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Opposition Slams Tinubu Of Forcing Defections Using Public Resources
Opposition parties have accused President Bola Tinubu of using public resources and anti-graft agencies to pressure opposition members into joining the All Progressives Congress. The parties stated that the APC was on the verge of collapse following the recent wave of defections from opposition parties into its ranks. In separate interviews with Sunday PUNCH, spokespersons for the Peoples Democratic Party, New Nigeria...
NAFDAC Alerts Nigerians On Suspected Fake Drugs
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control has raised the alarm over the circulation of suspected counterfeit Augmentin 625mg Tabs in the country. According to NAFDAC, the product failed short of the labeling requirements. The alert signed by the management of NAFDAC and titled ‘NAFDAC Alert And Sensitization Of The Public On Suspected Falsified Augmentin 625mg’ was obtained...
Kenya: Ruto Bows To Pressure, Rescinds Controversial Tax Hike After Deadly Protest
President of Kenya, William Ruto says he will withdraw a finance bill which contains controversial tax hikes, following deadly protests in which parliamentary building was set on fire on Tuesday. In an address to the nation, he said it was clear that Kenyans "want nothing" to do with the bill. "I concede," he said, adding that he would not sign the...
Nigeria Backward As A Result Of Poor Leadership — Obasanjo
A former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, says the socioeconomic and political situations in the country have remained stagnant because of leadership deficit, concluding that the only way out is for “self-centred” leaders to give way. He spoke in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, on Saturday as Special Guest of Honour at the Leadership Empowerment International Conference, where 25 distinguished...
Sen. Ekweremadu Asks Court To Dismiss Application Seeking To Declare Seat Vacant
Former Deputy President Nigerian Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has urged a Federal High Court sitting in Enugu State to dismiss the application seeking to declare his Senate Seat vacant. Senator Ekweremadu who hails from Mpu community in Aninri Local Government Area of Enugu State is representing Enugu West senatorial district at the upper legislative chamber of the National Assembly. However, Ekweremadu...
Sokoto-Badagry Coastal Highway Construction To Be Inaugurated In August
His excellency, President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to inaugurate the construction work of the 1000km Sokoto-Badagry Coastal Highway in August. The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, disclosed this during a stakeholder engagement on the project in Birnin Kebbi. Umahi said that he was directed by the president to come to Kebbi with some ministers and members of the National Assembly to...
Fire Razes Shops In Oyo
At least twelve stores were destroyed by fire on Thursday evening in Ibadan, Oyo State. Witnesses told The PUNCH, on Friday, that the fire began around 10:55pm at Block A, No 64, Mayegun Cement Store Market, Araromi, Agodi-Gate in Ibadan and raged for more than three hours before it was extinguished. It was further learnt that property worth several million naira...
Aiyedatiwa Disburses N30m Loan To 66 Widows Of Fallen Heroes
Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State on Monday disbursed N30 million microcredit revolving loans to 66 widows of fallen heroes in the state. The governor announced this at the 2024 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration held at the Cenotaph, Alagbaka, Akure. Aiyedatiwa, who presented cheques to the beneficiaries at the occasion, said the gesture was a honour to the fallen heroes. The governor said...
Nnamdi Kanu: Avoid Executive Rascality, Impunity – Igbo Youths Tell FG
The Apex Socio-cultural youth organization of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Ohanaeze Youth Council, has urged the federal government of Nigeria, to desist from indulging executive Rascality and Impunity. This is following the recent verdicts of the Court ordering the immediate release of the detained leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, and the subsequent blunt refusal of the...
FG Withdraws Operation Licenses Of 10 Private Jets [Full List]
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended the permits of 10 private jet operators over illegal operation. The affected operators which had their Permit for Non-Commercial Flight (PNCF) suspended had failed to undergo a recertification process as directed by the regulatory authority. This was after revelations that most of the operators were abusing the PNCF and using their jets for...
