•People walk under a giant screen at the Vieux-Port (Old Port) to welcome the three-masted ship Belem bearing the Olympic torch The Olympic flame arrives in France today where a highly choreographed ceremony and a crowd of 150,000 people will be a first major test for organisers and security forces ahead of the 2024 […]
•Mikel and Siasia Former coach of the Super Eagles, Samson Siasia has given insights into his strained relationship with legendary midfielder John Mikel Obi during their time together. Siasia, who is currently serving a reduced five-year ban from football activities, discussed his experiences with Mikel while featuring as a guest in the latest...
•Ugoccie Singer, Ugoccie, has said that though some people believe that entertainers have everything they need at their beck and call, many of them actually struggle with finding love. Speaking in an interview with Saturday PUNCH she said, “It is very difficult for entertainers to find love, because people already have a perception of who [&he...
•Tinubu Nigerian students under the aegis of The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) have called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to play kid gloves with incompetent personalities in his government. Addressing newsmen in Abuja, NANS President, Comrade Pedro Obi, expressed concerns about the competence of the Minister of State fo...
•Tinubu Politicians are fond of promising what they are not capable of doing. Given the gimmicks of politics, especially here in the third world where there is political poverty–by this, I mean where the masses are not politically enlightened–it has become a recurring issue for politicians and their party men to promise what cannot be [&hellip...
•Baltimore bridge collapse Rescue workers in Baltimore are searching for as many as seven people after a major bridge in the city’s port was struck by a container ship early today, officials said. “It is an active search and rescue situation and the number of missing people could change,” the city’s fire chief said. Two […]
•Francis Waive and troops In this interview with Hon Francis Ejiroghene Waive, member representing Ughelli North/Ughelli South/Udu federal constituency of Delta State, who also doubles as the Chairman of House Committee on Rules and Business, speaks about the killing of seventeen soldiers including a civilian in Okuama community of Ughelli Sou...
It is estimated that about 70.92 million Nigerians are in extreme poverty, according to the World Poverty Clock.The figure translates to 11 per cent of the world’s extreme poor. This means that, at least, one out of every 10 extremely poor people live in Nigeria. It would be recalled that the National Bureau of Statistics […]
•Tinubu Appalled by the worsening insecurity and ongoing kidnapping epidemic in the country, a coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) under the auspices of the Civil Society Joint Action Group has called on President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency on the current security situation in the country, claiming at least 2,423 p...
•Lucky Aiyedatiwa The Ondo Elites Assembly (OEA) has accused the government of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa in Ondo of running a deceptive and insincere administration. The group also lamented that Aiyedatiwa is attempting to diminish the legacies and achievements of his late boss, Rotimi Akeredolu, through lies and propaganda, reports Daily Inde...