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Punch Newspapers Sections Tunde Oyekola, Ilorin Vice Chancellor of Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Kwara State, Prof. Noah Yusuf, has said private institutions now have more transfer of students from public universities as a result of incessant strike by workers of public schools.  Yusuf while speaking with journalists in Ilorin shortly after the matriculation of 1,005 students admitted into Al-Hikmah University for the 2020/2021 academic session said the institution, since its establishment had...

Samson Folarin The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Monday said its operatives in Anambra State recovered 58.5 grammes of cocaine and 13.9 ...

John Alechenu, Abuja THE Chief Executive Officer of Financial Derivatives Company, Bismarck Rewane, has said, Nigeria will require to grow its eco...

Punch Newspapers Sections Ebenezer Bajela Former Super Eagles goalkeeper, Ike Shorunmu, has backed Napoli striker Victor Osimhen amid mounting pressure on the young striker, who has struggled to make the expected impact following his record signing. Osimhen joined the Italian Serie A giants this season for an initial transfer fee of €70m and has missed a significant number of games due to series of health issues, ranging from injuries to coronavirus. On Sunday, the former Lille striker came o...

Women and fostering an equal future in a COVID-19 world Published 9 March 2021 This year’s International Women’s Day is titled “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world” to review the global trends in women participation and decision making in public life as well as celebrate the tremendous efforts by women and girls to shape an equal future and recovery from COVID-19 pandemic.  This write-up critically examines women’s participation in public life and decis...

Punch Newspapers Sections Kelvin Ekereke Osun United have been banished to Ilorin for their Nigeria National League fixtures and fined N300,000 by the league organisers after the club flouted COVID-19 protocols in their match-day four tie against Vandrezzer FC on March 6 at the Osogbo City Stadium. Videos showed large numbers of spectators at the match venue despite the closed door directive by the league body, in accordance with the guidelines by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, health...

Punch Newspapers Sections Chidiebube Okeoma, Owerri Panic engulfed Imo State on Tuesday morning as Irete youths razed the Ihitte/Uboma Local Government Area Divisional Police headquarters situated at Ishinweke town. Our correspondent gathered that the setting ablaze of the police station was an offshoot of the alleged killing of a youth in the area by a police officer. Our correspondent also gathered that two other cops sustained injuries in the incident. When contacted, a police spokesperson i...

Last week, we discussed the mishandling of a popular English idiom by one of our governors. He had, as many people do, deployed the corrupted form ...

NDLEA arrests notorious trafficker, stops US, China, UAE-bound parcels Samson Folarin The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Monday said its operatives in Anambra State recovered 58.5 grammes of cocaine and 13.9 grammes of heroin concealed in the palace of a prominent traditional ruler in the state. The state NDLEA Commander, Muhammadu Idris, in a statement, noted that palace guards were assisting the agency in tracking the dealer. He said, “Investigations are ongoing to unravel how the ...

Punch Newspapers Sections Oluwatosin Omojuyigbe The family of an Abuja-based printer and graphic designer, Blessed Ajogwu, who was allegedly stabbed to death at the Ceddi Plaza, Central Area of the Federal Capital Territory, has urged the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to order an investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death. It was gathered that Blessed was stabbed in the neck on February 25, 2021, around 10pm when he went to deliver a job to a client in the plaza. ...