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Indigenous energy company, Seplat Energy Plc, has said that it has taken steps against the ex parte interim orders against it and some of its officers granted by Justice I.E Ekwo of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. It was reported that Justice Ekwo in suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/626/2023 – Juliet Gbaka & 2 others

The founder and Chairman, Board of Trustees of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Boniface Aniebonam, has described the purported expulsion of the Ogun State Chairman of the party, Olaposi Oginni, by the National Working Committee as unconstitutional and illegal. Aniebonam, while insisting he was not aware of the expulsion, noted that the action of the

The Management of Ebonyi State University has called on striking unions in the institution to embrace dialogue as they push for their demands. The unions – the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Other Associated Institutions, and the National Association of Academic Technologists had on Thursday embarked on

Kogi Government has approved 65 years as the retirement age for teachers in the state. The approval was sequel to the passage of the Retirement Age of Teachers in Kogi State and for Related Matters Bill, 2022 on Thursday by the House of Assembly. The Speaker of the House, Mr Matthew Kolawale, said with the

Lionel Messi is in line to return for Paris Saint-Germain for Saturday’s Ligue 1 game at home to Ajaccio after a club-imposed suspension for going on an unauthorised trip to Saudi Arabia. The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner sat out last weekend’s win at Troyes after missing a training session to fulfil commitments in his role

Detained former Pakistan Prime Minister, Imran Khan, is due to appear in court on Friday, after the Supreme Court ruled unlawful his arrest this week that triggered deadly clashes across the country. “Your arrest was invalid, so the whole process needs to be backtracked,” Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial told Khan at a hearing in

In a bid to reduce the number of female out-of-school children in Nigeria, the Federal Government, in partnership with the World Bank under the ‘Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment,’ launched a national campaign to advocate increased access, retention, and completion of secondary education for adolescent girls in Nigeria. A statement made available to

The Lagos State Police Command has arraigned one Usman Hammed before a Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ogudu for allegedly assaulting his landlady, Josephine Durodola, at her residence at No 25, Olaniyi Street, Agiliti, in the Mile 12 area of the state.  The defendant was arraigned on Thursday before Magistrate M.O. Tanimola for assault.  The

The World Health Organisation on Thursday declared that the multi-country outbreak of the mpox virus, which began around a year ago was no longer a public health emergency of international concern. The WHO Director General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, said this while speaking to journalists in Geneva, Switzerland. Mpox is a less severe cousin of the now-eradicated

National Assembly leadership: APC moves to pacify aggrieved aspirants

A 34-year-old woman, Nofisat Abolanle, was on Thursday arraigned before the Ogba Magistrates’ Court sitting in the Ikeja area of Lagos State for allegedly stealing an Automated Teller Machine card belonging to one Ibrahim Oluwole. She was said to have used the card to transfer N790,000 to her bank account. Abolanle was arraigned before Magistrate

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National planning, Dr. Zainab Ahmed, has urged insurance operators in West Africa to reposition the industry for global competitiveness. She spoke at the West African Insurance Companies Association educational conference and celebration of its 50th anniversary in Lagos State, Nigeria. The conference’s theme was “Re-positioning the insurance industry in

A private security guard identified as John Danjuma has allegedly butchered his former employer, Boma Jumbo, at her residence in the GRA axis of Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital. PUNCH Metro gathered on Thursday that the incident occurred on Tuesday. Jumbo was said to be a former Director of Administrator at the University of Port

A 26-year-old automobile technician popularly known as rewire, Sunday George, was on Thursday sentenced to life imprisonment by an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court for defiling his neighbour’s 12-year-old daughter. The judge handed down the verdict after finding George guilty of the offence of defilement of a minor. Justice Abiola Soladoye held that

The process of selecting a new Aseyin of Iseyin in Oyo State has met a setback as Oro Priest, Aaba Odofin of Iseyin, Ashiru Oroleye, on Thursday, died after a brief illness. Our correspondent learnt that he died at an undisclosed hospital in Iseyin at age 77. The PUNCH reports that the late Aseyin, Oba

Residents and passers-by around Isheri, Olowora Road, Ojodu Berger in Lagos woke up on Thursday to behold a strange scene in the neighbourhood. The corpse of a yet-to-be-identified man was said to have been found in a car in the neighbourhood. An eyewitness, who spoke with PUNCH Metro on the condition of anonymity for fear

The Nasarawa State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps says it has arrested two suspected criminals who specialise in kidnapping, banditry and cattle rustling in Nasarawa and Plateau States. The command identified the suspects as Abdullahi Larau-Abubakar and Danlami Ahmadu. This was contained in a statement made available to journalists by the

The Federal Government spent $112.35m servicing external debt in January 2023, according to findings by The PUNCH. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Weekly International Payments showed that the amount spent in January was 146.17 per cent higher than the $45.64m spent in December 2022. This occurred as the Federal Government struggled to boost

A mother of five, Edith Ayemhenre, on Thursday, called on the Nigeria Police to bring the killers of her husband, Emmanuel, 47, to book. The widow protested the killing of her husband alongside his family members at the Edo State House of Assembly, Ring Road, Benin, the state capital. The deceased’s younger sister, Margaret Fredric,

Poised to combat gender-based violence with every tool in the box, the United Nations Women and the European Union Spotlight Initiative have pledged support in their various capacities during the launch of a private sector gender-based violence fund in Lagos. The initiative, which is a brainchild of Women In Successful Careers, played host to high-profile

The enforcement unit of the Lagos Waste Management Authority has launched an operation to dislodge scavengers and miscreants from illegal dumpsites across neighbourhoods in the state, for a cleaner and healthier environment. The authority has also arrested no fewer than 30 individuals engaging in indiscriminate waste disposal at various locations in Ipaja, Ikate-Surulere and Ikeja.

The Bauchi State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Mr Yusuf Abdullahi, is advocating the application of Sharia law to prosecute traffic offenders to stem road crashes in the country. He made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Bauchi. According to him, the extant laws

The Ondo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has expressed its readiness to participate in the forthcoming local government election in the state. The state Chairman of the PDP, Mr Fatai Adams, stated this at the party’s secretariat in Akure, on Thursday. Recall that the Chairman of the Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission, Prof.

As many Nigerians continue to wallow in hardship, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, state governors, and their deputies may have enjoyed about N651.2m hardship allowance in the last eight years the Buhari regime, according to findings by The PUNCH. The type of allowance, which is 50 per cent of

The Federal High Court in Kano has adjourned till May 23 to rule on an application by the police challenging the bail granted by the court to the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado Doguwa, who was charged with “culpable homicide, criminal conspiracy, unlawful possession of firearm, inciting disturbance and public disturbance.”