Abuja Residents Panic As Gunmen Invade Life Camp And Environs A resident of life camp Gwarinpa is recovering after surviving multiple gunshots fired at his car. Nigerians, and particularly Abuja…
TAMBUWAL’S NETWORKING MOVES, VISIT TO OBASANJO CAUSES TENSION IN PDP
• Sources allege plan to oust Secondus, stop Atiku • Atiku ahead of Tambuwal, says ex-VP’s aide • Party BoT chair sues for calm Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal’s…
OBADIAH MAILAFIA RESIGNS FROM NIPSS, SEE HIS REASONS
Obadiah Mailafia, a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has said that he has resigned from the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, NIPSS. He…
CBN ASKS BANKS TO TAKE OVER COLLECTION OF ELECTRICITY BILL PAYMENTS
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has asked banks to take responsibility for collecting electricity bill payments. In a circular dated August 21, Bello Hassan, CBN’s director of banking supervision,…
MENTALLY CHALLENGED SERIAL KILLER WHO ESCAPED FROM PSYCHIATRY HOSPITAL KILLS ANOTHER IN OGUN, RESIDENTS ABANDON HOMES OVER FEARS OF HIS RETURN
Landlords and residents of Oluwatedo community, Ogere, in the Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State, have started deserting their houses due to the continuous killing of people by a…
LAGOS ASSEMBLY ASKS GOVERNOR TO EXPLAIN WHEREABOUTS OF STATE OWNED THREE HELICOPTERS
Samson Folarin The Lagos State House of Assembly has summoned the Chief of Staff to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Mr Tayo Ayinde; the Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Mr Sam…
DELTA POLICE MACHETES MAN FOR RESISTING EXTORTION
Some operatives of the Delta State Police Command have allegedly assaulted and extorted a resident of the state identified simply as Samuel. PUNCH Metro learnt that the operatives attached to the…
JUDGE HANDLING IZE-IYAMU’S FRAUD CASE HAS LINKS WITH WIKE, APC ALLEGES
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja the All Progressives Congress has petitioned the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, asking for the transfer of two suits filed against the…
EDUCATION MINISTER SPEAKS ON SCHOOL RESUMPTION
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, says no date has been fixed yet for full schools’ resumption even though the federal government had continued to engage stakeholders. Mr…
FCTA BULLDOZERS VISIT JABI, AGAIN LEAVES SORROW TEARS AND BLOOD AFTER DEMOLISHING OVER 50 SHOPS
By Luminous Jannamike The Department of Development Control of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has demolished at least 50 shops in Kpadna community, Utako district of Abuja. Vanguard gathered…
500MIL DOLLAR CHINESE LOAN UNNECESSARY AS LOAN HAS BEEN APPROVED, SAYS REPS
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja The House of Representatives on Monday defended its decision to suspend activities of its standing and ad hoc committees, saying there was no hidden agenda. It also…
EDO ASSEMBLY SEEKS LAWMAKERS’ ARREST OVER FORGERY, IMPERSONATION
Edo Assembly seeks lawmakers’ arrest for alleged forgery, impersonation The Edo House of Assembly, on Monday, called for the arrest and prosecution of some of the former members-elect who constituted…
COVID-19 FATALITY FIGURES ARE REDUCING SAYS FG
The Nigerian government on Monday said the Case Fatality Rate, CFR, amid the COVID-19 outbreak is on the decline in the country. Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the…
MALAMI SPEAKS ON CONSPIRING WITH LAWYER TO NAIL MAGU
Abubakar Malami, the Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, has described as false reports that he conspired with a lawyer to testify against Ibrahim Magu, the suspended…
WHY AISHA BUHARI WANTED DANIEL AMOKACHI AS SPORTS MINISTER
Former Gombe FA chairman, Shuaib Gara-Gombe, has sensationally disclosed that Aisha Buhari, wife of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), wanted former Super Eagles forward, Daniel Amokachi, appointed as…
IGP SUSPENDS REQUIREMENTS MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR THOSE TO BE RECRUITED AS CONSTABLES
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has suspended entry requirements for applicants who wished to join the Nigeria Police Force as constables. The IG in a signal dated August 24…
FCT RECORDS OVER 5,000 CASES OF CORONAVIRUS, AS NIGERIA’S TALLY RISE BY 321
321 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-98 FCT-34 Kaduna-30 Nasarawa-25 Benue-21 Plateau-17 Rivers-15 Adamawa-11 Ogun-11 Enugu-9 Edo-8 Delta-7 Ekiti-7 Gombe-5 Ebonyi-4 Bayelsa-3 Kano-3 Ondo-3 Cross River-2 Imo-2 Kebbi-2 Niger-2 Abia-1 Bauchi-1…
REPS PDP CAUCUS THREATENS TO SUE BUHARI OVER 774,000 PUBLIC WORKS JOB
The Peoples Democratic Party caucus in the House of Representatives threatened to take legal action against regime led by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and top officials of…
GENDER ACTIVIST, ADAORA ONYECHERE CONDEMNS ‘DRUG TEST FOR LADIES BEFORE MARRIAGE’ PRESCRIPTION BY NDLEA BOSS
Drug test for single ladies, sexist, says Gender Activist, Adaora Onyechere A Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Gender Strategy Advancement International has described the proposal by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency…
15,000 APPLY FOR 140 POLICE SLOTS IN GOMBE
No fewer than 15,000 applicants are to be screened for the ongoing 140 police recruitment slots in Gombe State. The recruitment exercise started on Monday with Akko Local Government Area…