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Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has called for diplomatic engagement to resolve the military intervention in the government of the Republic of Niger. President Mohamed Bazoum-led government was toppled by a group of military officers last week, a development that has been condemned across the world. In a statement he personally signed, Atiku commended the

The acting Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, on Thursday met with the Chairman, Police Service Commission, Dr Solomon Arase, for the first time since his assumption of office. The meeting discussed issues relating to the progress of both agencies of government for the development of the Nigeria Police Force, with the two leaders agreeing to

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday said having worked hard and won the presidency and other elective offices, the All Progressives Congress must now focus on service delivery to Nigerians. Tinubu urged the APC leadership, particularly elected officials, to be steadfast with good governance, which, he said, will re-engineer the economic and political landscape of the

The Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday chided the All Progressives Congress for settling for the former Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, as its National Chairman. The PDP, in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba said “The choice of Ganduje by the APC as its National Chairman, despite the stinking corruption

The Nigeria Labour Congress, Thursday, said it would commence a nationwide strike on August 14, 2023, should the Federal Ministry of Justice fail to withdraw the lawsuit filed against the organized labour. The NLC made the decision during its National Executive Council meeting which was held in Abuja. According to a statement signed by the

The people of Igarra, headquarters of Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State have been put in fear as five persons have been reportedly kidnapped by suspected criminal herdsmen who have taken over the various farm roads in the area. This incident is coming barely one week after a group from the area, the Okpameri

The Arewa Consultative Forum, on Thursday, condemned the coup in the Niger Republic. The ACF, however, cautioned against using military options in restoring democracy in the country. Rather, it urged the Economic Community of West African States, the African Union as well as the United Nations, to engage the junta in dialogue. The ACF stated

Nigeria women’s basketball team, D’Tigress has advanced into the final of the 2023 AfroBasket after defeating host nation, Rwanda on Thursday. The PUNCH reports that D’Tigress is one victory away from winning a fourth straight continental championship as they aim for the achievement. The Nigerian women’s unbeaten streak in the continental tournament currently stands at

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday promised to look into the Okun peoples’ complaints of marginalisation in terms of power rotation and constitutional provisions to guarantee equal rights for all Senatorial Districts in Kogi state. This formed part of the discussions when Tinubu received the leaders of the Okun Development Association, led by Professor Micheal Ikupolati,

Limited access to banks’ financial services by exporters is one of the significant challenges stifling the smooth growth of non-oil export in the country. He noted that high-interest rates by banks and low disbursement of credit facilities to finance non-oil export trade remained a major challenge for the nation’s non-oil export business sector. The Chief

Not fewer than four persons including a businessman, Chief Bode Olayinka, were injured and goods worth millions of naira were destroyed at Efon Alaaye, Efon Local Government area of Ekiti State when a group of hoodlums unleashed violence on some All Progressives Congress chieftains in the area. Sources alleged that the attack was connected with

President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Thursday, attended the 12th National Executive Committee meeting of the All Progressives Congress at the Congress Hall of the Transcorp Hilton in Abuja. Tinubu, who is the party’s leader, arrived at the venue around 12: 20 pm to signal the start of the meeting. Former Governor

The appointment of the immediate past Governor of Kano State, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress on Thursday has sparked mixed reactions from Nigerians on social media, especially Twitter. The PUNCH reported on Thursday that Ganduje and the spokesperson for the ninth Senate, Senator Ajibola Basiru, were officially ratified

Says neighbouring countries, smugglers greatest beneficiaries of subsidy Says labour should channel action to good use of fuel subsidy savings Friday Olokor, Abuja The Christian Association of Nigeria on Thursday called on Nigerians to bear with President Bola Tinubu and give him a chance to fix the country. The organisation also commended Tinubu for taking

The new National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Ganduje, on Thursday, promised to work assiduously in ensuring the party’s victory in the November 11, 2023 governorship polls in Imo, Kogi, and Bayelsa promising a level-playing field for all party members during party primaries. Ganduje said these in his acceptance speech as the party’s

GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Nigeria Plc has announced plans to shut down its operations in the country. This was disclosed in a press statement issued on Thursday and filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited. It was signed by the Company Secretary, Frederick Ichekwai. The company, whose primary activities include marketing and distribution of consumer healthcare and pharmaceutical

An old tweet of Nigerian-British entrepreneur, Olatunbosun Tijani’s, criticising President Bola Tinubu has resurfaced on social media. Tijani is one of the ministerial nominees in the second batch of the list forwarded to the Senate on Wednesday by President Bola Tinubu. Tijani is the CEO and co-founder of CcHub. He has led the expansion of

The Defence Headquarters has said troops killed 36 terrorists and arrested 143 criminals across the various theatres of operations in the last two weeks. Also, the military high command said troops rescued 140 kidnapped citizens across the country. The  Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Edward Buba, disclosed this during the bi-weekly briefing of the

Seven things to know about new APC chairman, Ganduje   Former Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, on Thursday emerged as the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress. This followed an official ratification by the National Executive Committee of the party at a meeting held in Abuja. Here are seven things to know about

Melissa Jefferson, American rapper professionally known as Lizzo, has denied accusations of sexual harassment levelled against her by former employees. It was reported that three ex-members of Lizzo’s dance team, Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams, and Noelle Rodriguez, filed a lawsuit against the rapper on Tuesday, alleging sexual, religious, and racial harassment. According to the court

Suspected pirates have hijacked a passenger boat along the Soku-Abonema waterways in the Akuku-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State. The boat was said to be heading to Soku from Abonema when the incident took place on Wednesday evening. Though the number of passengers aboard the boat could not be immediately ascertained, it was gathered

Netizens have continued to react to a viral video of the Lagos State First Lady, Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, where she attributed the death of Dr. Vwaere Diaso in an elevator accident at the General Hospital Odan, Lagos Island to an “arrow fired into the health family”. The PUNCH gathered that Diaso was in the elevator on her way

The Indigenous People of Biafra has accused the Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, of militarising the state in the name of stopping the ‘sit-at-home’ order. The group said although it suspended the sit-at-home order in the South-East geopolitical zone, the way and manner in which the governor set out to halt the order in the

Scores of travelling supporters of the new National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, trooped to the national headquarters of the party in excitement to await his arrival on Thursday afternoon. The jubilant supporters who were dressed in Babaringa, customised campaign shirts and caps to match, were seen chanting and dancing around

The Federal Ministry of Education in collaboration with the World Bank, has trained no fewer than 300 students of the Federal Science and Technical College in the Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, in skill acquisition. The training which was done under the World Bank’s Innovation Development and Effectiveness in Acquisition of Skills (IDEAS)