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Magnificent 400-guest floating hotel whets appetite for space tourism Tobi Aworinde • Nigerian travel firms see opportunities, physicists disagree The sky’s the limit no more. Indeed, the marvel that comes with gazing out of an aeroplane window as clouds slowly roll by might soon fade into obscurity – eclipsed by the novelty of space travel. Space tourism is becoming an increasingly hot topic, and there are several companies trying to make it happen – from Richard Branson’s Virgin Ga...

Punch Newspapers Sections Published 14 March 2021 Authentic Nigeria Football and Allied Sports Supporters Club has congratulated the President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick on his election as a member of the FIFA Council. Pinnick was on Friday elected into the FIFA Council at the Confederation of African Football’s 43rd General Assembly in Rabat, Morocco. National president of ANFASSC, Abayomi Ogunjimi, said the victory had paved way for a bigger Nigerian football project ...

Punch Newspapers Sections …says illicit cash flow over $70bn The President, African Development Bank, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has described as unsustainable the debts owed by African countries, including Nigeria, saying it has become worrying. He noted that it had become expedient to address the continent’s debt and development finance challenges, so as to avoid another “lost decade” and build resilient economies. He added that the time is now for one last debt relief for Africa but that s...

Punch Newspapers Sections TESSY IGOMU Published 14 March 2021 Medical experts say using saliva as a lubricant during sexual intercourse increases the risk of the human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis, and herpes infection. They also noted that sexually transmitted infections like candidiasis, chlamydia, syphilis, and gonorrhoea can also be transmitted through the practice. The physicians urged couples to indulge in foreplay to get lubricated naturally, or get a lubricant that is medically ce...

Punch Newspapers Sections Published 13 March 2021 The body of Ivory Coast Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko was flown home on Saturday, two days after he died in Germany. Bakayoko, who turned 56 last Monday and died following cancer treatment in Germany, was popular for reaching across the political spectrum in the bitterly divided West African country. His death came just days after a rare trouble-free election in which all sides took part. President Alassane Ouattara, dressed in a dark suit and w...

Punch Newspapers Sections Alexander Okere Published 14 March 2021 A former early career fellow in the Department of Politics at University of Oxford, Ike Okonta, has described effective political leadership and liberal democracy as essential factors that would promote true federalism in Nigeria. Okonta, who stated this in his book, ‘Nigeria and the Challenges of Federalism,’ said the reluctance of Nigeria’s political leaders, from the colonial era to the present time, to put forward a co...

Punch Newspapers Sections Godwin Isenyo, Kaduna Published 14 March 2021 The Kaduna State Government says bandits attacked Government Science Secondary School, Ikara in Kara Local Government Area of the state in an attempt to kidnap students of the school. The state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr. Samuel Aruwan, confirmed the attack. He said “307 students were rescued unhurt” by troops who foiled the attempted kidnap. The attack, according to the commissioner, took ...

Lautaro Martinez nodded Inter Milan nine points clear at the top of Serie A with his winner five minutes from time in a tight 2-1 win over Torino o...

Punch Newspapers Sections Sodiq Oyeleke Sodiq Oyeleke Published 14 March 2021 The Federal High Court in Abuja has been asked to restrain and stop President Muhammadu Buhari and the Federal Government from borrowing an estimated N895bn of Nigerians’ money in the form of their unclaimed dividends and balances in dormant accounts. Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project filed the lawsuit after the recent move by the Federal Government to take over and borrow unclaimed dividends and do...

Banditry: Ex-EFCC chair seeks safety for women, children FRIDAY OLOKOR Published 14 March 2021 A former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Farida Waziri, has decried the spate of insecurity in the country which she said had left women and children as scapegoats and victims of criminality. According to Waziri, Nigeria must be made safe for women and children to grow and flourish, while opportunities must be provided for them to fulfil their dreams without any hindrance. �...