On the Italian coast about an hour’s drive from the hospital where Pope Francis is recovering from pneumonia, an unlikely group of Catholics are praying for his health. Poor and transgender, these sex workers from Latin America consider the 88-year-old pontiff their saviour, an open-minded soul who not only invited them to the Vatican, but … Read more
Constituents of Obio/Akpor State Constituency of Rivers State have written to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) requesting the recall of Rivers State House of Assembly Speaker Martin Amaewhule. A letter by a lawyer, Kenneth Amadi, representing the constituents shows that recall proceedings against Amaewhule have begun. The letter, dated March 7, 2025, was addressed … Read more
The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) has commenced a move to accelerate the construction of the Dasin Hausa Dam, aiming to end decades of devastating floods affecting Taraba, Adamawa, Benue, and other river basin communities. According to a statement, the dam, first planned in the 1980s as a strategic buffer against floods caused by Cameroon’s … Read more
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