A joint security patrol team in Benue State was ambushed by suspected armed herdsmen on Monday, resulting in serious injuries and the disappearance of three officers. According to a situation report from the Benue State Police Command, the incident occurred at 2:19 p.m. along the Daudu–Uikohol Expressway in the GumaContinue Reading
The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Bayo Ojulari, has again failed to appear before the Senate Committee on Public Accounts, despite a 10-day ultimatum issued to him over unaccounted funds totaling ₦200 trillion Instead of appearing in person, the NNPCL GCEO sent representativesContinue Reading
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says the Federal Government has begun reconstruction and rehabilitation of the Eastern railway Corridor. Mr Victor Adamu, the Railway District Manager, Eastern District, Enugu, stated this while responding to a national Survey conducted by the Press on abandonment of railway lines in the country, inContinue Reading
Former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, on Wednesday said the President Bola Tinubu-led government is steering the country away from unsustainable borrowing and artificial subsidies that characterised the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari. Omokri said this while featuring on Channels Television’s Politics Today. “We were living inContinue Reading
The Senate has approved the electricity Act (Amendment) Bill, 2025 through second reading in a move to rescue the country’s ailing power sector from looming collapse. Sponsored by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe (Abia South), the amendment seeks to overhaul the 2023 Electricity Act by addressing regulatory gaps as some lawmakers proposeContinue Reading
Joint security forces, comprising police, military personnel, and components of the Nigerian Air Force, on Tuesday engaged hundreds of heavily armed bandits who simultaneously attacked the communities of Kadisau, Raudama, and Sabon Layi in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State. The operation resulted in the successful neutralisation of 30Continue Reading
Despite receiving increased allocations from the federal government, 10 Nigerian states have plunged deeper into debt, borrowing a staggering N417 billion in a bid to stay afloat. Investigations by The PUNCH reveal a disturbing trend: seven states—Bayelsa, Adamawa, Benue, Niger, Kogi, Taraba, and Bauchi—spent on average 190% of their InternallyContinue Reading
Opposition figure Peter Obi says he does not need more than four years to provide good governance for all Nigerians The Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election reiterated his single-term proposal on Sunday Politics programme. “I don’t need a day more than four years. I will show theContinue Reading
The opposition arrowhead accused the Bola Tinubu administration of mismanagement of scarce resources and being unfeeling to the plight of Nigerians. Presidential hopeful Peter Obi says being Nigerian president is a responsibility that should engender compassion and not nonchalance. Obi, who was a guest on Sunday Politics programme, believes thatContinue Reading
The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dayo Mobereola, has reaffirmed the Agency’s commitment to strengthening Nigeria’s shipbuilding and repair capacity during an inspection visit to Nigerdock at Snake Island integrated Free Zone, Lagos Dr. Mobereola was at Nigerdock to assess the ongoing maintenance workContinue Reading