Lagos, 05, Nigeria

Milking Nigeria to death

THE Obi of Onitsha, Nnaemeka Achebe, has pointedly employed the milking-the-cow-to-death metaphor to warn political leaders against the monumental corruption eviscerating the country’s monolithic economy and short-changing the people. “People go into public o…

2024-12-15 00:08

The meaning of an allergy

An allergy results when the body overreacts to a provoking agent due to a series of actions within the immune system in response to something that would not otherwise cause any problems to the person. There are various types of allergic reactions, often causi…

2024-12-14 23:55

Bed spaces: Lagos top hospitals where patients get admitted by luck

Critically ill patients seeking medical attention at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba and the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, requiring admission and monitoring to survive are having it rough getting admitted, as the two bigg…

2024-12-14 23:55

Deaf community battles exclusion as sign language declines

Babatunde Titilola exposes the harsh realities faced by hearing-impaired Nigerians, shedding light on the deeply entrenched biases and systemic neglect that fuel the widening divide between the deaf community and the hearing society. As the midday light filte…

2024-12-14 23:55

Ikorodu, Remo battle for supremacy in Southwest derby

For the first time in the Nigeria Premier Football League, Ikorodu City and Remo Stars will clash in another installment of the Southwest derby on Sunday (today), as the 2024/25 season enters match-day 17, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Since the days of Station…

2024-12-14 23:22

Wie junge Menschen Afrikas politische Kultur verändern

Die unter 30-Jährigen in Afrika zieht es in die großen Städte - und auf die Straße. Denn viele leben in informellen Siedlungen unter prekären Bedingungen. Welche politische Rolle spielt die wachsende junge Bevölkerung?

2024-12-14 15:30

PUNCH editor, reporter win health, ILO awards

The PUNCH Healthwise Editor, Angela Onwuzoo, has won the Lagos State Best Health Reporting award (print category). Also, a PUNCH correspondent, Babatunde Titilola, emerged as the winner of the Forced Labour Special Prize Award at the 10th edition of the Globa…

2024-12-14 15:06

Business booms for naira traders as bankers collusion worsens scarcity

There is a surge in the hawking of naira notes at exorbitant charges in different parts of the country, as Nigerians continue to struggle with limited access to cash in banking halls despite threats by the Central Bank of Nigeria. The CBN had warned that it w…

2024-12-14 02:50

Lagos vows to build airport despite two-year delay

The Lagos State Government has said no litigation is delaying the construction of an international airport in the Lekki area of the state to complement the Murtala Muhammed Airport. According to the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omot…

2024-12-14 01:05

I thought I would become a footballer– Yomi Fabiyi

Nollywood actor, Yomi Fabiyi, goes down memory lane about his love for football and why he thinks Ademola Lookman would win the CAF Player of The Year Award in this interview with ABIODUN ADEWALE Growing up in Nigeria, which sports did you enjoy playing or wa…

2024-12-14 01:05