A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and Lead Counsel, Osborne Law Practice (OSLP), Dr. Joseph Nwobike, has described the death of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, representing Anambra South, as a colossal …
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Discos throws Kaduna Govt House into darkness over N2.9bn debt
Kaduna Electric has disconnected electricity supply to the Kaduna State Government House and other state government facilities due to unpaid bills totaling N2.9bn. A statement by the Head, Corporate Communication, …
Read More »Yahaya Bello remains a wanted man, slated for arrest – EFCC
Immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, is still on the run 107 days after being declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission. EFCC had on April …
Read More »Kalu’s call on Igbo to boycott rallies needless – IPOB
The counsel to the Indigenous People of Biafra, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has faulted the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, over his comments warning Ndigbo to sit at …
Read More »Ikpeba calls for more grassroots football competitions
A former Super Eagles player, Victor Ikpeba, has asked stakeholders to inject more grassroots football competition initiatives into the round leather game to produce more talent for the country. He …
Read More »Ajayi targets sub-10s in 100m
Newly-crowned Nigeria men’s 100m champion Kanyinsola Ajayi looks to break the 10s barrier in the event at the ongoing Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Punch Sports Extra reports. Having made the …
Read More »Military threatens to intervene as police crackdown on protesters, arrest 1,100
The Nigerian military has said it will intervene if violence recorded in some states in the ongoing nationwide protest tagged #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria escalates. The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, …
Read More »Ribadu’s men yet to return PUNCHman’s stolen belongings
The officials from the Office of the National Security Adviser who abducted and stole the camera and phones of The PUNCH photojournalist, Kayode Jaiyeola, on Thursday have yet to return …
Read More »No ill-feeling over my sacking, says ex-Benue SIEC boss
The sacked chairman of the Benue State Independent Electoral Commission, Dr John Chen, on Friday said his efforts to do the right thing as electoral body caused his removal. Recall …
Read More »3,173 Nigerian nurses, midwives moved to UK in one year – Report
A total of 3,173 Nigerian-trained nurses and midwives were licensed to practise in the United Kingdom in one year, Saturday PUNCHreports. This is according to the latest report on the …
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