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Punch Newspapers Sections Wale Oyewale, Ibadan THE Oyo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, on Tuesday disagreed with the state Governor, Seyi Makinde, over speculations that the governor was making moves to join the APC. It berated Makinde, who became governor on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, for denying overtures he was making to join the APC. The APC was responding to a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa. Adisa had a...

Punch Newspapers Sections Nike Popoola The pioneer Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, GPC Energy and Logistics Limited, Mr Elvis Okonji, has urged the operators in the industry to deepen their core competence, build strategic reserves, review their finance strategy, diversify, enshrine situation analysis, and risk management to guarantee sustainability. In a statement on Tuesday titled ‘Expert urges deepening of core competence, strategic reserve’, he said this during a press br...

Punch Newspapers Sections Peter Dada, Akure One person was killed on Tuesday during a clash involving some factional members of the Ondo State chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, at the Oja Oba area of Akure, the state capital. Following the clash, the state government announced an indefinite suspension of all activities of the union across the 18 local government areas of the state. A witness said the clash caused pandemonium at Oja Oba and some streets in Akure, as reside...

Punch Newspapers Sections Dayo Ojerinde The Registrar of the Pharmaceutical Council of Nigeria, Dr Elijah Mohammed, has urged Nigerians to ask questions from pharmaceutical stores before buying drugs. Elijah said this on the sidelines of the naming of auditorium, committee rooms in the new building within the premises of the Lagos zonal office after the former chairmen of the pharmacist board and the pharmacist council. “The consumers should be aware that wherever they are sourcing their drug...

Punch Newspapers Sections Oladapo Ashiru The regular menstrual cycle is supposed to be between 21 and 35 days. That is, the woman is supposed to have her period every 21 to 35 days. When the period comes more frequently than this, it is referred to as Abnormal Uterine Bleeding. In 2011, the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics developed a lucid classification of abnormal uterine and their causes. Abnormal uterine bleeding when cyclical/ovulatory is called heavy menstrual bleed...

Bauchi Assembly orders re-arrest of man freed after rape of seven-year-old girl Armstrong Bakam, Bauchi Members of the Bauchi State House of Assembly have lamented that a 45-year-old man, who was arrested and handed over to the police for allegedly defiling a seven-year child, was bailed by some influential persons. The incident reportedly happened at Faggo in the Shira Local Government Area of the state. The member representing Shira Constituency in the Assembly, Bello Shira, disclosed this du...

US visa applicants whose requests were denied under former President Donald Trump\s controversial ban on travellers from 13 mostly Muslim-majority ...

Swansea squandered the chance to move back into the Championship automatic promotion places as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Blackburn at Ewood P...

Punch Newspapers Sections Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The Federal Government says over £100m (N527bn), allegedly stolen by a former Governor of Delta State, James Ibori, and his associates is still being expected. The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), said this on Channels Television’s Politics Today’ programme on Tuesday. Malami, who is also the Minister of Justice, said apart from the Ibori loot, $100m traced to the late Head of State, Gen Sani Abacha, was also bein...

Punch Newspapers Sections ‘Tosin Oluwalowo The continued silence of the Edo State Government and the Ministry of Sports and Youth Development over the hosting of the National Sports Festival, which had been rescheduled to hold next month, is giving the country’s athletes cause for concern. The National Council on Sports had after its meeting February 8, moved the festival, which was initially set to hold between February 14 and 28, to April. The festival was postponed after Edo State Govern...