BREAKING: PDP Panel Recommends Expulsion Of Wike’s Ally, Anyanwu

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

BREAKING: Tinubu’s Gov’t To Fill Ambassadorial Vacancies After 18-Month Gap

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

BREAKING: Telecom tariff hike: NANS paralyses activities at MTN office in Ibadan

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

BREAKING: Access Bank champions stronger alliances to propel intra-Africa trade at ATC

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

BREAKING: IPU can’t summon Akpabio, says spokesman

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

BREAKING: NMDPRA seals 10 LPG retail outlets in A’Ibom

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

BREAKING: Terrorists’ IED Injures Three Policemen On Maiduguri-Damaturu Road

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

BREAKING: 2023 Election: Wike Mentions One Governor Who Betrayed Him After Secret Plot to Overthrow Atiku

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