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It is ten kilometres from the Port Harcourt International Airport to Wigwe International University in Isiokpo. From the airport junction deep into the hinterland, every turn wears a new look in anticipation of receiving an “august visitor”. Preparations for the final burial of the billionaire business mogul, Dr Herbert Wigwe on hypersonic speed. Roads are […]
The Minister for Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohaneye, has advised women to always keep quiet whenever an argument comes up with their husbands at home. Kennedy-Ohaneye made this appeal at a Conference of Commissioners of State Ministries of Women Affairs in Nigeria in Abuja on Wednesday. The minister said avoiding trading words would prevent physical assault […]
The Nigeria Customs Service has described as unfortunate the stampede at its office in Yaba, Lagos, during the sale of 25kg bags of rice to Lagos residents that led to the death of some seven persons. Our correspondent learnt that people were trampled to death as a mass of people thronged the venue of the […]
…employ different coping strategies As the nation’s economy bits unrelentingly, Nigerians are devising different ‘structural adjustment strategies’ to keep body and soul together, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. A cross-section of respondents, who spoke with NAN in Ibadan on Friday, said they had resorted to rationing their meagre resources amidst other coping mechanisms. A […]
Amarachi Okeh writes about how broken relationships have left many lovers devastated and some with fatal consequences Cupid’s arrow struck Tamunotonye Pere and Joy, 13 years after their innocent friendship that began on a mobile social network, 2go, blossomed into a beautiful love story in late 2022. “It was not like anybody asked anyone out. It […]
NIGERIANS are known for their patronage of eateries and local restaurants with the best food. In fact some patronize expensive restaurants to show off their wealth. However, food, a major need of humans, has become very difficult to purchase that many now go for a day or two without it. The increasing prices of goods […]
This is not the best of time for West Africa’s largest economy. Nigerians are inarguably in one of their toughest times in recent times. Evidently, Nigeria’s inflation rose to a 21-year high of 29.9 per cent in January 2024, which according to National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) data, was the highest since 2003. In the […]
As a child, Toochi (surname withheld) had a masculine gait that made heads turn whenever she walked. At 14, an aunt who had recently retired from the Nigerian Air Force advised her to join the military. She got the application forms for recruitment into the army, navy, and airforce but could not get in her […]
The Lagos State House of Assembly has urged the government to support Amina Alege, a 12-year-old student of the Adam Yakubu Memorial High School in Lagos State, who suffered an eye injury after she was allegedly tear-gassed by the police. The incident occurred on Friday, February 9, 2024, in front of a mosque near Adam […]
A 24-year-old man, Omoosumi Samuel, also known as Toby Woods, has been reported missing by his family in the Gbagada area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the furniture maker, who lives with his elder brother, had been missing since last Wednesday, and his whereabouts had since remained unknown till date. PUNCH Metro learnt that efforts […]
