Kingsley Chinda, an ally of the former Governor of Rivers State Nyesom Wike, has emerged as the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives. Chinda and other principal officers of the House of Representatives were announced on Tuesday by the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas at the resumption of plenary. It would be recalled that Chinda was…
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has announced the names of the leaders of the tenth Senate majority caucus. The Ekiti Central lawmaker, Opeyemi Bamidele, was named the Senate Majority Leader. The Senate President also announced Senator Dave Umahi ( Ebonyi South) as the Deputy Majority Leader; Senator Ali Ndume (Borno South) as Chief Whip; and…
Senate President Senator Godswill Akpabio has officially revealed the names of the minority leadership for the tenth Senate. Notably among them is the People’s Democratic Party politician representing Plateau North, Simon Mwadkwon, who will lead the minority caucus in the Senate as the minority leader. Akpabio while announcing the leaders said, “he minority caucus of…
A Lagos-based businessman, Amarah Kennedy, who was accused of spreading the nude photos of two single mothers, has vowed to destroy their reputation after a special report exposing his activities was published by PUNCH Newspapers. Kennedy, in chats with our correspondent and the victims, said he would never forgive them. PUNCH Metro obtained a series…
Amid the controversy trailing the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result obtained by Miss Ejikeme Mmesoma, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has insisted that her result is “patently fake.” On Sunday, Ejikeme was accused by JAMB of forging her 2023 UTME, a claim she has denied. However, in a statement on Tuesday, JAMB…
The governor of Osun state, Ademola Adeleke has distributed 332 Power generating sets to power the 332 recently completed borehole across the 332 political wards in the state. The powering of the borehole with generating sets marks the last stage of the mass water supply programme which saw an unprecedented completion of 332 boreholes within…
An Ondo-based chef, Adeola Adeyeye, 26, also known as ‘Chef Deo,’ has embarked on a culinary challenge in an attempt to displace the current cook-a-thon Guinness World Records, GWR, holder, Hilda Baci. With the aim of surpassing Baci’s 93 hours and 11 minutes record, Chef Deo, revealed that she had informed GWR of her intentions…
According to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), those rescued have been rushed to the hospital The building collapse site Nine persons have been rescued from a collapsed building in the Lifecamp area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Abuja. The five-storey building under construction collapsed on Monday afternoon. Emergency responders including officials of…
Prolific Super Falcons striker, Asisat Oshoala also known as ‘Agba Baller’, has been unveiled as the brand ambassador of MultiChoice Nigeria. The footballer made this known in an Instagram post on Monday.
Chief Mobolaji Ajose-Adeogun, the first Federal Capital Territory minister (FCT) died at the age of 96 on Saturday, July 1, 2023. Confirming his d£ath, his family said in a statement; “The family of Chief Mobolaji Ajose-Adeogun has announced the passing away to the eternal glory of their patriarch, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, Chief Mobolaji Ajose-Adeogun,…
