The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party has taken another dimension with the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, saying nobody can sack him. Ayu said this in Tiv dialect while addressing the crowd that welcomed him home in Gboko on Friday. He also said he had …
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I’m Glad Osinbajo Didn’t Win APC Ticket –Ex-PDP Secretary
A former National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Prof Wale Oladipo, shares with TUNDE AJAJA his thoughts on the party’s chances in 2023 in spite of its festering internal crisis There are concerns that the crisis within your party is gradually eroding its chances in the 2023 presidential election, are you hopeful …
Read More »OLOMI ROAD: Fed. Lawmaker, Akande-Sadipe Meets Fashola, Says Road a Death-trap
The Lawmaker Representing Oluyole Federal Constituency, Rep. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe has met with Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, over the deplorable condition of Olomi/Olojuoro and Liberty Academy Roads in Oyo State. The lawmaker called for the immediate rehabilitation of the roads, describing them as death traps. She said this …
Read More »How Air Peace CEO, Onyema Paid Me $20,000 To Facilitate $20m Fraud – Ebony Mayfield
AN American woman, who allegedly helped the founder of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, to facilitate a $20 million bank fraud, has admitted receiving $20,000 for her roles over a period of two years. Ebony Mayfield pleaded guilty to the charge at the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, …
Read More »Yahoo Boy Killed Schoolteacher For Complaining About Bashed Car – VP
The Vice Principal of Ibadan Grammar School, Mr. Iyiola Agbejinmi, tells OLUFEMI OLANIYI how a suspected ‘Yahoo Boy’ (Internet fraudster) killed his sister, Mrs. Abimbola Uthman, for daring to challenge him after he bashed her car Tell us a bit about yourself. My name is Agbejinmi Oyewumi. I am from Ogbomoso in Oyo …
Read More »As president, Atiku Won’t Disobey Court Order – Ologbondiyan
The Peoples Democratic Party says its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, will uphold the rule of law and not disobey court orders if elected as President in next year’s general elections. The spokesperson for the Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Organisation, Kola Ologbondiyan, told Saturday PUNCH that Atiku’s political trajectory had a lot to …
Read More »Umahi Can’t Be Sacked For Dumping PDP – Appeal Court
The Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, on Friday, hailed the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Abuja division, which nullified his earlier sacking from office by the Federal High Court in Abuja. Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court had sacked Umahi and his deputy, Eric Igwe, after …
Read More »NUPENG Writes Sanwo-Olu, Threatens Shutdown Over Harassment
The Lagos State branch of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers have written to the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to check the activities of persons it described as unscrupulous elements harassing its members. The letter, dated October 28, 2022, said the union was deeply …
Read More »Speaking Indigenous Languages Preserve Nigeria’s Identity — Stakeholders
The Founder and Coordinator of the Igbo Language Project, Mrs. Comfort Ubosi, has called on various ethnic groups in the country to ensure they speak their languages with their children to help them grow up without losing their true identity. According to a statement made available to The PUNCH on …
Read More »Terror Alert: Special Forces Soldiers, Policemen, DSS Agents Flood Abuja
The growing apprehension in the Federal Capital Territory over the terror alerts issued by the United States and the United Kingdom persisted on Friday, even as the Federal Government heightened security in the capital city. Saturday PUNCH observed massive deployment of Special Forces and the elite Presidential Guards Brigade in Abuja …
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