Newscenter Media News The Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Martin Amaewhule, on Monday, wrote to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, stopping him from spending funds from the state Consolidated Revenue Fund. The development …
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NFF debunks Renard’s Eagles rumours
President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Ibrahim Gusau, has dismissed reports (not The PUNCH and PUNCH Sports Extra) that France women’s national team coach, Hervé Renard, is being considered for …
Read More »Ogun to probe Lipede market fire
The Ogun State Government has vowed to carry out a thorough investigation to ascertain the root cause of the fire incident which destroyed 15 shops and goods worth millions of …
Read More »Driver, 18 passengers abducted in Rivers-bound bus
The driver and 18 passengers of a Port Harcourt-bound Akwa Ibom State Transport Corporation bus were on Wednesday, last week, abducted by yet-to-be-identified gunmen, PUNCH Metro learnt on Monday. The …
Read More »LASTMA compensates deceased, injured officers’ families with N21m
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has compensated the families of some officers who sustained varying degrees of injuries or lost their lives in the line of duty with N21m. …
Read More »Lagos transport workers protest extortion, harassment by soldiers
Transport workers in some parts of Lagos State have raised the alarm over alleged continuous harassment and extortion by officials of Operation MESA. OP MESA is a joint internal security …
Read More »Trump becomes Republican candidate, picks 39-year-old senator as VP
Donald Trump selected a 39-year-old U.S. Senator James D. Vance on Monday to serve as his vice presidential running mate, as the Republican Party officially nominated the former president as …
Read More »Edo poll: Court dismisses suit challenging Akpata’s candidacy
The Federal High Court in Benin on Monday dismissed a suit seeking the removal of Olumide Akpata as the Labour Party governorship candidate for the September 21 governorship election in …
Read More »Tinubu bows to Ogoni youths’ pressure, reinstates HYREP coordinator
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, reinstated Prof. Nenibarini Zabbey, as the Project Coordinator of the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project. This comes after massive protests on Monday by hundreds of youths …
Read More »Dangote Group targets $30bn revenue to strengthen naira
The President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has said that his businesses’ $30bn revenue target by the end of 2025 will boost the naira. Dangote said this on Sunday during …
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