The Adamawa State Police Command has launched an investigation into the killing of a 57-year-old farmer, Patrick Mija, in the Labau community of Shelleng Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, Yahaya Suleiman, confirmed the incident to PUNCH Metro on Tuesday, noting that the attack occurred on Sunday while the deceased was returning…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has clarified that his absence from last Thursday’s Council of State meeting was with the approval of President Bola Tinubu. Wike made the clarification on Tuesday during the commissioning of the Access Roads in Sector Centre B, Dakibiyu District, Abuja. The minister dismissed as false…
An Ilorin-based constitutional lawyer, Professor Yusuf Olaolu Ali (SAN), has urged the National Assembly to urgently amend Section 136 of the Electoral Act, which empowers election tribunals and courts to declare candidates as winners in election petitions. Ali, who is also the Kuliya Ngeri of Ilorin, described the provision as “undemocratic,” arguing that it allows…
The House of Representatives on Tuesday called on the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to immediately return to the negotiating table to resolve the issues that led to the union’s two-week warning strike. This followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance moved by Oluwaseun Whinghan, who represents…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned till Thursday the hearing of a suit seeking to stop the planned national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), following a heated dispute over who is authorised to represent the party in court. Justice James Omotosho gave the ruling after two Senior Advocates of Nigeria Chris…
President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate seeking the screening and confirmation of Professor Joash Amupitan (SAN) as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The request, read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during Tuesday’s plenary, followed the endorsement of Amupitan’s nomination by the Council of State last week. The President…
Nigeria’s fuel crisis deepened on Tuesday as pump prices of petrol surged close to ₦1,000 per litre across major cities, following supply disruptions linked to operational issues at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and rising ex-depot prices at private depots. The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) confirmed that marketers are now making moves to…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dismissed the impact of Governor Peter Mbah’s defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), insisting that the party’s strength lies in the people rather than in individual politicians. The PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, made this known during an appearance on Arise Television’s ‘Prime Time’ on Tuesday,…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has adopted the consensus option to select its governorship candidate for the October 27 primary election in Ekiti State, following the voluntary withdrawal of one of the two cleared aspirants, Mrs. Atinuke Omolayo. The decision, which leaves Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji as the sole contender, was announced in a statement…
…Upgrades Nigeria’s 2025 Growth Forecast to 3.9% Amid Stronger Domestic Fundamentals The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed deep concern over the scale of Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) from Nigeria, warning that the trend is worsening the country’s revenue challenges. IMF Managing Director, Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, raised the alarm during the ongoing 2025 IMF–World Bank…
