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A former Governor of Sokoto State and leader of the All Progressives Congress in the state, Aliyu Wamakko, has revealed tat the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, was brought in to ensure unity of the country is sustained. Wamakko stated this while addressing leadership of resident communities and council of Obas in the state, who

The Deputy Director, Public Affairs of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, Kehinde Bamigbetan, and his counterpart in the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Cuncil, Anthony Ehilebo, have said that the endorsement of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has no electoral value. The APC and PDP chieftains

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have kidnapped a retired colonel, Rabi’u Yandoto, and his two children on the Gusau-Tsafe Road in Zamfara State. An indigene of the area, Mohammed Hassan, said Yandoto was going to his hometown together with his two children Sunday night when he was ambushed by bandits and taken to the forest.

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted dust-haze weather conditions from Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja predicted thick dust-haze with horizontal visibility of less or equal to 1,000m over the northern region during the forecast period on Monday. According to it, moderate dust haze with horizontal visibility

The Nasarawa State Labour Party has charged residents who recently registered for their Permanent Voter Cards to visit the Independent National Electoral Commission offices across the 13 Local Government Areas of the state to get their cards in order for them to exercise their franchise during the 2023 general election. The party also admonished the

Fans of music star, Burna Boy, lamented on the singer’s late entry to his Lagos concert on Sunday night. Angry attendees took to Twitter to call out the singer for starting his performance late at the event themed ‘Love Damini Concert’. According to attendees, the show started at 9pm and Burna Boy didn’t show up

The Caretaker Committee of the People’s Democratic Party, Kano State chapter, on Saturday accused the former chairman of the dissolved state executives, Shehu Sagagi, of flouting court order by still parading himself as the caretaker chairman. The Kano PDP caretaker committee secretary, Bala Aliyu, made the disclosure in Kano on Saturday, while briefing newsmen on

With a halo round his head, Pelé packed lightning in his right foot, thunder in his left; the reason his footsteps sparkled, the reason he shone like a million stars, the reason he was named Edson after the inventor of the light bulb, Thomas Edison: the reason he turned football to ‘jogo bonito’ – the

Former Commissioner of Environment in Osun State, Idowu Korede, who passed on after failing to recover from an illness on Saturday. Korede, served as a commissioner in the cabinet of ex-governor, Rauf Aregbesola, during his second term in office as Osun State governor. He was also a notable figure in the now-defunct ‘The Osun Progressives’,

Former Senate President, Senator David Mark, has advised those who will lose in the upcoming general election to congratulate the winners rather than going to court. Mark, who called for an end to the politics of bitterness, also urged all the stakeholders in the electoral process and Nigerians alike to rise up to the challenges

Members of the House of Representatives may no longer be addressed as ‘Honourables’ as the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, has sponsored a bill seeking to change the lawmakers’ appellation to ‘Representatives.’ The legislation is titled ‘A Bill for an Act to Amend the Legislative Houses (Powers and Privileges) Act, 2017.’ Already, members of the 9th House,

•Obi ahead others in terms of knowledge, discipline, vitality, character – Obasanjo •Ex-president says Nigeria became hell on earth under Buhari, scores APC low •Obasanjo endorsement worthless, he is a political paperweight – APC, PDP Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Sunday endorsed the Labour Party standard bearer, Peter Obi, saying he had an edge over

Policemen attached to the Ajiwe Police Division, Ajah, Lagos State, regularly abuse alcohol which may be responsible for the increasing rate of extra-judicial killings by cops from the station. Investigations by PUNCH Metro showed that residents and business owners also observed the trend. According to them, the policemen are always under the influence of alcohol

With just a few weeks to the 2023 general election, ADEYINKA ADEDIPE examines the political scenes in Edo State, weighing major senatorial seats flag bearers’ strengths and weaknesses, as well as that of their political parties With the governorship election not taking place in Edo State in 2023, the biggest battle in the state’s political

Two children have been killed in a fire incident on Udo Imuk Street, in the Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the minors, aged six and three, were burnt beyond recognition in the inferno, which occurred around 7pm on Friday. Our correspondent learnt that the kids were locked up

Five persons have been confirmed killed and four others in critical condition after a yet-to-be-identified motorist rammed into dancers during a New Year party organised by some friends at Akinmori community, in the Afijio Local Government area of Oyo State. PUNCH Metro gathered that trouble started when one of the organisers was tongue-lashed by his

In this report, LARA ADEJORO highlights the events that shaped the health sector in 2022 as experts set the agenda for 2023 From a decline in cases of COVID-19 to reemerging disease outbreaks, signing the health insurance bill into law and a massive brain drain, the health sector has witnessed many ups and downs. Nigeria

No fewer than 16 bandits were killed when air strikes by the air component of Operation Hadarin Daji targeted their enclave along Kaura Namoda Road in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Also, during the operation, a wanted terrorist kingpin, Gwoska Dankarami, was said to have escaped death narrowly. According to a report by

The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, has said the biggest challenge for the nation now is how to have elections that are free, fair and credible. He, therefore, called on Nigerians to work towards an election in which votes would count. Kukah said these in an interview with The PUNCH. He said Nigerians

Phrank Shaibu, the Special Assistant (Public Communication) to the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Phrank Shaibu, on Sunday accused the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, accusing of trying to ride to Aso Villa on treachery. He said contrary to the denial from Tinubu’s camp, the former Lagos State

No fewer than 15 people lost their lives in separate accidents in Bauchi and Ogun states on Saturday and Sunday. Seven people were killed in a crash that occurred on New Year’s Eve along the Bauchi-Maiduguri highway in the Darazo Local Government Area of Bauchi State. Also, 14 others sustained varying degrees of injury in

Men of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a Brazil returnee, Agbasi Prosper, with 105 parcels of cocaine concealed in candies at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, on Christmas Day. The suspect was nabbed at the ‘D’ Arrival Hall of the MMIA during inward clearance of passengers from Sao Paulo, Brazil,

A 27-year-old trader, Omolabake Bello, who was diagnosed with kidney failure, has sought the help of Nigerians to raise N15m for a transplant. PUNCH Metro gathered that Bello’s ailment started with hypertension in 2018 before she was later diagnosed with kidney failure in December 2021. She was said to have been diagnosed at the University

Gunmen have killed the pregnant wife of Kalu Chima (aka Oyeku), the Ebubeagu Commander in Ama-Etiti village, Etiti community, in the Afikpo South Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. The two-man gang reportedly wore face masks during the attack on Sunday. An eyewitness, who spoke to PUNCH Metro on condition of anonymity, said the hoodlums

Nigerian historian and Professor of African Studies, Toyin Falola, was celebrated on Sunday by his family, friends, well-wishers and mentees, among others, on his 70th birthday. Falola, who was born on January 1, 1953, was given a virtual surprise birthday celebration after he rejected plans for a party to be organised for him. Some of