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North-Central: Insecurity abates in some states, persists in others — Survey
Security of lives and property has significantly improved in some parts of the North-Central and Taraba with the residents now conducting their activities in a relatively peaceful…
Pantami’s appointment as professor by FUTO followed due process,says ASUU
A probe panel set up by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says due process was followed by the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, in the appointment of Isa Pantami,…
Nigerians with missing vaccination card need affidavit, police report
Nigerians with cases of missing COVID-19 vaccination cards are expected to produce court affidavits and police reports before they can get replacements, The PUNCH has learnt. This was…
Dismissed police corporal arrested for recruiting ‘spy officers’ at police college
The Police intelligence operatives have arrested a dismissed Police Corporal, who promoted himself to Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP, specialized in obtaining money…
Collapsed building: Osinbajo warns media houses, journalists, social media
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has warned the media, including the traditional, online and social media, against what he termed “libellous publications” on the…
APGA Chairman lauds Buhari on Anambra governorship poll
Chief Victor Oye, National Chairman of All Progressives Congress Alliance (APGA) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for ensuring that Saturday’s Anambra…
Who owns Village Headmaster copyright? Amb. Olusola’s son sues NTA, Adenuga
The popular soap opera, THE VILLAGE HEADMASTER, that dominated Television screens between 1968 and 1988 has re-echoed in court over copyright ownership. Olujimi Olusola, son of…
NiMet to Nigerians: Get set for 3 days of thunderstorms
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) predicted on Sunday that there would be three days of thunderstorms and sunshine across the country from Monday till Wednesday.…
Court summons lawyer for ‘failing to produce’ princess Toyin kolade in $32m fraud case
A Federal High Court in Lagos has summoned a lawyer Mr O. Awowole to show cause why he should not be sanctioned for failing to present a defendant, Princess Oluwatoyin Kolade, that he…
Afrobeats pays Nigerian artistes as the world listens
Nearly 45 years after Fela Kuti’s debuted Zombie, the album that gave the world a new music genre, Afrobeat, a new generation of proteges from Nigeria now has many music lovers around…
Politicians, police, NYSC, others rate Anambra poll high
The condemnations that trailed the initial late arrival of electoral officials, materials, voting and faulty Bimodal Voters Accreditation Systems (BVAs) in some…
Prosecute diversion of funds, bar defaulters… CBN revises rules for Anchor Borrowers’ Programme
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revised the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) guidelines to include prosecution of loan defaulters and blacklisting of farmers. The apex bank’s…
Kwara leads APC states in developmental strides – Report
Kwara state at the weekend emerged with the highest number of points in the September edition of the Progressive Strides, the monthly bulletin tracking the performance of the 21 All…
Ikoyi Building Collapse: Rescue operation 99% complete as death toll hits 44
The death toll rose to 44, last night, as rescue and recovery operations at the scene of the Ikoyi collapsed building reached 99 per cent. The National Emergency Management…
AnambraDecides: I was locked up in a toilet, coerced to sign election papers, INEC official alleges
The Returning Officer in the ongoing governorship election for Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra, Micheal Otu, said election did not hold in the local government he presided over…
INEC declares Anambra governorship election inconclusive
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has suspended collation of results of the November 6 governorship election in Anambra, pending the conduct of the…
#AnambraDecides: Widespread incidents of vote buying may affect credibility of result, says CDD
The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) says there were “widespread incidents of vote-buying” in the governorship election in Anambra state. The election observer group also…
Ikoyi Building Collapse: Osinbajo Drags Sahara Reporters To Court
Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo ordered his lawyers to initiate legal actions against news website, Sahara Reporters over a story claiming that he is the owner of a collapsed 21-storey…
Ronchess Resources Plc builds Road in 12 days
Construction giant, Ronchess Global Resources PLC, has just broken another mind-blowing record in Nigerian Road construction. With the executive government master plan mandate to transform Kaduna roads…
BREAKING: INEC Postpones Election In Ihiala LG Till Next Saturday Over Irregularities
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has postponed the governorship election in Ihiala Local Government Area, Anambra State following the alleged irregularities…
Why Nigerian presidents are not loved by citizens until they’re dead – Fashola
Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola has said many Nigerian presidents are not loved by the citizens until they are dead. Fashola blamed this on the poor understanding of the…
Artisan Who Survived Ikoyi Building Collapse Reveals What He Did
A young man simply identified as Lateef has thanked God for surviving the horrific Ikoyi building collapse. According to The PUNCH, it was observed that the impact of the building collapse affected…
Former Delta Commissioner dies
Immediate past Delta Commissioner for Housing, Architect Joseph Ajirioghene Ogeh, is dead. His death comes barely 24hours after Isoko nation lost renowned historian and former…
24 Hours After Abuja Market Fire, Kerosene Triggers Explosion At UNIMAID
One day after a kerosene tanker exploded at a market in Kubwa, Abuja, the product has triggered explosion at the University of Maiduguri in Borno State. At least three female…