Dangote Some of the engineers sacked by the Dangote refinery for allegedly joining the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria have decried the plan to redeploy them to sugar, cement and other business units under the Dangote Group. The workers, who spoke with The PUNCH anonymously due to the sensitivity of the matter, said the company was victimising them for unionisation. However, the Dangote media team debunked these claims on Wednesday, saying there are PENGASSAN members still working in the refinery. PENGASSAN shut down oil and gas facilities between Sunday and Tuesday last week over allegations that…
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Elumelu The Chairman of the United Bank for Africa Plc and Founder of Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Tony Elumelu, has received the 2025 Appeal of Conscience Award. The award, presented to Elumelu on September 29, 2025 at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City, United States of America, was founded by a Jewish Rabbi, Arthur Schneier. According to the award organisers, the serial entrepreneur was bestowed with the award because he stands as a beacon of ethical entrepreneurship and visionary leadership. According to the Schneier: “Tony Elumelu stands as a beacon of ethical entrepreneurship and visionary leadership… “Business can be…
Flying Eagles Nigeria’s campaign at the FIFA U-20 World Cup Chile 2025 came to a painful halt as Argentina handed them a humbling 4–0 defeat in the round of 16 in Santiago, PUNCH Sports Extra. The South Americans were ruthless and clinical, striking twice in each half to book their place in the quarter-finals, while the Flying Eagles struggled to cope with the relentless intensity of Diego Placente’s side. Alejo Sarco set the tone for a dominant display inside the opening two minutes when he slid home from close range after Dylan Gorosito’s cross left goalkeeper Ebenezar Harcourt stranded. It was…
Maduagwu The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has arrested 12 suspected armed robbers linked to the killing of an Arise News staff member, Somtochukwu Christella Maduagwu, and a security guard, Barnabas Danlami, during a robbery attack in Abuja. Arise TV, in a post on its website on Thursday, said the arrests followed an operation led by the Scorpion Squad under the FCT Command, based on intelligence provided by a forensics firm, Giga Forensics, a subsidiary of EIB STRATOC. According to Arise, the Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, ordered a manhunt for the suspects after the September 29, 2025, attack at…
Ibom air plane A mild drama occurred aboard an Ibom Air flight from Uyo to Abuja on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, when a passenger was apprehended for allegedly stealing ₦290,000 from a foreign traveller shortly before takeoff.The incident reportedly happened around 7:00 a.m., after boarding had been completed. Eyewitnesses said the foreign passenger raised an alarm upon discovering that cash kept in his bag in the overhead luggage compartment was missing. Cabin crew members quickly intervened to investigate, while another passenger told them he had earlier seen the suspect handling the foreigner’s bag. The suspect, however, denied any involvement. A…
Yakubu President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has accepted Professor Mahmood Yakubu’s departure as chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission following the expiration of his second term in office. Yakubu was first appointed in November 2015 as the 14th chairman of the commission for an initial term of five years. The appointment, which was renewed in 2020, has now expired due to the passage of time. President Tinubu thanked Professor Yakubu for his services to the nation and his efforts to sustain Nigeria’s democracy, particularly through the organisation of free and fair elections throughout his two-term tenure. In recognition of Yakubu’s…
Obi Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and other relevant authorities to verify and authenticate the academic and professional certificates of all political candidates ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a statement posted on X, yesterday, Obi stressed that the credibility of Nigeria’s democracy hinges on truth, transparency, and integrity in the leadership selection process.He also commended the resignation of the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, amid controversies surrounding discrepancies in his academic records. The former Anambra State governor described the move by the…
Tinubu Major General Mamman Jiya Vatsa, sentenced to death over a treason charge in 1986, has received a posthumous pardon from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Vatsa, a poet, was among the 17 people who received presidential pardons following the endorsement of the National Council of State, which met in Abuja on Thursday. President Tinubu also granted a posthumous pardon to Herbert Macaulay, a Nigerian nationalist and co-founder, along with Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, of the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC). Macaulay was the party’s first president, which played a pivotal role in Nigeria’s struggle for independence. However, in…
Rema Legal representatives of Ms. Amaka Obasi, creative director of Arden Lifestyle Company, have dismissed allegations of fraud levelled against their client by Afrobeats star Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema, describing them as baseless and misleading. In a statement by Valerian Vianney & Partners LP, the law firm clarified that Obasi was legitimately engaged under a Designer Services Agreement to renovate Rema’s Lagos residence.The agreement, it said, covered major structural works such as demolition, expansion of the building from four to five bedrooms, pool reconstruction, roofing, flooring, tiling, POP installation, and the construction of a carport. The firm explained…
Dua Lipa Dua Lipa surprised fans by bringing her “personal hero” Gwen Stefani on stage during her latest show for a Don’t Speak duet. At her fourth and final Radical Optimism Tour show at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California, on Wednesday night, the British hitmaker thrilled the crowd when she introduced the No Doubt frontwoman for a special performance. Before bringing Stefani on stage, Lipa shared some heartfelt words. “I wanted to dive into one of my personal heroes,” the Levitating hitmaker told the crowd. “One of my favorite artists, and who I grew up listening to my whole…