The National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, has appealed to the party’s 2023 presidential flag bearer, Peter Obi, Abia State Governor, Alex Otti and other aggrieved bigwigs to return to the party. Abure made the plea in an exclusive interview with Punch. The embattled chairman had been at loggerheads with chieftains and stakeholders […]
The Ekiti State Government has approved over N3 billion for land clearing, purchase of medical equipment at the multipurpose building at Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, and other projects in the state. The approval was issued at the state executive council meeting chaired by Governor Biodun Oyebanji on Friday. Commissioner for Information in the […]
The Senate on Thursday passed the tax reform bills for a second reading following a debate among lawmakers. The bill was subsequently referred to the Committee on Finance, which was instructed to revert in no more than six weeks. The four tax bills sent to the National Assembly include the Nigeria Tax Bill 2024, which […]
A former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, has announced his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Chidoka, who was also the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), disclosed this during his appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday. He said he is leaving politics to focus on his non-profitable organisation, […]
The Nigerian Army has released investigative journalist Fisayo Soyombo, the Punch is reporting. One of Soyombo’s lawyers, Abimbola Ojenike, confirmed to Punch in a telephone interview that he was released shortly after 7 p.m. “He has just been released some minutes ago, and we are trying to find our way out of the cantonment. He […]
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has confirmed the death of four officers ambushed by bandits at Farin-Kasa area of Chukun LGA in Kaduna state. On November 18, the agency said suspected Boko Haram terrorists had ambushed its monitoring team in Kaduna, leaving seven officers missing. Afolabi Babawale, NSCDC spokesperson, said the incident […]
Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, says the institution and its host communities located have been disconnected from the national grid due to a debt it owes the Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (KEDC) A bulletin of the institution on Friday sighted by Daily Trust stated that the disconnection occurred on Thursday. This is coming 18 months after […]
THE Federal Government’s annual electricity subsidy has risen by 269 per cent to ₦2.4 trillion in 2024, from ₦650 billion in 2023. This is despite the implementation of the Band A tariff service category in April, estimated to reduce the government’s subsidy obligation by ₦1.14 trillion. Read Also: NNPC rubbishes doubt over restreaming of Port […]
A Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital has affirmed the suspension of Chief Ali Odefa as the National Vice Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and ordered Odefa to stop parading himself as the National Vice Chairman of the party. Delivering judgement on the matter in suit no FHC/AI/CS/182/2024 between Herbert […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday granted a total of N1bn bail to 109 foreign nationals detained on allegations of their alleged involvement in high-level cybercrime and hacking activities said to be threatening the nation’s security. Justice Ekerete Akpan, while delivering a ruling in the bail application moved by the defence counsel, James […]
