NiMet predicts 3-day haziness, sunshine from Sunday
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency NiMet has predicted haziness and sunshine from Sunday to Tuesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook, released on Saturday, forecast moderate dust haze in the northern region on Sunday with horizontal visibility ranging from 2km to 5km. The agency anticipated localised visibility of less than or equal to 1,000m during the […]
Protest rocks Enugu as policeman kills musician
Residents of Enugu, Enugu State, trooped out on Saturday to protest the killing of an Ogene musician, Chikezie Mba, popularly known as Igbo-Jah, by a police inspector. Mba was reportedly shot dead by the police inspector, Ozonwanji Joseph, at Police Anti-cult Tactical Squad headquarters in Enugu on Friday evening during a visit. Sunday PUNCH gathered […]
IGP orders investigation as Police, NSCDC officers exchange blow in viral video
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP kayode Egbetokun on Saturday ordered a discreet investigation into the altercation between officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC and the Nigeria Police Force in Osogbo, Osun State. The order was in response to a viral video of public confrontation between officers of the two security agencies. […]
Police inspector kills popular Enugu musician
The Enugu State Police Command has announced the arrest and detention of a Police Inspector serving in the Anti-Cultism Tactical Squad of the Command for alleged murder of a male traditional Ogene musician, Okezie Mba, popularly known as Igbo-Jah. The Command’s spokesperson DSP Daniel Ndukwe in a statement made available to our Correspondent on Saturday […]
Kano disburses N28.4m to fire disaster victims
The Kano State Government, on Friday, distributed N28.4 million to 62 victims of fire disaster in the state. Governor Abba-Yusuf, made the disclosure while unveiling the distribution of cash to persons affected by the disaster in Kano. The governor, represented by the Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Hajiya Abdullahi, said the gesture was […]
Ondo labourer remanded for killing wife
An Ondo State Chief Magistrate Court has ordered the remand of a man, Sunday Emmanuel, in custody for allegedly killing his wife Linda. City Round gathered that the defendant was arrested by the men of the state police command, for allegedly committing the crime at Ogbeni Camp in Ofosu, Idanre Local Government Area of the […]
Anambra gov approves N70,000 minimum wage
The Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has announced the immediate payment of the new minimum wage of N70,000 for workers in the state. The governor stated that the least paid worker in Anambra State will go home with nothing less than N70,000, even as, it could be more ranging between N78,000 to N84,000, depending […]
We Have Reduced Out Of School Children In Kaduna By 300,000 – Gov. Sani
Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has said the number of out-of-school children had reduced in his state by approximately 300,000 over the past six months, following massive investments in educational infrastructure. He disclosed this to correspondents yesterday after visiting President Bola Tinubu in Abuja. According to reports by the Kaduna State Bureau of Statistics, Kaduna […]
Russian missiles kill five in Ukraine’s Dnipro, Kyiv
Russian missile strikes killed three people including a child in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro while a teenager and another person died in attacks on Kyiv and the surrounding region, officials said Saturday. Overnight strikes on Dnipro wounded 19 others and damaged multiple buildings, said Sergiy Lysak, the governor of the central Dnipropetrovsk region. A […]
Subsidy Removal, Tinubu’s Decision – IMF
…Says external debt to reach 25% of GDP in 2025 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said it did not advise the Nigerian government to remove fuel subsidy, as that was a decision taken by President Bola Tinubu. The Fund also said that Nigeria’s external debt will reach 25 per cent of the Gross Domestic […]