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Soludo, Peter Obi, Others Attend Burial Of Anambra Lawmaker, Justice Azuka
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, in the last general election Mr. Peter Obi, led other members of the party to attend the funeral mass of the slain Labour Party member, who represented Onitsha 1 Constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly. Other top members of the party who attended the burial mass were Senator Victor Umeh (Anambra Central...
Ex-Abia Lawmaker, Hon. Mathew Ibe, Passes Away
Former member of the Abia State House of Assembly, Hon. Chief Mathew Ibe, has passed away. Hon. Ibe, who represented Umunneochi State Constituency, served three terms in the state legislature, making significant contributions to lawmaking and governance in Abia State. Details surrounding his death remain unclear as of the time of this report, but his passing has left a deep void...
Tinubu Celebrates El-Rufai At 65, Lauds His Impact On Democracy
In his congratulatory message on his 65th birthday, President Bola Tinubu called former Kaduna State Nasir El-Rufai “an administrator, scholar, and politician” who was renowned for his “resourcefulness and brilliance." In a statement issued on Sunday, Tinubu acknowledged El-Rufai’s role as a founding member of the All Progressives Congress and his contributions to the party’s success in three consecutive elections. The...
SERAP Slams CBN Over ATM Fee Hike, Urges Immediate Reversal
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been given a 48-hour deadline by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project to revoke the recently announced increase in Automated Teller Machine transaction fees, which it has described as "unlawful, unfair, unreasonable, and unjust." In an open letter dated February 15, 2025, signed by SERAP Deputy Director Kolawole Oluwadare, the organization urged CBN...
Lagos Crackdown: NAFDAC Shuts Down 3,000 Shops, Seizes 12 Trucks Of Counterfeit Drugs [PHOTOS]
Over 3,000 stores in Lagos' Idumota Open Drug Market were shut down in the first week of operations by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, which has stepped up its enforcement actions against the sale of illegal and counterfeit medications. This was made known in a statement shared on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday by NAFDAC. During...
Police Neutralize Seven Terrorists, Confiscates Ammo, Firearms
The Nigeria Police Force has recently conducted operations throughout the nation, neutralizing seven terrorists and recovering 23 firearms and various types of ammunition. In a statement issued on Sunday via X, the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said the operations were part of efforts to dismantle criminal networks and enhance internal security. The statement noted that on February 14,...
Proposed Truck Ban Threatens N300bn Loss For Fuel Tanker Owners, Says NARTO
The Federal Government's proposal to outlaw tankers with a 60,000-liter capacity has alarmed the National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO), given the increase in fuel tanker accidents. NARTO President Yusuf Othman, in an interview with newsmen in Abuja on Sunday, said such a move would cause a loss of N300 billion worth of investments by the tanker owners. NAN reports...
Nigerians Demand Probe As Retailers Back NNPCL
Nigerians urges Federal Government to conduct fresh tests to confirm the quality of petrol sold in filling stations across the country. This came amid allegations from a viral video that the petrol from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited doesn’t last long in fuel tanks. This is even as the Petroleum Products Retail Outlet Owners Association of Nigeria said the fuel...
APC Sweeps Katsina LG Seats
The ruling All Progressives Congress has won all chairmanship and councillorship seats in the Katsina State local government elections held on Saturday. As results trickled in, the state chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council, Salima Boyi, congratulated the winners during a press briefing on Sunday. “While we may have had our differences and concerns, we have conceded defeat and acknowledged the...
Borno’s Missing Children Surge As Boko Haram Intensifies Recruitment Efforts
A disturbing video of a young boy confessing to receiving military training in a forest with dozens of other children has incited public outrage over the case of missing children in Borno State. Some residents who spoke with The PUNCH on Sunday recounted the agony of their missing loved ones and expressed the fear that the rise in child disappearance cases in...
