IPOB cancels Thursday’s sit-at-home in South-East
The Indigenous People of Biafra says it has cancelled the May 26 sit-at-home it earlier announced. The group said the move follows the postponement of the court case of its…
Govt to settle varsity, poly teachers’ pay with N34b
The Federal Government has taken another step towards ending the crisis in the nation’s higher institutions of learning by earmarking N34b for payment of minimum wage arrears of their members…
BREAKING: Gunmen invade Kukah’s church, kidnap priests, others
Gunmen early Wednesday broke into one of the parishes presided over by the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan-Kukah, The PUNCH has learnt. Our correspondent gathered that…
Dino Melaye loses Kogi PDP senatorial ticket to TJ Yusuf
Dino Melaye has failed to secure the senatorial ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to contest the Kogi West seat. Dino, who represented Kogi West between 2015 and 2019,…
Ado-Ekiti Based Yahoo Boy Convicted
Justice Muhammed Sani of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, on Monday, May 23, 2022 convicted a certain fraudster, Ajewole Oluseyi David, based in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, for offences…
Court restrains Mc Oluomo, NURTW, others from collecting union levies
The Federal High Court, Lagos Division has restrained a former chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) Lagos branch, Alhaji Musilu Akinsanya, a.k.a. MC Oluomo and seven…
Tegbe Emerges PDP Oyo South Senatorial Candidate
Engineer Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe has emerged the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) candidate for Oyo South Senatorial district in the forthcoming general election in 2023. Tegbe, in a statement issued after…
Breaking: EFCC operatives storm Okorocha’s house
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have stormed the Maitama, Abuja residence of former Imo Governor Senator Rochas Okorocha. According to an aide of the Imo West…
Ibori’s Daughter Floors Igbakpa Emerge as PDP candidate for Ethiope Federal Constituency
Daughter of former governor of Delta State, Chief James Ibori, Mrs Erhiatake Ibori-Suenu, has floored incumbent Reps member, Hon Ben Igbakpa, to emerge the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party…
APC approves revised timetable for 2023 primary
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has approved a revised timetable/ schedule of activities for the primary elections for 2023 poll. This is contained in…