The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has firmly rejected what it sees as plots by the President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to use the decoy of ambassadorial appointments to shield the immediate past service chiefs from the investigation over alleged killing of innocent Nigerians and crimes against humanity under their inglorious watch. […]
Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Most Revd. Matthew Kukah has asked church leaders to go beyond delivering sermons and issuing multiple statements in their fight for justice, peace, and reconciliation in the nation. Kukah explained that no nation has ever progressed in its quest for justice and peace without good leaders representing the people in every […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has hailed the “online warriors” of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who are defending his government. Nigeria is known to have one of the most active audiences on social media as the youth engage in a wide range of issues on a daily basis. This usually leads to heated exchanges between government […]
Gunmen have abducted a PUNCH journalist , Okechukwu Nnodim, at his house in the Arab road area of Kubwa , Abuja , on Wednesday night. The kidnappers also attacked his neighbours and went away with the two sons of a widow , Mrs Faith Gbeyide . Narrating the incident on Thursday, Nnodim ’ s wife […]
A human rights activist and author, Comrade Paul Ikechukwu Njoku, has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari constitutionally goofed on the extant laws of the 2020 Police Act which was signed into law by him in 2020. Mr. Njoku, was reacting to the announcement of the tenure extension of the retired Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar […]
Federal government intervention agency for the oil-producing states, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is embroiled in a fresh scandal over huge fund purportedly spent as COVID-19 palliatives. The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions was on Thursday informed about how N6.25billion was squandered by the axed Interim Management Committee ( IMC) led […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated all the service chiefs who were changed last week as non -career ambassadors. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity , Femi Adesina , disclosed this in a statement on Thursday titled “ President Buhari nominates Olonisakin , Buratai, Ibas, Abubakar , Usman as non -career ambassadors. […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the tenure of Mohammed Adamu as the Inspector General of Police (IGP) BY three months. This was announced to correspondents on Thursday by Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammad Dingyadi, at the presidential villa, Abuja. He said the extension was necessary to give room for the proper selection of a successor.
Benue State Governor , Samuel Ortom, has criticised the President Muhammadu Buhari for his lethargy and failure to call Fulani herdsmen terrorising Nigerians to order . He said Buhari is the President of Nigeria not the President of the Fulani tribe where he hails from. Ortom also noted that Buhari pledged to be the President […]
The House of Representatives on Wednesday affirmed that crude oil worth over $20 billion could not be accounted for between 2005 and 2012, according to the forensic audit conducted by the Ad-hoc Committee investigating Crude Oil Theft. Chairman, Ad-hoc Committee on Crude Oil Theft, Hon. Peter Akpatason who disclosed this during the resumed hearing in […]
