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HP promotes digital literacy to fight gender-based violence

29.10.2024

Technology multinational HP Inc. has announced a partnership with the Women at Risk International Foundation to tackle the issue of sexual and gender-based violence in Nigeria through educational initiatives and digital literacy. The information was disclosed in a statement shared with The PUNCH on Sunday. The Managing Director for Southern and Central Africa at HP,...

FULL LIST: Rodri, Vinicius, Bellingham, other top-ranked players at 2024 Ballon d’Or

29.10.2024

Manchester City midfielder Rodri has claimed the prestigious 2024 Ballon d’Or, finishing ahead of Real Madrid stars Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham in a historic triumph that marks the pinnacle of his inspiring journey. After receiving his award, the Spanish international reflected on the uncertain path that led him to football’s highest individual honour. In...

Vini Jr reacts to Ballon d’Or snub, says they’re not ready

29.10.2024

Real Madrid and Brazilian winger Vini Jr has reacted to missing out on the 2024 Ballon d’Or award, which was awarded to Manchester City’s Rodri. In a post shared via Fabrizio Romano’s X handle on Monday, the Real Madrid winger said, “I’ll do it 10x if I have to. They’re not ready.” Vini Jr was...

Real Madrid boycott Ballon d’Or ceremony

29.10.2024

The Ballon d’Or ceremony got underway on Monday in the absence of Real Madrid stars Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham after the Spanish club said it would boycott over a perceived snub of its players. Vinicius was not among the nominees who paraded onto the stage at the Paris’ Chatelet Theatre where the ceremony was...

NGX records negative close as investors lose N448bn

29.10.2024

Investors on Monday lost about N448bn on the back of sell-offs on the Nigerian Exchange Limited, bringing to a halt five days of positive trading. The local bourse opened the week with bearish sentiments, as the All-Share Index fell by 0.74 per cent to close at 98,708.90 points, retreating from the 100,000 points mark. Similarly,...

BREAKING: Man City’s Rodri wins men’s Ballon d’Or award

29.10.2024

Manchester City and Spain midfielder Rodri won the men’s Ballon d’Or award on Monday after clinching a fourth consecutive Premier League title and the Euro 2024 championship. Rodri, 28, played a pivotal role as City held off Arsenal to secure last season’s Premier League title and was named Player of the Tournament at Euro 2024,...

IYC demands FG’s intervention in flood-hit communities

29.10.2024

Ijaw Youth Council has called on the National Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development to, as a matter of urgency, “provide immediate relief to communities devastated by recent floods in the Niger Delta region”. The appeal was conveyed in a statement issued by the IYC Western...

Ministerial nominees begin confirmation process

29.10.2024

Ministerial nominees have commenced the process of submitting necessary documentation ahead of their Senate confirmation hearing, scheduled to begin on Tuesday, October 29, 2024. This confirmation is in line with Section 147 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (As Amended). According to a statement from the Office of the Special Adviser...

Aitana Bonmati wins second successive women’s Ballon d’Or

29.10.2024

Barcelona and Spain star Aitana Bonmati on Monday won her second successive women’s Ballon d’Or, after leading her club to a historic continental quadruple of titles and claiming the Nations League with her country. The 26-year-old playmaker joins team-mate Alexia Putellas as the only women to win the Ballon d’Or twice, since the award’s inauguration...

New women affairs minister promises women empowerment, children protection

29.10.2024

The Minister of Women Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, on Monday vowed to intensify partnerships with stakeholders to protect children from abuse, trafficking, and exploitation. In a statement issued by using the media consultant to the minister, Jonathan Eze, during a reception organised in her honour by the workers and management of the ministry in Abuja, the...

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I apologise for saying no heaven without tithe – Adeboye

04.10.2024

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has apologised for saying that Christians who don’t pay tithe might not make it to heaven. Adeboye who had previously said that paying tithe was one of the prerequisites for going to heaven, apologised for the comment while addressing his congregation Thursday...

Protesters storm Rivers electoral commission, insist election must hold

04.10.2024

Angry protesters on Friday stormed the office of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, singing and chanting ‘Election must hold’. They defied the heavy rainfall spreading canopies, while singing and drumming, with one side of the road blocked. The protest came after the Rivers State governor stormed the RSIEC in the early hours of Friday...

Man who asked Tinubu to resign admitted in psychiatric hospital

04.10.2024

The Adamawa State Police Command has disclosed that the 30-year-old Abdullahi Mohammed who climbed a 33 kv high tension electricity pole in Mayo-Belwa last Friday has been admitted at the Yola Psychiatric hospital for mental examination. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command SP Suleiman Nguroje, told Arewa PUNCH on Friday in an exclusive...

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