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At least 28,358 Nigerians received invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residency from 2015 to 2021. This is according to a Saturday PUNCH analysis of Express Entry annual reports issued by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada for the years under review. The year-end reports overview all EE process stages from profile submissions, invitations to apply,

 The United Kingdom has revealed some of its reasons for wanting to recruit teachers from Nigeria and eight other countries. Saturday PUNCH reported that the UK had listed Nigeria among the list of countries where teachers could apply to teach in the UK. Some of the other countries are Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, Singapore,

A train travelling from Kaduna to Abuja derailed at Kubwa in the Federal Capital Territory on Friday. The development comes few days after the Warri-Itakpe train derailed at KM 30 Ajaokuta-Itakpe section of the track. About 148 passengers and 30 crew members who were on board were left stranded in a forest in Kogi State.

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo have expressed their condolences to Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State over the loss of his son. The deceased, who got married in June, last year, to his first wife, Hajiya Silifat Sule, was Governor Sule’s eldest son. Hassan aged 36, died on Thursday

Four days to the expiration of the deadline set by the Central Bank of Nigeria for the old N1,000, N500 and N200 notes to cease from circulation, Deposit Money Banks have taken extra security measures to prevent angry customers from attacking their branches and destroying facilities. Saturday PUNCH reports that customers besieged bank branches in

Four days to the expiration of the deadline set by the Central Bank of Nigeria for the old N1,000, N500 and N200 notes to cease from circulation, Deposit Money Banks have taken extra security measures to prevent angry customers from attacking their branches and destroying facilities. Saturday PUNCH reports that customers besieged bank branches in

Popular actress, Ini Edo, has said there is a lot of nudity in ‘Shanty Town’, the new movie series she played a co-lead role in because of its storyline. In an interview with Saturday Beats, she said, “There are a lot of people, male and female, even children going through these things (such as prostitution

The Independent National Electoral Commission says it doesn’t have the power to compel universities to declare holidays in order to enable students to vote during the forthcoming general elections. The media aide to the chairman of the commission, Rotimi Oyekanmi, stated this in an interview with Saturday PUNCH on Friday. This is against the backdrop

A 31-year-old civil servant from Niger State, Idris Daja, who lost his 25-year-old wife, Maryam Liman, 11 days after their wedding, speaks to TEMITOPE ADETUNJI about his grief Tell us a bit about yourself. My name is Idris Daja. I was born in Daja, Zugurma District, Mashegu Local Government Area of Niger State. I’m 31

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Friday in Daura, said being the chief executive of a diverse country such as Nigeria must have been by the grace of God. He also said only God preserved his life through the 30 gory months of the Nigerian Civil War fought from late 1967 to early

The Lagos State Government has said it would divert traffic at the Old Tollgate bus stop down to the Berger section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway for 10 weeks, Saturday PUNCH reports. The traffic diversion would commence from Monday, January 30, 2023, till Friday, April 15, 2023, the state’s Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, said

A retired professor of Microbiology and ex-Dean of Students at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Olu Odeyemi, speaks to ALEXANDER OKERE about the high points of his career and his foray into politics You attended the popular Ilesa Grammar School, Osun State. How will you describe the years you spent there as a schoolboy? I used

Rapper and singer, Eedris Abdulkareem, has said that even before his wife, Yetunde, donated a kidney for him, he had always known that she could do anything for him. Speaking against the backdrop of the new song titled, ‘Thank You’, which he released to appreciate her, Eedris told Saturday Beats, “I had always known that

Medical experts have warned against mixing alcohol with energy drink, saying it is dangerous to health. The experts, who gave the warning, said the practice was common among young people in the society. Speaking with Saturday PUNCH, a Professor of Public Health at the University of Ilorin, Tanimola Akande, said individuals who mixed alcohol with

The Coalition of Northern Groups has again asked the Federal Government to disregard any call from Igbo elite to release the embattled leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. This was at it noted that IPOB had the support of many Igbo leaders whose actions, according to the group, were “diabolical”

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has declared his intention to appeal the judgment of the Election Petitions Tribunal that nullified his victory in the July 16, 2022 governorship poll in the state. The All Progressives Congress and its candidate, Adegboyega Oyetola, had dragged Adeleke, the Peoples Democratic Party and the Independent National Electoral Commission

The Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Council has said attempts at damage control by the All Progressives Congress for its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, will not save him from defeat at the polls. The PDP PCC said having seen that Tinubu and the APC had lost the presidential election, the ruling party was looking for

A member of the National Executive Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, Diran Odeyemi, has said contrary to public perception that Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, was working against the interest of the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar; the governor was a party man committed to the success of the party at the polls. Odeyemi

Ahead of the general election, the spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, Festus Keyamo, has said that the party has the support of Muslims and Christians. Keyamo said the party’s flag bearer, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, would emerge winner at the February presidential poll. Speaking in an interview with Saturday PUNCH, the APC

Former cruiserweight world champion Tony Bellew has urged Anthony Joshua to knock out Jermaine Franklin ahead of their proposed bout in London. Joshua will fight Franklin April 1 at the O2 Arena, as he looks to bounce back from back-to-back defeats against Oleksandr Usyk and record his first win in the ring since 2020. This

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has said the 2023 election will hold despite the threat by the Indigenous People of Biafra. The group said the will of the people would overwhelm every distraction from participating in the poll at the South-East. There has been concern over the possible postponement of the general election

Actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, has said suffering is not something Nigerians should brag about. Jalade-Ekeinde, who has been living in the United States of America for the past two years, added that Nigerians were too intelligent to be going through such suffering. She wrote on Instagram, “After living in the US for about two years, I

A Lagos-based lady, Christiannah Nwokoro, tells OPEYEMI ADEFEMI about her mother’s efforts to locate the family of a patient with memory loss abandoned at her her facility since 1991 Tell us a bit about yourself. My name is Christiannah.  My mum’s name is Mrs Nwokoro and she is from Agbor in Delta State. She runs

Former Premier League midfielder Jamie O’Hara believes Arsenal got the deal of a lifetime when they sold Nigeria international Alex Iwobi to Everton for an initial £28m fee, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. O’Hara is of the opinion that the Toffees overpaid far above Iwobi’s true value to bring him to the Merseyside club. Iwobi is

Nigeria international and Napoli striker Victor Osimhen has been rated as one of the fastest strikers in the Serie A this season. The 24-year-old despite missing several matches due to injuries is having an extraordinary season, the best of his career. The Nigerian is a driving force for Luciano Spalletti’s side, a leader capable of