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Group Raises Concern Over Lack Of Women’s Participation In Abia Politics
Proactive Gender Initiatives (PDI), a non-governmental organization supported by Heinrich Böll Stiftung, has expressed disapproval of the diminishing representation and involvement of women in Abia State politics. The group, which made the observation following a report of research it unveiled in Umuahia, lamented that Abia state had lost its ranking as the state with the highest number of female legislators...
CBEX Ibadan Office Looted Following Trading Platform Shutdown
A group of allegedly irate investors stormed the China Beijing Equity Exchange (CBEX) office in the Oke Ado neighbourhood on Monday after the digital trading platform reportedly crashed, causing chaos in Ibadan. Eyewitnesses report that an angry mob stormed the CBEX office, ransacking the premises and making away with furniture, electronics, and other valuables. The chaos was reportedly sparked by the...
Portable Gets N1m Bail For Cyberstalking Fuji Star Osupa
On Monday, the Kwara State Police command brought controversial Nigerian singer Badmus Okikiola, also known as Portable, before Chief Magistrate Sunday Adeniyi's Kwara State Upper Area Court. Reports were, however, rife that Portable struggled to meet the bail condition on Monday. According to Investigating Police Officer, ASP Adeniyi James, the charges were filed based on direct instructions from police authorities. Portable was...
NAPS Urges NANS To Oppose Polytechnic-to-University Conversions
The National Association of Polytechnic Students has urged the National Association of Nigerian Students' president, Olushola Ladoja to openly oppose any proposal to turn polytechnics into universities nationwide. In an open letter obtained by The PUNCH on Monday, NAPS President, Eshiofune Oghayan, warned that such conversions threaten the future of technical and vocational education in Nigeria. “We call on you, Comrade President, to...
Kwankwaso Condemns Plateau Killings, Calls For Prosecution Of Perpetrators
Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), has urged the relevant authorities to ensure that those responsible for the recent heinous killings in Plateau State are brought to justice. This was also as the two-term former governor called on them to rise to their responsibility to ensure the state does not become...
FRSC Encourages Compliance To Traffic Rules During Easter Celebration
Ogun Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps has given drivers advice on how to stay safe during the Easter holiday by adhering to traffic laws and regulations. Mr Memee Timothy, the Ifo Unit Commander of FRSC, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Ota, Ogun. “Motorists should refrain from speeding, wrongful...
”Nigeria’s External Debt Servicing May Hit $5.2bn” – Fitch
Fitch Ratings has predicted that Nigeria's external debt service will increase to $5.2 billion this year, underscoring mounting strain on public finances. The credit rating agency disclosed this in its latest rating action commentary published on Friday, in which it upgraded Nigeria’s long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating to ‘B’ from ‘B-’, with a stable outlook. According to the report, government external...
ALGON Calls Out AGF On LG Autonomy Stalemate
The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria has accused the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation of impeding the implementation of local government autonomy. Despite a Supreme Court decision supporting direct funding for all 774 local councils. Speaking ahead of a Federal High Court hearing in Abuja on Tuesday, ALGON Secretary General, Muhammed Abubakar, said the AGF’s directive for...
Atiku Bloc Defies PDP Govs Over Coalition Talks
Atiku Abubakar, the former vice president, has maintained that the only way to defeat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election is still through a coalition. Atiku argued against the position of 11 Peoples Democratic Party governors, who distanced the party from the proposed coalition being championed by the former vice president. Rising from their meeting in Ibadan on Monday, the...
Northern CAN Condemns Killings In Plateau
Abuja and the 19 Northern States' Christian Association of Nigeria have vehemently denounced the recent heinous murders in Plateau State's Bassa Local Government Area. In a statement released on Tuesday in Kaduna, Rev. Yakubu Pam-led Northern CAN expressed deep sadness and outrage over the senseless and barbaric attacks that have claimed the lives of innocent and peace-loving citizens. “We are deeply...
