Politicians will find lasting solution to ASUU strike if… – HURIWA

Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, on Wednesday, said for the recurring industrial actions by the Academic Staff Union of Universities to end once and for all, politicians and government officials must be banned from sending their children and wards from schooling in private […]

2023 presidency: Tinubu meets APC Senators Wednesday ahead of convention

Barring any last-minute change, the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, will today meet with the APC Senate caucus over his plan to succeed the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), in 2023.

Reps go after 77 oil firms over unremitted N2.6tn revenue

4l The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, commenced investigative hearing on the N2.6tn owed the Federal Government by 77 oil companies operating in Nigeria. The House is acting on the 2019 report of the Nigeria Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative. The Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, threatened that […]

Abia 2023: I won’t decide alone on my successor ― Ikpeazu

Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu has told governorship aspirants seeking to succeed him in 2023 that he can’t decide alone, but would consult with the State Working Committee of the People Democratic Party, PDP.

Abba Kyari refuses to answer query by Force Hqtrs

Suspended Commander of the Intelligence Response Team, IRT, DCP Abba Kyari, who is remanded in the custody of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, over his involvement in a 25kg cocaine deal, has refused to officially respond to the query issued him by Force Headquarters. This is […]

Oromoni: The Deceased Told Me He Had Muscle Pull When He Fell From Bed –Dowen Nurse

LAGOS – A nurse and house parent of Dowen College, Lagos, Omobola Kayode, told the Coroner inquest court, that she massaged the deceased right thigh twice when he complained of pain. Nurse Omobola debunked the claim that the deceased got injured while playing football. The foreign trained nurse […]

Buni’s men tighten hold on APC, Akpanudoedehe returns to office

Members of the All Progressives Congress, who are loyal to the Chairman, Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, Governor Mai Mala Buni, on Tuesday, consolidated their hold on the party after surviving last week’s attempt to remove them. On Monday, the Secretary of the CECPC, Senator John Akpanudoedehe, who had […]

2023: NNPP ward congress a warning signal to APC, PDP – Shu’aibu

The New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, has said the mass turnout it witnessed during its ward congress across the country is a warning signal to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, ahead of the 2023 general election.

Lagos NURTW seeks withdrawal of Oluomo’s suspension

The Lagos State Council Group of Elders of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has written to the national body, seeking a way out of the crisis rocking the union.

Confusion in PDP over plot to stop Atiku, Saraki, Tambuwal

Confusion broke out at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Caucus meeting on Monday night, forcing National Chairman Dr Iyorcha Ayu to abruptly reschedule proceedings till today. The uproar at the meeting was triggered by the insistence of some leaders from the South that members, who defected from […]

Blackout in Lagos, seven other states as national grid collapses

The national grid, on Monday, experienced its second collapse in 2022 resulting in blackout across the country. The states affected include Lagos, Enugu, Kaduna, Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo States, among others.

Update: PDP crisis: I’m not in your class, Wike knocks Obaseki

The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has knocked his Edo State counterpart, Godwin Obaseki, saying they are both not on the same level when it comes to party politics. The PUNCH had earlier reported that Obaseki warned Wike not to cause disruption in PDP while maintaining that all […]

[BREAKING] Drug business: Abba Kyari’s wife slumps in court

A lady identified as wife of the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP Abba Kyari, on Monday, slumped at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The woman slumped and fell on the floor while men of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency were leading Kyari and others away […]

ASUU Denies Failure Of UTAS Integrity Test

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has denied alleged failure of the integrity test on the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS), by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA). ASUU President, Mr Emmanuel Osodeke, said this in a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday in […]

Fuel Scarcity: It Is Not Possible For Nigeria To Consume 70m Liters Per Day – Saraki

Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki has disagreed with the Federal Government, expressing that it is impossible for the country to consume 70 million liters in a day.