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I didn’t enlarge my buttocks — Empress Njamah

Kemi Lanre-Aremu Background I was born to a Nigerian father and Cameroonian mother. My late father was a disciplinarian who wanted the best for his children.  I learnt a lot from my mum and that...

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Govt’s patronage of made-in-Nigeria goods still low — SKG-Pharma MD

Managing Director of SKG -Pharma Limited, Mr. Okey Akpa, who is also the President, Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Group of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, in this interview with ANNA OKON,...

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Barca academy lines up plans for Nigerian kids

’Tana Aiyejina Head coach of the Barcelona Football Academy in Lagos, Bernat Villa, has outlined the school’s plans for Nigerian kids. The Spaniard, who was once in charge of the Barcelona academy in...

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My target is to get at least one certificate yearly —Phoebe Larry-Izamoje

Phoebe Larry-Izamoje is a Brand Manager with Reckitt Benckiser. Responsible for managing the Dettol brand, she discusses her career with Kemi Lanre-Aremu What are your qualifications? I have a second...

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Jordan 2016: Flamingoes crash out after Korea loss

’Tana Aiyejina The Flamingoes on Saturday crashed out of the Jordan 2016 U-17 Women’s World Cup after a 3-0 defeat to Korea DPR at the Amman International Stadium. The Nigerians were beaten 1-0 by...

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Impostors defrauding Nigerians with my name – Osimhen

’Tana Aiyejina FIFA U-17 World Cup record top scorer Victor Osimhen has raised the alarm over the activities of fraudster on social media platform Facebook using his name and profile to defraud...

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Russia 2018: Fumbling giants target revival in Ndola

The 2018 World Cup qualifier between Nigeria and Zambia promises to be explosive, if past confrontations are anything to go by. ’TANA AIYEJINA takes a historical look at both teams and what could be in...

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Opposition parties criticise Ogun LG polls

Opposition parties in Ogun State said the polls held in the state on Saturday was fraught with irregularities and violence. A factional state chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, Sikirulai Ogundele,...

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EFCC seizes ex-Navy chief’s N600m property

ENIOLA AKINKUOTU The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has seized a property allegedly belonging to ex-Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Usman Jibrin (retd.). Our correspondent, who visited the...

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Centre counsels Nigerians on healthy living

Helina Gbadegesin The co-founder, Fuzion Fitness Centre, Mr. Akin Maja, has urged Nigerians to adopt a healthy lifestyle. He spoke at an awareness programme for autism, breast cancer and depression in...

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Al-Makura has crippled Nasarawa, says Maku

UMAR MUHAMMED The 2015 governorship candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance in Nasarawa State, Mr. Labaran Maku, has accused the Governor Umaru Al-Makura’s government of being the worst since...

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Police probe man’s murder over forced confession

UMAR MUHAMMED Four policemen attached to Mararaba Police Station in Nasarawa State were said to have beaten a 23-year-old man, Abel Umoru, to death over his refusal to confess to a crime he claimed he...

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PUNCH reporter wins 2016 MDG Award

Tobi Aworinde A correspondent with SUNDAY PUNCH, Oluwatobi Aworinde, on Saturday, was named the 2016 Media Award recipient at the ninth edition of the Millennium Development Goals Magazine Awards....

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Jegede, Mimiko’s stooge — Akeredolu

LEKE BAIYEWU and PETER DADA The candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the November 26 governorship election in Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN), has called the Peoples Democratic Party...

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No TRCN licence, no recruitment, says registrar

PETER DADA The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria has declared that any teacher without the licence of the council will not be employed in the teachers’ recruitment exercise that will soon be...

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Journalists’ assault: NUJ demands apology from FUTA workers

PETER DADA The Ondo State chapter of the Nigerian Union of Journalists has condemned alleged assault on five journalists by some workers of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, describing it as...

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Rivers APC, PDP differ on DSS, Wike’s face-off

Chukwudi Akasike THE Rivers State chapters of the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party have disagreed on the encounter between operatives of the Department of State Services and...

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Dialogue with N’Delta militants hasn’t collapsed — Kachikwu

Ovie Okpare The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, on Saturday dismissed rumour that the proposed a dialogue between the Federal Government and Niger Delta had collapsed....

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Coronation of new Oba begins in Benin

Alexander Okere Hundreds of residents in Benin, the Edo State capital on Saturday gathered at the palace of the Edaiken N’Uselu for the foot procession of the crown prince, His Royal Highness, Eheneden...

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Finders keepers?

Pocket Lawyer with Kaine Agary We all have heard the maxim, “Finders keepers…”, but how you complete it will depend on whether you are a schoolboy in a school yard or an adult in the real world. The...

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