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Local Stories
National convention: APC governors propose Feb 26, Al-Makura, Musa lead in party chair’s race
Former Governor Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa State and the lawmaker representing Niger East, Senator Sani Musa are favoured by the leadership of the All Progressives Congress to emerge as the national chairman of the APC, The PUNCH has learnt. Read more…
US, UK decline Kanu’s request as observers at trial
THE United States and the British Government have turned down a request by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, to send representatives to observe the his trial holding at the Federal High Court, Abuja Division on January 18, 19, and 20. Read more…
Hoodlums in army uniform kidnap seven wedding guests in Ogun, demand N60m ransom
Armed hoodlums dressed in army uniform have abducted seven wedding guests at the Isara, Ogun State end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Read more…
National Assembly under fire as BudgIT uncovers N378.9bn duplicated projects
BudgIT Nigeria, a civic-tech organisation, on Monday, announced its discovery of 460 duplicated projects valued at N378.9bn in the 2022 Appropriation Act, accusing the National Assembly of padding the Federal Government’s budget, among other allegations. Read more…
President Buhari to unveil CBN rice pyramids
President Muhammadu Buhari will unveil one million pyramid-shaped sacks of rice paddy in Abuja tomorrow, Wednesday, January 19, 2022. Read more…
Nnamdi Kanu hires Mike Ozekhome to lead counsel team
Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra has changed his lead counsel representing him in the case brought against him by the Federal Government of Nigeria. Read more…
International Stories
Afghanistan twin quakes kill at least 22 in poorest areas
At least 22 people have been killed so far after back-to-back earthquakes struck the west of Afghanistan on Monday, officials said. Read more…
Texas synagogue siege: Rabbi describes escape from gunman
The rabbi of a Texas synagogue who was taken hostage on Saturday has described how he threw a chair at the gunman in order to escape. Read more…
Tech Updates
OpenSea sets new record as it surpasses $3.5 billion in monthly trading volume
The world’s largest Non-Fungible token (NFT) marketplace, OpenSea, has seen its monthly trade volume in Ether (ETH) exceed $3.5 billion for the first time ever, with just two weeks left in January 2022. Read more…
Business Matters
Gencos record N304bn payment shortfall in nine months – NERC report
Power generation companies were paid a total of N311.1bn after providing an invoice of N614.6bn for electricity supplied between January and September 2021, the Federal Government has said. Read more…
After eight months decline, inflation rises to 15.63%, FG’s 2022 target shaky
The National Bureau of Statistics disclosed on Monday that Nigeria’s headline inflation rate rose to 15.36 per cent in December 2021. Read more…
Price of rice to crash as farmers launch 1 million bags of rice paddy
Rice farmers under the aegis of the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) have concluded plans to crash the price of rice with the launch of the one million bags of rice paddy stacked as pyramids in Abuja. Read more…
Metro
Gideon Okeke questions women who show off cleavages, thighs on social media
Okeke wonders if showing off butts and cleavages on social media makes these women 'more women than they already are.' Read more…
Paramount Pictures will produce Tomi Adeyemi's 'Children Of Blood And Bone'
Paramount Pictures has acquired the Rights to Tomi Adeyemi's Best-Selling YA Book Series 'Children Of Blood And Bone.' Read more…
Quote of the Day
“Belief creates the actual fact.”
— William James