State has been partially affected for months due to the ongoing political conflict between Wike and Governor Siminalayi

The Inter-Party Advisory Council, on Monday, proposed an amendment to the 2022 Electoral Act that would mandate the Independent National Electoral Commission to conduct the presidential, governorship, National Assembly, and state Assembly elections on a single day. This proposed change comes in response to longstanding concerns about the cost-effectiveness and logistical challenges of the current

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the September 21 Edo State governorship election, Asue Ighodalo, has promised to work for the growth of businesses and eradicate poverty if elected into power. Ighodalo, who stated this at New Benin Market while speaking to the traders on Monday, said he would also promote prosperity for

Last week, members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors embarked on a seven-day warning strike to bring attention to the kidnap of Dr Ganiyat Popoola, who had been in the kidnappers’ den since December 27, 2023. Popoola, who is a registrar in the Department of Ophthalmology at the National Eye Centre, Kaduna, as well

The deposits of banks with the Central Bank of Nigeria hit a weekly high of N3.42tn at the end of last week. This followed the announcement of the operationalisation of the Standing Deposit Facility asymmetric corridor to +500/-100bps from +100/-300bps around the monetary policy rate by the Central Bank of Nigeria within the week. The

Turkish club Trabzonspor will offer Southampton €8m plus another player in the coming days to finalise the transfer of Nigerian striker Paul Onuachu, with a determination to push the deal through before the Turkish transfer window closes. Despite facing challenges, the Black Sea club remains undeterred in its pursuit of the prolific forward, who netted

Players of the Nigeria U-18 boys’ basketball team have been denied visas to the 2024 FIBA U18 Afrobasket. by the South African Consulate at the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. This decision has jeopardised Nigeria’s trip to the biennial tournament starting in South Africa on Tuesday (today), with Nigeria billed to face Egypt in Pretoria later

No fewer than 10 passengers were abducted when suspected pirates attacked a passenger boat in the Bonny waterway in Rivers State on Monday. PUNCH Metro gathered that the boat was travelling from Bonny to Port Harcourt at about 10 am when the incident occurred. Though details of the incident could not be ascertained as of