Unite Nigeria, fight corruption, Kaigama urges Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu should take deliberate steps to unite Nigerians, improve infrastructure across the country, and strengthen the fight against corruption, the Catholic Archbishop of Abuja Diocese, Ignatius Kaigama, said on Sunday. He made the suggestion in his Homily delivered at Our Lady Queen of Nigeria Pro-Cathedral, Abuja, where he spoke about the divisions present […]
Benzema, Messi set for Saudi moves – Report
Karim Benzema and Lionel Messi are expected to move to Saudi Arabia, reports said on Sunday after the ex-France attacker’s departure from Real Madrid was confirmed. Saudi state television channel Al-Ekhbariya claimed 35-year-old Benzema had signed with Jeddah-based Al-Ittihad. Senior officials from Al Hilal have flown to France to try and seal a deal for […]
Don’t set Nigeria on fire, APC chieftain tells El-Rufai
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Plateau state, Samuel Kwamkur on Sunday cautioned former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai not to set Nigeria on fire using his utterances Kwankur who is a former National Director of the Christian Association of Nigeria stated this at a press conference in Jos on Sunday. He […]
Uproar in Delta community as suspected cultist kills over debt
A suspected cultist, Abdurasam, has reportedly stabbed an unidentified fellow cult member to death following a disagreement over unpaid debt in the yam section of Igbudu Market at Hausa Quarters along Warri/Sapele Road, Delta State. PUNCH Metro gathered that Abdurasam had a serious argument with his unidentified fellow cult member over money he borrowed from […]
Govt must train more doctors to bridge deficit – Hamzat
The Deputy Governor of Lagos State Dr. Obafemi Hamzat has advised that the best solution to bridging the deficit brought about with the rising issue of medical doctors migrating to other nations is to increase the capacity to train more medical practitioners. Addressing newsmen in Lagos on Sunday, Hamzat stressed that it has become important […]
Osun: Adeleke dissolves 7th state assembly
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke has dissolved the seventh Osun State Assembly and proclamation for the 8th Assembly. Adeleke conveyed the dissolution and the proclamation to the Clerk of the State Assembly as confirmed in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed. In two separate letters to the clerk, the […]
Family seeks Otti’s intervention over kidnapped ex-ABSUTH CMD
One year after he was kidnapped, the family of Prof Uwedinachi Iweha, have called on Governor Alex Otti of Abia State and Obi Aguocha, the member representing Ikwuano/Umuahia at the National Assembly, to task security agencies in the state to bring the matter to a positive conclusion. Iweha was on Sunday, the 5th day of […]
Insecurity: Agency vows to clampdown on ammunition merchants in borders, seas
The National Commission Against the Proliferation of Arms, Light Weapons and Pipeline Vandalism, on Saturday said that in the next 100 days, it would embark on a massive mop up of light weapons, ammunition and chemical weapons with searchlight on the nation’s borders and seas. Although the Bill recently passed by the National Assembly for […]
Makinde seeks review of Supreme Court’s judgment to pay sacked LG officials
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has sought a review of a judgment of the Supreme Court to pay the salaries and allowances of local government chairmen and councillors he sacked upon assuming office on May 29, 2019. Makinde, in a fresh motion and notice of appeal before the Appeal Court, Abuja, urged the court […]
Nigerian tech firm wins global startup awards
A Nigerian technology training firm, Dataleum, has emerged as the West African regional winner of this year’s Global Startup Awards Africa. The Global Startup Awards Africa is a platform that showcases and scales the most promising startups in Africa. The competition this year concentrated on solutions for agriculture, climate change, business, healthcare, education, and mobility […]