By Adedeji Egbebi The Olufaki of Ifaki-Ekiti in Isokan Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Oba Adegbenro Ajibade III, has urged Nigerians to embrace regular exercise to keep fit and avoid illness. Ajibade gave the advice at the June edition of “2023 Walk for Like” held in Ifaki-Ekiti. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that […]
By Aderogba George Dr Olakunle Olawunmi, Head, Department of International Relations and Diplomacy, Chrisland University, Abeokuta in Ogun, has attributed the root causes of mental health to unemployment, among others. Olawunmi made this assertions on Saturday in Abuja at the unveiling of an NGO, Initiative for Mental Health and Peace Sustenance (IMHPS) and its logo, […]
By Florence Onuegbu Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Saturday described Arsenal’s Busayo Saka as his favourite player in the English Premier League side. Sanwo-Olu, who met with Saka at the Lagos House, Marina, expressed on his Facebook page excitement at receiving his own signed Saka jersey. “Exciting day at the State House, Marina […]
The Board and Management of the Nigerian Railway Corporation have announced the recommencement of two additional train trips on the Abuja-Kaduna train service. Recall that in January this year, the PUNCH reported that the Abuja-Kaduna train detailed in Kubwa led to the reduction of trips on the rail corridor. But a statement on Saturday by […]
Lionel Messi is leaving Paris Saint-Germain after their final match of the season on Saturday, the Ligue 1 champions said on social media. “After two seasons in the capital, Leo Messi’s adventure with Paris Saint-Germain will conclude at the end of the 2022-23 season,” the club said. The club said Messi, 35, would play some […]
At least 288 people were killed and more than 850 injured in a horrific three-train collision in India, officials said Saturday, the country’s deadliest rail accident in more than 20 years. Images from the crash site showed smashed train compartments torn open with blood-stained holes near Balasore, in the eastern state of Odisha. Carriages had […]
The Ogun State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has said that all the batches of pilgrims from the state, numbering 1,236, have been airlifted to Saudi Arabia for the 2023 Hajj rites. The Chairman of the Ogun State 2023 Hajj Ad-hoc committee, Dr Tajudeen Asaye, disclosed this to journalists on Saturday. He said the pilgrims were […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has asked the Federal Government through the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to revert to the old pump prices of premium motor spirit otherwise known as petrol or face industrial action. The NLC gave the NNPCL till Wednesday to return to the old price of N194 per litre or […]
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has said it will no longer fix or release templates for petrol prices. Speaking in Abuja, the Authority Chief Executive (ACE), Engr Farouk Ahmed, explained that under the liberalised market, market forces are allowed to dictate prices. Ahmed explained: “As far as we are concerned in […]
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Senator George Akume as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF). He also approved the appointments of Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila as Chief of Staff and former Deputy Governor of Jigawa, Ibrahim Hadejia, as Deputy Chief of Staff. The new appointments were contained in a statement […]