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Atiku’s Camp Label Okowa As Betrayal Over Sudden Defection
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar's team is upset at Ifeanyi Okowa, his running mate in the 2023 presidential election, over his sudden defection. Insiders within Atiku’s inner circle and within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) told Daily Sun that the party’s 2023 presidential candidate feels betrayed over comments that Okowa recently made on live television where he expressed regret over...
NELFUND Criticised Over Delay Funds
Some public tertiary institution graduates have raised concerns over the delayed disbursement of student loans, revealing that funds were sent to their schools months after they had already graduated. They also continue to receive N20,000 monthly upkeep stipends despite no longer being students. In separate interviews with The PUNCH, the affected individuals explained that while they had applied for the Nigeria Education...
VFD Group Reports N19.8bn Gross Earnings
Compared to N15.3 billion in the first quarter of 2024, VFD Group Plc reported a 27% increase in gross earnings to N19.8 billion for the first quarter ending March 31, 2025. The unaudited financial statement filed with the Nigerian Exchange showed that investment and similar income grew by 48 per cent to N18.7bn from N12.7bn recorded in the corresponding quarter...
Zamfara, Benue Govs Default NASS Summon
Governors of Zamfara and Benue states, Dauda Lawal and Hyacinth Alia, respectively, have raised concerns over the legality of the invitation issued to them by the House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions. The governors, alongside their respective state houses of assembly, were summoned to appear before the committee over what the lawmakers described as alleged constitutional violations and governance...
Tinubu Meet Gencos Over N4tn Electricity Debt
President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to meet with the executives of the nation's power-generating companies to address the N4 trillion debt that threatens to destroy Nigeria's electrical supply chain. The move follows a high-level meeting on Tuesday between the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, and chairmen of Gencos in Abuja, amid mounting fears of a possible collapse of the national...
Ex-IGP Okiro Joins Mayor Igbokwe, Others Pay Final Respects To Businessman Philip Ndudim (Photos)
Umuawa-Alaocha Central School was enveloped in a solemn atmosphere on Saturday as former Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mike Okiro (Rtd) joined renowned philanthropist and businessman Mayor Lucky Igbokwe popularly Known as Don Lulu, alongside the Ndudim Abraham family, to mourn the passing of businessman, Mr. Philip Ndudim. The well-attended funeral service brought together a distinguished array of personalities from political,...
IPOB Rejects Proscription, Accuses FG Of Judicial Manipulation
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has condemned the proscription of its organization by the Nigerian government, describing it as “kangaroo justice” and a gross violation of constitutional and judicial processes. In a press statement signed by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, IPOB accused the APC-led federal government of using “backdoor tactics” and corrupt means to criminalize its...
Ekiti Cleric Profer Use Of Renewable Energy As Power Crisis Solution
Rt Rev. Abidemi Shittu, the bishop of the Methodist Church Nigeria in the Diocese of Ado Ekiti, has called for the purposeful development of a more dependable, sustainable, and energy-efficient system for all Nigerians. The cleric, who said inadequate power supply in the country was currently crippling various aspects of national life, harped on the need for urgent commitment to...
APC Warn Zamfara Gov Againt Lawmaker’s Harassment
The All Progressives Congress's Zamfara chapter has warned Governor Dauda Lawal to halt the judicial harassment of state lawmakers who decided to establish a parallel assembly in order to maintain peace in the state. In a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday, the Publicity Secretary of the party, Yusuf Idris stated the governor should have sat with the aggrieved...
Trump To Visit Saudi Arabia
US President Donald Trump is due to meet the heads of state of six Gulf countries while on a visit to Riyadh later this month, a source close to the Saudi government told AFP on Sunday. Trump’s visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates from May 13 to 16 will be the first foreign trip of his...
