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The Obi-Datti Media Office has explained why the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, travelled to overseas to interact with Diaspora Nigerians. According to the office, Obi’s tour is a response to numerous invitations from Nigerians in the Diaspora who are seeking to make their own contributions to the mission of rebuilding the country. The media office while sharing Obi’s …

When trains were running and ferrying passengers and goods across the area on a daily basis, there was no report of thieves or vandals tampering with the facilities of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC. Everything was fine and the rail lines, tracks and coaches were never attractive to petty thieves or established criminals who lay ambush for anything useful hidden …

The All Progressives Congress vice-presidential candidate, Kashim Shettima, has explained why he wore sneakers to the Nigerian Bar Association Conference in Lagos State on Monday. Kashim Shettima at the NBA conference Shettima, who represented APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, at the event, was dressed in a black suit and red tie, accompanied by a pair of gym shoes, which stirred reactions …

The Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday met with the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, in London as part of efforts to resolve the crisis with the governor. The PUNCH gathered that Atiku pleaded with Wike to support him in the 2023 presidential election. A close associate of the governor, who confided in The PUNCH, …

Russia’s Defence Ministry has confirmed that its forces were behind Wednesday’s missile strike on a railway station in central Ukraine that Kiev said left at least 25 people dead, including civilians. However, Russian Defence Ministry spokesperson Igor Konashenkov claimed that more than 200 Ukrainian soldiers on their way to fight in the Donbass region had been killed in the attack …

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has temporarily suspended the shutdown of the indebted broadcast stations across the country. The Director-General of NBC, Malam Balarabe Ilelah, made the disclosure in a statement on Friday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that NBC, on Aug. 19 revoked the licences of the AIT/Ray Power FM (DAAR Communication L.td., Silverbird TV …

The Edo State Police Command has arrested 30 suspects over cult-related killings in the state. In a statement on Friday by the Command Deputy Spokesperson, ASP Jennifer Iwegbu, the command swung into action after reported killings in different parts of the state. According to her, those arrested are David Ebube, Chiedu Rex, Samuel Ebi, Charles Eke, Monday Work of God, …

Edo State Investment Promotion Office (ESIPO) and the Edo Development and Property Agency (EDPA) have held a strategic meeting with distributors of building materials in the state to promote local content use among builders. According to Managing Director, Edo State Investment Promotion Office (ESIPO), Mr. Kelvin Uwaibi, the purpose is to strengthen collaboration among stakeholders in the state’s construction industry. …

*Kano, Enugu, Zamfara Get New Commissioners By Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku Abuja, Nigeria – Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the posting of CP Abubakar Lawal, to the Kano State Police Command as the new Commissioner of Police in charge of the State. The IGP also ordered the posting of CP Kolo Yusuf, and CP Ahmed Ammani, to …

• 27 Firearms, 633 Live Ammunition, 4 Cutlasses Recovered By Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku Abuja, Nigeria – Operatives of the Force Intelligence Bureau and Intelligence Response Team (FIB-IRT) have successfully brought to a close, an alleged case of murder which seemed unsolved, with the arrest of some notorious suspects involved in criminal conspiracy, culpable homicide, and kidnapping in June 2022. The …