A week after his return from medical vacation, the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Iyorchia Ayu, Tuesday, presided over a stormy meeting of the National Working Committee of the party. The meeting was also attended by the NWC members demanding the resignation of the national chairman. A national …

Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, on Wednesday, called an early general election for November 1, with her left-wing block neck and neck in the polls against the right and far-right. “I have today informed the queen that elections to the Folketing (parliament) will be held,” the Social Democratic leader told …

Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, known better as Mohbad on Wednesday alleged that he was assaulted by his management team after he demanded for a change of manager. The indigenous musician is signed under Marlian Records owned by fellow Nigerian artist Naira Marley. Sharing a video of himself on his …

GUNMEN on Wednesday kidnapped a popular community leader, Gashon Leks, who is an elder brother to a retired military officer in the locality, Air Vice Marshal Leks (rtd). Some residents of Daika Community who spoke to The PUNCH in Jos on Wednesday lamented the kidnap of the community leader, saying that they …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, on Tuesday, knocked the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, over the Federal Government’s decision to register rival groups, the Congress of University Academics, and the National Association of Medical and Dental Academics as trade unions. The PUNCH reports that Ngige presented certificates of …

The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday announced a cash reward of N5m  and  a house to world, Commonwealth and African 100m hurdles champion Oluwatobi Amusan. The Governor also named Amusan an Ogun State Sports Ambassador. Abiodun, in a  statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin, stated, …

The Group Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, on Tuesday announced that the NNPC as a corporation grew its profit after tax from N287bn in 2020 to N674bn in 2021. Kyari, who disclosed this at a press conference in Abuja, said the 2021 profit was contained …

A Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, Abia State, and presided over by Justice Evelyn Anyadike, today reserved October 27, 2022 for ruling on Nnamdi Kanu’s 8-point application over the alleged Federal Government’s attack on his country home and extraordinary rendition from Kenya. The suit is sui generis (of a …

Chief Dan Orbih, the PDP National Vice Chairman (South-South), had reacted to the return of N122.4 million paid into the accounts of its National Working Committee members by its national chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, and rubbished the claims that the loan was duly approved after an NWC meeting. Recall that Truthlivr.net had reported …

… describes the actors as hired agents of disunity who are not members of the party. The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP  Mandate Group, a coalition of PDP groups from the three Senatorial Districts of Edo State, has lambasted and condemned in strong words the statements made by some unknown rebellious …