A 53-year-old Olalekan Okeowo has been stabbed to death in an uncompleted building at Salvation Estate in the Owode community, Ajah area of Lagos State. The deceased left behind seven children, including a seven-month-old set of twins. PUNCH Metro gathered that the incident occurred around 1am on Sunday when the victim was asleep. It […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, in Abuja, said his regime had delivered change to Nigerians, especially in the area of affordable housing. Appraising his regime’s performance in office during the inauguration of a housing estate in Zuba, Abuja, on Tuesday, the President claimed that the new housing estate was addressing multidimensional poverty among the […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control on Tuesday said it was extending its investigation of Indomie noodles to factories and markets, following fear of the presence of ethylene oxide, a potential cancer-causing substance in the ‘Special Chicken Flavour’of Indomie instant noodles. NAFDAC, however, noted that Indomie’s “special chicken flavour instant […]
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has arrested Hudu Yunusa-Ari, the suspended resident electoral commissioner, over his conduct during the governorship election in Adamawa state. Muyiwa Adejobi, force spokesperson, in a statement on Tuesday, said Yunusa-Ari is being grilled by the police. “Barrister Ari, who was arrested by the Police Election Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the senate to confirm Abike Dabiri-Erewa as chair of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) for a second term in office. Buhari’s request was contained in a letter read by Senate President Ahmad Lawan on the floor of the upper legislative chamber on Tuesday. Dabiri-Erewa is the pioneer chair […]
In a letter addressed to the chief clerk of the central criminal court, Old Bailey, London, Tunis said Ekweremadu made immeasurable contributions to the ECOWAS parliament while he was the speaker of the third legislature. Describing Ekweremadu as “a major asset to the ECOWAS region”, the speaker added that “his long absence owing to […]
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) says its demand for a pay rise is not outrageous. On Saturday, NARD threatened to embark on strike if the government fails to meet its demands within two weeks. The association demanded a 200 percent upward review of the consolidated medical salary structure (CONMESS) and payment of […]
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, has confirmed that he had a phone conversation with the founder of Winners Chapel, David Oyedepo, but he never described the 2023 election as a “religious war.” Obi stated this while speaking on issue on Arise Television on Monday, saying he called the cleric […]
Following the ethnic profiling and violence that characterised the just general elections, some South East leaders under the auspice of Anya Ndigbo, yesterday, declared that Igbo people are not at war with Yoruba people in Lagos just as they expressed worry that Igbo people now live in fear in the state. This came as […]
Ahead of the sentencing of Senator Ike Ekweremadu in the United Kingdom on May 5, the House of Representatives has appealed to the UK government to temper justice with mercy. A member of the House, Toby Okechukwu, who moved the motion, based his position on the long standing history and cordial ties between […]
