John Odigie-Oyegun, former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has accused his successor, Adams Oshiomhole of distracting the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki from governance. He alleged that Oshiomhole was engaging in anti-party activities to create distractions for Obaseki. Reacting to the decision of the APC National WorkingContinue Reading
The 2018 budget has lapsed, putting pressure on the Federal Government to begin the implementation of the 2019 budget, The PUNCH learnt on Sunday. Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari had put a question mark on the N8.92tn budget when he appended his signature to the 2019 Appropriation Bill on May 27, sayingContinue Reading
Prof. Itse Sagay, SAN, Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, PACAC, has described the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Mahmood Yakubu as a “very weak man” who lacks initiative. Sagay said this while lambasting the INEC Chairman over plans to register more political parties, aheadContinue Reading
soldiers whose willingness to fight in the on – going Boko Haram war has warned. Describing such soldiers as bad eggs, the Army Chief said transformational leadership of which he is an advocate would not wait for such soldiers to get out of the way, but kick them out. AccordingContinue Reading
An acid attack victim allegedly took to social media to share a selfie saying the yobs that maimed him ‘should have killed him.’ In the widely shared photo, the man in his 20s can be seen smiling at the camera. A caption reads: “You f * up, you should’ve killed me…. Long..Continue Reading
Nigeria’s Super Falcons players have refused to leave the team hotel after their exit from the women’s World Cup on Saturday, demanding that the country’s soccer federation clears all of their outstanding bonus payments, ESPN reported. The players staged a sit-in protest shortly after Nigeria were beaten 3-0 by doubleContinue Reading
Many people have been reportedly injured after a one-storey building collapsed in Lagos state. The collapsed building is located at 35, Adesanya Street, Mafoluku area of Oshodi. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, via its Twitter page, confirmed that the building collapsed with two people trapped. It said theContinue Reading
Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has explained why it terminated the services of Intels Nigeria Limited from the eastern ports of Calabar, Delta and Port Harcourt. The company, co-owned by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, provides comprehensive integrated logistics services for the Nigerian oil and gas industry and has 30 yearsContinue Reading
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State on Saturday, rejected his indictment by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, for the crisis in the State House of Assembly. Obaseki, who succeeded Oshiomhole as governor of the state, accused the APC chair of showing bias withContinue Reading
Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, and human rights activist, Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), has told President Muhammadu Buhari to divide the country into eight regional structures. Agbakoba, one of the greatest heroes of democracy in Nigeria, noted that there are so many unclear issues in Nigeria about howContinue Reading
