Imo Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma and his Delta counterpart, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, have charged the Nigeria media to keep upholding the virtue of objectivity in their reportage of national issues. They spoke at the Political Economist Merit Awards ceremony in Lagos, Thursday, which was highlighted by the public presentation of a book titled Nigeria Heroes and Sheroes: Diary…
By Sarafa Olabode The Court of Appeal judgement upholding the election of Governor Ademola Adeleke is widely adjudged as one of the best in recent judicial history. Compared with the judgement of the Tribunal, the Appeal Court restored judicial normalcy based on laws and precedents. The Supreme Court is not likely to have problem with…
Former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, has said that the incoming administration must work to facilitate national moral rearmament and reconciliation, following the divisiveness occasioned by the just concluded general elections. This he said had the potential to bring about healing and to assuage Nigerian youths who were angered by the…
As airlines continue to experience delays over the scarcity of aviation fuel called Jet A1, petroleum marketers, The PUNCH has gathered, are being denied access to fuel aeroplanes at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport in Abuja by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria. According to the Chief Commercial Officer, Green Africa, Obi Mbanuzuo, FAAN is restricting…
The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has sympathized with the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state over its pronounced agony on the no-love lost between Governor Ademola Ademola’s government and workers, warning that no amount of cheap rhetorics will wash away the ignoble records of the erstwhile ruling party’s in…
The Plateau State Governor-elect, Caleb Mutfwang, has promised to incorporate local hunters and vigilante organisations into the peace and security architecture of the State to complement the fight against insecurity. While promising to build bonds of unity, he said the relationship between herders and indigenes was only one aspect of the crisis in Plateau which…
Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, says the naira redesign policy has wiped out the major part of President Muhammadu Buhari’s achievements, adding that the president is leaving the office on a sour note. He said the policy had impoverished Nigerians and dented the legacies that Buhari’s government hoped to leave behind. The Nobel laureate spoke…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested 352 suspects and seized 2.1 tonnes of illicit drugs in Kano State. The NDLEA Commander in the state, Mr Abubakar Idris-Ahmad, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Kano on Thursday. Idris-Ahmad said that the seizures and arrests were made between…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control on Wednesday in Abuja sealed two shops for allegedly selling unapproved products to Nigerians. The shops are located in the Zuba Central motor park and Utako main market. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that some of the unregistered products said to be aphrodisiacs are:…
By James Bamgbose The role of a spokesperson for any government cannot be overemphasized. This is because the spokesperson serves as a bridge between the government and the public. In recent times, the spokesperson to the Executive Governor of Osun State, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, has stood out as an exceptional communicator and representative of the…
