Day: February 5, 2023

Actor Viola Davis on Sunday joined the rare firmament of showbiz luminaries to have won competitive Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards – the so-called EGOT – after taking home the gramophone for best audiobook, narration and storytelling. The 57-year-old Davis earned the Grammy for voicing the audio version of her best-selling 2022 memoir “Finding

The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has taken his search for economic prosperity in the West African sub-region to the Republic of Niger. He told his hosts and the Nigerian community that he would make the nation’s foreign policy centre on security, governance, technology transfer and economic diplomacy. A statement

The attention of the world is on Nigeria as 93.4 million voters are expected to vote in the general elections scheduled for February 25 and March 11, 2023. The presidential election is particularly important for Nigerians and non-Nigerians alike. Nigerians worry about numerous issues, including heightened security challenges, high unemployment and inflation, high-level executive corruption,

Festus Keyamo is Minister of State for Labour and Employment and spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council. He speaks with STEPHEN ANGBULU on the recent exit of the party’s campaign Director of Civil Society Organisations, Naja’atu Mohammed Recently, one of the directors of the Presidential Campaign Council, Naja’atu Mohammed, exited her role

Against the backdrop of insinuations that powerful forces bent on foisting interim government on Nigerians are behind the current fuel and naira scarcity being experienced across the country, some political parties have vowed to resist the move, describing it as unacceptable and unconstitutional. The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, recently

Nigerian singer, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has won her first Grammy Award. She won the award at the ongoing ceremony at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday. Her contribution to the hit ‘Wait For U’ by Future featuring Drake earned her the award. The PUNCH had earlier reported that Tems was

Nigerian singer, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has won her first Grammy Award. She won the award at the ongoing ceremony at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday. Her contribution to the hit ‘Wait For U’ by Future featuring Drake earned her the award. The PUNCH had earlier reported that Tems was

Nigerian singer, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has won her first Grammy Award. She won the award at the ongoing ceremony at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday. Her contribution to the hit ‘Wait For U’ by Future featuring Drake earned her the award. The PUNCH had earlier reported that Tems was

Barcelona stretched their La Liga lead over Real Madrid to a substantial eight points with a comfortable 3-0 win over Sevilla on Sunday. The Catalans, aiming to win their first Spanish title since 2019, punished second-placed Madrid for their 1-0 defeat by Real Mallorca earlier on, opening up a wide gap ahead of their rivals.

A former national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress has taken a swipe at the Central Bank of Nigeria over its naira redesign policy, saying the policy is “senseless”. The former Governor of Edo State stated this on Sunday night while fielding questions on Channels TV’s ‘The 2023 Verdict’ monitored by our correspondent. Oshiomhole,