In an interview made public on Monday, Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine, the country’s new prime minister, predicted that Niger will be able to withstand the sanctions imposed by the Economic Community of West African States
Salihu Lukman, a former vice chairman of the APC national committee, wrote an open letter to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday, criticizing the party for installing a new Muslim leadership after the elections. The
According to information obtained by The PUNCH, the Federal Road Safety Corps has detained 162,834 traffic violators across the country since January 2023. This was revealed to our correspondent on Sunday by Bisi Kazeem, the
In order to defend Katsina State from bandits, the government of Governor Dikko Umar Radda has declared that it will equip security agencies with the remaining funds budgeted for the fiscal year. The governor said
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to call a national strike if the current N617 per liter pump price of gasoline is increased further. The price of Premium Motor Spirit, more commonly known as
There was outrage in Lokoja, the capital city of Kogi State, when a middle-aged man was detained while attempting to plant ammunition during the Kogi State governorship campaign of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Alhaji
Since the region’s borders were closed due to the ongoing crisis in the Niger Republic, traders in the north have complained that they have lost roughly N13 billion. Remember that on August 4, 2023, President
Officials of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission(ICPC) detained about five senior members of the Department of Farm Inputs Supports Services of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development over alleged
Simon Ekpa, the self-declared head of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has warned oil companies with operations in the South-East not to disobey the Monday sit-at-home order. Ekpa urged the businesses to disregard
The naira dropped from 860 to 960 per dollar as of Friday, losing N100 in less than three weeks. The naira’s value has gotten worse, according to research by The PUNCH, due to the growing
Destiny Etiko, a Nollywood actress, celebrated her birthday on Saturday, August 12th, in a special style with friends, admirers, and sponsors. She offered a preview of her day on Instagram, when she was taken to
Ike Onyema and Uriel Oputa, BBNaija All Stars roommates, concur that Adekunle is only using Venita as a ploy and has no actual affections for her. Adekunle and Venita have been together since the beginning
Russia has advised the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) against launching a military invasion of Niger Republic in an attempt to reinstall expelled President Mohamed Bazoum. Gistlover remembers that ECOWAS leaders met in
On Friday, farmers in the Difa community in the Yamaltu/Deba Local Government Area of Gombe State voiced their worries about the ongoing hippopotamus attacks that are destroying their crops. The farmers claimed that the government’s
Before sending the Nigerian Armed Forces into battle, Senator Abdul Ningi, the lawmaker for Bauchi Central Senatorial District, has argued that a joint session of the National Assembly is necessary. He mentioned that the Senate