CCT boss in fresh trouble, Senate probes petitioner’s withdrawal
The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, on Monday, summoned the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Mr Danladi Umar, and his alleged assault victim, Clement Sagwark, to...
View ArticlePolice, hunters comb bushes as gunmen kidnap Osun travellers
Gunmen, on Monday, abducted an unspecified number of passengers travelling in a car near the Osun River, in Imesi Ile, Osun State. According to residents, the abduction took place in the afternoon as...
View ArticleOne killed as escort vehicle crushes Kwara tricycles
One person has been confirmed dead in a fatal accident around the Government Secondary School on Ilorin-Old Jebba Road, Kwara State. PUNCH Metro learnt that the accident, which happened on Monday,...
View Article75 aggrieved councillors tackle Abiodun over failed re-election bid
Seventy-five aggrieved councilors of the All Progressive party in Ogun State, on Monday, accused the state Governor, Dapo Abiodun, of betrayal of trust. They also accused the governor of breaking his...
View ArticleEFCC nabs four Internet fraudsters, court jails one
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday arrested four suspected Internet fraudsters in the Kubwa and Jahi areas of Abuja. A statement by the EFCC’s Head of Media and...
View ArticleAggrieved residents burn Abuja suspected phone thief
A suspected phone thief has been set ablaze by a mob in the Gudu area of Abuja. PUNCH Metro gathered that the incident occurred around 10pm on Sunday. It was learnt that the suspect was lynched after...
View ArticleResidents, business owners lament week-long blackout in Ogun communities
Some residents and business owners in Magboro and Ibafo, in the Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State, have lamented the recent power outage in their communities. Also affected are the...
View ArticleLagos maritime union members in three-day gun battle over money
Residents and traders in the Second Gate area of Tincan Port, along the Apapa Expressway, Lagos State, have been living in fear due to ongoing clashes between factional members of the Maritime Workers...
View ArticleOhanaeze insists on slot as 17 govs demand 2023 South presidency
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has urged the Southern Governors Forum to zone the 2023 presidency to the South-East in the interest of fair play and justice. Spokesman for...
View ArticlePFN, CAN tackle FG as bandits abduct 140 students in fresh Kaduna raid
Bandits in the early hours of Monday invaded the Bethel Baptist High School, Maraban Rido in the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State and whisked away no fewer than 140 students. A teacher in...
View ArticleIkpeazu threatens LG boss, deputy over alleged sexual harassment
Abia State Governor, Okezie Victor Ikpeazu, has warned the Chairman of the Aba South Local Government Area and his female deputy over quarrels attributed to sexual harassment. The council’s deputy...
View ArticleYoruba Nation rally: Family of slain salesgirl threatens to sue Lagos, police
The family of Jumoke Oyeleke, the salesgirl who was allegedly killed by a stray bullet during the Yoruba Nation rally in Lagos on Saturday have threatened to sue the Lagos State Government and the...
View ArticleOodua Nation agitators in custody, to be arraigned soon – CP
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has said the 49 suspects arrested during the aborted Oodua Republic Mega Rally in the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park will be charged to court after...
View ArticleMan hangs self in Buhari’s constituency
A man identified as Ibrahim Lawal has hanged himself in Daura, Katsina State. Residents said the incident happened on Sunday. PUNCH Metro learnt that the middle-aged man was a worker at the Sandamu...
View ArticleTinubu’s loyalists allege exclusion from Ekiti APC meeting
The All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State has urged members across the state to eschew divisive tendencies and make sure that the party is more inclusive and consultative across the board in...
View ArticleMy party members are Nigerians battling hunger, unemployment, poverty – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday said he had no plan to float any political party in the future. Obasanjo who was in Kabul in Afghanistan, as a guest of President Ashraf Ghani, accused some...
View ArticleOil hits $77, daily petrol subsidy rises to N6.07bn
The further rise in global crude oil prices has pushed the daily subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, to N6.07bn. Petrol subsidy, which was removed in March 2020, re-emerged earlier...
View ArticleMinister slumps at Bauchi event, lands in trauma centre
The Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Ambassador Maryam Katagum, reportedly slumped at an official event in Bauchi. Katagum, who was in Bauchi to inaugurate an empowerment programme...
View ArticleSoyinka slams FG over handling of Igboho, Kanu
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has slammed the Federal Government over the invasion of the residence of Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho, and the manner of the re-arrest...
View ArticleFIRS secretly recruited 2,000 workers, agency under financial pressure –NCSU
The Nigerian Civil Service Union has said the secret recruitment of over 2,000 workers has put the Federal Inland Revenue Service under financial strain. The union revealed that the agency was finding...
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