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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 across the globe. “Right from day one, I never doubted Pinnick’s capabilities; he’s a man of e...

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 such relief would require that African countries credibly commit to their share of the deal through b...

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 certified before sexual intercourse is initiated. Speaking with PUNCH Healthwise, a General Practitio...

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 wearing a black hat, welcomed the coffin at Abidjan’s international airport. Hundreds of supporters...

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 constitution that would be reflective  of the diversities that exist among Nigerians contributed to t...