President Bola Tinubu has suspended Mrs Halima Shehu, the National Coordinator and chief executive of the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA). According to Channels Television, the President approved Shehu’s suspension with immediate effect and ordered her replacement. This action comes merely three months after her confirmation for the appointment by the Senate. Shehu […]
A suspect identified as Ibrahim Salisu has been taken into custody by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly macheting his brother, Malaimi Yellow, to death over alleged sexual demand. PUNCH Metro learnt from the state command that the incident happened in the Araromi Street, Sango-Ota area at about 11:00 p.m. on Friday. Our […]
The family of a blogger, Miss Dorcas Adeyinka, who was reportedly arrested on Wednesday for alleged cyberbullying and cyberstalking, has accused the Lagos State Police Command of carrying out a lopsided and biased probe. They told PUNCH Metro that Adeyinka had been subjected to various threats to life, cyberstalking, and bullying by some suspected […]
Safiyanu Isa Andaha is the Chairman of Akwanga Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. Gunmen have kidnapped the Chairman of the Akwanga Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Safiyanu Isa Andaha. The victim was whisked away on Monday night at Ningo village along Andaha – Akwanga Road, alongside a native of the area, police […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday slammed President Bola Tinubu over his New Year address, describing it as a “harvest of deceit, false claims and empty promises”. In his nationwide broadcast to Nigerians on Monday, Tinubu urged the citizens not to falter despite the tough times and difficulties they face. “Dear Compatriots, take […]
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on Monday, confirmed that the passport application automation process will begin operation on January 8, 2024. The minister had announced in December that the Federal Government was working to ensure a full automation system of passport application in the country. At the time, the minister said the automated […]
The Home Office of the United Kingdom on Monday announced that it had commenced the implementation of its policy banning Nigerian students and other overseas students from bringing in dependants via the study visa route. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the Home Office reiterated that only those on postgraduate research or government-sponsored […]
South Korean opposition party leader, Lee Jae-myung, was stabbed in the neck on Tuesday while talking to reporters in the port city of Busan. Jae-myung was walking in a crowd of journalists after visiting the site of a new airport when a man in front of him lunged and struck him in the neck, […]
President Bola Tinubu on Monday disclosed that the 2024 budget includes N100 billion allocation for the school feeding programmes. He made this statement during the signing of the 2024 appropriation bill into law in the State House in Abuja. Tinubu stated that the provision will serve as a stimulant to encourage attendance in schools […]
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has carpeted the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Bola Tinubu, for permitting the promotion of over 100 full military Generals at a time terrorists were riding roughshod across the country. The civil rights advocacy group said the promotion of the military officers to Generals, even […]
