Russia said on Monday that its military was analysing whether or not the United States would supply Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine for strikes deep into Russia, a step that Russian officials say could trigger a steep escalation. U.S. Vice Read more…
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja, Arusa 1, has declared that he was no more a politician. The monarch, who is a former governor of Oyo State, made the assertion on Tuesday during a courtesy visit paid him Read more…
“Should the situation continue, the impacts are expected to intensify posing a material threat to national energy security,” the NNPC said. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) on Tuesday said that the ongoing dispute between Dangote Refinery and Read more…
Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has adjourned the arraignment of pro-democracy campaigner and publisher, Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, and two others on cybercrime charges to October 27. Their scheduled arraignment was stalled due to the inability of Read more…
President Bola Tinubu has expressed grief over the murder of Ms Somtochukwu “Sommie” Maduagwu, a rising television anchor with Arise News during a robbery incident at her Katampe residence in Abuja. He has accordingly ordered security agencies to track down Read more…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of new leaders for three federal agencies, in a move the Presidency says is aimed at strengthening critical institutions and boosting service delivery. The announcement was contained in a statement on Tuesday by Read more…
PRESS RELEASE The Federal Government wishes to announce the cancellation of the Independence Anniversary parade, previously scheduled to mark the 65th Independence on Wednesday, 1st October. The cancellation is in no way a diminishment of the significance of this milestone Read more…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to shut down operations at all Dangote Group facilities nationwide in response to what it describes as a sustained campaign of anti-worker practices, particularly in the oil and gas sector. The move comes Read more…
Apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, yesterday, demanded the release of Maazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Ohanaeze made the demand at this year’s World Igbo Day Celebration held in Awka, the Anambra State capital. The Read more…
..says ex-President welcome to the race The Presidency has fired back at the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that former President Goodluck Jonathan has nothing new to offer Nigerians after his “disastrous six years”, for which they voted him out Read more…
Most Widely Read NewspaperSubscribe: Punch E-Paper Home News Featured Metro Plus Business Sports HealthWise PUNCH Lite Editorial Columns Videos Continuation From Print Dangote vs PENGASSAN: NLC mobilises workers for strike against refinery The Nigeria Labour Congress has directed its affiliate unions to Read more…
ARISE News Channel has mourned the tragic loss of a young journalist, Somtochukwu Maduagwu, who died in the early hours of Monday, September 29, following a violent armed robbery at her residence in the Katampe area of Abuja. In a Read more…