As the page turns to herald a new year, 2022 has not been without its share of the good, the bad, and the jaw-dropping unexpected across the world. From the United Kingdom’s double change of guard within weeks, to the death of Queen Elizabeth II, and the one-day-one-trend drama following Elon Musk’s Twitter acquisition, […]
Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has reacted to the recent reports on an alleged meeting involving some governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). There have been reports in recent days that the G5 governors, who are PDP members, recently met with Tinubu in London, and agreed to […]
Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue state, has asked security agencies to do more in tackling insecurity in 2023. In a statement signed by Nathaniel Ikyur, his chief press secretary, Ortom also called on Nigerians to join hands in dealing with insecurity. Ortom expressed hope for an egalitarian society where every citizen is free to […]
A former Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau has described the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as the next “major event” for security agencies to contain ahead of the 2023 elections. This comes on the heels of the recent abduction of a female soldier, Lieutenant PP Johnson by […]
Ahead of the 2023 general elections in Nigeria, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it has sufficient Bimodal Voter Registration Systems (BVAS) to conduct elections in the 176,846 polling units nationwide. INEC National Commissioner, Festus Okoye made this known on Saturday during a live appearance on Channels TV’s 2022 In Retrospect, […]
A former President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi says fresh industrial action by lecturers of public universities cannot be ruled out in 2023. Ogunyemi made this known on Saturday during a live appearance on Channels TV’s 2022 In Retrospect, an End-Of-Year special. The academic labelled the Federal […]
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr Udom Emmanuel, on Saturday visited his Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike in Port Harcourt. Emmanuel, accompanied by Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, held a closed-door meeting with Wike that lasted for three hours. The details of the meeting could not be ascertained, but it may not be […]
With prayers, fireworks and loud cheers, Nigerians stepped into the New Year, saying farewell to an economically volatile 2022. After two previous New Year crossovers under the cloud of COVID-19 restrictions, Nigerians trooped out en masse to places of worship where they spent the first moments of 2023 with loved ones and fellow worshippers. […]
A 15-year- old girl (name withheld) has been allegedly raped by a member of the anti-cult group in Issele-Azagba, Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State, Mr Tony Ukwamedua. Sunday PUNCH gathered that the victim had gone to look for her brothers, who went to buy something at the house around 9pm, only […]
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has called on all Nigerians to unite their efforts to build a new country. Obi in his New Year message made available to The PUNCH on Sunday, told Nigerians that 2023 is a critical year and time in the nation urging them to take back […]
