BREAKING: Okorocha appears before APC Presidential Screening C’ttee

  Presidential aspirant and Senator representing Imo West, Owelle Rochas Okorocha on Tuesday night appeared before the Chief John Odigie-Oyegun led Presidential Screening Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress…

How Sons Of CJN Clinched PDP, APC Tickets For National Assembly Contest

  Two sons of the Chief Judge of the Federation Justice Ibrahim Tanko have clinched National Assembly tickets for the 2023 elections. One of the sons, Siraj Ibrahim Tanko, won…

Presidential primary: Ayu not fit to continue as PDP chairman, says Edwin Clark

  Edwin Clark, elder statesman and leader of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), says Iyorchia Ayu is not fit to remain in his position as chairman of the Peoples Democratic…

Fresh suit seeks Atiku’s disqualification from 2023 presidential race

  A fresh suit seeking the disqualification of the former Vice President Atiku Abubakar from the 2023 presidential election has emerged. The PUNCH had reported that Atiku polled 371 votes…

BREAKING: EFCC fails to free Okorocha despite meeting bail conditions

  The counsel for the embattled former Governor of Imo State, Steve Asimobi, said the ex-governor was still in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission despite meeting…

Fresh Crisis In APC As NWC Members Ask Colleagues To Rise Against Adamu

  A fresh crisis is brewing in the All Progressives Congress (APC) as two members of the National Working Committee (NWC) have asked their colleagues to team up against the…

You chose your successors, allow me choose mine, Buhari pleads with APC govs

  his successor, just as they were given a free hand to pick theirs, and those due for second term in office got the go-ahead. Buhari told the governors in…

We are ahead, says Osinbajo after APC presidential screening

  Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has expressed optimism about the All Progressives Congress’ chances of winning the 2023 presidential election. He said this after being screened by the APC Presidential…

Abducted Cleric Admits N100m Was Paid For His Release

  The kidnapped Prelate of the Methodist Church, His Eminence Samuel Uche, on Tuesday said N100m was paid as ransom before he was released. At a press conference in Lagos,…

PDP to conduct fresh Bauchi gov primary as candidate withdraws from race

  The Peoples Democratic Party is to conduct a fresh governorship primary in Bauchi state following the withdrawal from the race of the candidate who was declared winner. The Secretary…

INEC to partner ICPC, EFCC to stop vote buying

  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will partner with Nigeria’s anti-graft agencies to stop vote buying in the June 18, governorship election in Ekiti. INEC Chairman, Prof.…

Abia pensioners plead with Ikpeazu over unpaid pensions

  Pensioners in Abia State, on Tuesday, pleaded with the State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, not to let them die of hunger and neglect and pay their outstanding pensions. Trooping out…

Boko Haram commander, deputy killed’ as hunters clash with insurgents in Borno

  Mohammed Yohanna, north-east zonal chairman of the association of hunters/vigilantes, says members of his team have killed a Boko Haram commander and his deputy in Borno state. Yohanna, who…

Food seller murders 33-year-old man at Ebonyi bar

  A 33-year-old man, whose name is yet-to be ascertained as at the time of filling in this report, was on Monday, murdered at a drinking joint along Jemeni Street,…

“it’s false”, Okorocha says he didn’t sue FG for N1bn over home invasion

  A former governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha, on Tuesday described as false the report that he had sued the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, and demanded…