Political news and analysis
Dr Mohammed Goje assumes duty as the new Yobe Acting SSG, replacing Baba Malam Wali. He pledges to enhance coordination and service delivery. Read More: https://punchng.com/yobes-acting-ssg-assumes-duty/
Plateau State sends off 1,134 Muslim pilgrims for the 2026 Hajj in Saudi Arabia, with the governor urging them to be worthy ambassadors for Nigeria. Read More: https://punchng.com/1134-plateau-muslim-pilgrims-depart-for-saudi-arabia/
Former CFTC Commissioner and current Kalshi board member Brian Quintenz discusses the evolving landscape of prediction markets and how federally regulated prediction markets and state-regulated sports books can coexist. He talks with Katie Greifeld and Romaine Bostick at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California. (Source: Bloomberg)
Legislation that would ban large corporate landlords from acquiring more single-family rental homes is depriving the US housing market of much-needed investment, Pretium founder Don Mullen said in an interview with Bloomberg Television.
Pacific Investment Management Co.’s international clients are seeking to diversify away from US markets amid geopolitical shifts and as a prolonged equity rally increases their exposure to the world’s largest market, according to Christian Stracke, the company’s president.
The 11th National Union of Lagos State Students, Lagos State University Students Parliamentary Council, has unveiled the Eko Legislative Conference 5.0, scheduled to hold from Monday, April 4 to Wednesday, April 6, 2026.
Pretium CEO Don Mullen discusses the impacts of the 21st Century Road to Housing Act, home construction capital drying up, and the need to speed up homebuilding. He talks with Katie Greifeld and Romaine Bostick at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California. (Source: Bloomberg)
The stars from the world of sports were out in Manhattan for the 2026 Met Gala.
Deaths due to gang violence included people hit by stray bullets, cases of mistaken identity, and relatives of gang members.
Private equity firm KPS Capital Partners is buying the discounted debt of its own company, Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope, in a bid to secure the upper hand in the glass giant’s looming financial overhaul.
A concerned Nigerian, Prophet David Kingsley Elijah, has issued an urgent call for government intervention over the alleged unlawful retention of Nigerian passports and unfair visa processing by the French Embassy in Lagos.
Police in Leipzig 'don't know anything about the culprit' but have arrested the driver and say danger is over.
