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Lagos Airport Grounded Over Protest
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has issued a travel advisory, warning passengers and commuters to expect significant traffic congestion on routes leading to Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos. The agency said the development was due to an ongoing protest by the Farmcraft Centre for the Blind. The demonstration, which began earlier on Monday, has severely impacted access roads to...
Super Eagles Cancels US Friendlies To Prepare For World Cup Play-offs
The Super Eagles of Nigeria would no longer go ahead to play the friendlies against Venezuela and Colombia in the US next month as planned; a source close to the NFF revealed this to ESPN. Just last month, NFF announced that the Super Eagles would play Colombia at Citi Field in New York on November 18 and Venezuela at Shell...
Ganduje Warns Politicians Against Truncating Nigeria’s Democracy
Ahead of the 2023 general elections and lifting of the embargo on political electioneering campaigns, Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State has cautioned politicians to be wary of anything capable of destabilizing and truncating the nation’s democracy. This was as he said democracy is far better than a military regime. The Governor made the call during the celebration of Nigeria’s...
BBC Investigation: How TB Joshua Raped, Tortured, Deceived Members With Fake Miracles
No fewer than 25 persons have given eyewitness accounts bordering on allegations of sexual assault, physical abuse, faked miracles and trauma -allegedly suffered in the hands of a late Nigerian pastor, Temitope Joshua, aka TB Joshua, BBC reports Monday. Joshua, one of Africa’s most influential religious leaders and richest pastors, had the world at his feet during his lifetime. He was...
Orji, Abaribe To Grace Agalaba Day To Honour Ikpeazu
Former Governor of Abia State,Senator Theodore Orji and the senator representing Abia South district,Chief Enyinnaya Abaribe, are among the dignitaries expected at the Agalaba day celebration in honour of the immediate past Governor of the state, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu. The event which holds tomorrow ,27th December,under the auspices of the Agalaba Peoples Assembly (APA),will be chaired by Barr. Aliyu Egene. Agalaba...
Don’t Associate IPOB With Any Crime In South East, HURIWA Tells Army
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has condemned comments credited to the Nigerian Armed Forces in which it blamed the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) for the crimes in the South East region. It urged the Army to listen to President Muhammadu Buhari, who at the recent Chief of Army Staff (COAS) conference urged the Nigerian military to...
NANS Withdraws From NLC Planned Protest, Proposes Dialog With FG
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has urged the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to shelve its planned industrial action and embrace dialogue with the federal government. A statement by NANS Senate president, Akinteye Afeez said the impact of the strike on academic activities would be particularly devastating for students, who are already grappling with various challenges within the educational system. He...
Prosecutors Calls PSG’s Achraf Hakimi To Face Rape Trial
French prosecutors on Friday called for Paris Saint-Germain star Achraf Hakimi to face trial for the alleged rape of a woman in 2023 which the Moroccan international denies. The Nanterre prosecutor’s office told AFP that they had requested that the investigating judge refer the rape charge to a criminal court. “It is now up to the investigating magistrate to make a...
Marketers Refuses Dangote’s Petrol Slash, Retain High Prices
Despite the ex-depot petrol price reduction by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery on Monday, many marketers have refused to adjust their pump prices, saying they could run into losses. The marketers who spoke with The PUNCH on Tuesday stated that dropping their pump prices would not be possible unless they exhaust the product purchased at prices around N900 per litre. The PUNCH...
House Of Reps Speaks On Why It Is Yet To Fulfill Pledge Of Donating 50% Salaries To Nigerians
The House of Representatives on Wednesday explained why it is yet to donate half of its members’ salaries as promised. According to the spokesperson of the House, Rotimi Akin, the lower chamber remains committed to the 50 per cent deduction in lawmakers’ salaries. “We acknowledge and regret that this resolution was not implemented by the bureaucracy as intended for the month...
