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The President of South Africa, Mr Cyril Ramaphosa, has just apologised to Nigeria over the xenophobic attacks in his country. The apology was delivered to President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Monday by Ramaphosa’s special envoy, Mr Jeff Radebe. A meeting between Buhari and Radebe has just ended at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. PUNCH

By Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku A few weeks ago while looking through the dailies, attention at the Civil Empowerment and Rule of Law Support Initiative, CERLSI,  was drawn to a news item indicative that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had at last decided to have a communications policy.  We have said ‘at last’ because from our interactions with the INEC, it did …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Pa Iguma Amasowomwan, the Deputy Odionwere (Assistant village head) of Iguadolor Community in Ovia North East local government area of Edo State, is now in police net over the alleged barbaric  murder of a woman, her daughter and grandson in the Community on  Wednesday, September 11, 2019. He was picked up last Thursday, September 12, 2019 by …

There was drama on Saturday as the three major players  in the crisis  in  the ruling All Progressive Congress in Edo State,  Governor Godwin Obaseki, Adams Oshiomhole and   House of Assembly Speaker, Francis Okiye,  met  at the venue for the thanksgiving service   for the 90th birthday of   the Iyase of Benin, Chief Sam Igbe, in Benin. In his sermon at …

New questions as to the intentions of Governor Nyesom Wike came to the fore after three bristling utterances from him between Wednesday and Thursday. Is the governor about to follow Senator Godswill Akpabio into the All Progressives Congress, APC was a question some asked? That debate reverberated after he sounded his readiness to untie the cord holding the Peoples Democratic …

On a bright day in August at the INEC headquarters in Abuja, the electoral commission chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, and his team sat for an interview with a PREMIUM TIMES team led by the Publisher, Dapo Olorunyomi. In this first part of the interview, Mr Yakubu answered questions on diverse issues such as diaspora voting, electoral act amendment and the Kogi and Bayelsa …

The judge gave the Consequential Order while vacating the July 25, 2019 Interim Order,  forfeiting five properties owned by Okorocha and his family to the Federal Government. The properties are: Rochas Foundation College, Owerri, All in 1 Shopping Mall, East High Academy, East High College and Royal Spring Palm Hotel & Apartments. The Registered Trustees of Rochas Foundation College, All-inLimited, Royal Spring Palm Apartments Limited, Registered Trustees …

Atiku, BoT to hold crisis meeting in DubaiMembers upset with Wike, Alaibe sues party There is trouble in the opposition Peoples Democratic Party following former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s loss at the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal on Wednesday, SUNDAY PUNCH has learnt. The development, it was gathered, has made some members of  Board of Trustees of the PDP  to travel to  Dubai …

The Inspector General of Police (I-G), Abubakar Adamu says community policing initiative will complement Nigeria police efforts in combating crimes and issues bothering on the activities of bandits, terrorists, kidnappers and militants. Adamu said this shortly after the submission of report by the committee on the Implementation Strategies on Strengthening Internal Security Framework and Community Policing in Nigeria on Friday …

…Says it’ll weaken purchasing power, worsen poverty level Organised Labour has on Friday rejected government planned increase in Value Added Tax, VAT, from 5 % to 7.2 %, describing the planned increase as anti-people and anti-development. Speaking through the Union Labour Congress of Nigeria, ULC, Labour asked government to jettison the plan as it would not only weaken the citizens …