The Governor-elect of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang, has assured the outgoing administration led by Governor Simon Lalong that the incoming government will not witch-hunt him after the inauguration . Mutfwang spoke on Saturday night during a state banquet organised to usher in the new administration which will be inaugurated on May 29. The banquet which […]

A final year student of the University of Calabar who works part time as a Bolt driver was on Friday night killed by suspected carjackers at the Mary Slessor roundabout, Calabar, Cross River. Sources informed that the deceased, identified as Francis Atabi, had given the two suspected car snatchers a ride around 8pm when the […]

The Head, Transport and Logistics Sub-Committee of the Presidential Transition Council, Mrs Hadiza Kabir, says 395 vehicles have been deployed for the inauguration activities on Monday. Kabir, who is the Mandate Secretary, Social Development Secretariat of the Federal Capital Territory, said the sub-committee had not witnessed any glitch since it was given the responsibility. According […]

The New Nigeria Peoples Party on Saturday doused apprehension among its supporters, saying its Presidential candidate in the last election, Rabiu Kwankwaso, would not defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress. The party was reacting to the recent meeting between Kwankwaso and the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, in Paris, France, which had fuelled speculation about his […]

…security operatives restore normalcy Angry youths, on Sunday morning, shut down Radio Nigeria, Amuludun FM 99.1 in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. A source told The PUNCH Metro that the youths besieged the station and wanted to take over the running of the programme. An investigation by our correspondent revealed that the stern-looking security operatives […]

The outgoing governor of Kano State, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, will perform the official handing over of the affairs of the state to the governor-elect, Engr. Abba Yusuf, today. The outgoing Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Malam Muhammad Garba, who confirmed the development in a statement on Sunday morning, said the event would be held […]

Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele, has reacted to the public apology tendered by her junior colleague, Juliana Oloyede, after their years-long feud. In her reaction to Oloyede’s post on Instagram on Saturday, Akindele said she missed Oloyede, who came into the limelight following her role as Toyosi in Akindele’s sitcom, ‘Jenifa’s Diary’, and noted that she […]

My fellow Nigerian brothers, sisters and friends of Nigeria.  2. 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.  3. Today we […]

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Sunday, in Abuja, said he is leaving Nigeria much better than he met it in May 2015 when he first assumed office. He also expressed fulfilment in his performance so far as he retires home to Daura, Katsina State, after handing over to his successor, Bola Tinubu, […]

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Sunday, in Abuja, said some of the hard-hitting policies of his eight-year regime were for the “overall good of the country.” Buhari who admitted that his policies brought “temporary pain and suffering” to millions of Nigerians said they “yielded the desired results” nonetheless. In a televised farewell […]