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VIDEO: Deputy Speaker, Kalu Advocates Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence To Protect Democracy
In a bid to harness the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) while ensuring the protection of democracy, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has said that Nigeria is taking measures towards achieving responsible use of the technology. He said that under the present administration, the country is also working towards the adoption of...
Darkness Hits Nigeria As National Grid Collapses For Sixth Time This Year
Darkness has hit Nigeria as the National grid recorded another collapse on Monday, ABN TV reports. The Spokesperson of Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, Emeka Ezeh confirmed the grid collapse in a statement on Monday evening. According to him, the general system collapse occurred at 18.48 hours on Monday. The Disco said the development had led to a loss of power supply across...
INEC Commence Training For Security Personnel In Ondo
In Ondo State, the Independent National Electoral Commission has begun a three-day training session for some security personnel. The trainees include the men of the state police command, the Nigerian Army, the Nigerian Airforce, the Federal Road Safety Corps, the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, the Nigerian Immigration Service, and the Nigerian Customs Service. Speaking at the opening of the...
Edo poll: Ighodalo Advised To Accept Election Outcome
Following Monday Okpebholo's declaration as Gov.-Elect in Edo, the PDP candidate, Asue Ighodalo, was urged to accept the election outcome. The Executive Director of the Initiative for Democratic Advancement and Free Speech, Patrick Osaigbovo, appealed in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday. The development comes one week after Ighodalo’s supporters stormed the INEC office in Benin City, demanding what they...
Peter Obi Condemns Incessant Killings In Nigeria
LP 2023 presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has lamented the persistent incidents of killings, kidnappings, other violent crimes across the country. In a post via his X handle, Obi lamented the killing of some crew members of Supersports TV as well as a policeman, who were attacked in a tragic ambush along the Ihiala-Orlu Road, Anambra State, a few days ago. DAILY POST...
FG Plans To Ground 60 Private Jets Today
FG, through the Nigerian Customs Service, plans to ground over 60 private jets owned by VIPs in the country over unpaid import duty. According to documents exchanged between the NCS and the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, which were exclusively sighted by The PUNCH on Sunday, the enforcement exercise will commence on October 14th, 2024. There are reports that duties are not being paid...
Senate Issues Arrest Warrant For NNPCL Chiefs – HoCSF
The Senate has announced its decision to issue a warrant of arrest for some agencies for their incessant refusal to honour lawmakers’ summons. The PUNCH exclusively gathered that the agencies penned down for invitation by the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions, led by Senator Neda Imasuen (LP, Edo South), are the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, the...
IPOB Denies Attacking Soldiers In Imo
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has denied claims by the Nigeria Army that its members recently attacked soldiers camped at the Aba Branch, Ehime-Mbano in Imo State. Spokesman of the group, Emma Powerful, in a statement he released to newsmen at the weekend said the claims were not only false but mockery a to the institution itself. “The claims by...
VeryDarkMan Slams FG Over Borrowing Saga
A social media celebrity, widely known as VeryDarkMan, has claimed that he has received a call from the presidency about his newly launched NGO PUNCH Online reports that Otse, in a post alongside a video via his Instagram page, @verydarkblackman, on Saturday, said the NGO will focus on community development and equipping public schools. The social media activist appealed to influential...
Nigerians Groan As Electricity Bills Sap 57% Of Minimum Wage Earners’
Not many Nigerians were thrilled when the FG began payment of the proposed minimum wage with a promise to pay civil servants arrears. And the reasons were obvious, one of them being the recent hike in electricity bills. A recent report quoting the FIJ calculation clearly indicated that average minimum wage earners spend at least 57.3 percent of their salaries on...
