The Ekiti State Government has denied that it was constructing a new governor’s lodge for the governor, Biodun Oyebanji and his deputy, Monisade Afuye, for N1.8 billion. It would be recalled that a report by an online media had alleged that the state government has released and spent N470 million on the construction of a […]
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of five new Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service to fill existing vacancies, the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF) announced on Monday. The newly appointed Permanent Secretaries are Ibrahim Abdulkarim Ozi (Federal Capital Territory), Ezemama John Chidiebere (Imo State), Garba […]
The Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has claimed that she was briefly stopped from travelling abroad on Tuesday after immigration officials seized her international passport at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport in Abuja. In a Facebook live video obtained on Tuesday, the lawmaker was seen confronting immigration personnel over the action, which she described […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, gave the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, until November 5 to defend the terrorism charges filed against him or risk waiving his right to do so. The trial judge, Justice James Omotoso, advised Kanu to consult legal practitioners experienced in criminal law to […]
Nigeria’s star striker Victor Osimhen says he is ready to take Galatasaray to new heights in the UEFA Champions League, insisting, “It’s time to make a statement in the most prestigious games.” After starring for Lille and Napoli, the 26-year-old forward returns to Europe’s elite competition wearing Galatasaray’s yellow-and-red, where he has quickly become a […]
President Bola Tinubu is set to conclude the appointment of ambassadors to Nigeria’s foreign missions worldwide after months of diplomatic gaps and growing pressure over the country’s absence of envoys abroad, The PUNCH has learned. Multiple Presidency officials familiar with the development told our correspondent that the President had ordered a “final cleanup” of the […]
Nigeria’s sovereign dollar bonds, which initially plunged on Monday following US President Donald Trump’s threat of military action against the country, are expected to rebound as investors shrug off the remarks and refocus on the nation’s improving fundamentals. This is as the chief executive of the Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE), Dr […]
Troops of the 12 Brigade, Nigerian Army, deployed at the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Oguma, have rescued two kidnapped victims and recovered N3.8 million meant for ransom payment during an operation in Kogi State. Acting Assistant Director of Army Public Relations for the brigade, Lieutenant Hassan Abdullahi, said the rescue took place on November 2, […]
The battle for the control of the Peoples Democratic Party took a new twist on Monday in Abuja when loyalists of the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, forcefully took over the party’s National Secretariat, Wadata Plaza, in the absence of governors elected on the party’s platform and their loyalists. Members of the National Working […]
US President Donald Trump on Sunday repeated his threat of a military operation in Nigeria over the killings of Christians, after the Nigerian presidency suggested a meeting to resolve the issue. Asked by an AFP reporter aboard Air Force One if he was considering US troops on the ground in Nigeria or air strikes, Trump […]
