As the crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) deepens, the National Disciplinary Committee (NDC), led by former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tom Ikimi, has recommended the expulsion of Samuel Anyanwu, a key loyalist of former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, from the party. In a letter dated March 10 and received by PDP Acting … Read more
The leadership of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai over comments he made on the crisis rocking the party. The NNPP condemned the former governor’s remark at the Social Democratic Party’s headquarters that the present government is responsible for the … Read more
Eighteen months after President Bola Tinubu recalled all ambassadors, the federal government has begun the vetting process for their replacements, with an official announcement expected “very soon.” According to Reuters, sources familiar with the matter confirmed that the selection process is underway, with intelligence officials conducting background checks on potential appointees. The information gathered is … Read more
Business activities at the Ibadan branch of MTN Nigeria were paralysed on Wednesday by a protest staged by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS). The students’ body, under the Joint Campus Committee (JCC) in Oyo State, carried placards with inscriptions protesting the hike in telecommunication tariffs. The protesting students blocked the main entrance of … Read more
Access Bank PLC convened leading policymakers, business executives, and industry stakeholders in Cape Town yesterday for the first-ever Africa Trade Conference, an initiative aimed at unlocking the continent’s immense trade potential. The conference was organised in response to the evolving global trade landscape, underlining Africa’s need to strengthen its economic resilience through deeper regional cooperation … Read more
The camp of Senate President Godswill Akpabio has dismissed the authority of the Inter-Parliamentary Union to compel him to appear before its panel over the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from the National Assembly. Akpabio’s media aide, Eseme Eyiboh, made this known in an exclusive interview with The PUNCH on Wednesday. Akpoti-Uduaghan, who is serving … Read more
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Resources Authority (NMDPRA), Eket Field Office, has sealed 10 Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) retail outlets in Akwa Ibom for various offences. The state Coordinator of NMDPRA, Mr Ikechukwu Eseka, said this at the end of surveillance operation in Uyo on Wednesday. He said that the LPG retail outlets were … Read more
The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government through the National Management Agency to provide relief materials to the Ekeke and Amoya-Otuo communities in Owan East Local Government Area of Edo State, which were recently displaced by flooding. The resolution of the House followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance … Read more
Three police officers sustained injuries on Tuesday after an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by terrorists exploded along the Maiduguri-Damaturu highway. According to intelligence sources cited by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, the blast occurred around 3 pm near Garin Kuturu village, between Auno and Jakana in Borno State. … Read more
FCT, Abuja – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has revealed details of internal conflicts within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leading up to the 2023 general election. He accused Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, of turning against the group of PDP governors known as the G5 during a crucial political … Read more