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Efforts by the National Reconciliation Committee set up by the leadership of the All Progressives Congress to resolve the internal crisis in some state chapters of the party may have suffered a setback in some states, according to report by Sunday PUNCH. In some of the states visited by the committee, led by a former governor of Nasarawa State, Senator …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Benin City, Nigeria – Barely three Weeks After he assumed duty as AIG Zone 5 in Benin City, Ahmad AbdurRahman has been redeployed to the Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State. In his place, another Assistant Inspector General of Police, Lawan Tanko Jimeta has assumed duty in zone 5 Command Headquarters, Benin City, Edo State.   The …

*Vows to defeat moneybags at APC convention Team Osinbajo, working for the actualization of a Prof Yemi Osinbajo presidency in 2023 is already breaking boundaries across the country with reports of shadowy link-ups between his canvassers and a section of the famed cabal around President Muhammadu Buhari. This is just as his team has vowed to defeat moneybags at the …

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has called for increased partnership between the government, the military and other security agencies in the state to rid Edo forests of kidnappers and other criminal elements. The governor made the call when he received the new Commander of the Nigerian Air Force 107 Air Maritime Group, Air Commodore Rasheed Abidoye, who was …

The Super Eagles have booked a slot in the second round of the ongoing African Cup of Nations with a comfortable 3-1 win over the Falcons of Sudan. Two first-half goals from Samuel Chukwueze and Taiwo Awoniyi plus a Moses Simon strike in the second ensured the Eagles maintained a strong grasp of Group D leadership with six points from their first …

A recent directive by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) that schools in the South east zone should no longer sing the Nigerian national anthem but that of ‘Biafra’ has sparked off fresh worries over the activities of the group in the region. The ban was contained in a statement jointly issued by IPOB’s Head of Directorate, Chika Edozien, and …

The Nigeria LNG Limited announced on Thursday that its board of directors had approved the supply of 100 per cent of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (butane and propane) produced by the company to the Nigerian market. The NLNG said in a statement that it would prioritise the domestic market for 100 per cent of its butane (cooking gas) production. It …

Members of the Olubadan-in-Council elevated to Obas have agreed to drop their crowns and revert to High Chiefs. This decision was taken at the meeting of the council held at the Oja’ba Palace of the Olubadan of Ibadanland on Thursday. The meeting was attended by six members council, namely High Chiefs Owolabi Olakulehin (Balogun of Ibadanland), Tajudeen Ajibola (Otun Balogun), …

The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders’ Forum on Thursday met in Abuja and declared that political parties that field northern presidential candidates won’t enjoy their support in the 2023 general elections. Those at the meeting include delegations from the four regional socio-cultural organisations: Afenifere (South West), Ohanaeze Ndigbo (South-East), Pan Niger Delta Forum (South-South) and the Middle Belt Forum (Middle …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Thursday grilled socialite, Obi Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana, for his alleged link to the illegal narcotic business, The PUNCH has learnt. The PUNCH reports that Iyiegbu, who is the Chairman, Cubana group of companies, was grilled for about five hours at the Abuja headquarters of the NDLEA before he was granted bail and asked …