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Novak Djokovic set a new landmark of 311 weeks as world number one on Monday, one week longer than Roger Federer whose tally of a record 20 Grand S...

Tennis superstar Serena Williams and poet Amanda Gorman led an outpouring of support for Meghan Markle following her explosive allegations of racis...

Sodiq Oyeleke Nigerian Governors’ Wives Forum has urged Federal and state governments to ensure that women are not sidelined in the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in the country. They made the appeal in a statement to commemorate 2021 International Women’s Day on Monday. The statement was jointly signed by the First Lady Ekiti State and Chair, Nigerian Governors’ Wives Forum, Erelu Bisi Fayemi; First Lady Niger State and Chair, Northern Governors’ Wives Forum, Dr Amina Abubakar Bello...

Punch Newspapers Sections Some pregnant women allege that they no longer get proper care during antenatal visits. They say that health workers are afraid to touch or come close to them for fear of contracting COVID-19. This is a cause for concern, maternal and child health experts say, as the situation may increase Nigeria’s already high maternal and infant mortality rate. PUNCH HealthWise spoke with a handful of pregnant women, who claim that health workers ask them to do the health checks t...

Nigeria is about two years away from the next presidential election, that is, the next precipice. Of course, with the epidemic of kidnappings, rans...

Punch Newspapers Sections Tofarati Ige Singer, writer and a daughter to the late comedian, Baba Sala, Oyindamola Adejumo-Ayibiowu, has said that any musician who does not know their onions cannot maintain a band. Speaking on some of the challenges that come with maintaining a band, she told Sunday Scoop, “Any musician that is not ‘solid’ cannot maintain a band. Music is not cheap but some churches don’t realise that. A musician cannot go alone to perform, they have to go with their ban...

Punch Newspapers Sections JESUSEGUN ALAGBE In worsening economic times, it’s little wonder that so many car owners in the country baulk at the cost of a set of new tyres for their vehicles. With a minimum wage of N30,000, which has yet to be implemented in many states; an inflation rate of 16.47 per cent, according to the Central Bank of Nigeria; and a forecasted unemployment rate of 31.4 per cent in 2021, according to Statista, it is no news that the purchasing power of a lot of Nigerians ha...

Punch Newspapers Sections Published 7 March 2021 In this interview with OLADIMEJI RAMON, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Dr Babatunde Ajibade, shares his experience as a father How did you feel when your wife told you she was pregnant with your first child? I was elated naturally, but there was also some trepidation, given that I was still a student at the time, with no independent means of livelihood. At what age did you have your first child? I was 28 years old when we had our first child. Men...

Punch Newspapers Sections Tessy Igomu a Consultant in Podiatric Medicine, Dr. Yahaya Nauzo, says unnecessary limb amputation has led to increased mortality in patients living with diabetes. Podiatry is a branch of medicine devoted to foot and ankle surgery. Nauzo noted that effective management of leg ulcers by a podiatric doctor before it degenerates to the point of amputation can increase life expectancy of those living with the disease. Nauzo lamented that lack of specialists in the field ha...

Punch Newspapers Sections Published 7 March 2021 The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Wema Bank Plc, Ademola Adebise, tells TOFARATI IGE about the highlights of his career, family, childhood dreams and other issues What are the major lessons you think the banking sector should learn from the COVID-19 pandemic? The pandemic hit the whole world and everybody is involved. So, it is not really a banking sector, or a Wema Bank issue. The banking sector is just a part of a larger com...