by Nduka Chiejina, Abuja The federal government has announced that all group-stage bonuses due to players of the Super Eagles at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations have been released and are expected to reflect in the players’ domiciliary accounts within hours. The disclosure was made by the Minister of State for Finance, Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite, in response to reports suggesting that the national team was considering boycotting training sessions and could refuse to travel to Marrakesh for their quarter-final encounter against Algeria. In a post on her official X handle, Uzoka-Anite provided an update on the administrative steps taken…
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By Godwin Isenyo Petrol station workers under the aegis of the Concerned Petrol Station Workers have opposed plans by AA Rano to introduce what the company described as Nigeria’s first fully automated and unmanned fuel stations. The workers warned that the move, if implemented without adequate safeguards, could worsen unemployment and contribute to rising insecurity across the country. AA Rano recently announced plans to roll out the automated stations this January, noting that the outlets would operate a 24-hour self-service fuelling system. According to the company, the stations will rely on contactless payment platforms, real-time monitoring technology, and automated dispensing…
by Sam Omatseye The picture of the coalition of the wounded a few days ago after Peter Obi’s next bus stop resembles the forty men who worked up a futile conspiracy against Apostle Paul. It was on false charges. They neither ate nor drank as part of their spiritual quest. They waited on God until they slay Paul. They tasted no morsel. A waste of palate. They also lay in a mockery of an ambush. Well, it had a good ending. Paul lived so they could eat. They were too cowardly to die. These so-called ADC men are not the…
By Ademola Adegbite The city of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Thursday, witnessed the first rain in 2026. The rain started around 8:20 pm and stopped around 8:50 pm. Investigations by The PUNCH revealed that some communities within the Akinyele, Lagelu, Ibadan North, Ibadan North East, Ibadan South East, Egbeda, Oluyole and Ido Local Government Areas of the state witnessed the 30-minute rainfall. The PUNCH reports that in 2024, the residents in some parts of the ancient city witnessed their first rain in the early hours of Thursday, January 4, 2024, while the residents witnessed the first rainfall in…
by PM News Renowned Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and her husband, Dr. Ivara Esege, have lost one of their twin sons, Nkanu Nnamdi, PM News reports. A statement issued on Thursday by Omawumi Ogbe, on behalf of the family, confirmed that the 21-month-old child passed away on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, following a brief illness. According to the statement, the family is devastated by the loss and has appealed for privacy as they mourn. “We’re deeply saddened to confirm the passing of one of Ms. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Dr. Ivara Esege’s twin boys, Nkanu Nnamdi, who passed on…
by Sam Omatseye All the talk of defection today began with a man’s daring step. Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori broke the ice when he dumped the PDP. He is what, in Yoruba cosmology, may be called Taiwo. When twins are born, Taiwo comes first out of the mother’s womb as an exploratory act. He is sent to find out if this life is worth living. When he does not return, Kehinde, the other twin, after a wait, decides to join the brother or sister. The sheriff opened the door, tasted the other side, did not return or look back…
by Adedamola Ogunbewon Players and coaches of the Super Eagles have reportedly refused to travel to Marrakech for their next Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) fixture, citing unpaid bonuses. The development was disclosed on X by BBC Africa journalist Oluwashina Okeleji, who is currently in Morocco. Nigeria, regarded as one of the standout teams at the ongoing tournament, has won all four of its matches and recorded the highest number of goals so far. The team is scheduled to face Algeria in the quarter-final clash of the 2025 AFCON on Saturday evening. However, it is understood that bonuses for the…
by PM News Pastor Chris Okafor, founder of the Mountain of Liberation and Miracles Ministries, has formally submitted himself to the Lagos State Police Command following a series of serious accusations, law enforcement officials confirmed on Wednesday. The development comes after days of public controversy and a previous failure to honour a police invitation. Okafor appeared at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Panti, Lagos, on Tuesday, a day after the police had directed his arrest when he did not show up for questioning as scheduled. Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Olohundare Jimoh, told reporters that although Okafor…
by Leadership News Interim leader of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, has sacked the general in command of Venezuela’s presidential honour guard, Javier Marcano Tábata, days after President Nicolás Maduro was captured by US forces in a raid on the country’s capital Caracas. The development may be connected to the manner in which Maduro was picked by the US Special Forces and taken away to New York, where he is standing trial on narco-terrorism charges. The presidential honour guard is the military force which provides the bodyguards tasked with protecting the head of state but General Tabata apparently failed in his duty…
In politics, memory is often the first casualty of ambition. Narratives are reshaped to suit present convenience, and those who bore the burden of yesterday’s victories are sometimes recast as mere beneficiaries rather than builders. It has therefore become necessary to restate, calmly but firmly, the incontrovertible role played by Senator Ned Munir Nwoko in the electoral successes of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State, particularly as they relate to the rise and consolidation of Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa and the party’s long dominance in Anioma. That era has now given way to a necessary political realignment, following the…