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Spokesperson of the Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council, Festus Keyamo, has unveiled the first edition of his much-publicised podcast. A podcast is a recording of audio discussion on any issue ranging from inspiration talks, business, travel or politics that can be downloaded or listened to on the internet. Keyamo shared a clip of his first podcast

As the new academic session begins, the Kwara State government has warned school principals not to engage in collections of illegal fees in secondary schools in the state, adding that new students should not pay more than N7,430 and N9,580 for the Parents and Teachers Association levy and books for Junior and Senior Secondary Schools

Alleged Rwandan genocide financier Felicien Kabuga will go on trial in The Hague on Thursday, one of the last key suspects in the 1994 ethnic slaughter that devastated the small central African nation. Kabuga’s trial will open at 0800 GMT before a UN tribunal, where he has been charged with genocide and crimes against humanity

A 21-year-old Micheal Arigbabuwo has reportedly lost his life at a birthday party after allegedly mixing two hard drugs for maximum effect. The Police Public Relations Officer in Lagos State, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this on his verified Twitter handle on Saturday. Hundeyin said that the incident happened on Friday in Ikorodu area of Lagos,

When it eventually occurred on February 23, 2019, Nigeria’s presidential election was not without suspense. North-East Nigeria, home to a counter-civilisational insurgency for over a decade, was a natural location for incidents. In 2019, it did not disappoint a country in which the things that could happen in elections often defied both logic and the

The Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, has solicited for due respect for traditional rulers across the country just as he presented staff of office to the new Ovie of Mosogar Kingdom in Ethiope West Local Government Area of the state. He specifically called on the people of Mosogar to promote the integrity of the

Four hundred chess players are billed to participate in the 2022 National Chess Championships in Nigeria. NCC 2022 will begin on the 3rd of October and last until the 9th of October, the organisers announced in a statement made available to The PUNCH on Sunday. According to the statement, the event is hosted by the

The Federal Government has concluded plans to formally inaugurate the National Climate Change Council and its Secretariat, pursuant to the Climate Change Act 2021. The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.),  had in November 2021, signed the Climate Change Bill into law. This was the basis for the establishment of the climate change council. A

An Ogun State-based internal medicine specialist, Dr Olusina Ajidahun, discusses the causes, prevention and treatment of Urinary Tract Infection in this interview with OPEYEMI ADEFEMI what is UTI? UTI means Urinary Tract Infection, which is an infection along the urinary tract in humans, which is the passageway for urine. This is an infection which can

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, the Director General, World Trade Organisation, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and a former president, Nigeria Bar Association, Olisa Agbakoba, among other notable Nigerians proffered solutions to the challenges facing the country. They spoke on Saturday at the 113th anniversary of King’s College. The anniversary lecture titled, ‘Building the Nigeria of our dreams,’