The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has declared that the federal government did not give state governments a moratorium in the implementation of the Supreme Court judgement on full financial autonomy of the local government areas. The AGF explained that there is a delay in the full implementation…
President Bola Tinubu and the Federal Executive Council have announced the scrapping of the Niger Delta Ministry and the Ministry of Sports Development. According to a tweet by the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President, Bayo Onanuga, on Wednesday, the decision was reached during the FEC meeting held in Abuja on Tuesday….
The national grid had collapsed eight times in 2024 alone. The House of Representatives has directed its Committee on Power to investigate the frequent national grid collapses and provide a report within three weeks This decision followed a motion of urgent national importance raised by Hon. Mansur Manu Soro (Bauchi, PDP) during the plenary session….
Nollywood actress Halima Abubakar has issued a public apology to Apostle Johnson Suleman, the Senior Pastor and General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries International, for her defamatory remarks against him. In a statement shared on her Instagram account on Wednesday, Abubakar admitted that her past statements were “false and hurtful”. The actress conveyed her regret…
The Rosebud School in Lagos State has expelled three students following an incident where their father, Ayofe Kolawole, assaulted a teacher and a sanitary worker on Thursday, October 10, 2024. Vivian Shonekan, the school’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), confirmed the expulsions during Punch’s visit to the school’s Igando location on Monday, October 21. A video…
The Osun State Command of the Amotekun Corps on Tuesday paraded one Olalekan Mashood, who was arrested for allegedly stealing livestock in Kuta town. Parading the suspect alongside others arrested for various crimes across the state in Osogbo, the Osun Amotekun Corps Commander, Dr Isaac Omoyele, stated that Mashood was apprehended in Kuta while fleeing…
The Federal Government on Wednesday withdrew the money laundering charges preferred against Binance Holdings Limited executive, Tigran Gambaryan. Binance, its U.S. head of financial crime compliance, Gambaryan, and the exchange British-Kenyan regional manager for Africa, Nadeem Anjarwalla, were facing money laundering charges to the tune of $35 million brought against them by the Economic and…
The Federal Government on Wednesday withdrew the money laundering charges preferred against Binance Holdings Limited executive, Tigran Gambaryan. Binance, its U.S. head of financial crime compliance, Gambaryan, and the exchange British-Kenyan regional manager for Africa, Nadeem Anjarwalla, were facing money laundering charges to the tune of $35 million brought against them by the Economic and…
Former Ogun State Governor, Olusegun Osoba, on Tuesday, stated that suspicion and lack of trust are the primary reasons many presidents and governors avoid transferring leadership to their deputies. The veteran journalist expressed these concerns at the 3rd Annual Conference of the Forum of Former Deputy Governors of Nigeria, held in Abuja. The event, themed…
Verdict to apply to Imo, Bauchi, Osun, Ogun, Taraba as Anambra, Adamawa, Ebonyi withdraw From Kayode Lawal. Abuja. The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, reserved judgment in a suit filed by 19 states against the federal government challenging the constitutionality of the laws establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC and two others to a…
