Sunday Aborisade The Special Adviser to the President of the Senate on Media and Publicity, Ola Awoniyi, said on Tuesday that his principal, Ahmad Lawan, never proposed an unlimited tenure for the office of the President of Nigeria. Awoniyi, in a statement in Abuja, said he was responding to a tweet which attributed a fabricated […]
Continue ReadingChidiebube Okeoma Elder statesman, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, on Tuesday, said nobody can sack him from the Peoples Democratic Party. Iwuanyanwu, who said that he is a life member of the Board of Trustees of the PDP, said he had committed his time working for the success of the party. The elder statesman said his role […]
Continue ReadingJohnny Edward Super Eagles players in the English Premier League and the Championship will self-isolate for 10 days on their return to the United Kingdom, The PUNCH reports. The Eagles have in their ranks six players who would return to England after helping the national team qualify for the 2021 Africa Cup Of Nations billed […]
Continue ReadingEniola Akinkuotu and Okechukwu Nnodim A Federal High Court in Lagos State has barred the Federal Government from blocking SIM cards not linked to National Identity Numbers next month.The Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy had, through the Nigerian Communications Commission, asked operators to block all SIM cards not linked to NIN by April 6, […]
Continue ReadingLeke Baiyewu The House of Representatives’ Committee on Customs and Excise has proposed a revenue target of N1.56tn for the Nigeria Customs Service in 2021, up from the original N1.4tn proposition. The amount was set for the NCS in 2020 before the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic that led to a downward review of the […]
Continue ReadingEniola Akinkuotu The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, says he personally travelled to Niger Republic to beg the country to allow the Nigerian government to construct the $1.95bn railway from Kano State into Maradi in Niger Republic.Amaechi said this on Channels Television’s ‘News Night’ programme on Monday which was monitored by our correspondent. The railway […]
Continue ReadingHon. Tolu Babaleye has commended the good representation provided by the lawmaker representing Akoko North East and North West Federal Constituency, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo. This he stated after plying several roads within the region which according to him had taken a huge positive facelift which was made possible as a result of the commitment and […]
Continue ReadingSTAKEHOLDERS MEET TO REVIVE ONDO FOOTBALL CLUBS; ISSUES RESOLUTION Important Stakeholder in the Ondo State Football which is made up of technocrats and managers, referees and coaches both active and retired, football veterans or ex internationals, representatives of private and State clubs including former commissioners for sports, former Chairmen and Board members of Ondo State […]
Continue Reading‘Tana Aiyejina As part of its determination to ensure the National Sports Festival holds, the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has swung into action to use Abuja as an alternative venue for the 20th edition of the National Sports Festival, should the need arise, The PUNCH has exclusively learnt.The festival, which has suffered […]
Continue ReadingAdeyinka Adedipe The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Monday affirmed the victory of the state governor, Godwin Obaseki, in the September 19, 2020 governorship poll in the state by dismissing of all petitions filed against him and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party. Five political parties had filed petitions against the declaration of […]
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