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Local Stories
Presidency: PDP reps, SANs warn Jonathan, the group threatens suit
Former President Goodluck Jonathan who is considering joining the All Progressives Congress to run for President is set to face a legal battle in the coming days, The PUNCH has learnt. Read more…
Ochanya: Court acquits lecturer of rape, death of 13-year-old, convicts wife
A state High Court sitting in Makurdi, Benue State, on Thursday, discharged and acquitted a lecturer at the Benue State Polytechnic, Ugbokolo, Andrew Ogbuja, of the charges of rape and causing the death of a 13-year-old schoolgirl, Ochanya Ogbanje, in 2018. Read more….
UI student disappears from Lagos construction site, family panics
The family of a 22-year-old undergraduate at the University of Ibadan, Samson Ajayi, are in despair after he went missing while going to work on a construction site in the Ajah area of Lagos State. Read more…
Efforts to restart local manufacture of vaccines suffer setbacks
Five years after, Nigeria’s quest to get its first set of locally manufactured vaccines is still a mirage. Read more…
Varsities strike: NLC threatens three-day nationwide action
Plans are underway by Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to stage a three-day national protest against the ongoing strike by university workers. The protest could, however, snowball into a nationwide down tool, if the government’s inaction continues. Read more
International Stories
Ukraine war: Rockets hit Kyiv as UN chief admits failings
Rockets hit Kyiv during the UN Secretary General's visit to the city, in which he criticised his own organisation's Security Council. Read more….
Biden proposes $33bn to help Ukraine in the war
President Biden is asking Congress for $33bn (£27bn) in military, economic and humanitarian assistance to support Ukraine - although he insisted that the US was not "attacking Russia". Read more…
Elon Musk sells $4.8 billion worth of Tesla shares
Tesla CEO Elon Musk sold $4.8 billion worth of the electric automaker's stock on Tuesday, the day after the Twitter board agreed to sell the company to him in a deal valuing the social media platform at $44 billion. Read more….
Russia making 'slow and uneven' progress as the military tries to fix problems that plagued early invasion, US officials say
Russian forces have made some progress in Moscow's renewed assault on eastern Ukraine, according to US and NATO officials, as their military tries to fix the myriad problems that plagued the early weeks of the invasion. Read more…
Business Matters
FCMB’s shareholders approve the N3.96bn dividend
Shareholders of FCMB Group Plc have approved a dividend payment of 20 kobos for the 2021 financial period. Read more….
Zenith Bank grows quarterly earnings by 22%
Zenith Bank Plc’s gross earnings rose by 22 per cent in the first quarter of 2022.
The lender’s earnings rose from N157.3bn in the first quarter of 2021 to N191.5bn in Q1, 2022. Read more….
Nigeria’s proven gas reserves worth over $803.4tn – FG
THE Federal Government on Thursday said the value of Nigeria’s proven gas reserves of about 206.53 trillion cubic feet was over $803.4tn, adding that the country had the most extensive gas resource in Africa. Read more….
AFC, others emerge as preferred bidders for 12 federal highways
THE Africa Finance Corporation/Mota Engel Consortium, Africa Plus Partners Consortium, Dafac Consortium and Enyimba Economic City Development Company Consortium, among others, are the shortlisted preferred bidders for the 12 federal highways put up for concession by the Federal Government. Read more…
Population surge threatening Lagos Island’s economic growth – LCCI
THE Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry has said that unintended consequences of rapid population growth, urbanisation, relentless demands for infrastructure, increasing demand for quality education services and healthcare pose risk to the economic potential of the heart of Africa’s centre of commerce – Lagos Island. Read more….
Tech Updates
Elon Musk wants to 'authenticate all real humans' on Twitter. Here's what that could mean
As the public combs through Elon Musk's Twitter (TWTR) feed for clues on how the billionaire entrepreneur intends to run the social media platform he's buying for $44 billion, one mysterious line stands out: "authenticate all real humans." Read more….
WhatsApp confirms the outage, as thousands around the world are unable to send messages
Social messaging tool WhatsApp has been reported to be down by users around the world. Read more…
Metro
Police nab four Plateau arms dealers, recover 54 rifles
Operatives of the Force Intelligence Bureau Intelligence Response Team have arrested four notorious arms dealers and recovered 57 AK-47 rifles and a large catchment of ammunition in Jos, Plateau State, and from other locations across the country. Read more….
Watch Bimbo Akintola and Funsho Adeolu in ‘Ruth’ short film
The six-minute Kunle Omope written short film produced by Funsho Adebayo, Yetunde Ajibode, Kanso Ogbolu and directed by Tope Alake, stars veteran actors Bimbo Akintola and Funsho Adeolu as a troubled couple. Read more…
Real men own up' - Yul Edochie says amid backlash over new marriage
Edochie has come under severe backlash since he unveiled Nollywood actress Judy Moghalu and her son as the new addition to his family. Read more….
Quote of the Day
“Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.”
—Henri Frederic Amiel