Ijaw people must stop destroying themselves, says Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has called on the people of Ijaw ethnic nationality to stop destroying themselves and embrace unity. The former President made the call on Friday in Yenagoa, Bayelsa...
View ArticleCourt reverses forfeiture of N500m, $500,000 allegedly diverted by Zamfara gov
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday set aside its June 30, 2017, interim order of forfeiture of the sums of N500m and $500,000 allegedly looted from the Zamfara State’s share...
View ArticleEFCC arrests Anyim for receiving N520m from Dasuki
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Pius Anyim, for allegedly collecting N520m from the embattled former National Security...
View ArticleFG budgets N158m for generator fuel, others at power ministry
Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja The Federal Government is proposing to spend a total of N158m for the maintenance and fuelling of generators at the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing. According to...
View ArticleAfrican Union calls for Libya ‘slave market’ probe
The African Union on Friday called for Libyan authorities to investigate “slave markets” of black Africans operating in the conflict-torn nation, following the release of shocking images showing the...
View ArticleBomb scare, anxiety as Anambra voters elect governor today
. IG deploys 26,000 operatives, 300 hilux vans . Gunboats, helicopters to cover coastal communities . IPOB predicts ‘bloody Saturday’ Olusola Fabiyi, Chukwudi Akasike, Ihuoma Chiedozie, Alexander...
View ArticleBuhari’s govt lacks political will to fight corruption –Falana
Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta Human Rights Lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, has said that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration lacks the political will needed to fight corruption. He stated this on...
View Article2019: Why Atiku is no longer an option – APC National Vice Chairman
The National Vice Chairman (South-South) of the All Progressives Congress, Hilliard Eta, has said that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is no longer an option for the 2019 presidential race. Eta...
View ArticleOkorocha to unveil Obasanjo, Ekwueme, Awolowo’s statues, seven others
Chidiebube Okeoma, Owerri After unveiling the statues of two African presidents, Jacob Zuma of South Africa and Ellen Sirleaf Johnson of Liberia, Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha is set to unveil 10...
View ArticleWar veterans organise anti-Mugabe protests today
Jesusegun Alagbe with agency reports Tens of thousands of Zimbabweans are expected to take to the streets of the capital city of Harare on Saturday (today) to call for the resignation of President...
View ArticleAare Ona Kakanfo title a big challenge, Alake tells Gani Adams
The Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, on Friday stressed the enormity of the responsibilities of the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, saying the title was a big challenge. Gbadebo, who was...
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Female combatants: Documents expose military’s cover-up
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja Documents obtained by Saturday PUNCH show that the military is not truthful in its denial of its intention to bar women cadets from being admitted into the Nigerian Defence...
View ArticleAnambra election: INEC ad-hoc staff complain of non-payment of feeding allowance
Chidozie Ihuoma The National Youth Service Corps members who are serving as the Independent National Electoral Commission ad-hoc staff in the ongoing Anambra State election have complained of...
View ArticleAnambra election: Obiano votes, says he’s confident of victory
Chidozie Ihuoma Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State has said his party, the All Progressives Grand Alliance, will win the ongoing governorship election in the state by a landslide. Obiano, who is...
View ArticleBodies of five illegal migrants found in South-West Pakistan
The bullet-riddled bodies of five Pakistani migrants believed headed for Europe via Iran were found on Saturday in southwest Pakistan, in the same area where 15 bodies were discovered three days...
View ArticleZimbabweans celebrate expected fall of Mugabe on Harare streets
Thousands of Zimbabweans flooded the streets of Harare on Saturday, waving national flags and singing and dancing in an outpouring of elation at the expected fall of President Robert Mugabe. “These are...
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Mugabe: Liberation hero turned despot
Zimbabwe’s veteran leader Robert Mugabe once quipped that he’d rule his country until he turned 100. But the 93-year-old’s decades-long grip on power appears to be slipping with the streets filled with...
View Article2019: Ogun commissioner debunks resignation rumour
Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta Ogun State Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Otunba Bimbo Ashiru, has debunked the report being peddled by a section of the social media, that he had resigned his...
View ArticleMugabe: Liberation hero turned despot
Zimbabwe’s veteran leader Robert Mugabe once quipped that he’d rule his country until he turned 100. But the 93-year-old’s decades-long grip on power appears to be slipping with the streets filled with...
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