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The Super Eagles of Nigeria have been drawn into Group A alongside hosts Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, and Guinea Bissau for the upcoming 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The draw ceremony took place in Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire, where the tournament is scheduled to be held from January 13 to February 11, 2024. In the qualifiers,

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission says it has completed all arrangements to commence its sixth phase of tracking some fraudulent constituency projects across the country. The commission specifically disclosed that it would deploy its officers across all six geo-political zones of the country, starting from Monday, October 16 to track 1,932

…says 1.3m Nigerians blind The Federal Government on Thursday launched three policy documents on eye health services in the country. This was even as the government said 1.3 million Nigerians are blind and about 80 per cent of the blindness is from avoidable causes. Speaking during the launch of the policy documents in Abuja in

A petrol-laden tanker has exploded in the Sari Iganmu area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the incident happened on Thursday evening. The cause of the explosion is however yet unknown. Meanwhile, officials of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Services are currently combating the fire. The spokesperson for the agency, Shakiru Amodu, in

…as ex-YPP chieftain sings Tinubu’s praises hours after defection The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, has expressed strong conviction that Thursday’s defection of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah from the ruling APC will herald a wind of revolution that will liberate the South-East. Ganduje gave the assurance during the official presentation of the

The House of Representatives has demanded that anyone who disobeys traffic light signals and other traffic laws be tracked and charged in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, The House encouraged the Federal Capital Territory Administration to put into effect technologies that would allow it to track and detain anyone who violated traffic laws within the

The White House on Thursday said it was working to organise charter flights to help United States citizens leave Israel as the country reels from the massive attack by Hamas. Fears of a regional conflagration have surged amid expectations of a looming Israeli ground incursion into Gaza, the crowded enclave from where Hamas launched its

The Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee, on Thursday, said it has approved the elevation of 58 lawyers to the rank of Senior Advocates of Nigeria. The Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court and Secretary of the LPPC, Ms. Hajo Bello made this known in a statement issued on Thursday. Bello stated that the LPPC approved the

The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on Thursday, said that personnel of the paramilitary services under the ministry must upgrade their knowledge to qualify for promotions henceforth. Tunji-Ojo stated this at the book presentation by the Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Dr Ahmed Audi, and the Chairman of the Standard

A boy, identified as Umar Muhammadu, from Magami community in Zamfara State, has narrated how his father was killed in his presence. He also reveals how he ran away from his village after watching his father’s gruesome killing. The little boy then promises to avenge his father’s death, claiming that he can identify the killers.

The European Union’s top tech enforcer, Commissioner Thierry Breton, warned TikTok on Thursday over “illegal content and disinformation” on its platform, following the bloody attack by Hamas in Israel. The alert, and a demand that Chinese-owned TikTok respond within 24 hours with details on how it is curbing online disinformation, mirrored similar warnings Breton issued

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control is partnering with the National Health Insurance Authority to ensure sustainable access to affordable and acceptable quality medicines for Nigerians. The Director General of NAFDAC, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye made this known at a joint press conference with the Director General of NHIA, Prof Mohammed Sambo

Bandits were reported to have killed a ransom bearer who volunteered to deliver an undisclosed sum of money to secure the release of a kidnapped village head in Kaduna State. The ransom bearer, simply identified as Abdullahi Haruna, a member of the First Aid Group of Fitiyanul Islam, was said to have gone to deliver

The Central Bank of Nigeria has finally lifted the foreign exchange restrictions it placed on importers of 43 items eight years ago, The PUNCH reports. In a statement signed by CBN’s Director of Corporate Communications, Dr. Isa AbdulMumin, the bank said this is a significant change to the foreign exchange market policy. According to the

Thirty-one-year-old Foejiro Ojite was killed in her apartment in the Agiliti area of Ketu in Lagos on July 27, 2023. After allegedly slitting her throat, her assailants also set the apartment on fire. In this interview with The PUNCH, her father, Michael Eroh, reveals how he met the lifeless body of his child in her

The Rivers State Police Command said its men have arrested a woman, Hope Nwala, who allegedly bathed her husband, Ekelediri Nwankwo, with hot groundnut oil following a disagreement in Okehi, Etche Local Government Area of the state. The wife allegedly committed the crime while the man had retired to sleep later the same day. The

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs on Thursday said no fewer than 338,000 people had been forced to flee their homes in the Gaza Strip, as heavy Israeli bombardments continued to hit the Palestinian enclave. “Mass displacement across the Gaza Strip continues,” the UN humanitarian agency, OCHA, said in a statement

The Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Abuja empowered 40 entrepreneurs with ICT skills and laptops to promote their businesses. The Director-General of SMEDAN, Dr Olawale Fasanya, gave the laptops to the beneficiaries at the end of a three-day ICT/digital skills training programme for Micro Small and Medium Enterprises. He

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa, is among the 12 Commissioners of Police approved for promotion to the rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police by the Police Service Commission on Thursday. The CPs and Deputy Commissioners of Police had appeared before the commission for promotion interviews, a condition mandatory for their promotions.

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria and the Forum of State Executive Secretaries of Pilgrims’ Welfare Boards, Agencies, and Commissions have jointly agreed to peg the minimum deposit for the 2024 Hajj pilgrimage exercise at N4.5 million. In a statement signed by NAHCON’s Assistant Director, Public Affairs, Fatima Usara, the Commission said the decision became

The Central Bank of Nigeria has lifted the ban on importers of 43 items restricted from accessing foreign exchange on its official platform. It disclosed this in a statement titled, ‘CBN restates commitment to boost liquidity in forex market’, signed by the Director, Corporate Communications, Isa AbdulMumin, on Thursday. “Importers of all the 43 items

The Edo State House of Assembly honoured 15-year-old Gold Ajagun for his educational excellence by making him a one-day speaker on Thursday. Ajagun, who is from Ososo in Akoko-Edo local government area of the state, scored 335 in the last Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and obtained eight A1s in the West African Secondary School Certificate

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has presented the senator representing Anambra South, Ifeanyi Ubah, to the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, at the party’s national headquarters in Abuja. The PUNCH reported how Ubah defected from the Young Progressive Party two hours ago to the ruling All Progressives Congress. Wearing a white

The Special Cell of Delhi police on Thursday busted a three-man international drug cartel involving two Nigerians and a Sierra Leonean supplying banned substances across India. According to a local media platform, The Statesman, 6kg of hypnotic drug methaqualone, 2kg of heroin were seized from the suspects, identified as Paul Joy from Sierra Leone, Peace

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation on Thursday strongly condemned the ongoing Israeli military aggression against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip. Fears of a regional conflagration have surged amid expectations of a looming Israeli ground incursion into Gaza, the crowded enclave from where Hamas launched its land, air, and sea attack on Saturday. Israel