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“Power-hungry Politicians Feeling Displaced Seeking To Unseat Tinubu” — Presidency
Special Adviser to the President on Media and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has described those calling for the removal of President Bola Tinubu from office as “power-hungry politicians” who feel politically displaced. He spoke against the backdrop of comments of former Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir el-ERufai, that the President would not be re-elected in 2027. The former Kaduna governor had, in...
“Retire From Politics” – Ohanaeze Tells Atiku
The apex Igbo sociocultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has called on the 2023 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to retire from politics. Ohanaeze said Atiku’s lifelong ambition to become president has come to an end. The group made the remark while appreciating the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Minister, Nyesom Wike-led G-5 governors for sinking Atiku’s ambition. A...
Former NBA President, Olumide Akpata, Quits Law Firm To Pursue Governorship Ambition
The former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Olumide Akpata, has resigned from Templars, a leading law firm where he served as Senior Partner. In a statement issued on Thursday, Apata said he is leaving the firm to contribute to the critical task of nation-building. His resignation came weeks after he joined the Labour Party (LP) and expressed interest in...
Gov. Otti Donates 28 Brand New Vehicles To Abia Permanent Secretaries (Video)
Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has again demonstrated his administration’s commitment to workers’ welfare by donating 28 brand new official vehicles to all permanent secretaries in the state civil service. The presentation took place during a meeting with the permanent secretaries held at the newly rebuilt Michael Okpara Auditorium in Umuahia on Wednesday. https://youtube.com/shorts/G8Mx9ArndxI?feature=share Governor Otti said the gesture was part of...
Professors Voiced Out Struggles With Debts Over Poor Pay
Some professors in the country have recounted their struggles with poor remuneration, revealing how meagre salaries have forced them into multiple loans and an unending cycle of debt. In separate interviews with Saturday PUNCH, the lecturers described how the government’s weak commitment to education has made life increasingly difficult for them and their families. Their concerns come amid ongoing agitation by...
Nigerian senator appoints 118 ‘aides’
A Nigerian senator, Bulus Amos, representing Gombe South Senatorial District, on Thursday said he has approved the appointment of 118 constituency aides. These aides were picked across the forty wards in Balanga, Billiri, Kaltungo and Shongom LGAs of the senatorial district, Mr Amos said through his spokesperson, Abdul Lauya, on Thursday. The 118 appointees comprised two personal assistants drawn from each...
States Foreign Debt Payments Increases By 68%
States collectively spent about N235.58bn on servicing external debt obligations in the first half of 2025, The PUNCH reports. This is according to an analysis of the data from the Federal Account Allocation Committee disbursement released by the National Bureau of Statistics. The amount represents a sharp increase of N95.65bn or 68.4 per cent when compared with the N139.92bn recorded...
Tinubu Swears In Doro, Udeh In Replacement Of Yilwatda, Nnaji
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday swore in Bernard Doro and Kingsley Udeh as new ministers during a brief ceremony held at the State House, shortly before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. Doro, from Plateau State, replaces Nentawe Yilwatda as Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction. Yilwatda resigned recently following his emergence as the national...
Abia Traffic Mgt Agency Pardons Keke Operators, To Release Impounded Tricycles
Traffic And Indiscipline Management Agency Of Abia State (TIMAAS) says it has pardoned tricycle drivers, popularly called Keke NAPEP operators in Aba and Umuahia after various traffic-related offenses were established against them, ABN TV reports. The General Manager of the agency, Comdr Bright Chinedu Ikeokwu made this known on Friday during a sensitization /advocacy program organized by the State Ministry...
Glorious Days When Naira Was Stronger Than Dollar Returning, Says Pastor Adeboye
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has said that Nigeria would experience glorious days again when the naira was more valuable than the United States dollar. Adeboye said this on Sunday while preaching on ‘Uncommon Miracles’ during the September Thanksgiving Service of the church at the RCCG, National Headquarters, Ebute Metta,...
