The Niger State Government has released a five-day programme of events for the inauguration of the governor-elect, Mr Umar Bago, and his deputy, Mr. Yakubu Garba, into office. This is contained in a statement issued by Alhaji Ahmed Matane, Secretary to the State Government, on Tuesday in Minna, Niger State. Matane said that the events […]

Following the adjournment of Afrobeat music singer, Seun Kuti’s trial today by the Chief Magistrates Court in Yaba, Lagos State, foremost Nigerian Flautist, Tee Mac Iseli has appealed to the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, to magnanimously order his release, PUNCH reports. Recall that PUNCH reported how the singer was arrested for assaulting […]

The two anointed candidates of the All Progressives Congress for the leadership positions of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas and Benjamin Kalu, on Tuesday, arrived at the national secretariat in Abuja with about 30 members-elect for a meeting with the National Working Committee of the party. The lawmakers, comprising members of the Joint Task […]

A former All Progressive Congress presidential aspirant, Chief Stanley Osifo, has congratulated Aliko Dangote on the pioneering, pace-setting development he brought to Nigeria, Africa, and the world. Osifo, in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos, said that with the inauguration of the first private mega refinery, Dangote had transformed Nigeria and Nigerians in all spheres […]

The audience reached from Hilda’s Baci (Hilda Bassey Effiong) recent attempt to enter the Guinness World Records as the person with the record of the longest cooking period was over 4.8 billion, a media intelligence report said The report was published by Media Intelligence Consultancy, P+ Measurement Services, which claimed to have done a media […]

Game 4 of Heat vs Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals takes place tonight at FTX Arena with Miami on the brink of another Finals appearance. They are up 3-0 in the series and, according to most, are the favourite to face the Nuggets for the NBA championship. Have a look at the article below […]

The United Kingdom has put in place a new law that will see Nigerian students and others studying in the UK from bringing their family as dependents except “under specific circumstances.” This is as the UK government aims to bring immigration into the country that stands at around one million down, Sky News reports. Under […]

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) has commissioned the newly built Nigeria Customs Service Corporate Headquarters in Abuja today, May 23, 2023, PUNCH reports This commissioning comes after the President inaugurated the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals, established by the President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State, on Monday. The new smart […]

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 […]