Ortom hands over, passes N187bn debt to successor
The outgoing governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, on Sunday handed over to the incoming governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia. The event took place at the Old Banquet Hall of Government House, Makurdi. In his speech, Ortom said his administration was handing over N187bn debt which makes up of salary arrears, loan, contractual obligations and […]
My family doesn’t need Nigeria’s wealth to survive – Remi Tinubu
The wife of the President-elect, Remi Tinubu, has said the wealth of the country belongs to citizens, saying that her family does not need Nigeria’s money to survive. She promised that with the help of God and the support of the citizens, the incoming administration would set the nation on the right path. The wife […]
Woman dies after news of son’s death
A yet-to-be-identified woman has breathed her last after hearing the news of her son’s death. The late son, identified as Christian Ugbede Abuka, was said to have died in an auto crash while returning home from Kwara State where he had gone for his National Youth Service Corps documentation. The deceased elder brother, Joseph Abuka, […]
Four-year tenure legal, police debunk IG’s ‘sack’
The Nigeria Police Force has said the alleged judgement ordering the removal of the incumbent Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali-Baba, from office over retirement age is false. The Force Headquarters made the revelation known at exactly 02:08 am on Monday, May 29, while affirming the continued stay of Mr Alkali-Baba in office as IG, in […]
Buhari confers national honour on Anyaoku, S’Court justices, 334 others
The outgoing President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Sunday, conferred national honour on a former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Emeka Anyaoku, and 338 others. Anyaoku was conferred with the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger. Also, former governors of Osun and Ogun states, Bisi Akande and Olusegun Osoba, respectively; Mamman Daura and […]
US hotel barred us from drying our kits — Olympic gold medallist Lawal
Retired Super Eagles midfielder and Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games gold medalist Garba Lawal talks about his time with the national team, winning gold at the Olympics and more, in this interview with ‘TANA AIYEJINA How interesting was your football career? Julius Berger signed me as a teenager in 1991 with the likes of Monday and […]
Nigerian Air: Airlines berate Sirika, groups demand EFCC probe
Domestic Airlines under the aegis of the Air Operators of Nigeria have berated the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, for allegedly putting pressure on the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority to issue an Air Operators Certificate to Nigeria Air without following due process. The carriers also accused the former minister of unilaterally plotting to establish Nigeria […]
Mother protests as Lagos principal brutalises 14-year-old pupil
The mother of a Senior Secondary School student, Mrs Becky Folorunso, has cried out for justice after the Principal of Pholex Private School, Ebute-Meta in Lagos, allegedly brutalised her son for not writing class notes. In an interview with PUNCH Metro on Friday, Folorunso said that was not the first time her son, Adam, would […]
Pensioners’ bitter tales linger as Buhari, govs retire into comfort
Privileged government officials have continued to initiate jumbo pensions for themselves to escape the challenges associated with the country’s statutory pensions system meant for workers, NIKE POPOOLA reports some of the challenges lingering in Nigeria’s pension industry are non-payment of gratuity and pension, non-remittance of monthly pension deductions for workers, payment of ridiculously low monthly […]
I am leaving office feeling fulfilled — Buhari
My fellow Nigerian brothers, sisters and friends of Nigeria. I address you today, in my last assignment as a democratically elected President of our great and well-endowed nation, with a deep sense of gratitude to God, a great deal of appreciation to the Nigerian people and a modest sense of fulfilment. Today we mark and […]