The Akwa Ibom State Government has announced the suspension of all levies and daily tickets to tricycle and minibus operators in the Uyo metropolis. A statement by the state Commissioner for Transport, Uno Etim Uno, on Monday, said the gesture was to cushion the ongoing cash crunch and other challenges suffered by transporters as a…
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has commended Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State for removing his name from the signboard of Adogba Central Mosque, Iwo Road, Ibadan in Oyo State. The governor reportedly gave orders for the removal on Sunday, following Saturday’s protest by MURIC who criticised the governor for renaming the demolished but now…
By Philomina Attah The Society of Women Accountants of Nigeria (SWAN), Abuja Chapter, has empowered 32 widows, single mothers and young girls with relevant start-up materials to be self-employed and eventually employers of labour. Chairperson of the association, Miss Joy Esu, in Abuja on Saturday said that the gesture was to also mark the 2023…
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has dismissed allegations that he had launched a fresh plot against the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. A media platform (not The PUNCH) had earlier reported that N500 million windfall was mobilised through high-level CBN agents in Lagos State. The report added that the money…
Lagos State Police Command yesterday said it had yet to see any empirical evidence to show any form of attack on supporters of the Labour Party at Epe. A former commissioner under the immediate past administration of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode in Lagos, Olawale Oluwo, had said he escaped unhurt when he was reportedly shot at…
Turkish President Recep Erdogan, on Sunday, said the number of people killed by the devastating earthquakes in Turkey’s SouthEast has reached 48,000, with over 115,000 people injured “The death toll has reached 48,000 and the number of injured has exceeded 115,000,” Erdogan said in a televised address to the nation from the Samandag district of…
The Executive Governor of Osun State , Senator Ademola Adeleke has decried the maltreatment of residents of the state by banks which refused to collect old currency notes even after paying customers with old notes.In a statement issued on Sunday, the State Governor lamented the pains and suffering of residents, narrating the many complaints of…
The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has distributed cash, food items, grinding and sewing machines to some residents drawn from three Local Government Areas under his domain to cushion the effects of the current harsh economy. A statement by Oluwo’s press secretary, Alli Ibrahim, on Sunday, said the beneficiaries were drawn from Iwo, OlaOluwa…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN),Niger chapter on Sunday in Minna enjoined Christian faithful to vote for credible candidates at the governorship and legislative elections of March 18.It stated that such candidates should be those who would ensure development and peaceful co-existence among the people. “The elections will take place on March 18. I enjoin…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has threatened to occupy police offices across Osun state unless the Inspector General of Police stops the ongoing arrest of its leaders ahead of Saturday state elections. “Our leaders are being arrested in a bid to rig Saturday’s election. We will resist any ploy to manipulate the polls. Osun people…
