Premium Motor Spirit popularly known as petrol will now be sold between N170/litre and N190/litre in filling stations across the country, following what is believed to be a subtle agreement between Federal Government officials and oil marketers. Findings by The PUNCH on Sunday revealed that the development was the outcome of a meeting between the…
CONFUSION: Shame on them!’ UPenn is blasted for nominating controversial transgender swimmer Lia Thomas for NCAA’s ‘woman of the year’ award The University of Pennsylvania has been blasted for nominating controversial transgender swimmer Lia Thomas for a top student sports’ award. UPenn has named Thomas, 22, as one of two students it has nominated for…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a 27-year-old drug queen, Mrs. Opoola Mujidat for planting drugs concealed in fetish bowls, containing scary native black soap and sponge on two Oman-bound male passengers at the departure hall of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, MMIA, Lagos. The passengers: Raji Babatunde Kazeem…
Miss Akwa Ibom, Aniebiet Godwin Umanah, 27 Emerges Queen Of Aso Nigeria 2022 27-year-old Miss Akwa Ibom, Queen Aniebiet Godwin Umanah has emerged the Queen of ASO Nigeria 2022. At the grand finale of the pageant show which took place at Sheraton Hotel Abuja on Friday, the Graduate -computer science was crowned winner. She hails…
MEDIA ADVISE IGNORE UNAUTHORIZED MESSAGE POSTED ON OGBENI AREGBESOLA’S SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES It has come to the attention of the media office of the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, that an unauthorized message was posted on his Verified Twitter and Facebook Pages at about 8:00am on Sunday 17th July, 2022. The unauthorized messages have…
Plans are currently ongoing for the inauguration of the campaign council of the standard bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, Sunday PUNCH has learnt.The spokesperson for the PDP candidate, Paul Ibe, made this known in an interview with our correspondent in Abuja. According to Ibe, the council will be formed in such a way…
Bauchi’s underage prostitution Poverty has pushed several underage girls into prostitution in Bauchi State. DAVID ADENUGA, who visited some of the girls in their brothels, reports on their plight and dangerous lifestyles. Bayan Gari is a slum behind the historic Abubakar Tafawa-Balewa stadium in the Bauchi metropolis. Inside the slum, poor and naive girls are…
Fans mock ‘upcoming’ singer, Portable, as Davido’s uncle wins Osun election As the Osun governorship election comes to an end and Ademola Adeleke is declared the winner by INEC, fans of Nigerian afrobeat legend, David Adeleke, professionally known as Davido are not taking it likely with upcoming controversial hip-hop artiste, Habeeb Okikiola popularly known as…
A video showing the moment the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ademola Adeleke, prostrated for Adedeji Adeleke, father of Nigerian singer, Davido after the Independent National Electoral Commission declared him winner of the Osun governorship election has surfaced on social media. Recall, the Returning Officer for the election and Vice Chancellor of the…
DIVIDING JERUSALEM? Biden says Jerusalem is ‘central to the national vision of both Palestinians and Israelis’ US President Joe Biden on Friday reiterated his support for a two-state solution, during a joint press conference with Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank. The two-state solution – the coexistence of Israel and Palestine – is…