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*VP commissions Toyota Certified Service Centre in Lagos *Excited cheering crowd of Lagosians throng motorcade outside venue of commissioning Vice President Yemi Osinbajo of Nigeria has said that the Federal Government will continue to deepen business reforms and partner with the private sector to ensure wholesome national development. Osinbajo, SAN, who stated this today at the commissioning of the state-of-the-art …

South-West politicians from the Congress for Progressive Change bloc in the All Progressives Congress are set to lose out at the national convention following their rejection by governors in the region, The PUNCH has learnt. The defunct CPC bloc is made up of politicians, who joined Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) to merge with the Action Congress of Nigeria to form the …

• Judgment leaves much to be desired, says Okeke• National Assembly, a necessary party, has right to set same aside on appeal – Ajulo• May judiciary not destroy Nigeria in our lifetime, Adegboruwa says• Deleting section of existing legislation duty of NASS, not AGF – Jaja Amazed by the speed of the hearing, the bizarre orders issued and the swiftness of …

The National Association of University Students, Osun State chapter has threatened ‘drastic action’ over the persistent strike of the Academic Staff Union of Universities. In a statement made available to The PUNCH on Monday, and jointly signed by the Chairman, the Secretary-General and the Publicity Secretary; Eruobami Ayobami, Olaniyan Saleem Opeyemi and Lawal Idris Tomiwa, respectively, the student body bemoaned the persistent …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky suggested Jerusalem could host peace talks between him and Vladimir Putin, his latest attempt to push for a meeting with his Russian counterpart. Zelensky thanked Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett for efforts to broker talks in a video released on Telegram late Sunday. “We are grateful… for his every effort. So sooner or later we could …

The Edo State chapters of the All Progressives Congress and the state government have again clashed over the projects executed by Governor Godwin Obaseki as well as his leadership style. In a statement by the state APC chairman, Col David Imuse (retd.), titled, ‘Things have fallen apart in Edo State,’ the APC condemned Obaseki for bringing the PDP National chairman, …

Residents of the northern Ukrainian town of Novoselytsya should seek shelter after an ammonia leak at a nearby chemical factory, an official said Monday, as intense fighting with Russian forces in the area continues. Sumy regional governor Dmytro Zhyvytsky said there had been an “ammonia leakage” at the Sumykhimprom facility, affecting an area within 2.5 kilometres (1.5 miles) of the …

Former Senate President, Ameh Ebute in this interview, talks about the All Progressives Congress, APC, zoning its 2023 presidential ticket to the South-South and why South-East and South-West may not produce a president even when zoned to the South. Emir Sanusi recently said that Nigeria is living on extra time. Do you agree with that?  That is his personal opinion but you …

A member of the Nigerian Senate, Sani Musa, has urged the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to personally announce his preferred candidate for the office of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, if he has one, to prevent confusion in the party. Musa, who is an aspirant, said he would respect the choice of the President and …

“The war could have been avoided if NATO had heeded the warnings from among its own leaders…” The President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, has said the war in Ukraine could have been avoided if NATO had heeded the warnings of some of its leaders. “The war could have been avoided if NATO had heeded the warnings from among its own leaders …