The Ministry of Primary Education, Delta State, has shut down the Great Leaders International School, Ime-Obi in Agbor, over the recent alleged defilement of a 4-year-old pupil by the proprietor of the school. The ministry also condemned the incident, which happened in Ika South LGA of the state. In a statement, the Permanent Secretary […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, yesterday said the health condition of its President, Joe Ajaero is very critical and may be flown abroad for full medical examination after he was seriously beaten, brutalized and battered by alleged agents of the state including policemen on Wednesday in Owerri, the Imo State capital. Recall that suspected […]
Barely 10 days after, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) may have begun to implement the promise of President Bola Tinubu to clear the estimated $7 billion outstanding foreign exchange obligations of the Federal Government, on foreign currency forwards contracts owed to banks. Reuters quoted the spokesperson of the apex bank, Dr. Isah Abdulmumin, […]
The Court of Appeal Abuja has upheld the election of Joshua, the son of Professor Jerry Gana of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Lavun/Mokwa/Edati Federal Constituency Niger State, in the House of Representatives. The appellate court set aside an earlier judgment of the National and State Houses of Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal, […]
One of the five US police officers charged in the beating death of a young African-American man in the southern city of Memphis pleaded guilty Thursday, the Justice Department announced. Bodycam footage of the January incident showed the officers, who are all Black, repeatedly kicking and punching Tyre Nichols, 29, during a traffic stop […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria on Thursday debunked rumours of naira scarcity in the country, amid reports that there is no sufficient cash circulation in some commercial banks nationwide. CBN in a statement by its spokesman, Isa AbdulMumin, blamed some customers for panic withdrawal using the Automated Teller Machines (ATMs). AbdulMumin, however, assured that […]
The Chief Judge of Rivers state, Justice Simeon Chibuzor Amadi, has granted pardon to 53 inmates standing trial for various offences at the Port Harcourt Maximum Correctional Centre. The exercise is part of the activities outlined to kick off the 2023/2024 legal year in the state, as well as being a move to decongest […]
A 34-year-old man identified as John has died after drowning in the Elegushi Beach, in Lagos State, on Saturday, during a church hangout. PUNCH Metro gathered that the unnamed Ikorodu-based church had organised a picnic for its youths which the late John was a part of. PUNCH Metro gathered that concerns grew when the […]
The Peoples Democratic Party in Akwa Ibom State has dragged President Bola Tinubu to court for allegedly appointing a member of his party, the All Progressives Congress as Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission. The suit was filed by the Chairman and Secretary of the state PDP, Aniekan Akpan and Harrison […]
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control has notified the public that the recalled G Fuel brand Energy Drinks by T&E Imports and GPAE Trading Corp contains high levels of caffeine. The notification of this product is contained in a public alert with No. 034/2023, issued to newsmen in Abuja on […]
