July 2024
Reinstate Ndume Now, Borno Protesters Urge Senate
Protesters from Borno South, on Wednesday, stormed Abuja demanding the reinstatement of Mohammed Ali Ndume as Chief Whip of the Senate. Ndume was removed for criticising the President Bola Tinubu-led government, following a letter transmitted to the Senate by the national leadership of the his party, All Progressives Congress (APC). He was also tripped of […]
Germany To Bid For 2040 Summer Olympics
The German government said Wednesday it wanted the country to host the 2040 Summer Olympics, picking a date that avoids a centennial reference to the edition held in Nazi Germany. Berlin and several other German states had previously mulled a bid for the 2036 Games, 100 years after the capital hosted the 1936 edition, which […]
Landlord’s son paraded for raping Akwa Ibom corps member
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested 44-year-old Paul Samuel Edu for allegedly raping a member of the National Youth Service Corps in the state. The state Commissioner of Police, CP Waheed Ayilara, disclosed this on Tuesday while briefing newsmen at the command’s headquarters, Ikot Akpan-Abia, Uyo. He said the suspect, a son of […]
Anambra traders, market leaders express worries over unending sit-at-home
Traders and leaders of various markets in Anambra State, particularly the commercial city of Onitsha, have expressed concerns that despite the various directives by the state governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, that major markets should be opening on Mondays, to counter the sit-at-home order, the directives have continuously being flouted. Findings showed that major markets in […]
Lagos students shun national protest, plan solidarity walk
Students of some tertiary institutions in Lagos State have said rather than joining a nationwide protest scheduled for August 1 to 10, they have resolved to embark on a solidarity walk in support of the state government on the same day. The students on Tuesday distanced themselves from the planned national protest by some Nigerians, […]
Tinubu signs N’West Development Commission bill
President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, assented to the North West Development Commission Bill. This was disclosed to journalists by the Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau, who sponsored the bill. Barau commended the President for granting assent, noting that the commission would address the deleterious state of infrastructural facilities in the North-West region destroyed by Boko […]
Task force arrests 40 roadside traders
The Lagos State Task Force on Environment and Special Offences Enforcement Unit has arrested 40 persons for allegedly trading on the street at night and causing heavy traffic in Ikeja. The agency’s spokesperson, Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, confirmed the arrests to the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday. In a statement sent to The PUNCH, Abdulraheem also […]
OGSIEC debunks LG elections notice
The Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission, on Monday, debunked the notice of the next local government elections scheduled to be held on Saturday, October 26, 2024. The purported statement was said to have been signed by the Chairman of OGSIEC, Babatunde Osibodu, dated Wednesday, July 24, and flooded social media on Sunday. The Special Adviser […]
Ex-commissioner denies attacking Shaibu’s convoy
A former Commissioner for Communication and Orientation in Edo State, Efe Stewart, on Tuesday, denied involvement in Thursday’s political violence in the state. The convoy of the reinstated Deputy Governor of the state, Philip Shaibu, and the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in the September 21 election, Senator Monday Okpebholo, was attacked by gunmen, leading […]
Kamala Harris begins campaign, vows to stop abortion ban
United States Vice President, Kamala Harris, on Tuesday, vowed to put a stop to the abortion ban and help restore reproductive freedoms. “And we who believe in reproductive freedom will stop Donald Trump’s extreme abortion bans because we trust women to make decisions about their own body and not have their government tell them what […]