President Bola Tinubu on Sunday extended his condolences to the families of the victims of the fire incident at the Eleme section of the East-West Road in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. What would become a deadly inferno began at 09:15 p.m. Friday when a heavy-duty truck collided with a petrol-laden tanker from behind amidst heavy…
This year’s edition of the annual traditional ‘Oro’ festival, usually held in Ikorodu, Lagos State, has been scheduled for May 16, 2024, daytime and nighttime. This was disclosed in a letter issued by the Ayangburen Palace and signed by the Ayangburen of Ikorodu, Oba Kabiru Shotobi; a copy of which was sighted by PUNCH Online…
Airstrikes conducted on Saturday by the Air Component of Operation Whirl Punch targeted terrorist hideouts in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State and economic saboteurs in the Niger Delta region, are yielding results. According to a statement signed by the Director of Public Relations, Nigerian Air Force, Edward Gabkwet, on Sunday, the strikes hit…
The Senate through its Committee on Finance, has called for concerted efforts by all relevant stakeholders to rescue and sustain the stability of the naira. The naira persisted in its decline against the US dollar within the official exchange framework, concluding at N1,309.88 on Thursday, April 25. However, the naira, last week, recovered against the…
Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle will visit Nigeria in May following the nation’s debut appearance at Harry’s 2023 Invictus Games which was held in Düsseldorf, Germany. The visit of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex owes to the invitation to visit the country on behalf of the Chief of Defence Staff, Mohammed Badaru,…
The transport situation in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, worsened on Sunday following the scarcity of petrol, which forced commercial and private vehicles off the road. It was observed that the few filling stations that were selling fuel witnessed long queues of vehicles. The scarcity had also forced fuel prices to jump to a little below…
The Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory Command, Bennet Igweh has warned the 118 prison escapees from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Suleja, Niger State, to stay away from the FCT, adding that he wouldn’t spare any one of them if caught. Igweh gave the warning during an exclusive interview with Crowther Radio, a…
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, is set to kick-start the disbursement of gratuities to retired workers across the state starting this week. The governor disclosed this in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary and Media Adviser, Oguwike Nwachuku, on Sunday. He is considering payment of the gratuities to the retirees from Tuesday, April…
The Malam-Fatori community, displaced from Borno State to neighboring Niger Republic due to floods during the 2023 rainy season may soon be relocated back home. The Lake Chad shores community in Abadam Local Government Area of the state had previously returned home from the Francophone country after being displaced by Boko Haram in previous years….
The Economic Community of West African States has dispatched 40 observers for the legislative and regional elections in Togo scheduled for Monday The regional bloc announced this in a statement on Sunday. Led by former Gambian Vice-President Fatoumata Jallow-Tambajang, the mission includes ambassadors, representatives from ECOWAS institutions, civil society members, media professionals, and election specialists…
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said on Sunday that about 88,000 people were internally displaced in Somalia in the first three months of 2024. The UNHCR said the displacement was mainly caused by conflict or insecurity and the long-term effects of flooding, which occurred between October and December 2023. “Clan conflicts and political…
A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress in Osun State Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has lauded President Bola Tinubu for the N200 billion Presidential Intervention Fund recently launched for Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises and manufacturers in the country. Oyintiloye, who stated this on Sunday while addressing newsmen in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, equally…