News Briefing on Canada Truckers Protest Vs EndSars by Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed I am sure you journalists are watching with keen interest the events unfolding in Canada, where truckers are protesting over Covid-19 vaccine mandates and other Covid-19 restrictions The Canadian protesters, who have blockaded …
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LASG Arrests Developer Of Yaba Collapsed Building
The Lagos State Government has arrested the developer of a collapsed building at No. 16 Akanbi Crescent, Onike, Yaba for breaking the government seal on the property and violating the stop-work order. The PUNCH had earlier reported that three persons were confirmed dead and about four others including a security …
Read More »Abuja LGA Polls: APC’s Jubrin Abubakar Wins Gwagwalada Area Council
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Jubrin Abubakar, has been declared as the Chairman-elect of Gwagwalada Area Council at the Saturday Council elections. Mr Abubakar, a former chairman of the council, defeated his opponent, Mohammed Kassim of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Mr Abubakar polled 11,125 votes and was …
Read More »PDP’s Suleman Sabo Wins Kuje Chairmanship Election In Abuja
BREAKING: PDP floors APC to win Kuje chairmanship election in Abuja The PDP won in all the 10 wards in the area council. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Suleman Sabo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) the winner of the February 12 Kuje Area Council chairmanship election …
Read More »2023: North Can’t Afford To Let Tinubu Down – Kashim Shettima
A former governor of Borno State, Senator Kashim Shettima, has said this is the time for the North to support the presidential ambition of the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In an exclusive interview with Daily Trust on Sunday, Shettima, who was one …
Read More »APC Moves To Bar Senators, Reps From Voting In Presidential Primary
A fresh crisis is looming in the ruling All Progressives Congress amid fresh plans by the APC to bar members of the National Assembly – who are not principal officers – from taking part in the Presidential primary, Sunday PUNCH has learnt. Currently, all serving and former members of the …
Read More »Ikoyi Building Collapse: Osibona Threatened Our Officials With Dogs – LASBCA
The Lagos State Building Control Agency on Friday told a coroner sitting in Ikeja that its officials were denied access to the site of the ill-fated 21-storey building under construction on Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, which collapsed on November 1 last year. LASBCA’s Assistant Director, Inspectorate of Quality Control, Mrs Oluseun …
Read More »I Have Suffered Injustice From Government I Helped Into Power – Okorocha
This will be your fourth shot at the presidency. What makes you think you will win this time? This will be the fourth time that I’ll be contesting the presidency of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The first time was in 2001 when I declared to run for the 2003 …
Read More »2023: I Told Buhari I Want To Step In His Shoes Not On His Toes – Tinubu
The National Leader of All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has disclosed that he told the President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), he wanted to step in his shoes and not on his toes. Tinubu said this on Saturday while speaking at the Palace of the Alake and Paramount Ruler of Egbaland, …
Read More »Enugu LG Polls: Aninri, Awgu Promise Landslide Victory For PDP
Enugu LG Polls: Aninri, Awgu constituents rally round Gov. Ugwuanyi as their leader …Pledge to record landslide victory for PDP * ‘Leadership of Enugu State is in your hands’, Toby Okechukwu tells governor Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi-led Local Government Elections campaign train of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu State, …
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