The First Lady Remi Tinubu has refuted claims that she is organising a national prayer over the country’s economic challenges. Claims were making the rounds on several platforms that the First Lady in conjunction with others was planning a prayer session for the country. But Busola Kukoyi, the spokesperson to the First Lady, has described […]
The Kwara State Government has restricted some categories of vehicles from making use of Ahmadu Bello Way, GRA, Ilorin, the state capital. The state Ministry of Works and Transport issued the restriction notice on Friday, November 8, 2024, with an order to Kwara State Traffic Management Agency (KWARTMA) to commence enforcement with immediate effect. Some […]
The former Director-General of the National Financial Investigation Agency in Equatorial Guinea, Baltasar Engonga, has been remanded in Malabo’s Black Beach Prison, Saturday PUNCH has learnt. The embattled former anti-graft chief was arrested days ago for allegedly recording over 400 sex tapes involving the wives of prominent figures in the country. This scandal surfaced during […]
US prosecutors announced charges on Friday in an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate former president Donald Trump. The foiled assassination plot was allegedly directed by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to avenge the death of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in 2020 in a US strike ordered by then-president Trump, the Justice Department […]
Saturday 09 November 2024 Minimum wage: Workers decry hardship as seven states delay approval Fans divided over Davido, Wizkid, Burna Boy’s Grammy nominations Grid collapses: States ramp up plans for power plants Extortion: IG orders punishment for errant cops ASUU, others meet FG’s committee next week over 2009 agreement Past govs didn’t incur N191.2bn debts, […]
An independent investigation committee set up by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has cleared the military of an allegation that it conducted forced abortions on thousands of women in the north-east. However, the panel indicted some soldiers for setting ablaze a woman and three children in Borno state in 2016. The incident occurred in […]
A group, the Nigerian Coalition of Civil Society Organisations, has called for immediate investigations into alleged sabotage against the plan to turn around the petroleum refineries in the country. This is just as the group demanded the immediate removal from office of the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, noting […]
The federal government has ordered the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) and all other relevant agencies of the ministry to begin the immediate implementation of the recommendations of the inter-agency committee, set up to address the incessant grid collapses in the power sector. Minister for Power, Adebayo Adelabu, gave the matching order in a statement […]
A passenger plane departing from Sydney, Australia, experienced engine failure on Friday, causing the aircraft to circle before making a safe emergency landing, Qantas reported on X. Simultaneously, a grass fire ignited along one side of the runway, according to a statement from Sydney Airport. It is unclear whether the two incidents were related. The […]
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent two rescue planes to the Netherlands on Friday after Israel football fans were reportedly injured in violence in Amsterdam. “Prime Minister Netanyahu views the horrifying incident with utmost gravity and demands that the Dutch government and security forces take vigorous and swift action against the rioters, and ensure the safety […]
