September 2024

The Lagos State Government says there is no going back on the enforcement and restoration of right-of-way of all drainage channels in the state. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, stated this when he undertook an on-the-spot assessment of some drainage channels in the state on Wednesday. Wahab said the…

Following the recent hike in the price of petrol, transportation fares within Kaduna metropolis have gone up astronomically, a situation the residents lamented has made commuting too difficult. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the NNPC Ltd Retail Management approved the upward review of PMS pump price from N617 per litre to N897 per…

The acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Umar Damagum, has postponed the party’s National Working Committee meeting until next week due to increasing tension between former Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, and the PDP Governors Forum, regarding the status of Rivers State party congresses. Amid the lingering political crisis between Wike and the…

Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, on Wednesday, dismissed insinuations that the state was witnessing an upsurge in violent attacks and killings. He was reacting to attacks by gunmen which claimed the lives of eight persons in the Dafo and Kwata communities of Bokkos Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday night. The incident occurred…

Gunmen, on Wednesday, attacked the River State secretariat of the Action Peoples Party located in the GRA axis of Port Harcourt, shooting a security guard. This was the second attack on the APP secretariat within weeks. The APP Chairman, Sunny Wokekoro, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Wednesday. The latest incident came about a month…

The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Akinloye Olakunlehin has appointed a past chairman of the Oyo State Chapter of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Olugbemiga  Ayoade as his Chief Press Secretary. His appointment was conveyed in a letter dated August 29, 2024, and signed by Prince Olasunmbo  Olakulehin on behalf of the monarch. According to the…

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told African leaders Thursday that “injustices” against the continent must be corrected, calling for the region to have a permanent seat on the UN Security Council. Guterres and more than 50 African leaders are attending this week’s China-Africa forum, according to state media. Addressing the forum, Guterres told the leaders…

The United Nations Children’s Fund said Primary Health Care is important and it is the cornerstone of the health sector. The Chief of Health for UNICEF Nigeria, Dr Eduardo Celades, said this on Wednesday in Dutse, Jigawa State at a two-day media dialogue and field trip on ‘Strengthening PHC systems: the United Nations Children’s Fund…

A prominent chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party in Oyo State, Benedict Akika has reportedly been kidnapped, on Wednesday night. He was said to have been kidnapped at his Olorunda residence in the Lagelu Local Government Area of the state. Investigations by The PUNCH revealed that the gunmen, who were armed to the teeth, invaded…