Thursday, 09 January, 2025

Month: February 2023


Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev has said he has no information on who exactly sabotaged the Nord Stream pipelines last September. He was responding to a reporter on Wednesday when asked to comment on a new investigation by American Read more…


 Hope of a quick end to the suffering of Nigerians due to the scarcity of naira notes dimmed yesterday following President Muhammadu Buhari private meeting with the chairmen of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Aminu Tambuwal, and the Progressives Governors’ Forum, Read more…


A former Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and one-time Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, has described as ‘distressing’ the refusal of the United Kingdom authorities to allow Sonia, the ailing daughter of a former Nigeria’s Deputy Read more…


Phrank Shaibu, the Special Assistant on Public Communication to the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has called for the removal of the Lagos State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Olusegun Agbaje, over alleged partisanship. Shaibu said this in Read more…


The Independent National Electoral Commission has appealed the judgement of the Election Petition Tribunal that nullified the victory of Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, in the July 16 governorship poll. In the Notice of Appeal dated 30th January 2023, filed Read more…


Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Wednesday, expressed hope that nothing would stop the conduct of the general elections scheduled for February 25 and March 11. Obasanjo spoke while hosting the members of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the African Read more…


Nigerians on Wednesday knocked the Independent National Electoral Commission for identifying with a post that criticised the candidacy of Labour Party presidential flag bearer, Peter Obi, on Twitter. The official verified INEC Twitter handle on Tuesday liked a post against Read more…


The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to dismiss a suit filed by three state governments challenging the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). In a preliminary objection filed Read more…


With Russia back on the offensive after significant Ukrainian combat successes around Kharkiv and Kherson in the second half of 2022, the past few weeks have been the bloodiest so far of an already bloody war, with both sides taking Read more…


No fewer than six persons have lost their lives in the ongoing crisis between Omor and Anaku communities, in the Ayanmelu Local Government Area of Anambra State. PUNCH Metro gathered that normal activities were going on when hoodlums suspected to Read more…


The national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Senator Iyorchia Ayu has appealed to his kinsman and Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom to join the campaign train of the party ahead of the presidential election slated for February Read more…


The legal team of Governor Ademola Adeleke has denied a report circulating on social media that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has refused to appeal the judgement of the Osun State election petition tribunal. The tribunal had nullified Mr Read more…