May 2024

Two women kidnapped in Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State have been rescued from their abductors. This is just as efforts are still ongoing to rescue three abducted university students in the state. The state Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. Fanwo, while giving details…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointments of at least 555 persons to serve as Pro-chancellors/Chairmen and members of Governing Boards of 111 federal universities, polytechnics and Colleges of Education. This followed Tinubu’s assent to a list of nominees selected by the Ministry of Education. An advertorial by the Education Ministry sighted by PUNCH Online showed…

The North-East Governors’ Forum on Saturday raised concerns that the region has been neglected. The governors lamented the Federal Government’s absence, saying it is overwhelming. This was disclosed during the forum’s 10th meeting which was held in Bauchi State. In a communique signed by the NEGF Chairman, Prof Babagana Zulum, which was obtained by our…

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has said that if in 2027, the party decides that it is the South-East’s turn and selects Peter Obi as its candidate, he will readily offer his support. “I have said repeatedly and I even said it before the 2023 general elections that if…

The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery, has said the United Kingdom was impressed by the security strategies President Tinubu has put in place. Montgomery also reiterated the UK government’s support for the Nigerian government in terms of security, transparency and accountability in governance. Montgomery stated this during a High-level Dialogue on Delivering the…

Following the skidding of the runway by an aircraft belonging to Dana Air with registration no: 5N-BKI, the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau has released its preliminary report on the incident. The bureau linked the incident to failed Nose Landing Gear. This report was obtained by PUNCH Online on Saturday. The Dana aircraft skidded off the…

The Lagos State Ministry of Health Neglected Tropical Diseases unit will conduct a mass school-based deworming campaign from May 20 to May 24, 2024. This was as the NTD also said that over 48 million school-age children in Nigeria needed treatment for Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis infection, saying these infections result from poor sanitation and hygiene conditions…

The 2024 Amirul Hajj (leader of pilgrims) in Kebbi, Sa’idu Dakingari, has charged prospective pilgrims to protect Kebbi State and Nigeria’s image in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Dakingari also charged them to be careful with their money as it was crucial to their well-being in the holy land. He gave this charge on Friday…

The Nigerian Union in South Africa has condemned the killing of Prince Ebuka, a 43-year-old Nigerian national from Obosi, Anambra State. Ebuka was killed on Friday in Danielskuil, Northern Cape, South Africa. This was contained in a statement signed by the NUSA National Publicity Secretary, Habib Miller, and made available to our correspondent on Saturday….

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have finalised plans to form a new confederation, the Confederation of the Alliance of Sahel States, marking a geopolitical shift in the region. This move showed their departure from their former colonial ruler, France, and a turn towards closer relations with Russia. The announcement was made following a meeting of…

About 555 persons have been appointed to serve as chairmen and members of governing councils of tertiary institutions in Nigeria. President Bola Tinubu, according to the Ministry of Education in an advertorial signed by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack, gave the approval of the pro-chancellors and chairmen of the Governing Board of…