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Since his emergence as Nigeria’s number-two citizen, different accounts had been flying around on how Professor Yemi Osinbajo, actually secured the coveted vice-presidential slot, a majority of which revolved around the person of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, his former boss. Indeed, the recent revelation by Chief Bisi Akande in his book, “My Participations” was equally slanted to further pin down the …

One week after a marathon meeting with leaders of Nigeria’s security architecture, the House of Representatives, on Wednesday, lamented the rising spate of insecurity in several parts of the country especially Benue, Taraba and Plateau states. Members of the House took turns to criticise the action and inaction of the regime led by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), …

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, upheld a sentence of six years jail term with N22.9 billion fine for an official, John Yusufu Yakubu, who stole N25 billion in police pension fund. A five-member panel of the court unanimously affirmed the decision of the Court of Appeal in Abuja which imposed the sentence in 2018. Agreeing with the N22.9 billion fine …

Nigeria’s Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen, on Wednesday, said she battled with tears when the children of the late popular gospel artiste, Osinachi Nwachukwu, narrated their late mother’s ordeal. She spoke on NTA’s Good Morning Nigeria’s breakfast show monitored by The PUNCH. According to the minister, the widower of the deceased, Peter Nwachukwu, brutalised his late wife and her four …

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola  Tinubu, have stepped up efforts to lobby state governors ahead of the party’s presidential primaries. Groups supporting both presidential candidates told our correspondents in separate interviews on Tuesday that the Vice-President and the APC national leader would hold more meetings with the governors in the days …

The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Friday, April 15 and Monday, April 18 public holidays to mark this year’s Easter celebrations. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, announced this on Tuesday in a statement by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Shuaib Belgore. While urging Christians to emulate the attributes of sacrifice, togetherness, forgiveness, kindness, love, peace and patience, as …

World Bank in collaboration with the Federal Government through the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) has commenced the installation of solar systems in 5000 households in Abia. The initiative was introduced to provide 24-hour uninterrupted solar power to 5 million households in Nigeria off the national grid, according to NDPHC representative, Mr Chinonso Ugwueke, an Engineer who led the …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has made good on his promise of connecting the secretariat of the state’s chapter of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) to the CCETC-Ossiomo Power Plant in Benin City, for 24-hour power supply. The development has thrown journalists in the state into wild jubilation with many commending the governor for his development strides aimed …

…displays portal for applicants to check application status By Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku Abuja, Nigeria – Police constables who applied for and attended the 2021 recruitment exercise are to check the status of their applications and print their Computer Based Test (CBT) exam slips, if qualified for the next stage of the exercise. The Nigeria Police Force, in conjunction with the …

A man, Ifeanyi Njoku, has been arrested for allegedly killing his girlfriend, Precious Okeke, 24, in an estate at Badore, in the Ajah area of Lagos State. According to PUNCH Metro report, the live-in lovers stayed on Oke Street, where Njoku allegedly killed his girlfriend for ritual purposes. It was learnt that a native doctor, who was assisting the suspect, …