The Police Command in Ebonyi, says suspected armed men have burnt three commuter buses, four motorcycles and one tricycle in the state. SP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, Spokesperson of the Command, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the attack occurred in Ezzamgbo, Ohaukwu local government area of the state, along the Enugu-Abakaliki expressway. Onovwakpoyeya […]
The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has appointed Dr. Amos Dangut as the Head of the Nigeria National Office. Dr. Dangut succeeds Patrick Areghan. This was revealed in a release, on Monday, by the Ag. Head, Public Affairs, WAEC, Yaba, Lagos, Moyosore Adesina. Dr. Dangut, until he was appointed the Head of the Nigeria […]
The Trade Union Congress a few hours ago concluded its National Executive Council meeting following deliberations on the new wage award for civil servants in the country by President Bola Tinubu, to cushion the effects of subsidy removal on Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol. The labour centre is expected to meet with […]
The governorship election tribunal sitting in Nasarawa has sacked Governor Abdullahi Sule of the APC and declared David Umbugadu of the PDP winner of the election According to TheNation, two out of the three justices, led by Justice Ezekiel Ajayi declared that Governor Abdullahi Sule was not validly elected. More to follow….
Nine persons were on Monday confirmed dead after gunmen attacked Adu village in Kwal District of Bassa Local Government Area, Plateau State. The spokesman for the Miango Youths Development Association, Nuhu Bitrus, confirmed the death of the villagers to The PUNCH in Jos on Monday. “Yes, nine persons were killed yesterday (Sunday) in an […]
The Rivers State Governorship Election petition sitting in Abuja has dismissed the petition filed by the governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Rivers State, Beatrice Itubo, challenging the Election of Simnalayi Fubara of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Following the declaration of Fubara as the winner of the March 18 governorship election, the […]
The First Lady, Remi Tinubu, says President Bola Tinubu’s government is focused on fixing the country’s problems but admitted that her husband is not a magician. With many struggling with a tripling of fuel prices, a sharp naira devaluation, and inflation now at 25 percent, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union […]
’ No fewer than 33 persons have been killed in Plateau State as a result of collapsed mining sites in some communities within the past two months. The Secretary of the Plateau Indigenous Miners Association, Barkin Ladi LGA, Pam Daniel, disclosed this in an interview with The PUNCH in Jos on Sunday, during an event […]
Rescue workers search for survivors amid debris after the roof of a church collapsed during a Sunday Mass in Ciudad Madero, Mexico, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. The Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tampico said the roof caved in while parishioners were receiving communion. (Jose Luis Tapia/El Sol de Tampico via AP) No […]
Former US president Donald Trump will appear in a New York court on Monday as a civil fraud trial against him and two of his sons kicks off, with the case threatening the Republican’s business empire as he campaigns to retake the White House. In Monday’s case, Judge Arthur Engoron has already ruled that […]
