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Singer and songwriter, Oluwatobiloba Daniel, aka Kizz Daniel, has been allegedly arrested in Tanzania after failing to show up for a paid concert in the country. Fans of the singer who had gathered at the venue of his advertised show in Tanzania left in anger and trashed the place after he failed to show up, viral videos monitored by Punch …

…NURTW commends extension of deadline for state colour code compliance  Edo State Government and leaders of the Edo State Chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) have agreed on a one-week notice for drivers to renew their licence and vehicle particulars, before commencement of enforcement for compliance. The Chairman, Edo State Chapter of the NURTW, Comrade Chief Odion …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Benin City, Nigeria – Determined to address issues of police extortion and human rights abuses, the Edo State Police Command has appointed its lawyer as Desk Officer of the Command’s Human Rights and Extortion Investigation Unit in Benin City. The appointed police lawyer is Barr Polycarp Odion domiciled at the State Command headquarters, GRA, Benin-City. The Deputy …

The National Association of Parents Teachers Association of Nigeria has advised the Federal Government to convey a tripartite meeting of parents, Academic Staff Union of Universities, and government so as to resolve the ongoing strike by the university teachers. This was against the backdrop of the request from the Federal Government that parents’ associations should appeal to ASUU to call …

The opposition lawmakers in the National Assembly have said there is no going back on their resolve to impeach the President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), if he fails to address the insecurity in the country within six weeks. The lawmakers in separate interviews with The PUNCH on Sunday, dismissed a report that they had backed down on the plan to remove the …

Amusan is the first and only Nigerian to be crowned African, Commonwealth, and World Champion in the same year. Freshly-minted Commonwealth Games champion, Tobi Amusan, has expressed great delight at her record-breaking outing in Birmingham. Amusan clocked a time of 12.30s in Sunday’s final at the Alexander Stadium to successfully defend her Commonwealth Games title and the reigning World Champion …

Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has said the state has obtained intelligence reports that some misguided politicians have started recruiting cultists, ex-convicts and thugs in furtherance of their political aspirations for 2023. The governor said the state government is aware that owners of hotels and entertainment centres are in the process of giving out their premises to politicians and political …

The statements by the Minister of State for Labour, Festus Keyamo, that security challenge rocking Nigeria is a global phenomenon and not peculiar to Nigeria and that parents should plead with members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), who have been on strike for over five months to go back to class because Federal Government does not have money …

As at the end of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Team Nigeria amassed a total of 12 Gold, 9 Silver and 14 Bronze Medals, bringing the numbers to a total of 35 medals. Find below a complete list of the winners and their sports events: Weightlifting 1.Adijat Adenike Olarinoye (Gold, Women’s 55kg). Edidiong Joseph Umaofia (Bronze, Men’s 67kg).Rafiatu Folashade Lawal …

Asaba, Nigeria – Against media reports credited to Rita Lori Ogbebor, the Niger Delta Integrity Group, NDIG, Sunday, said the inauguration of the 2019 screened and confirmed substantive board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC was not being delayed because of pending court cases. The group in a statement by its President and Secretary, Akpoebide Okotiene and Edet Ekpenyong, …