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The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has directed state Commissioners of Police to tidy up their case files on electoral offenders in the 2023 general election for onward submission to the Independent National Electoral Commission for prosecution. According to him, while case files of electoral offenders would be handed over to INEC, the police are

The Federal Government on Wednesday informed the National Industrial Court of its decision to formally respond to the Academic Staff Union of Universities’ request for arbitration by May 11. ASUU filed the suit against the Minister of Labour and Employment and the Registrar of Trade Unions. According to a statement by the Director, Press and

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company Plc has said the ongoing industrial action by organised labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress in Imo State has cut off the electricity supply in the state. A statement by the Head, Corporate Communications, EEDC, Emeka Ezeh, on Wednesday, said the industrial action had forced

At least 557 confirmed cases of diphtheria have been detected across 21 states in Nigeria since the beginning of 2023, a World Health Organisation report has shown. The death toll has also risen to 73 with a case-fatality ratio of 13 per cent. In December 2022, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention was

The Senate has appealed to the Centre for Criminal Court, United Kingdom for clemency in the sentencing of Nigeria’s former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice. The plea is coming barely 48 hours before the sentencing of the former Deputy Senate President and his wife. Last year, Ekweremadu, 60, his wife Beatrice,

Media and human rights experts on Wednesday submitted that there are relevant laws and constitutional provisions that guaranteed media freedom and freedom of expression in Nigeria. They, however, argued that the challenges had always been the political will to enforce the available laws in guaranteeing freedom of expression as backed by the Constitution. The experts

The Imo State University, Owerri has suspended one of its lecturers, Desmond Izunwanne, for allegedly slapping female students who arrived at a class session behind schedule and in non-departmental uniform. The spokesperson for the University, Ralph Njokuobi, in a statement in Owerri, the state capital, said the lecturer’s action was “barbaric and unbecoming.” Njokuobi said

The Kogi State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has formally unveiled Dino Melaye as its standard-bearer in the November 11 governorship election in the state. The ceremony held Wednesday in Lokoja, the state capital, was attended by the party leaders across the three senatorial districts of the state. Speaking shortly after he was presented

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has announced an online test for all qualified applicants who successfully submitted their applications in the superintendent cadre for both professional and general duties for its 2023 recruitment exercise. The spokesperson for the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, made the revelation on Wednesday in a statement obtained by our correspondent. He

Indigenes of the Oba community in the Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State have appealed to the state government not to interfere in the Ezeokpoko Igweship stool selection process in order to avoid throwing the community into crisis. The community, under the aegis of Oba Development Peace and Unity Forum, also appealed to

Some Nigerians are reportedly protesting at the headquarters of the Central Bank of Nigeria to demand the resignation and arrest of the CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, over the new naira notes policy. The protesters, who were sighted at the premises of the apex bank holding placards, noted that Emefiele had inflicted undue hardship on Nigerians

Women and youths in large numbers on Wednesday morning blocked the busy Jos-Abuja highway to register their displeasure over the incessant attacks by gunmen in Plateau communities. The attacks had led to the death of many residents. It was learnt that the latest protest followed the killing of two youths by gunmen in Hoss community,

A close associate of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), Kailani Muhammad, and other members of the Tinubu/Shettima Network, a pro-Tinubu political group, have drummed support for a former Zamfara State governor, AbdulAziz Yari, as the president of the 10th Senate. The Kailani-led organisation said Yari, a former chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum,

A former senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, has berated the Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, for declaring a public holiday and shutting down businesses in the state over the visit of the president-elect, Bola Tinubu. Sani lambasted Wike, saying the governor’s action was a sign of “desperation for favours.” Wike had, in a statewide

A total of 350 stranded Nigerians evacuated from Khartoum, Sudan, arrived Aswan airport, Egypt, on Wednesday. The spokesperson for the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, AbdulRahman Balogun, said, “80 passengers would be airlifted by NAF C130 and Air Peace would airlift 274 passengers. “Checking-in has commenced following normal airport protocols. “Boarding is ongoing.”

The former Director of the National Orientation Agency, Mr David Dogo, has called on the incoming administration of Bola Tinubu to tackle the issue of religious intolerance and implement programmes that promote peaceful co-existence in the country. Dogo made the call at an interactive session on ‘Culture, peace and national rebirth: An agenda setting’, organised

The president-elect, Bola Tinubu, has arrived in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, ahead of the inauguration of a series of projects executed by the governor of the state, Nyesom Wike. Governor Wike invited Tinubu, who was received by the governor and his entourage on Wednesday morning at the Port Harcourt International Airport, for the

• Urges incoming administration to implement plan The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Wednesday, launched the Nigeria Agenda 2050; a plan aimed at increasing real GDP growth by seven per cent, creating 165 million new jobs, and reducing the number of Nigerians living in poverty to 2.1 million in 2050, from the 83

Leeds have sacked manager Javi Gracia and appointed Sam Allardyce for the rest of the season as they bid to avoid relegation from the Premier League. Having already removed director of football Victor Orta, the club announced the departure of Spaniard Gracia on Wednesday along with his backroom staff. Gracia, who only arrived at Leeds

Nigerian Breweries Plc has revealed a plan to raise N25bn from commercial paper issuance to support the company’s short-term working capital and other funding needs, according to a regulatory filing obtained by The PUNCH. The firm informed the Nigerian Exchange Limited and the investing public about the issuance in a disclosure titled, ‘Series 4, 5

Three Crowns milk, Nigeria’s leading low cholesterol milk from the stable of the No. 1 dairy company, FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria PLC, has announced its readiness to sustain its acknowledged culture of promoting health and wellness among consumers and the general public across Nigeria as the brand has flagged off the seventh edition of its Three

The Nigerian Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, on Wednesday, hailed Nigerian journalists on the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day. Lawan in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr Ola Awoniyi, said journalists had made immense contributions to the socio-political and economic development of Nigeria. “Nigerian journalists deserve our

The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, says few corrupt officials are undermining the efforts of the Nigeria Immigration Service at sanitising process and bringing integrity to passports application. Aregbesola made this known in Oyo Town while inaugurating the NIS passport front office on Tuesday evening. The minister said that NIS did not, at any given

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced the release of the results of the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination conducted last week.   The board disclosed that 1,586,765 candidates sat for the exam across its 708 CBT centres in 105 examination towns in the country.   The examination body however made provision for people

Police in London on Tuesday arrested a man allegedly armed with a knife and accused of throwing suspected shotgun cartridges into the grounds of Buckingham Palace. The arrest, at about 7:00 pm (1800 GMT), comes just days before King Charles III’s coronation, which will be attended by global royalty and world leaders amid a massive