Romeo Beckham, the 22-year-old son of legendary English footballer, David Beckham, has announced his retirement from professional football to pursue a career in modeling. Following in the footsteps of his mother, Victoria Beckham, who is a prominent figure in the fashion industry, Romeo has already signed with a top fashion agent as he transitions into…
The Governing Council of the Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State, has reversed its decision to expel 27 students who were penalised following violent protests on the campus. The council has instead reduced the punishment to a suspension for one academic session. The PUNCH previously reported that the polytechnic management had imposed various sanctions on students…
The family of Pa Taiwo Akinkunmi, the late designer of Nigeria’s national flag, has laid him to rest after waiting over a year for a promised state funeral that never materialized. Akinkunmi, who passed away on September 4, 2023, at the age of 87, was originally supposed to receive a state burial from the Federal…
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Administration, Federal University, Oye Ekiti, Prof. Tajudeen Opoola, has said that the institution’s Vice- Chancellor, Prof. Abayomi Fasina, does not run an administration that muzzles the Muslim community on the campus. Opoola, a Muslim, spoke in a statement made available in Ado Ekiti on Friday in reaction to the allegations by the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said fake and misleading news poses dangers to the conduct of free and fair elections in the country. The INEC’s Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, stated this while addressing members of the INEC Press Corps, on preparations of the commission ahead of the…
The Plateau State Police Command says it has arrested a teenager for having sexual intercourse with three sisters in the state The state’s Commissioner of Police, Emmanuel Adesina, made this known in Jos on Friday while briefing journalists on the operational breakthroughs recorded by the command in the state capital and other parts of the…
The Ondo State Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr Olayato Aribo, has stated that no fewer than 4,563 youths have been trained in modern agriculture through various youth development programmes of the state. The commissioner also disclosed that the government, under the immediate past administration of the late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, sold all the tractors owned by…
Stakeholders have called on the Federal and State Governments to implement the National Women’s Economic Empowerment Policy as the best strategy to mitigate the country’s negative impact of surging Gender-Based Violence. The stakeholders made the call in a statement issued on Friday at the end of the 2024 National Conference of the Nigerian Economic Society,…
The Lagos State Government on Friday, commenced massive demolition of Pelewura Market located on Lagos Island. The Senior Special Assistant on New Media to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Jubril Gawat, said the state government has also commenced the payment of compensation to traders in the market. In a post on his X handle on Friday, Gawat…
The Federal Government delegation, led by Vice President Kashim Shettima, visited Bauchi State to convey President Bola Tinubu’s condolences to the state government and the people of Bauchi over the passing of the 15th Emir of Ningi, Yunusa Ɗanyaya. Speaking at the Council Chamber of the Government House in Bauchi on Friday, Shettima expressed President…