The Lagos State government yesterday commenced full enforcement of its ban on single-use plastics (SUPs) less than 40 microns in thickness, with a vow to seal markets and stores found selling or storing the prohibited items. The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, announced this during a press briefing at the ministry’s […]
Despite the ex-depot petrol price reduction by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery on Monday, many marketers have refused to adjust their pump prices, saying they could run into losses. The marketers who spoke on Tuesday stated that dropping their pump prices would not be possible unless they exhaust the product purchased at prices around N900 per […]
A former Senate President, Senator David Mark, has formally resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party, citing deepening internal divisions and unresolved leadership crises. In a letter dated June 27 and addressed to the PDP Chairman in his Otukpo Ward, Benue State, obtained by The PUNCH on Wednesday, Mark cited deep, unresolved internal issues […]
Brig-Gen Kapeh Alwali Kazir (Retd.) has advised President Bola Tinubu to adopt strong political will with strong commitment in resolving insecurity in the northern part of the country, as against the declaration of a state of emergency Fielding questions from reporters recently, Kazir kicked against the demand for a state of emergency by the Northern […]
Students of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, Oyo State are currently staging a protest over the renaming of the institution to Omololu Olunloyo Polytechnic. The protest has left hundreds of commuters plying Sango-Eleyele Road in Ibadan stranded. The State Governor, Seyi Makinde, had renamed the institution in honour of the late former governor of the state, Omololu […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday granted the suspended Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Udauaghan bail on self-recognisance. Akpoti-Udauaghan was arraigned on a six-count charge bordering on alleged cybercrime. After the charges were read to her, she pleaded not guilty to all. The senator allegedly made false and damaging statements against […]
Civil Society Organisation, Citizens Gavel, has called on the National Judicial Council (NJC) to intervene in the controversial nomination process for the Chief Judge of Ekiti State. The organisation expressed concerns over alleged disregard for constitutional provisions and judicial seniority. It noted that the most senior judge in Ekiti State, Hon. Justice Jubril Babajide Aladejana, […]
The police have deployed heavily armed officers to the National Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), popularly known as Wadata Plaza. As early as 8:30 a.m. on Monday, no fewer than 70 armed policemen took strategic positions around the secretariat, where factions of the party had scheduled their meetings. The Dalaba street leading to […]
Details have emerged on how notorious bandit kingpin Kachalla Yellow Danbokolo died at the weekend in Zamfara State after an earlier gun battle with Shinkafi Volunteer Forces in the state. Danbokolo’s death is being widely celebrated in Zamfara State and many parts of the Northwest states, as many locales know him as the most dreaded […]
The National Board for Technical Education has granted full accreditation for all the programmes presented by the Kwara State Polytechnic during the just concluded accreditation and resource inspection visit of the Board to the institution. Similarly, the Board has given the green light for the commencement of several new National Diploma and Higher National Diploma […]
