Moses Jituboh, former Aide-de-Camp to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan is dead, a source told The PUNCH late on Friday. Jituboh died on Friday at the age of 54 years after a brief illness, the source stated. “Yes, your information is correct. I can confirm that he (Moses Jituboh) is dead. I just got off the phone […]

The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has called on the Federal Government to release the organisers of the Ibadan children’s Christmas party, where a stampede claimed the lives of 35 children. The organisers, Naomi Silekunola, the estranged wife of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, and the Chief Executive Officer […]

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has  appealed to the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State to urgently intervene in the closure of several factories by the Lagos State Water Regulatory Commission (LASWARCO) over unresolved water abstraction fees. In a letter by MAN’s Director General,  Segun Ajayi-Kadir, the body criticized LASWARCO’s recent actions, calling them “ill-timed and […]

The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said some policemen in Ogun State have been arrested for demanding money before facilitating the tracking of a missing seven-year-old girl, Mercy Akande. Adejobi disclosed this on Saturday. Akande is the daughter of a female Point-of-Sale (PoS) operator reported missing after being allegedly taken away by […]

The controversy over the botched annual conference of the Okpare community in Olomu Kingdom of the Ughelli South local government area of Delta State has taken another dimension as one person, John Ogedegbe, was shot while no fewer than eight youths and a woman were arrested while protesting over the takeover of their community town […]

Managing director of Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, Dr Peer Lubasch, has said the company has a shared commitment with the government and people of Rivers State, with emphasis on the progress and development of the state. He spoke at the flag-off of the reconstruction of the Buguma-Abalama-Tema-Degema-Abonema Road as Governor Siminalayi Fubara declared his trust […]

The immediate past governor of Ekiti State and All Progressives Congress chieftain, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has said there will be no automatic return ticket for National and State Assembly members in the state in 2027. Fayemi, who spoke at an APC stakeholders’ meeting in his Isan Ekiti hometown on Thursday evening, said that the federal […]

At least 69 people, including 25 Malians, have died after a boat bound for Spain from West Africa capsized off Morocco, Mali’s authorities confirmed yesterday. The “makeshift boat” was carrying about 80 people, but only 11 people survived, said a statement from the Ministry of Malians Abroad. At least nine of the survivors are from […]

The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC has notified the public that approval has been granted for the disconnection of Exchange Telecommunications Limited, Exchange, from MTN Nigeria Communications Limited, MTN, as a result of non-settlement of interconnect charges. The Commission said that Exchange was notified of the application and was given the opportunity to comment and state […]