July 10, 2025
Again, NNPCL GMD Ojulari snubs Nigerian Senate
The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Bayo Ojulari, has again snubbed the Nigerian Senate Committee on Public Accounts, despite a 10-day ultimatum issued to him over unaccounted funds totalling N210 trillion. However, the NNPCL GCEO sent representatives to the hearing on Thursday, who the committee declined to engage. […]
LG polls: Air Peace to suspend Lagos flights for 12 hours on Saturday
Air Peace has announced a temporary suspension of all inbound and outbound flights at its Lagos hub on Saturday, July 12, 2025, in light of the upcoming local government elections in the state. The airline made the disclosure in a public notice shared via its official X handle on Thursday. According to the statement, flight […]
Edo: We accept Supreme Court judgment with dignity, grace – PDP
The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has accepted the Supreme Court judgment that affirmed the election of Governor Monday Okpebholo as the winner of the September 2, 2024 Governorship election in the state with mixed feelings DAILY POST reports that party in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday in Benin […]
Ancelotti Sentenced to One Year Imprisonment For Tax Fraud
Carlo Ancelotti, head coach of Brazil’s national football team, has been handed a one-year suspended prison sentence by a Spanish court for tax fraud committed during his time as Real Madrid manager in 2014. The Madrid court also ordered Ancelotti to pay a fine of €386,000 ($452,187) during Wednesday’s ruling. Spanish prosecutors had accused the […]
FG Secures $747m Loan For Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway
The Federal Government has secured a $747 million loan to finance the coastal highway that will eventually link Lagos State to Calabar. A Reuters report quoting the Finance Ministry said the syndicated loan led by Deutsche Bank is to finance the construction of the first phase of the 700-km (435-mile) project. Finance ministry spokesperson Mohammad […]
BREAKING: Senate Replaces Natasha, Names New Chairman Committee on Diaspora & NGOs
The Senate has removed Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from her role as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Diaspora and Non‑Governmental Organisations, appointing Senator Aniekan Bassey (Akwa Ibom North‑East, APC) as her successor. Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced the development at Thursday’s plenary session. Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan, who was suspended for six months in March for disorderly […]
Lawyer, three Ghanaians face trial in FCT over alleged forgery
The Inspector General of Police has dragged an Abuja-based legal practitioner, Abu Arome, and three Ghanaians —Sam Jonah, a Knight of the British Empire, Kojo Ansah and Victor Quainoo, along with their company, Mobus Property Nigeria Ltd —before the Federal Capital Territory High Court over allegations of forgery. In a charge marked CR/402/2025, dated June […]
Man remanded for illegal firearm possession in Lagos
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday ordered the remand of a 30-year-old man, Ogunjimi Mayowa, at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre over charges of illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke issued the remand order following Mayowa’s arraignment by the Department of State Services on three counts bordering on conspiracy, unlawful […]
Coastal highway: Protesters demand justice for landowners, detained activist
A coalition of civil society organisations on Wednesday staged a peaceful protest in Lagos over the alleged wrongful displacement of residents and landowners in Okun Ajah, a community reportedly affected by the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project. The protest monitored by PUNCH Metro was held at the annexe office of the Federal Ministry of Works, Tafawa […]
Rescued Bayelsa judge says govt not involved in abduction
The rescued Bayelsa State judge, Justice Ebiyerin Omukoro, has absolved the state government of any involvement in his kidnapping in a “Thank-you” he made post on Facebook. Omukoro spent 12 days in captivity after gunmen seized him at an eatery on June 21 and was rescued on July 3 through collaborative efforts by the government […]