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Quadria Capital-backed Maxivision Eye Hospitals Pvt. has begun preparations for an initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter, as Indiaâs healthcare services sector continues to draw investor interest.
The Darts Regulation Authority has issued a transgender darts ban, immediately barring biological males from womenâs events to ensure fairness. Read More: https://punchng.com/darts-authority-bans-transgender-women-from-tournaments/
A controversial remark by Wole Oke, the Director General of the Osun All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship campaign, has sparked widespread backlash ahead of the August 15, 2026 election, with opposition figures and concerned citizens condemning what they describe as a veiled threat against voters not aligned with Bola Tinubu and the APC. The backlash [âŚ] read more âBear the consequencesâ: Outrage trails APC campaign chiefâs threat ahead of Osun poll
Nigerian investment platform Risevest has suspended a senior executive after old social media posts containing ethnic slurs against Yoruba women resurfaced online, sparking public outrage and raising fresh questions about accountability in the countryâs tech sector. The posts, shared widely on X, date back to around 2013 and were made from an account identified as [âŚ] read more Risevest suspends executive over ethnic slur posts
L/Cpl Ryan Rudd was not reported missing until two weeks after he was last seen in Selby.
A Russian-flagged supertanker passed through the Strait of Hormuz into the Persian Gulf, marking a rare passage for one of the nationâs ships as traders scrutinize every transit through the war-hit waterway.
Get the full Coachella 2026 lineup! See headliners like Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber, and Karol G take the stage at the iconic desert festival. Read More: https://punchng.com/coachella-kicks-off-with-sabrina-carpenter-bieber-others/
A Boko Haram faction releases a video showing 416 abducted victims from Ngoshe, Borno, assuring they are healthy and appealing for government intervention. Read More: https://punchng.com/bharram-displays-abducted-victims-in-borno/
Etim Etim writes on the rising international profile of former Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo and the importance of public officials serving with integrity and honour. A few days before
UN World Health Organisation (WHO) and health authorities in Burundi are racing to identify a mysterious illness that has claimed five lives in the countryâs north.
The pioneer Chief Executive of the National Youth Service Corps, Colonel Ahmadu Ali (Rtd), has declared that the Scheme is here to stay. Ali made this declaration during a meeting with the current Director-General of the NYSC, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, who visited him at his residence in Abuja. Ahmadu Ali stated that through its [âŚ] âNYSC here to stayâ â Pioneer DG, Colonel Ali
By Frank Ulom Port Harcourt (Converseer) â In a discovery that blurs the line between human biology and amphibian superpowers, scientists have found that depriving mammalian cells of oxygen can awaken dormant abilities to regenerate lost limbs. Published April 8 in Science, the study by Can Aztekin and colleagues at the Friedrich Miescher Laboratory of...
