No presidential broadcast was planned- Femi Adesina debunks report of President Buhari addressing the nation today

Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, says contrary to earlier reports, there will be no presidential broadcast today May 18. Sani Aliyu, the National Coordinator of…

UNEASE IN PDP AS ONDO GUBER POLLS BECKONS

The political theatrics ahead of Ondo State governorship election, slated for October 10, 2020, have become intense within the major opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as it shops for…

WE DIDN’T SNEAK INTO ASSEMBLY COMPLEX TO BEG – IHEDIOHA

The immediate past deputy speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly, Okey Onyekanma, has debunked the speculation that he led the former governor of the state, Emeka Ihedioha, to…

DILEMMA IN APC EDO/ONDO POLLS OVER MODE OF PRIMARIES

The governing All Progressives Congress is in a dilemma over which mode of primaries to adopt for the forth coming governorship polls in Edo and Ondo states, The PUNCH has learnt. Findings…

TROUBLE IN ONDO APC AS FACTION ENDORSES EX-DEPUTY CLERK

A former Deputy Clerk of the National Assembly, Chief Olayide Adelami, has been endorsed to run for the position of governor by the Akoko Progressives Forum, a group within the…

VIRTUAL MEETING EXPOSE GOVERNMENT AND OTHERS TO ATTACKS AND FRAUD

Concerns over national security are growing as federal and state governments turn to virtual space for meetings. The worries stem from the porous state of the Nigerian space, which unless…

JUST IN: COURT DID NOT STOP THE CONSIDERATION ON CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE BILL – REPS

The House of Representatives has said the consideration of the contentious Control of Infectious Diseases Bill has not been stopped by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. The chairman,…

KILLINGS IN SOUTHERN KADUNA TURNING TO GENOCIDE – UMAR BARDE

Worried by the incessant kidnappings and killings by herders in his locality, Umar Barde representing Chikun/Kajuru federal constituency of Kaduna State has described the killings as a bloody genocide. Barde,…

COVID-19 patient gives birth in Lagos, 67 others recover

A pregnant coronavirus patient has given birth to a baby boy in Lagos State. A press statement from the state government noted that the baby was delivered through a caesarean…

Pension Fraud: Borno Saves N400m After Verification, 552 Pensioners Cleared

The verification follows a petition over unpaid stipends submitted by 387 pensioners through the Borno State chapter of their union.Governor Babagana Zulum personally received the petition during a publichearing organized…