Governors in the South-East have agreed to name the Second Niger Bridge after the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd). The Special Assistant to the President on Digital Communications, Bashir Ahmad, confirmed the development in a tweet on Tuesday, adding that the bridge would be commissioned today. His tweet read, “The Second Niger Bridge is […]

The President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), is currently presiding over an extraordinary meeting of the Federal Executive Council at the State House, Abuja; the second in two weeks. In Tuesday’s penultimate meeting, Buhari is leading other Council members to deliberate on new and outstanding memoranda from various government Ministries, Departments and Agencies. The PUNCH gathered […]

There was confusion on Tuesday morning at the Yaba Chief Magistrates Court, Lagos State, as youths gathered outside the court to protest for the freedom of the Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti. A source, who pleaded anonymity told The PUNCH, that in the absence of the magistrate, Adeola Olatunbosun, the trial was postponed to Wednesday, May […]

A secondary school in Osogbo, Osun State, Fakunle Unity High School, hurriedly shut down academic activities on Tuesday, after some pupils became unconscious after inhaling teargas fired by men of Mopol 39 Base, located directly opposite the school premises. A source in the school, who preferred not to be named over fears of harassment, told […]

Supporters of musician Seun Kuti gathered outside the magistrate’s court in Yaba, Lagos State to demand the singer’s release. The trial, which was slated for today, was said to have been adjourned as a result of the judge’s absence from the court, a source who pleaded anonymity told PUNCH. Supporters Demand Seun Kuti’s Release Supporters […]

Following a Federal High Court ruling in Kano that nullified the candidature of the Abia State governor-elect, Alex Otti, in the March 18 governorship election, the Labour Party has filed an appeal against the judgement. The court’s ruling stemmed from a case, numbered FHC/KN/CS/107/2023, brought by Mr Ibrahim Haruna Ibrahim against the Labour Party and […]

The Federal Government has said there is a need for the creation of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs to enable the nation to realise the huge potential in the sector. The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, who made the statement while speaking at the investiture of Aminu Umar as the new President of the Nigerian […]

There was palpable tension at the Yelwa Campus of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi State, on Monday, as students went on a rampage to express their anger over the alleged assault on the Chairperson of the Academic Staff Union of the University, Dr Ibrahim Inuwa, by some military men. The PUNCH learnt that the […]

No fewer than 26 personnel of the Nigerian Air Force have landed in Turkey for training on the usage and maintenance of T129 ATAK helicopters. The Nigerian government last year procured six T129 helicopters produced by the Turkish Aerospace Industry for counter-terrorism operations in the country. The T129 ATAK is a twin-engine, tandem-seat, multi-role, all-weather […]

Four people have been arrested in Spain for hanging an effigy of Vinicius Junior from a bridge in January, less than 24 hours after Real Madrid filed a hate crime complaint for racist abuse during the La Liga clash with Valencia at the Mestalla. The 22-year-old winger claimed ‘racism is normal’ in La Liga and […]