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Otti Promises Support For Army Recruitment Drive Among Abia Youths
The governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, has promise to help raise awareness among Abia youths about joining the Nigerian Army. Otti stated this in government house Umuahia on Wednesday while receiving in audience a delegation of the Year 2025 Nigerian Army Recruitment Awareness Team, from Army headquarters, Abuja, led by Brigadier General Chima Ekeator. The governor, who was represented by...
Ibas Disbands Fubara’s Political Structures, Makes Key Appointments
Vice Admiral Ibok-Etteh Ibas, the sole administrator of Rivers State, has made the appointments to the state's civil service and local government commissions clear to all. This is besides the appointment of administrators into the 23 local government councils despite the restraining order from the Federal High Court to the contrary. Ibas also made critical appointments to the Rivers State...
NIMC Reaffirms Policy Against Non-Sharing Of NIN
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has reaffirmed its position that the National Identity Number (NIN) should not be shared. The Commission stated this while reacting to a notification about the activities of unauthorised elements purportedly asking for the submission of the National Identification Number (NIN) of Anambra residents in exchange for money, which contravenes the NIMC Act No. 23,...
LP Crisis: Gov. Otti Hands Over Supreme Court Ruling To INEC
Alex Otti, the governor of Abia State, has formally turned in Certified True Copies (CTC) of the Supreme Court's ruling on the Labour Party's (LP) leadership to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The 48-page judgement had removed Julius Abure as the national chairman of LP. However, Abure, the embattled party leader, maintained that the judgement did not dissolve the...
Kogi Women Stage Bold Protest Half-Naked Over Growing Insecurity
On Wednesday, some irate women from Oke-Ere, in Kogi State's Yagba West Local Government Area, demonstrated against what they described as the "endless reign of terror" in their neighbourhood. The women, many of whom are elderly, marched through the town with sad chants in a local dialect. In a video sighted by PUNCH Online on Wednesday, they appeared half-naked, holding sticks...
Activist Demands Action From FG Over Passport Extortion By NIS In Delta
In response to multiple complaints from residents of Delta State regarding arbitrary charges by officers of the Delta State Command, Nigeria Immigration Service, Asaba, human rights activist Mr. Victor Ojei has called on the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Kemi Nandap, to urgently intervene and put an end to the illegal charges in the state. A copy of...
“Speak Up, Nigeria Is Falling Apart,” Peter Obi Tells Citizens
Mr. Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, has urged party members to fear no one, emphasising that Nigeria is on the brink of collapse and in dire need of rescue. He made the remarks while addressing party members during the ongoing National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Abuja. “Do not fear anybody....
Obi, Otti Ignore Abure’s Warning, Hold Parallel NEC Meeting
Less than 48 hours after the Labour Party's Julius Abure-led National Executive Committee threatened to sanction Peter Obi, the LP's 2023 presidential candidate, and Alex Otti, the governor of Abia State, during their meeting on Wednesday, the two parties' camps assured PUNCH Online that the summit would proceed as scheduled. The Acting Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress Political Commission,...
Estonia Bans Non-EU Citizens, Mostly Russians, From Local Elections
A constitutional amendment that prohibits non-EU citizens from participating in local elections was signed into law by Estonia's president on Wednesday. The amendment is aimed at the country's sizable Russian minority. Lawmakers voted overwhelmingly in favour of the change on March 26 as fears grow about security in the country since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. President Alar Karis’s...
FEC Orders Full Implementation Of Naira-For-Crude Deal
The Federal Executive Council has officially directed the full implementation of the suspended Naira-for-Crude agreement with local refiners. The Ministry of Finance disclosed this on its official X handle titled “Update on the Crude and Refined Product Sales in Naira Initiative” on Wednesday. Recall that the first phase of the six-month deal involving the Federal Government, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited,...
