Category: News

There was tension on Monday as the Rivers State House of Assembly moved to impeach Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his Deputy, Prof Ngozi Odu. It initiated impeachment proceedings against the duo by serving them a notice of alleged misconduct. This first constitutional step of any impeachment process implied a degeneration of the bitter dispute between […]

Son of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Seyi, has described his father as Nigeria’s greatest president in history. He declared thus in Adamawa State when addressing a gathering in a video trending on the internet. According to him, “It was never politics, but they keep coming for me, they keep coming for my family, they keep […]

Leveling 19 allegations, the Rivers State House of Assembly has issued a notice accusing the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, of alleged misconduct. As reported by The Punch, 26 members of the assembly made the misconduct allegation against Fubara in a notice sent to the Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, on Monday. They […]

The National Youth Service Corps has remained silent over the allegation of threats levelled against it by a Lagos-based corps member, Ushie Uguamaye, for criticising President Bola Tinubu’s government. Uguamaye had, in a now-viral video shared on her TikTok account, talktoraye, on Saturday, expressed frustration over Nigeria’s worsening economic conditions, lamenting the high inflation and […]

Prominent elder statesman and First Republic politician, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, on Sunday expressed strong support for President Bola Tinubu’s administration, highlighting the steady progress and achievements recorded by the government. Speaking to newsmen in Kano, Yakasai praised Nigerians for their continued support and prayers for Tinubu’s success, asserting that the administration’s accomplishments validated the public’s […]

State governors have outlined ambitious plans to boost capital expenditure in states to address the infrastructure deficit in their various domains. The governors have earmarked N17.51tn to fund capital projects in their 2025 budgets. They had earmarked N11.34tn to fund similar projects in 2024 but could not secure sufficient funds, as the states recorded a […]

Fuel marketers decry closure of stations at border towns, citizens demand more Nigerian goods Less than two years after President Bola Tinubu removed the fuel subsidy in Nigeria, the effect of the decision is now being felt deeply by neighbouring Niger Republic. Also, findings by Th Punch on Sunday from fresh data sourced from the […]

State governors have launched a fresh push against the planned disbursement of federal allocation to the local government councils in a renewed bid to delay the implementation of the Supreme Court verdict on LGA autonomy. Some of the governors, during a meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the State House, Abuja, last Tuesday, kicked against […]

As the price war in the downstream oil sector continues leading to recurring reductions in the price of Premium Motor Spirit commonly known as petrol, oil marketers have resorted to slashing the volume of their fuel purchase amid mounting losses from the price drop. The price war, primarily between Dangote Petroleum Refinery and the Nigerian […]

Moves by the opposition parties to unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027 further gathered momentum on Thursday, with the Peoples Democratic Party governors, the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi and the New Nigeria People’s Party planning an alliance to oust the President Bola Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress government. The Chairman of the PDP […]