he crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took a dramatic twist on Wednesday as Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, stormed the party secretariat in Abuja, demanding a Certificate of Return for winning Edo PDP gubernatorial primary election. Shaibu emerged the standard bearer for the upcoming September 21 Edo governorship elections at a parallel…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday visited Ondo State where he paid a condolence visit to the home of late former governor of the state, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu in Owo Town, the palace of the Olowo of Owo and the home of Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti in Akure… See images here as compiled from online sources by Olufemi…
“To this end, the National Communication Commission has directed all telecommunication operators to bar phone lines of subscribers whose lines are not linked to their NINs on or before February 28, 2024,” The Nigerian Communications Commission has reiterated its directive to telecom operators to bar telephone subscribers not linked to their National Identification Numbers on…
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, on Wednesday, allayed fear of job losses after the implementation of the Oronsaye Report, recommending the merger of the Federal Government’s ministries and departments. This was as the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Wednesday, threw his weight behind President Bola Tinubu…
President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, appealed for patience from Nigerians over the current economic hardship in the country, giving the assurance that there was light at the end of the tunnel. The President said he was fully aware and took responsibility for the difficulties Nigerians had been subjected to on account of government policies. He…
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in the Ikeja axis of Lagos State to commission the Lagos Red Line rail. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu had in December 2023 when he unveiled the Lagos Rail Mass Transit Red Line Ikeja Overpass promised that the rail would be unveiled by Tinubu before the end of the first quarter of…
The naira appreciated marginally against the United States dollar to N1,609 on Wednesday at the official market from N1,615.94 recorded the previous day. This indicates an increase of N6 or 0.37 per cent. The slight improvement came on the heels of series of foreign exchange guidelines issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria in recent…
Joseph Aloba, the father of the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba aka Mohbad, has called on the Nigeria Police to summon the wife of his deceased son, Omomunmi, to provide insights into the death of his son. He disclosed this in a statement signed by the family and sent to PUNCH Metro on Wednesday. PUNCH Metro had…
Bandits have abducted scores of worshippers in one of the mosques in Tsafe town, the headquarters of Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. An indigene of the area simply identified as Garba told PUNCH Online that the bandits invaded the mosque around 5 a.m. on Thursday when the people were about to start the…
A 13-year-old boy, Kelvin Onyengba, has drowned during a hangout at the Alatise beach in the Ajah area of Lagos State. The PUNCH gathered that the incident occurred at about 12:00pm on Tuesday. It was also gathered that the deceased went swimming with five of his friends. A police source told our correspondent that the…
