Latest news

Latest News

Update: Abbas Returned As Unopposed Candidate

The speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, was on Saturday returned unopposed as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Zaria Federal Constituency in the 2027 general elections. The Speaker was returned through an affirmation by the APC registered members in the 13 electoral wards of Zaria Federal Constituency. The...
Read more

2027: Why Split Votes May Cost South Presidency

With the declaration last week, by Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, to contest the 2027 presidency, Southern Nigeria which hopes to complete its eight-year tenure in 2031, might lose out. But that is if former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi fails to pick the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ticket. Before Makinde’s declaration, President Bola...
Read more

ISIS 2nd Global Leader Killed In Nigeria/US Collaboration

The troops of the Nigerian Military deployed to the North-East, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), in collaboration with the United State of American (US) military have eliminated the dreaded ISIS global Second in Command, Abu Bilal Al-Minuki, alongside several key lieutenants and fighters in Metele, Borno State. The major incident which occurred Friday night was reported...
Read more

APC Clarifies Voting Eligibility In Ongoing Primaries

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has clarified that party members participating in the ongoing primary elections are not required to present proof of payment of membership dues before they can vote. In a statement issued yesterday by the APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, the party stated that all duly registered members of the party...
Read more

BPP Issues New Guidelines On Contract Variations

The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) has issued comprehensive guidelines for the implementation of the Federal Government’s revised policy on contract variations and mandatory use of final designs for public projects. This was contained in a statement issued by Zira Nagga, Head of Press and Public Relations, BPP, in Abuja yesterday. According to the statement,...
Read more

Supreme Court’s Verdicts Without Justice

While judicial pronouncements are often described as the verdict on cases, a regular occurrence in contemporary Nigeria is that the courts, especially the Apex Court’s pronouncements create more confusion than solution. TUNDE OYESINA examines this and its implication on good governance The judiciary has traditionally been described as the last hope of the common man....
Read more

NCAA Fines Xejet Airways for Passenger Rights Violations

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has sanctioned a domestic carrier, XEJET Airways, over alleged violations of passenger rights, imposing a fine of N2m on the airline for consumer protection-related infractions. The sanction, according to the Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection of the NCAA, Michael Achimugu, forms part of ongoing efforts to compel airlines...
Read more
1 125 126 127 128 129 287

Must Read

Popular Posts

I apologise for saying no heaven without tithe – Adeboye

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has apologised for saying that Christians who don’t pay tithe might not make it to heaven. Adeboye who had previously said that paying tithe was one of the prerequisites for going to heaven, apologised for the comment while addressing his congregation Thursday...

Protesters storm Rivers electoral commission, insist election must hold

Angry protesters on Friday stormed the office of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, singing and chanting ‘Election must hold’. They defied the heavy rainfall spreading canopies, while singing and drumming, with one side of the road blocked. The protest came after the Rivers State governor stormed the RSIEC in the early hours of Friday...

Man who asked Tinubu to resign admitted in psychiatric hospital

The Adamawa State Police Command has disclosed that the 30-year-old Abdullahi Mohammed who climbed a 33 kv high tension electricity pole in Mayo-Belwa last Friday has been admitted at the Yola Psychiatric hospital for mental examination. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command SP Suleiman Nguroje, told Arewa PUNCH on Friday in an exclusive...