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How security agents foiled kidnap attempt on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
The Commandant of the Amotekun Corps in Oyo State, Col. Olayinka Olayanju (retd.), has explained how security agents foiled a kidnap attempt which happened on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Friday. The commandant said this in a telephone interview with our correspondent in Ibadan on Saturday. He said some security agents who were coming from Lagos
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FG to generate 21 million jobs by 2025
The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, has said that the Federal Government is set to generate 21 million full-time jobs and lift 35 million people out of poverty by 2025. In a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Sam Idiagbonya, Sambo disclosed this on Friday, October 28, 2022, at the ongoing 2022
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Speaking indigenous languages preserve Nigeria’s identity — Stakeholders
The Founder and Coordinator of the Igbo Language Project, Mrs. Comfort Ubosi, has called on various ethnic groups in the country to ensure they speak their languages with their children to help them grow up without losing their true identity. According to a statement made available to The PUNCH on Friday, Ubosi made the call
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Naira redesign: CBN insists it followed due process
In an apparent response to claims by the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmad, that her ministry was not carried along by the Central Bank of Nigeria, in the ongoing process of redesigning three series of the naira, the bank insists it followed the law and due process to carry out the
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So This Happened (189) reviews Naira notes re-design, Ooni of Ife’s brides, others
It’s another episode of our news review show and we have brought you some interesting stories. We start off with the announcement of the Central Bank of Nigeria governor, Godwin Emefiele, that the N200, N500 and N1000 Naira notes would be re-designed and be in circulation by the middle of December 2022. That news caught
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Diddy becomes Hip-Hop’s new billionaire, replaces Kanye West
Sean Combs popularly known as Diddy, has officially become Hip-Hop’s new billionaire, as he replaces Kanye West who reportedly lost $2billion in a day and dropped to an estimated net worth of $500million. A new report by former Forbes entertainment editor, Zack O’Malley Greenburg, on Friday reveals that Diddy becomes the third hip-hop artiste to
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France crush Italy in Rugby World Cup quarter-final
Joanna Grisez scored a hat-trick of tries as France outclassed Italy 39-3 on Saturday to book a semi-final berth at the women’s Rugby World Cup. After dominating most of their quarter-final in Whangarei, it took until the final quarter for the French to cut loose, scoring four of their five tries after leading 10-3 at
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Joke Silva endorsed Tinubu on personal conviction –APC women leader
The National Women Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Dr Betta Edu, speaks to ALEXANDER OKERE about the party’s preparation for the 2023 general elections, the chances of its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, amid stiff opposition, and how women will decide the outcome of the polls It’s been weeks since the ban on electioneering
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Atiku leads Obi, Tinubu in social media following
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, is leading the poll of visibility among other presidential candidates on major social media platforms. Saturday PUNCH learnt that Atiku garnered six million out of the 12 million social media presence recorded on the various verified social media platforms of the candidates as of Friday.
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Boyfriend’s mum asked me to ditch acting –Ojiakor
Actress, Ruby Ojiakor, has said that she once lost a relationship because of her job as an actress. According to her, the mother of her then partner was not comfortable with her career, and she demanded that she stopped acting if she wanted to get married to her son. In an interview with Saturday Beats,
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