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The Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti State and the governorship candidate of Action Peoples Party in the 2022 governorship election in the state, Prince Adeyinka Alli, on Friday, knocked Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, over the appointment of 115 new aides in the week. The state governor had on Tuesday approved the appointment of 115…

The Senate is probing the financial records of 774 federal agencies including the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, based on the queries raised against them in the 2019 report of the Auditor General for the Federation. The Chairman, Senate Public Account Committee, Aliyu Wadada, disclosed this on…

The remains of an adult male suspected to be one of the victims involved in an accident that occurred on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State on Wednesday have been recovered. Two passengers reportedly fell into the lagoon after a commercial bus crashed on the bridge. It was learnt that other occupants of the…

A professor of Political Science and former Secretary-General of the African Association of Political Science, Professor Adele Jinadu, has said that constituency projects embarked upon by federal lawmakers should not be perceived as their initiatives. A recent report by Sunday PUNCH revealed that no fewer than 50 contractors, consultants, and staff members of Ministries, Departments, and Agencies…

A member of the United Nations Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for Sudan, Prof. Joy Ezeilo, SAN, and some certified nutritionists have advised against the inadequate freezing of foods due to epileptic power supply. Ezeilo and the nutritionists said refrigerated and frozen food must maintain a specific temperature to ensure safe consumption without adverse health consequences….

The Commander of Nigeria’s National Safe Schools Response Coordination Centre of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Hammed Abodunrin, has emphasised the need to leverage technology to boost school security nationwide, rather than relying solely on armed personnel. Abodunrin shared this insight with our correspondent during a conversation on Friday. The Safe School Response…

The Nigeria Human Rights Commission was inundated with 4,211 complaints of human rights violations over three months, Saturday PUNCH learnt. The grievances ranged from killings, kidnapping, and domestic violence to abductions and children’s rights issues. According to the commission’s website, it received 1,147 human rights violations complaints in January, 1,484 in February, and 1,580 in March. In…

The Enugu State Monitoring Team on Work Attendance and Productivity queried absentee council workers during an unscheduled visit to the Ezeagu Local Government headquarters at Aguobu-Owa on Friday. The team led by the Head of Service, Mr Kenneth Ugwu, also read the riot act to civil servants in the state, who are fond of abstaining…

In response to the academic certificate forgery allegation levelled against him recently, the Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has told the All Progressives Congress screening committee for the upcoming governorship election in the state that his credentials are genuine. The governor said this on Friday when he became the first aspirant to be cleared by…

No fewer than 188 terrorists were killed and 330 arrested during operations conducted across the Northern parts of the country last week. Also, a total of 133 kidnapped persons were rescued by troops deployed across the country within the period under review. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Edward Buba, disclosed this in a…

A dispatch rider, Monday Osazuwa, on Friday, narrated to the Special Offences Court in Lagos how the embattled former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, instructed him on different occasions to collect the sum of $3m cash in tranches. Osazuwa, who was led in evidence in chief by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s…