Wale Akinselure A group, Westminster Foundation for Democracy Nigeria, has raised concerns about the low participation of women in politics in Nigeria. According to the group, in terms of women partication in politics, Nigeria ranks sixth in Africa, trailing behind Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, ...

Rayfield Gardens City Estate came tops as the best footballing community in the 2024 Gate Africa Estate Cup, after defeating Olubadan Estate 2-0 in the Oyo State capital last weekend. The two-day tournament, which featured eight top estates in ...

Onozure Dania The Lagos Division of Appeal Court, on Friday, nullified the conviction of the Medical Director of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, Dr Olufemi Olaleye, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for raping his wife’s niece. Olaleye was discharged and acquitted by the appellate court ...

Tosin Oyediran Approximately 85,000 women and girls were intentionally killed in 2023, with 60 per cent—over 51,000—falling victim to intimate partners or family members, according to a new report by UN Women and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. This equates to one woman or girl ...

Gibson Achonu Critical stakeholders in Imo State have called on the state government to take proactive measures to tackle the negative effects of climate change on the socio-economic life and health of the people. The call was made at the inception meeting of the newly inaugurated Imo State ...

Nigerians have expressed mixed feelings after British-Nigerian politician, Kemi Badenoch, emerged as the new leader of the Conservative Party, defeating Robert Jenrick in the final round of voting. Badenoch, a Member of Parliament representing ...

• ‘Threaten to invade hydroelectric power dam’ • Insecurity slowed power restoration – TCN, Sen. Barau • ‘How we suffered kidnap, ambush’   From Abubakar Akote (Minna), Faruk Shuaibu, Saawua Terzungwe, Balarabe Alkassim & Haruna Ibrahim (Abuja)   ...

Power outage grounds business activities Minister raises c’ttee to investigate grid collapse ‘Declare state of emergency in electricity sector’   By Faruk Shuaibu (Abuja), Ahmad Datti (Kano), Ali R. Ali (Dutse), Amina Abdullahi (Yola), Mohammed I. Yaba (Kaduna), Umar Muhammed (Lafia), ...

Sixteen state governments have a consolidated suit before the Supreme Court challenging the law establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Ahead of the hearing of the suit October 22, WALE AKINSELURE writes on prayers of the case, ...

Lara Adejoro Despite severe manpower shortage in the health sector, over 10,000 trained nurses and midwives are currently unemployed, Saturday PUNCH reports. This is according to the data collated by the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives from state councils of the association ...

Chima Azubuike The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has destroyed seized counterfeit products worth N10 billion in the Northeast zone. The PUNCH reports that the commodities were publicly burnt by the agency in Gombe State on Wednesday. Speaking during the exercise, ...

Taiwo Bankole Ogun State pensioners have appealed to the state governor, Governor Dapo Abiodun to provide health relief for them. According to the pensioners, health relief should be provided under the National Health Insurance, so that retirees who subscribe to the scheme would enjoy a 50 per ...