Nigerian singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has offered advice to controversial social media personality Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, in light of his recent contemplation of suicide. Portable urged Bobrisky to “repent from sinful ways” and reconsider his lifestyle choices. This advice came shortly after Bobrisky expressed feelings of despair and indicated suicidal thoughts following an incriminating audio recording released by social media influencer Martins Otse, affectionately known as VeryDarkMan. The recording alleged that Bobrisky paid ₦15 million in bribes to certain officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to drop his money laundering charges. In…
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Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn is mapping out a potential showdown between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury, despite the former’s recent devastating loss to Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. In a recent interview with DAZN, Hearn outlined two clear options for Joshua’s next move: a rematch with Dubois or a long-awaited clash with Fury. While Hearn expects Joshua to lean towards the Dubois rematch, he believes facing Fury could be the “bigger and better option” for the British-Nigerian boxer. “I think the next move is probably the most important of his career so far,” Hearn stated.”We have…
Japan’s ruling party began a leadership vote Friday that will decide the next prime minister, with frontrunners including a seasoned defence geek and an arch-nationalist who would be the nation’s first woman leader. A record nine candidates are in the running after the long-powerful factions of the Liberal Democratic Party disbanded earlier this year over a funding scandal. Because the conservative LDP holds a parliamentary majority, the winner is certain to become prime minister, and will likely call a snap election to shore up their mandate. Polls indicate a toss-up between ex-defence minister Shigeru Ishiba, hawkish Sanae Takaichi — a…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has welcomed ExxonMobil’s proposed $10bn investment in Nigeria’s deep-water oil operations, describing it as a testament to the administration’s economic reforms and investment-friendly policies. This came as the international maritime giant, DP World, announced plans to develop a multibillion-dollar port project in Nigeria. The Vice President stated this on Wednesday during a high-level meeting with ExxonMobil executives on the sidelines of the ongoing 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in York, United States. Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Communications, Stanley Nkwocha, revealed the details of the meeting in a…
The Kaduna State 2023 Labour Party candidates on Sunday rallied support for Sen. Nenadi Usman, the acting National Chairperson of the Labour Party, and urged stakeholders to unite behind her in repositioning the party as a robust opposition force. The group’s spokesperson, Dr. Yusuf Abdullahi gave the admonition on Thursday via a press statement issued to journalists in Kaduna. According to him, Nenadi’s emergence as the National Caretaker Committee Chairperson has saved the party from the brink of collapse, asserting that she deserved continued support to lead the party and foster unity. “If not for her emergence, Nigeria’s electoral bodies…
The House of Representatives, on Thursday, urged the Federal Government to direct the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and the Dangote Petroleum Refinery to allow independent marketers to commence the lifting of fuel from the newly established refinery. The resolution was reached following the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by the member representing Yenagoa/Opokuma Federal Constituency, Bayelsa State, Oboku Oforji. Leading the debate, Oforji noted that even though the Dangote Petroleum Refinery began operation in its 650,000 barrels per day integrated refinery on September 15, 2024, only major marketers have been given access to lift products…
The Nigerian government has secured a $600,000 relief fund and commitments from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The donation was announced when Vice President Kashim Shettima met with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation led by its head of the Global Development Programme, Dr Christopher Elias, on the sidelines of the 79th United Nations General Assembly in New York. The relief fund is to “hasten relief efforts for victims of the devastating floods, as well as for health and agricultural sectors’ reforms,” the Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Communications, Stanley Nkwocha, revealed in a…
In a move that has sparked intense controversy within the ruling All Progressives Congress, Mr Taslim Dan-Wanki, a chieftain of the party, has raised concerns over recent appointments made by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas. The APC chieftain decried the decision of Abbas to appoint over 600 members of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party as Senior Legislative Aides, questioning the political wisdom and loyalty behind such appointments. Arewa PUNCH reports that Dan-Wanki, known for his strong advocacy for party unity and loyalty, voiced his concerns via a statement, adding that the appointments have not only…
A report from African leaders, the African Union, and Global Development warns that the World Bank estimates a staggering $21 trillion in lost productivity globally if the ongoing learning crisis is not urgently addressed. The statement was released following a conference at the UN General Assembly in New York, where it was emphasised that improving children’s learning could add $6.5 trillion in global value by 2030. The report said that the crisis was most severe in Africa, where nine out of ten children were currently unable to read with comprehension or perform basic math by age ten. The gathering underscored…
The Federal Government has disbursed N24.78bn under the National Cash Transfer programme to 991,261 poor households as part of efforts to alleviate poverty in Nigeria. The cash transfer initiative, spearheaded by the National Social Investment Programme Agency, had beneficiaries across all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, according to a statement from NSIPA on Thursday. NSIPA National Coordinator and Chief Executive Officer, Badamasi Lawal, said the disbursement was in line with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, as he explained that the Federal Government had in August 2024 paid N3.83bn to 153,038 households. Lawal stated that in September 2024,…