Kingsley Moghalu, the presidential candidate of African Democratic Congress in the 2019 general elections, has cautioned supporters of Labour Party flag-bearer, Peter Obi, for criticising Professor Wole Soyinka over his remarks on the 2023 elections. Soyinka, in a recent interview, had likened Obi’s supporters popularly called ‘OBIdients’ to fascism — a comment that has since…
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…
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…
Global Tech Company, Google has celebrated International Women’s Day with a Doodle showing how women are supporting women across all life endeavours. Women’s Day seeks to celebrate the contribution of women to society across all sectors across cultural, political and socioeconomic divides while highlighting gender equality, equal pay, discrimination against women, and hoping for a…
…APC, LP share reps The Peoples Democratic Party has won all the three senatorial positions in the February 25 National Assembly election in Rivers State. Also, the ruling party won nine of the eleven results so far declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission for the 13 House of Representatives seats in the state. INEC…
The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has denied any plan by the state governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke to quit the party, dismissing the rumour being spread on social media as fallacious and cheap lies. The PDP in a statement signed by its Caretaker Chairman, Dr Akindele, on Friday, said the rumour…
Kano state government, through the Consumer Protection Council, on Sunday, shut popular supermarket, Wellcare, over refusal to accept old Naira notes. According to the Acting chairman of the council, Baffa Babba Danagundi, the supermarket was shut shortly after Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje gave the order. He said the order of the closure follows the refusal…
Hashim Abioye. May I inform my brother, Ismail Omipidan that no matter his experience as a journalist who has covered judicial proceedings for decades as he always claims, his opinions as far as legal processes especially judicial proceedings are concerned remain that of a layman. Whatever it is, lest he is not misled, he should…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dele Momodu said the presidential candidates of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC and the Labour Paty, LP; Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Peter Obi respectively do not have the requisite to reposition Nigeria. Momodu, a former presidential aspirant of the PDP, made this assertion in an interview…
PDP Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of the Osun state chapter, has alleged the All Progressives Congress (APC) of planning to disrupt the sitting of the Osun Election Petition Tribunal scheduled for Friday. According to a press release signed by the Caretaker Chairman, Dr Adekunle Akindele, on Thursday, the party has called on the police commissioner…
