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Katsina Lawmaker Dies In Saudi Arabia
The member representing Bakori LGA in Katsina State House of Assembly, Dr Ibrahim Aminu Kurami, has died in Saudi Arabia. The lawmaker had gone to Saudi to perform Umrah. According to a family…
Foreign education gulped $609.5m in eight months — CBN
Nigerians spent $609.5m on foreign education between January and August 2022, The PUNCHhas learnt. The figure is contained in the data obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria, calculated…
PDP crisis: Atiku has moved on without Wike, others — PCC source
As the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP kicks off its presidential campaigns in Uyo, Akwa-Ibom State today, the party’s candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, may have decided to move on with or…
2023: Group urges Afenifere to focus on Yoruba agenda
YORUBA social-cultural organization Afenifere has been urged to focus more on issues in the best interest of Yoruba people. In a statement, Assistant Secretary on Media, Think Yoruba First ,TYF, Olakunle…
Obajana: Kogi Students vow to seek justice to Intl Court
The National Association of Kogi State Students (NAKOS) has expressed determination to defend the stand of the government over ownership of the Obajana Cement company up to the International…
Muslim-Muslim: Aggrieved APC Christians to dump Tinubu, Shettima
Voting along religious lines in the 2023 general election may trigger negative consequences among Nigerians and threaten national development, Northern Christian leaders in the All…
‘Breach of ASUU constitution, financial misconduct’ — why breakaway CONUA was formed
Niyi Sunmonu, national coordinator of the Congress of University Academics (CONUA), has explained why the breakaway faction of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)…
TAX WAR: MINILS DG urges Kogi govt to seek amicable settlement with Dangote
The Director General, Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies, MINILS, in Ilorin, Kwara State, Issa Aremu, has criticised Kogi State government for using extra-judicial means to clamp…
FG to complete digitisation of passport processing by December
The federal government says the full digitisation of passport processing would be completed by December 2022. According to NAN, Rauf Aregbesola, minister of interior, made this known while…
2023: We have no plans to disrupt elections in south-east, says IPOB
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) says it has no plan to disrupt the 2023 election in the south-east. There have been reports that the group intends to disturb next year’s poll in…
2023 Budget: OBJ, Jonathan others to benefit from N3.008 trn Service Wide Vote
Former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Dr Goodluck Jonathan, as well as former military Heads of State, are to benefit from the N3. 008 trillion Service Wide Vote of the 2023 Appropriation Bill…
‘No iota of truth’ — Obi campaign denies claims of funds diversion, rift in LP
The media office of Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), says all its campaign departments, programmes and organisers are working in seamless synergy. The media…
Casillas issues apology after deleting tweet, says account was hacked
Real Madrid legendary goalkeeper has apologized for deleting a tweet in which he said he was gay while confirming his account was hacked. Casillas had caused furore on social media when a tweet…
Saraki still excluded, Fayemi removed as FG amends list of national honours recipients
The federal government has released the final list of persons nominated to receive national honours. The list was published in national newspapers on Sunday by the federal ministry of special…
Obasanjo denies endorsing Tinubu
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has dismissed as fake news, a viral message where he was quoted as endorsing the political prowess of All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate,…
I was victim of corruption fighting back – Magu, ex-EFCC chairman
Former EFCC Acting Chairman, Mr Ibrahim Magu has described his exit from the anti-corruption agency as corruption fighting back. Magu made the assertion on Sunday in Abuja at an award…
My imprisonment was political, but I leave everything to God — Dariye
A former governor of Plateau state, Joshua Dariye has said his imprisonment was “politically motivated.” He made this assertion in an interview on Channels Television’s Newsnight.…
389 police officers died in Borno fighting Boko Haram — Police
No fewer than 389 police officers have died fighting Boko Haram terrorists in Borno State in the past 11 years, the State Police Command, has said. Borno is one of the worst-hit states in the…
PDP Housing allowance: Blow-by-blow account of how NWC members, staff got N1.3bn
Facts have emerged about events leading up to the approval and disbursements of various sums of money to members of the National Working Committee as well as Secretariat Staff of the Peoples Democratic…
N400bn goods rot away over demurrage, shipping costs
There are indications that clearing processes at the nation’s major sea ports may have worsened as major congestion is building up following increase in incidences of container abandonment by…
Economy: Food takeaways replace ‘serve yourself’ in parties
CEREMONIES filled with fun and delicacies to eat have been the foundation of many Nigerian parties. Be it at weddings, birthdays, house-warming, or launching, among others, guests wait…