Rivers monarch hails Tinubu for Ogoni clean-up
The paramount ruler of the Nortem Bori community in Ogoni, King Lenu Tsaro-Igbara, has praised the administration of President Bola Tinubu for cleaning up the oil pollution from Ogoni land in Rivers State. Ogoni land, which is in present-day Rivers State, has a complex history of environmental degradation following decades of oil exploration and spillages. […]
Atiku’s aide accuses Tinubu govt of misleading Nigerians with ’10 big lies’
Phrank Shaibu, the Special Assistant on Public Communication to former Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has unveiled what he described as “the 10 big lies” that have so far characterized the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Shaibu, in a statement issued on Sunday, said the “big lies” were evidence that Tinubu’s only plan was to […]
Nigerians demand immediate rescue of abducted Federal University students in Zamfara
#BringBackFugusGirls has been trending on X (formerly Twitter) with some Nigerian tweeps demanding the immediate rescue of all kidnapped students of the Federal University Gusau in Zamfara State. It was reported how some gunmen suspected to be terrorists kidnapped students of the Federal University Gusau in Zamfara State, Northwest Nigeria. The gunmen invaded the students’ […]
Chicago academic record: US judge reviews Tinubu, Atiku’s legal row Monday
A United States District Judge, Nancy Maldonado, will on Monday review the controversy surrounding the Chicago State University’s academic documents of President Bola Tinubu which was put on hold on Thursday. The Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, had earlier secured an order for CSU to make the president’s academic records available to his […]
Submit illegal arms, weapons in your possession – Nigerian police warn citizens
The Nigeria Police Force, Delta State Command has called on members of the public who have illegal and prohibited firearms in their possession to render such firearms to any nearby police station, area command or the state headquarters of the police. The command said it is part of efforts to tame the proliferation of firearms […]
External debt rises to N13tn over naira depreciation
Nigeria’s weak naira has pushed the country’s external debt up by N13.38tn; findings by The PUNCH have shown. Although the total external debt increased by $490m between the first quarter of 2023 and the second quarter of 2023, the value in naira increased significantly, according to data from the Debt Management Office. The main reason […]
Mohbad: Senate asks police to deepen probe
Senate has asked the Police to deepen investigation to ensure the circumstances surrounding the death of Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba are unravelled. The Senate vowed to ensure that anyone found responsible for his death is brought to book. The Chairman Senate Committee on Creative Economy, Elisha Abbo, said this on Thursday when he led a delegation […]
Mohbad: Sympathisers ‘dispersed with teargas’ at Lekki tollgate
Protesters and fans of the late Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba known as Mohbad, were on Thursday night allegedly dispersed with teargas at the Lekki Tollgate, Lagos State. The protesters held a candlelight procession in honour of the late singer on Thursday. While announcing the protest on Monday night via the official X handle of the […]
NCDC confirms 2,860 cholera cases, 84 deaths in eight months
A total of 84 deaths have been recorded from cholera, while 2,860 people are suspected to have been infected with the disease from January to August 27, 2023, according to the data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention. The situation report for weeks 31 to 34, released on Wednesday revealed that 25 […]
Obi won’t get LP ticket 2027, Apapa faction vows
The Lamidi Apapa faction of the Labour Party has advised the 2023 presidential candidate of the party, Peter Obi, to seek another political platform to pursue its presidential ambition ahead of the 2027 elections. The Apapa faction, whose authenticity was recently affirmed by the Edo Division of the Court of Appeal, said it had started […]