Category: News

The Presidency has said that President Bola Tinubu will meet with his United States counterpart, Donald Trump, in the coming days to discuss allegations of a Christian genocide in Nigeria. Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, disclosed this in a post on X on Saturday, following Trump’s recent comments accusing the […]

The Federal Government has rejected remarks by United States President Donald Trump alleging widespread killings of Christians in the country and declaring Nigeria a “Country of Particular Concern.” In a statement issued on Saturday morning by the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa, the government said the claims do not reflect the […]

The Peoples Democratic Party has described the judgement of the Federal High Court in Abuja, stopping its planned 2025 national convention as an assault on democracy. In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, on Friday, the party noted that it was appalled by the judgement. Calling the judgement “an assault on […]

The Peoples Democratic Party has summoned an emergency meeting of its National Working Committee following Friday’s judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja halting its planned national convention billed for November 15 and 16 in Ibadan, Oyo State. A member of the NWC, who spoke to Saturday Punch on condition of anonymity because he […]

The Executive Director of Kimpact Development Initiative, Bukola Idowu, has said that the forthcoming November 8, 2025, Anambra State governorship election will be conducted by the “old” Independent National Electoral Commission, despite the appointment of a new leadership. Idowu explained that the new INEC Chairman, Joash Amupitan, would only be able to implement administrative changes […]

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has pledged a steady supply of petrol and diesel nationwide during the upcoming festive period, as its daily output now exceeds Nigeria’s consumption capacity. The Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer of Dangote Industries Limited, Anthony Chiejina, said in a statement made available to the PUNCH Online on Saturday, that the […]

The national working committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended the party’s national secretary, Samuel Anyanwu; and national legal adviser, Kamaldeen Ajibade. It also suspended Okechukwu Osuoha, deputy legal adviser; and Umaru Bature, national organising secretary. PDP spokesperson, Debo Ologunagba announced the suspension during a press conference on Saturday, adding that the […]

The Peoples Democratic Party has directed its members nationwide to begin preparations for its forthcoming national convention, as it announced plans to challenge the court judgment that halted the scheduled convention at the Court of Appeal. Its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, in a statement issued on Friday, described the judgment as a direct assault […]

By John Dike, Osogbo The Federal High Court in Abuja has halted the planned national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) slated for November 15–16, 2025, in Ibadan, Oyo State, citing the party’s failure to conduct valid congresses in 14 states. In a judgment delivered on Friday, Justice James Omotosho ruled in favour of […]

The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has filed a fresh motion before the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking the dismissal of all charges against him and his immediate release. In the motion dated October 30, 2025, and titled “Motion on Notice and Written Address in Support,” Kanu […]