Ahead of the November 6 governorship election in Anambra State, President Muhammadu Buhari has received the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Andy Uba. The President said he is anxious for the party’s success in the election. “I am happy to formally welcome you. I certainly wish you the best of luck. I’m […]
… Says: ‘My credentials are verified, valid’ Steve Uzoechi An Associate Professor at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), Engr. Dr. Michael Anumaka has petitioned the Editor-in-Chief of the Punch Nigeria Limited, Mr. Ademola Osinubi over a news publication which the lecturer considers as ‘defamatory, fictitious and malicious’. This is also as the don, […]
After 61 gruelling days in the custody of the Department of State Services, eight of the 12 aides of Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, have regained their freedom, The PUNCH has learnt. The secret police released the eight detainees on Monday, their lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, told our correspondent. The secret police, however, refused to release […]
Commercial activities were grounded on Monday in major parts of Owerri, the capital of Imo state, despite the cancellation of the sit-at-home order by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). IPOB, on July 30, ordered a sit-at-home in the south-east every Monday until Nnamdi Kanu, its leader, is released from the custody of the […]
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan believes the recent surrender of Boko Haram insurgents to Nigerian troops is a welcome development which should be encouraged. Senator Lawan said this on Monday, weeks after the Nigerian Army confirmed that the insurgents are “surrendering in droves” following recent offensive operations by troops of Operation Hadin Kai in the […]
Ibrahim Muhammad, the chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), has summoned six chief judges over conflicting orders issued in their courts. The CJN issued the summons on Monday, requesting that the judges explain their recent court orders. In recent weeks, the chief judges had issued conflicting orders on issues bordering on the chairmanship tussle of the […]
Rockets were fired at Kabul’s airport on Monday where US troops were racing to complete their withdrawal from Afghanistan and evacuate allies under the threat of Islamic State group attacks. President Joe Biden has set a deadline of Tuesday to withdraw all US forces from Afghanistan, drawing to a close his nation’s longest military conflict, […]
A lecturer and three students of Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, Kogi State have been kidnapped on Monday while returning from a night vigil in the state. According to an eyewitness, the students including a female student identified as Jumai and the lecturer were returning from a church service at the Living Faith […]
Balarabe Ilelah, director-general of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), has called on media platforms to adhere to the regulations of the commission. Ilelah said the commission will not hesitate to “keep on summoning anyone who goes contrary to NBC code”. Anchors of Channels Television were summoned by the commission last week over an interview granted […]
Governor of Plateau State Simon Lalong has relaxed curfews imposed on parts of the state due to insecurity. The Governor, in a broadcast on Monday, said the 24-hour curfew in Jos North is now to be enforced from 6pm to 6am until further notice. “The curfew in Jos South and Bassa is to also be […]
