July 28, 2024
Labour Party Members Are Confused Over Peter Obi’s Lack Of Leadership –Former LP Campaign Spokesman, Kenneth Okonkwo
A former spokesperson for the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, Kenneth Okonkwo, has announced his departure from Peter Obi’s political camp, citing leadership issues within the party. Okonkwo in a statement said he initially believed that Obi would “seize the momentum and build a solid party of integrity,” but his faith waned when Obi declared, […]
PDP suspends delegate congress in Kogi over alleged irregularities
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) has suspended the three ad-hoc delegate congresses in the 239 wards of Kogi State over alleged irregularities. This was contained in a letter dated July 27, 2024, which was signed by the Chairman, Caretaker Committee of the party, Senator Laah Dajuma. The letter, which was addressed to the Residents […]
CBN sued over failure to ‘account for missing N100bn dirty notes, other public funds’
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) “over the failure to account for and explain the whereabouts of the over N100 billion ‘dirty and bad notes’ and ‘other large sum of cash awaiting examination’ which are kept in various branches of the CBN.” In the […]
Nigerian boxer Cynthia Ogunsemilore fails drug test, out of Olympics
Nigerian boxer Cynthia Ogunsemilore has been disqualified from the Paris Olympics women’s boxing tournament after testing positive for a banned substance. The International Testing Agency (ITA) announced on Saturday that Ogunsemilore, 22, tested positive for the diuretic furosemide, a substance used to mask the presence of other drugs. The ITA has imposed a provisional suspension […]
Nigerians donate N1m for ex-inmates wrongfully jailed 24 years over murder
Well-meaning Nigerians have donated at least one million naira on behalf of ex-inmates Ismail Lasisi and Lukman Adeyemi, who spent 24 years in prison for the ritual killing of a woman they knew nothing about. In an emotional interview with The Punch, Lasisi and Adeyemi shared their harrowing experience. They were arrested and detained in […]
Governor Adeleke Conveys Dialogue with National Protest Organisers, Stakeholders
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has fixed Monday for a comprehensive dialogue with organizers of upcoming national protests alongside stakeholders from the security and civil societies. In a directive handed down on Sunday morning, contained in a statement by his Spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, the state Governor instructed his team members to reach out […]
I will join hardship protest if contacted – Utomi
A political economist and former presidential candidate, Prof Pat Utomi, shares his thoughts with DANIEL AYANTOYE about the recent allegations of sponsoring the planned August 1 protest, among other national issues The situation in the country has become worrisome. What is your take on the recent developments? It shows the lack of talent in the […]
PROTEST: ‘Three key demands’ of promoters revealed
Despite the faceless nature of the promoters of looming nationwide protest, sources in the security forces at the weekend suggested that there are at least three key demands. The sources, who spoke barely four days before the planned protest, said the promoters and sources of funding were known to security forces, quoting intelligence available to […]
Fuel Scarcity: At N850/ltr queues resurface in Lagos; motorists, commuters groan
Amid heavy gridlock, motorists and commuters in Lagos lamented over the sudden scarcity of fuel, popularly called petrol. This has resulted in transport fares increase by commercial bus drivers — danfos and koropes — within the city. Consequently, fuel queues have resurfaced with most filling stations shut, as motorists struggle with the skyrocketing fuel prices. […]
Four Days to Protest: Activists adamant, opposition grows, regional bodies disagree
Amid growing opposition to the nationwide protest planned to commence on Thursday, August 1 by some youths in the country aggrieved about the state of the economy, two notable activists came out at the weekend to say there is no going back on the action. The two activists – Mr Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa (SAN) and Mr […]