Man, 46, arrested for alleged defilement of four-year-old girl
The Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, Wale Abass has ordered for withdrawal of the defilement case of a four-year-old pupil by a 46-year-old man from court for proper investigation. Speaking...
View ArticleTwo children killed as boat catches fire in Niger
Two children have died and two other persons were injured in Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State when a boat caught fire. The boat was said to have caught fire following a mechanical fault in...
View ArticleOndo Assembly following due process in Aiyedatiwa’s impeachment move – Aderoboye
A former deputy speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Samuel Aderoboye, tells PETER DADA his views about the move to oust the state Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa Some of the Ondo State...
View ArticleAssembly should be concerned with Ondo’s growth, not impeachment – Ogundeji
Former deputy speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Iroju Ogundeji, speaks to PETER DADA about the move by the state lawmakers to impeach the state Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa There are...
View ArticleThe Uncommon Lawlessness of Godswill Obot Akpabio
Godswill Obot Akpabio aspired to be president of Nigeria and ended up president all the same but of the Senate. In that capacity, he presides over the national assembly. That makes him the number three...
View ArticleN’East humanitarian effort gulps over $1bn in 18 months
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says it received at least $1.1bn in its humanitarian response in Nigeria’s northeast in the past 18 months. OCHA’s Humanitarian...
View ArticleNigerian military strong, security challenges political – Ex-Army commander
A retired military officer and former Commander of the Special Task Force, Operation Safe Haven, Major General Henry Ayoola, tells AYOOLA OLASUPO some of the achievements the country has recorded...
View ArticleCorpers beg FG for palliatives
Corps members across the country have cried out over the tough time they have been facing as a result of their poor allowance. They claimed that the money did not reflect the current economic realities...
View ArticleCOAS pledges commitment to troops welfare
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has assured personnel that the Army under his watch will prioritise the welfare of troops. The Army chief promised to ensure that soldiers enjoyed a...
View ArticleZulum orders probe into commissioner’s death
Police in Maiduguri have launched an urgent investigation into the sudden death of the state’s Commissioner for Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Resettlement, Ibrahim Garba. Garba died on Saturday...
View ArticleJoin hands with Tinubu, group urges Atiku, Obi
A political pressure group, the South West Agenda ‘23, has urged the Peoples Democratic Party and Labour Party presidential candidates, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, respectively to join hands with...
View ArticleNigerians to pay less for transportation with CNG buses — Minister
The Minister of Finance and Co-ordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has said that Nigerians will pay less for transportation with the introduction of Compressed Natural Gas-powered buses....
View ArticleSenate to ban local FX transactions, proposes jail term
A bill that seeks to bar a serving Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria from partisan politics and equally reposition the bank for efficiency, scaled second reading in the Senate on Wednesday. A...
View ArticleOndo PDP suspends youth leader
The Ondo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has suspended its youth leader, Mr Folorunso Makinde. The party’s state Publicity Secretary, Mr Kennedy Peretei, disclosed this in a statement...
View ArticleVIDEO: Alleged last clip of murdered UNIPORT student with lover surfaces online
A video alleged to be the last clip of the murdered University of Port Harcourt student, Justina Otuene Nkang, with her lover, Collins, is trending online. On Thursday, PUNCH Online reported that...
View ArticleA’Ibom seals three banks over N228.6m debt
The Akwa Ibom State Internal Revenue Service has shut down three banks for their alleged failure to remit outstanding tax liabilities of N228.6m to the state government. The banks were shut down on...
View ArticleLP resorting to masses’ court, says Obi campaign spokesman
The spokesman for the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, Yunusa Tanko, has lamented that the Supreme Court turned deaf ears to the several pleas made by the party. The apex court sitting in...
View ArticleUNIABUJA gets 13 new professors
The Governing Council of the University of Abuja, on Thursday, announced the approval of the promotion of 23 academic staff members to the rank of professor and associate professor. A statement...
View ArticleS’Court judgment, victory for democracy -Kalu
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has described the judgment of the Supreme Court affirming the election of Bola Tinubu as duly elected President of Nigeria as a...
View Article63 million workers not on contributory pension scheme – CIPM
The Chartered Institute of Personnel Management has revealed that about 63 million workers in Nigeria are yet to contribute to the Contributory Pension Scheme of the National Pension Commission. The...
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