Sunday, August 7, 2022 Ifeanyi-Chukwuma Odii [Photo Credit: Catch UP Media & Publicity] Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship candidate in Ebonyi, Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii, says he will utilise the creative industry to create wealth and develop the state’s economy. Mr Odii said this on Saturday in Abakaliki during the launch of this year’s August Meeting, organised

Sunday, August 7, 2022 Gunmen Suspected gunmen have kidnapped a four-year-old boy, Oluwadarasimi Omojola, but his father, Boluwaji Omojola, managed to escape on Itaji/Ijelu-Ekiti Road in the Oye local government area of Ekiti. The boy was returning from Ayede-Ekiti with his father when they were attacked. The father sustained severe injuries. The traditional ruler of

The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, SAN, has called on Nigerian parents and guardians whose parents are affected by the ongoing shutdown of academic activities in government-owned universities to appeal to the Academic Staff Union of Universities to call off the lingering strike. ASUU had declared a nationwide strike on Monday

Arsenal Football Club and Crystal Palace on Friday night kicked off the new Premier League campaign. The PUNCH had earlier reported that the 2022/23 Premier League actions resume today with Gunners travelling to Selhurst Park to take on Palace in a London derby in their opening game. For the third season in a row, Arsenal

The Edo State Police Command said it had arrested seven of its personnel for extorting members of the public while on duty. In a statement on Friday, the Deputy Police Public Relations Officer of the state command, Jennifer Iwegbu, said the arrested officers, who contravened the law while carrying out their duties, faced disciplinary action

Dutch international midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum signed a one-year loan deal with Roma on Friday after an unsettled season at French champions Paris Saint-Germain. The 31-year-old joined PSG after five seasons with Liverpool but struggled to make an impact in the French capital. He figured in just 18 starts in Ligue 1 and three in the

Wrestler Blessing Oborududu has won Team Nigeria’s second gold medal of Day 8 of the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, The PUNCH reports. Oborududu defeated Linda Morais in the 68kg women’s category final. Her victory came hours after compatriots Odunayo Adekuoroye won the country’s sixth gold medal at the event also in the wrestling event.

Saturday, August 6, 2022 Ariel view of University of Transportation Daura President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime says the newly established University of Transportation Daura, in Katsina will begin academic activities in September. The academic institution will be run for two years by China. The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, disclosed this during an inspection visit to

Saturday, August 6, 2022 Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Thursday night called China’s military drills off the coast of the self-governing island “irresponsible not only for Taiwan, but also for the international community.” Demanding that Beijing be “rational and self-restrained,” Ms Tsai said in a video address that Taiwan would not seek to escalate tensions

Saturday, August 6, 2022 Governor Simon Lalong, the director-general of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign organisation for Bola Tinubu, has promised to foster unity in Nigeria while leading the party’s electioneering. Mr Lalong stated this at a news conference on Thursday, when he was received by APC members and supporters at the Yakubu Gowon Airport

Saturday, August 6, 2022 Nigerian Police and bandits The police command in Imo says two armed bandits who invaded the residence of an inspector in Orogwe, Owerri West local government area, have been killed. A press statement by police spokesperson Michael Abattam, confirmed the incident. The statement said the suspected bandits jumped a perimeter wall of the

Saturday, August 6, 2022 Bandits used to illustrate the story  Armed bandits have abducted a traditional ruler, the Oniru of Iku, in Ondo. The bandits also abducted four subjects travelling with the Ikare Akoko ruler. Mikaila Bello, the Oniku of Iku in Ikare Akoko, was kidnapped, on Thursday evening, while travelling back to the town