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The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Friday, in Abuja, received copies of his asset declaration form at the State House, Abuja. Buhari received the form from a delegation of the Code of Conduct Bureau led by its Chairman, Prof Isah Mohammed, who arrived at the Aso Rock Villa Friday afternoon. This is in

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control has destroyed fake, substandard goods and products worth over N4.2 billion in Awka, the Anambra State capital. Speaking during the destruction at the Aswama Dumpsite at Umuzocha (by Anambra State secretariat complex), on Friday, the Director-General, NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, said the exercise was in line

As growing inflation renders them costly in a nation where more than half of the 200 million people struggle to make ends meet, Nigerian businesses have an inventory of unsold goods that is approaching Covid-19 epidemic proportions. Bloomberg, which quoted the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, said the value of unsold goods held by Nigerian producers

Neuralink, a tech startup co-founded by Elon Musk, has received approval from the United States’ Food and Drug Administration to test its brain implant on human beings. This was announced in a statement shared via the company’s official Twitter page on Thursday. “We are excited to share that we have received the FDA’s approval to

The former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Kaduna State chapter, Ibrahim Yaro Suleiman, is reportedly dead. Suleiman was said to have died of protracted illness. In a condolence message signed and made available to pressmen by the state’s Publicity Secretary of the party, Abraham Catoh, commiserated with the deceased’s family. The statement read, “The

The National Assembly is a bicameral legislature consisting of 109 members of the Senate and 360 members of the House of Representatives. While the Senate is headed by the Senate President, the House of Reps is headed by the Speaker. The 10th National Assembly has 59 senators from the APC, PDP 36, LP 8, SDP

Multiple award-winning filmmaker, Elvis Chucks, has described as surreal the recognition of his movie, Jewel, as the Best Movie Southern Africa at the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards, thanking his fans and vowing to continually strive to do better. The PUNCH reports that the AMVCA was held on Saturday, May 20, 2023 at Balmoral Convention

An aviation expert and analyst, Captain Ado Sanusi, has countered the Federal Government’s claim that the controversial Nigeria Air will begin operation before the inauguration of the new administration scheduled to hold May 29. Sanusi, who is also Chief Executive Officer of Aero Contractors, said this while featuring on Channels TV Sunrise Daily programme on

Fast-rising singer, Habeeb Okikiola, better known as Portable, on Friday, lamented that organisers of the Tinubu inauguration concert offered him N5 million instead of N10m for his performance. According to him, that was the reason why he failed to perform at the concert held to celebrate the inauguration of the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, in Abuja

The United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation have released a new file detailing an assassination attempt on the late Queen Elizabeth II, during her visit to California in 1983. The monarch was preparing to undertake an official visit to the United States with her late husband, Prince Philip, when the FBI got wind of the

The African Union force says members of the insurgent group, Al-Shabaab, attacked its military base in Somalia on Friday. For more than 15 years, the terrorist group has been waging a jihadist insurgency against the central government in the fragile Horn of Africa nation. The army base in Bulo Marer, 120 kilometres (75 miles) South-West

The Buhari Media Organisation has praised the regime of the president, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), for its significant achievements in the power sector, including the commissioning of the Kashimbilla and Dadin Kowa Hydropower Plants, as well as the completion of the 700MW Zungeru Hydro Power Plant, which cost $1.3 billion.According to a statement signed

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation has said it would soon completely liquidate the 179 microfinance banks whose licenses were recently revoked by the Central Bank of Nigeria. Recall that the apex bank had early this week revoked the licences of 179 microfinance banks in the country, as well as four primary mortgage banks and three

Controversial Nigerian musician, Habeeb Okikiola aka Portable, has lamented his exclusion from the Renewed Hope Concert held on Thursday at the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja. No fewer than 46 musicians including Buju, Waje, Brymo, Fireboy, Kaycee, Asake, Timaya, Pasuma, Naira Marley, Tony Tetuila, and Seyi Vibes, among many other music industry heavyweights performed at

About 40 crocodiles killed a Cambodian man on Friday after he fell into their enclosure on his family’s reptile farm, police said. Luan Nam, 72, was trying to move a crocodile out of a cage where it had laid eggs when it grabbed the stick he was using as a goad and pulled him in.

Minister of State, Ministry of Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Agba, has credited the outgoing regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), for improving the nation’s budget and infrastructural development. Speaking at his end-of-tenure press conference in Abuja, Agba stated that the Buhari regime recorded milestones in the budget cycle, infrastructure and

The President-elect, Bola Tinubu, has been urged by the Almajiri Child Rights Initiative, to help curb the menace of the Almajiri in the northern part of the country. The NGO, led by its Director, Mr Mohammad Keana, made the call in Abuja at the 2023 Almajiri Child Rights Day. The theme of the event, “Transformative

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the suit seeking the disqualification of Kashim Shettima as the vice-presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress for double nomination. A five-member panel of the apex court held that the Peoples Democratic Party lacked the locus standi to institute the suit. The panel said the PDP is not a

Popular Television preacher and motivational speaker, Reverend Mike Ochigbo, has regained freedom. PUNCH reported that Ochigbo, who is the General Overseer of Freedom Power Chapel, was kidnapped at gunpoint from his residence located in Nyibango during the wee hours of Wednesday. An online news platform (not PUNCH) reported that Ochigbo regained freedom Friday morning after

Dutch Eredivisie side AZ Alkmaar has issued 43 stadium bans after hooligans attacked West Ham fans following a Europa Conference League semi-final. Hooded AZ fans tried to storm the area reserved for friends and family of the West Ham players and management after the game on May 19. “AZ has now issued 43 stadium bans

Gunmen have killed the traditional ruler of the Orsu Obodo community in the Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State, Eze Victor Ijioma and the traditional prime minister of Mgbele community in the same Oguta LGA. Our correspondent gathered that the two traditional rulers were murdered in separate attacks on Thursday by fleeing gunmen. It

Forum of Political Parties in Lagos State has evaluated the infrastructure development performance of the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), as it nears its end. The Chairman of FPP, a political group representing registered and deregistered political parties in Lagos State, Kolawole Ajayi, who is also a chieftain of the Alliance

The Nigeria Police Force announced traffic diversions ahead of the May 29 Presidential inauguration ceremony slated to hold at the Eagle Square in Abuja. In a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer in the Federal Capital Territory, SP Josephine Adeh, on Friday, said the diversion points are Goodluck Jonathan Expressway by Court of

As the May 29 handover date draws closer, Ibrahim Gambari, Chief of staff to the President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has said that among all the President’s achievements in his eight years in office, Buhari is leaving behind a legacy of free and fair elections in the country. Gambari disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja,

Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has urged clerics to offer special prayers on Friday for a peaceful and smooth transition of power to the incoming administration in the state. According to a statement released on Friday by Muhammad Garba, the Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Ganduje, has urged clerics to offer special prayers for