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APC, Opposition Differed In 12 States Bye-election’s Results
The ruling All Progressives Congress, the African Democratic Congress, and the Peoples Democratic Party on Sunday differed over the outcome of the by-elections held on Saturday across 16 constituencies in 12 states. While the APC captured the majority of the seats, the PDP recorded wins in Ibadan, Oyo State, and Adamawa State; the NNPP emerged victorious in Kano; and the...
FG Halt Workers Compensation Reduction As NLC Holds Ground
The Federal Government has pledged to reverse deductions from the Employees’ Compensation Scheme managed by the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, to ease tensions with the Nigeria Labour Congress, following the threat of a nationwide strike by the union. Last week, the NLC accused the Federal Government of diverting 40 per cent of NSITF contributions to the government’s treasury. The...
Catholic Bishop Support Otti For Second Term
The Catholic Bishop of Umuahia Diocese, Rev. Michael Ukpong, has said those already campaigning to take over from Governor Alex Otti in 2027 are wasting their time, insisting that the governor’s performance in just two years has already done the campaigning for him. Ukpong made the remark on Sunday during a lunch he hosted for Otti at the Mater Dei...
Military Court Apprehend New Zealand Soldier Guilty Of Attempted Espionage
A military court found a New Zealand soldier guilty of attempted espionage for a foreign power on Monday — the first spying conviction in the country’s history. The soldier was caught offering to pass military base maps and photographs to an undercover officer posing as an agent for a foreign nation, the court-martial heard. The man’s name, the country he attempted...
FG Appoints PenCom Chairman
The Federal Government has bowed to the threat of a strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress for not constituting the governing board of the National Pension Commission by appointing Mr Opeyemi Agbaje as the chairman. The news of Agbaje’s appointment was confirmed to The PUNCH by impeccable NLC sources, as well as some industry officials. At the end of its August...
Edo PDP Rejects Bye-election’s Results, Cites BVAS Sabotage
The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has rejected the results of the senatorial and House of Representatives by-elections held on Saturday, August 16, 2025. PDP accused INEC of deliberate sabotage, and described the election process as a severe blow to Nigeria’s democratic integrity The Independent National Electoral Commission had earlier on Sunday announced the All Progressives Congress candidates...
Ex-NNPCL Officials Face Prosecution Over Refinery Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has recovered over N5bn and $10m from contractors and government officials indicted in the fraud in the turnaround maintenance of the nation’s refineries in Port Harcourt, Kaduna and Warri. Sunday PUNCH reliably gathered that the anti-graft agency was working to recover another N10bn and $13m allegedly siphoned through contractors engaged in the maintenance. Our correspondent...
Nigerian Army Appoints New GOCs, Provost Marshall, CMI, Others
The Nigerian Army has carried out a minor shake-up of its high command, with the appointment of new Principal Staff Officers (PSOs), General Officers Commanding (GOC), and other senior commanders to head various formations across the nation. Following the reshuffle, Major General Chinedu Nnebeife is the new General Officer Commanding (GOC), 2 Division, Ibadan, while Major General ASK Wase is...
Rice Farmers Association Blame Price Increase On Cartel, Middlemen
Some members of the rice farmers’ associations have blamed the continuous hike in the price of the product in Nigeria on the activities of unscrupulous farmers and middlemen in the sector. The rice farmers’ leaders made this known in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Lagos. The vice-chairman of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria, Mr...
“FG Grant Interest-free Loans To Farmers, Small Businesses” – GEEP
The Federal Government will soon commence disbursement of interest-free loans to smallholder farmers and businesses across the country before the end of 2025, the National Programme Manager of the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme, Hamza Ibrahim Baba, has said. Baba made this known on Friday in Kaduna during an engagement with representatives of the traders’ associations and other stakeholders in...
