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Punch Newspapers Sections Daud Olatunji, Abeokuta Ogun State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, elected a member representing Ogun Waterside State Constituency, Balogun Akeem, as the new Deputy Speaker. Balogun’s emergence followed the removal of the former deputy speaker, Oludare Kadiri, who represents Ijebu-North II State Constituency for gross misconduct. Balogun became the new Deputy Speaker sequel to his nomination by a member representing Remo North State Constituency, Solomon Osho, seconde...

Germany\s World Cup-winning head coach Joachim Loew will step down after the European championships this July, the German FA said on Tuesday.Lo...

Sunday Aborisade, Abuja THE Older Persons (Rights and Privileges) Bill 2020, sponsored by the Senate Committee on Women Affairs, has prescribed a...

Sodiq OyelekeLagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has confirmed that doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines have arrived in the s...

Punch Newspapers Sections John Alechenu, Abuja State governments controlled by the All Progressives Congress, have reiterated commitment to implementing a recommendation to grant nursing mothers 180 days (6 months) leave. This was contained in a communique issued after a virtual meeting with the theme: ‘Developing Common Policy Initiatives on Maternal & Child Nutrition Promotion in APC States,’ held by Secretaries to Governments of APC controlled states on Thursday. The communique, which wa...

Punch Newspapers Sections Justin Tyopuusu, Jalingo At least two farmers were reportedly injured on Tuesday by herdsmen who invaded a farm in Kakhi village, Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State. A source, Hikon Samuel, told our correspondent that the herders attacked the farmers when they attempt to drive the cows out of their farm. Confirming the attack, the Executive Chairman of Wukari Local Government Council, Daniel Adi, told The PUNCH in a telephone interview that two farmers were ...

Meghan Markle\s estranged father on Tuesday suggested that his daughter exaggerated racism in the British royal family during her interview with US...

Sunday Aborisade, AbujaThe Senate Committee of Finance will on Wednesday commence full investigation into all the revenue generating ministries...

Punch Newspapers Sections Friday Olokor, Abuja THE Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Monday, promised to use the 2023 general elections to set the standard for future polls. Yakubu made the promise during a meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners, at the INEC Headquarters, Abuja. As part of measures to make this possible, he gave RECs one week within which to compile and submit an inventory of all election materials in their custody, to enable ...

Punch Newspapers Sections Joseph Olaoluwa  The Special Assistant to the Lagos State Governor on Transportation, Oluwatoyin Fayinka, has promised to take action against fuel tankers and containerised vehicles parking along Apapa port access roads. This is following an investigation by The PUNCH which showed that trucks had returned to access roads contributing to a gridlock along Tin Can port as well as the Ijora end, days after the Nigerian Ports Authority inaugurated a new call-up system desi...