Punch Newspaper Headlines Today Thursday 24th August 2023
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Beijing fishmongers worry as Japan begins Fukushima water release
Seafood sellers in Beijing expressed consternation Thursday over Japan’s gradual release of wastewater from the disaster-hit Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean. Hours before the release began, a store manager named Wang Jinglong in one of the Chinese capital’s biggest seafood markets told AFP that there had already been a “major impact” on his business,
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Gombe gov decries FG’s palliatives, urges people to embrace agriculture
The Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Yahaya, said that they have received N2 billion out of the N5 billion subsidy removal palliative set by the Federal Government. Yahaya, who doubles as Chairman Northern States Governors’ Forum made this disclosure on Wednesday at the grand finale of the distribution of palliatives at the Gombe Emir’s palace ground.
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Kwara police arrest Isese activist n Ibadan, detain him
Another Isese activist, Oluwo Of Tede, Chief Ademola Olawoore, has been arrested and detained in a correctional facility in Ilorin, Kwara State. A visibly shaken Olawoore, as he is fondly called, in a video that has since circulated on social media, was charged with defamation of character. The elderly Isese activist was arrested in Ibadan
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Nigeria acquires 18 attack helicopters from US, Turkey
The Nigerian Air Force says it is set to receive 18 attack helicopters from the United States and Turkey to strengthen its fleet. The Chief of Air Staff, Hassan Abubakar, who made this known during a one-day tour of formations and units under the NAF 115 Special Operations Group in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on
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Putin could be involved in Wagner boss, Yevgeny Prigozhin’s death -Biden
The United States President, Joe Biden, has suggested Vladimir Putin’s involvement in the death of Wagner boss, Yevgeny Prigozhin in a plane crash on Wednesday. PUNCH reports that Prigozhin and nine others were killed in the ill-fated jet believed to belong to the Wagner boss. The cause of the crash was not immediately clear but
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Oluwo seeks Chinese investment, says community safe
The Paramount Ruler of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, on Wednesday, told the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Cui Jianchun, that Iwo is safe for business and investments. Oluwo asked Jianchun to prioritise his domain, Iwo, in whatever investment and business ties China would have with Nigeria. Akanbi made this call during his visit to the ambassador
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PHOTOS: Rescue operations ongoing at Abuja building collapse
The Director-General of the Federal Emergency Management Authority, Dr. Abbass Idriss, on Thursday morning, said the 37 rescued persons had all been taken to various medical facilities in Abuja, and that rescue efforts were ongoing, in collaboration with other rescue agencies. A three-storey building in the Garki Area of Abuja has collapsed, following a heavy
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BRICS announces new members
BRICS, the bloc of five major emerging economies including Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, has announced new members on Thursday. The PUNCH reports that the 15th BRICS Summit of Heads of State and Government started Tuesday, August 22, and is to end Thursday, August 24 at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Umahi knocks contractors over poor road quality
Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has expressed his dissatisfaction with the quality of work done on the Abuja-Lokoja road. Umahi, during a meeting with contractors in Abuja on Wednesday, decried the quality of work done in the sites he inspected, including the Abuja-Lokoja Road and Lokoja-Benin Road. He also threatened to withdraw the job
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Court adjourns pending applications on FBN Holdings’ AGM to September 5
The Federal High Court Sitting in Lagos has adjourned till September 5, the pending applications in the suit filed by some shareholders of First Bank against the First Bank of Nigeria Holdings from holding its Annual General Meeting. The adjournment was fixed for hearing by Justice Akintayo Aluko after hearing submissions from parties involved in
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