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Against the backdrop of the prevailing Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU strike, a report released by an advocacy group, Invictus Africa, on Tuesday, disclosed that the educational sector received its lowest budgetary allocation in 2022. . The report entitled, “Data and Analysis of the Federal Government of Nigeria’s Budgetary Allocation to Education between 2015 and 2022,” pegged the federal …

Explains politicians twisted his “I’m fully in charge of Rivers votes” declaration Governor Nyesom Wike on Tuesday boasted that his widely acknowledged outstanding stewardship in office reflects his personal capacity and passion to deliver enduring development to Rivers state people and nothing to do with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) he belongs. Wike during Tuesday’s commissioning of dualised Ogbunuabali – …

United States tennis champion, Serena Williams, announced on Tuesday that ‘the countdown has begun’ to her retirement from the sport. In this file photo taken on June 6, 2021 Serena Williams of the US returns the ball to Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina during their women’s singles fourth round tennis match on Day 8 of The Roland Garros 2021 French Open tennis …

There were strong indications, yesterday, that the peace moves between the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential  candidate, Atiku Abubakar and the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, may have crumbled. This is as Wike supporters have accused Atiku of not showing good faith in the reconciliation process. Atiku had met with the Rivers governor last Thursday in Abuja over the crisis rocking the …

The FBI executed a search warrant Monday at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, as part of an investigation into the handling of presidential documents, including classified documents, that may have been brought there, three people familiar with the situation told CNN. The former President confirmed that FBI agents were at Mar-a-Lago and said “they even broke into …

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 …