I guess it is not by accident that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, is constructing a highway between Calabar and Lagos. The construction is political, historical and economical. I will dwell on the historical aspect. It is an acknowledgement of the peaceful Calabar city and what that ancient c...
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Redeemer’s Health Village performs West Africa’s first telerobotic surgery, operating on a patient in Abuja from its Ogun State facility 500km away. Read More: https://punchng.com/nigeria-records-wafricas-first-telerobotic-surgery-across-500km/...
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By Jimitota Onoyume, Assistant News Editor The war against illegal oil bunkering in the Niger Delta may be facing an unlikely, yet potent, enemy from a massive backlog of unpaid rent for House boats used to combat illegal bunkering activities and related maritime crimes The Niger...
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While federal universities are stable, ASUU strikes are returning to state universities in Lagos, Ondo, and others over non-implementation of salary agreem Read More: https://punchng.com/return-of-asuu-strikes-at-state-universities/...
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Nigeria is once again confronted with a tragedy that should trouble the conscience of every citizen: 37 people arrested over alleged illegal mining have died in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Minna, Niger State. The immediate facts are dist...
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If King Jaja of Opobo were alive today, where would he stand amid Nigeria’s diplomatic pressure, economic uncertainty and deepening social tension—and what would he do? Would he negotiate, confront, build, or turn adversity into leverage? History is most useful when it refuses to...
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Nigeria’s cricket teams secured a double victory in the NCF Quadrangular T20 Series, with the senior side beating Ghana and Nigeria A defeating Sierra Leon Read More: https://punchng.com/nigeria-secure-double-victory-in-ncf-quadrangular-t20-tourney/...
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Sporting Lagos coach Jeffery Buter says the team will improve despite a 2-0 home defeat to Abia Warriors, stating one loss doesn’t define their season. Read More: https://punchng.com/one-defeat-cant-define-our-season-sporting-lagos-coach/...
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About 90 schools and 900 children are set to participate in the North Central Catch Them Young Gymnastics Festival in Abuja on September 26. Read More: https://punchng.com/90-schools-set-for-gymnastics-festival-in-abuja/...
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Five young Nigerian golfers made their debut at the World Schools Games Golf Championship in Scotland, with Toluwalashe Balogun finishing as runner-up. Read More: https://punchng.com/nigeria-debuts-at-world-schools-games-golf-championship/...
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The Federal Government is overhauling Nigeria’s tertiary education system with new quality checks to tackle illegal admissions and borrowed facilities. Read More: https://punchng.com/illegal-admissions-borrowed-facilities-fg-unveils-new-tertiary-quality-checks/...
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Nigerian table tennis star Quadri Aruna is set to lead his new club, Amiens STT, in their French Pro B league opener against Lille Metropole TT. Read More: https://punchng.com/aruna-leads-amiens-stt-in-french-league-opener/...
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Shema is widely regarded as one of the finest minds from northern Nigeria — a brilliant statesman and a national asset. He is a catalyst for institutional renewal, strategic vision, and interventions that consistently yield visible and measurable results. His record in both past ...
