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The Super Falcons on Thursday defeated Australia 3-2 at the Brisbane Stadium. The Nigerian female beat their opponent to record their first win in the competition and the fifth win in the history of the Women’s World Cup. Super Falcons celebrating Before the match, the PUNCH reported that the nine-time African champions have recorded only four wins in the history …

The only female presidential aspirant in the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Uju Kennedy Ohaneye, who stepped down for President Bola Tinubu at the party’s primaries in June last year, was included in the ministerial list. Ohaneye was among the seven women who made the first batch of the list submitted to the Senate on Thursday. The Chief of Staff …

Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN) has also reacted to the re-arrest of Godwin Emefiele, suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, by men of the Department of State Services, DSS, against court ruling. Recall that in a bench ruling after hearing arguments, Justice Nicholas Oweibo held that the Federal Government failed to establish why Emefiele should …

Umahi, Wike, Badaru, El-Rufai, others make list More names expected later President of the Senate Godswill Akpabio, on Thursday, finally unveiled the ministerial-nominees list sent to the upper legislative chamber by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. With the unveiling of the names, the long wait for the ministerial nominees has come to an end. It has also brought to a close, …

• Agency ‘has not broken any laws’, says spokesman• DSS begins ‘detailed investigations’ into fight with NCoS officials• Emefiele condemns continued detention Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), yesterday, condemned what it called disrespect for judicial process and sanctity of court premises by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS). Former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, had been …

President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, in Abuja appealed to the organised labour to avail him more time to consider their grievances before embarking on any nationwide strike. This is just as indication emerged that the Federal Government may enforce the court order restraining the organised labour from embarking on a strike over the withdrawal of fuel subsidy in May should …

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting at Maitama, on Thursday, rejected a fresh application the Department of State Services, DSS, filed for an order to further detain the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, for another 14 days. The court, in a ruling that was delivered by Justice Hamza Muazu, held …

The immediate past Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, and his colleague from Kaduna, Nasir El-Rufai, have made the list of ministerial nominees. The PUNCH learnt that President Bola Tinubu forwarded the ministerial list to the Senate in the wee hours of Thursday. Wike and El-Rufai The list is coming two days before the President’s deadline as stipulated by the constitution …

It is no longer news that when faced with difficult socio-economic conditions, Nigerians often resort to desperate measures to cushion the resultant effects. Little wonder since President Bola Tinubu announced the discontinuation of the petrol subsidy during his inaugural speech on May 29, 2023, and the recent hike in the price of petrol, Nigerians have devised strategies to ameliorate the …

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has arrived at the Senate Chamber and plenary has commenced. He arrived at exactly 12:10pm. After after Akpabio’s arrival, the Senate thereafter entered an executive session. Akpabio is expected to read the ministerial list of President Bola Tinubu during the session. Recall that Tinubu was inaugurated as Nigeria’s 16th President on May 29, after his predecessor, …