With high inflation rates across the world, especially in Nigeria, there is an urgent need for Nigerians to cut expenses, ANOZIE EGOLE writes Many people waste a lot of money on unnecessary purchases made on impulse, subscriptions they sign up for but don’t use, and unused gym subscriptions, among others, according to Yahoo Finance. Dining out frequently, especially on expensive coffee drinks, in bars and clubs could also add up to a lot of squandered cash, alongside gambling on lottery tickets or in casinos, as this effectively throws money away for the vast majority of people. Even though these are…
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The Zamfara State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress said it has been vindicated, following the immediate redeployment of some directors of the Zamfara State Ministry of Finance and the state Deputy Accountant General over the exposed document on bandits’ funding. In a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday, the APC Publicity Secretary Alhaji Yusuf Idris said, the state government’s Ministry of Finance has redeployed all those involved in the exposure of the leaked memo to checkmate future occurrence of this incident. The statement as released by Idris read in parts: “A special posting/ redeployment circular backdated with reference…
Excitement returns as Europe’s top club competition, the UEFA Champions League, returns, with more teams vying for the prize in the four-month-long group stage. PUNCH Sports Extra takes a look at seven Nigerian players that will be striving for honours with their respective clubs in the new format. EBENEZER BAJELA writes Up until the 2023/24 season, the Champions League featured 32 teams, which were divided into eight groups of four, with the top two teams advancing to the knockout stages. However, the 2024/25 season will see the competition expand to 36 teams playing in a newly-coined league phase instead of…
Nigerians, especially Muslims, have been urged to embrace the essence of the birth of Prophet Muhammad and the values and lessons of the season. They were also encouraged to allow this significant occasion to serve as a reminder of the values of love, compassion, and tolerance, which are essential for harmonious living in a diverse country like Nigeria. On Monday, Nigerians joined others in marking Maulud Nabiyy, the celebration of the birth of Prophet Muhammad. Leading the charge was the wife of the President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, who shared Maulud Nabiyy greetings on Monday. She said, “I felicitate the Muslim…
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority has sealed filling stations and fined no fewer than three marketers for allegedly receiving stolen fuels. This was following operations conducted by the personnel of the Nigeria Customs Service in August 2024. The operations, according to a report containing the achievements of the service for August, led to the interception of seven petrol trucks, the sealing of 12 retail outlets, and the seizure of 466,000 litres of petrol and 23 vehicles. The NCS added that seven suspects were prosecuted after an investigation into the matter. “The NCS also intensified its ‘Operation Whirlwind’…
Chuck Nduka-Eze, the Isama Ajie of Asaba kingdom, in this interview, tells MATTHEW OCHEI how Prof. Epiphany Azinge, SAN, the former Director-General, Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, stood out as the new Asagba of Asaba among the 10 contenders A new Asagba of Asaba has emerged, how do you and the people of Asaba feel? We feel excited that after the illustrious tenure of our last sovereign, the late Obi Prof Chike Edozien, CFR, Asaba is blessed with another distinguished occupier of that revered stool. Obi Prof Epiphany Azinge’s emergence has been well received within the Asaba community and…
THE constitutional amendment suggested by the Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, to exclude corrupt leaders from presidential pardon could be a major step in the fight against endemic corruption. It deserves the support of all. It must not, however, follow in President Muhammadu Buhari’s footsteps. In 2015, the ex-president unveiled a three-pronged mantra – fighting corruption, ending insecurity, and fixing the economy. It was a mere political slogan. It seems Nigeria is back to the same moment under President Bola Tinubu. During a one-day anti-corruption roundtable organised by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission in…
The ongoing nationwide fuel crisis has forced the Independent National Electoral Commission to increase its financial commitment to the transport unions that would be involved in Saturday’s Edo State governorship election, The PUNCH has exclusively learnt. The adjustment, one of our correspondents learnt, was in response to the recent surge in fuel prices, which has impacted the operational costs of transport companies. The decision followed a meeting held last Friday at the INEC State Office in Benin-City, the Edo State capital, Chief Press Secretary to the INEC chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, told The PUNCH on Monday. The meeting, chaired by INEC…
One question that crops up regarding modern marriages is: “Are there duties that should be reserved for males and females, or should couples share duties like cooking, school runs, car repairs, etc? As a bachelor living alone, I cooked all my meals. I hated eating outside. I would close from work, go straight for choir practice, close around 9 pm, sometimes participate in an EXCO meeting after the practice, get home by 11 pm, and start preparing what I would eat. But after marriage, I stopped cooking. Not out of male ego or arrogance but because of two reasons: Firstly,…
DEBATES deepen democracy. The recent one between Donald Trump of the Republican party and Vice-President Kamala Harris of the Democratic party in the United States gave the electorate a ring-side view of contestants and a better chance to choose. Trump is a veteran of presidential debates. In the last two election cycles, he faced off against Hilary Clinton three times in 2016, and three times against President Joe Biden, twice in 2020 and once in June before Biden dropped out of the race. In this context, Harris is a neophyte on the presidential stage. But during the debate on September…