In a recent public address, Nigeria’s Vice President Kashim Shettima has admonished Kemi Badenoch, the newly elected leader of the UK Conservative Party, for her critical remarks about Nigeria. Shettima suggested that if Badenoch is not proud of her Nigerian heritage, she should consider dropping her Nigerian name. This statement has ignited a heated debate…
In a bold assertion, Professor Adele Jinadu has claimed that the political elite in Nigeria has already initiated processes aimed at rigging the upcoming 2027 general elections. Speaking at a recent policy dialogue on the “State of Anti-Corruption Policy and Practice in Nigeria” in Abuja, Jinadu highlighted concerning trends within the Independent National Electoral Commission…
The Pastor-in-Charge of Youth Province One, The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Joseph Palace, FESTAC, Lagos, Leke Adeboye, has declared that fueling the free buses providing transportation between Lagos and Ogun States to Nigerians cost the church over N63m in just seven weeks. The initiative, spearheaded by the church, involved 10 buses shuttling commuters between…
No fewer than 45,689 applicants are on Saturday, (today) taking part in a Computer-Based Aptitude Test as part of the recruitment process to secure employment at Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. The aptitude test, currently being administered at the Ansar-Ud-Deen Society Centenary Resource Centre in Maitama, Abuja, as well as at various other testing centres…
Paul Anyebe was a judge of the High Court of Benue State in north-central Nigeria who had a young son with sticky fingers and a sense of adventure It was his role as a dad that endangered his job as a judge. One night around 1983, Anyebe caught his son attempting to steal from his…
The controversy trailing the tax reform bills currently before the National Assembly has divided the northern caucus of the Senate as some senators from the North have endorsed the bills, Saturday PUNCH has learnt. The development is a complete departure from the situation a few days ago when the majority of northern lawmakers in the Red Chamber…
A South Korean politician who grappled with an armed soldier in a show of defiance outside the country’s National Assembly on Tuesday night said she felt like the “last line” of defense in preventing security forces from entering parliament. One of the most defining scenes to come out of South Korea’s political chaos this week was video of An…
The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has voiced its disappointment regarding the National Working Committee‘s (NWC) failure to convene the long-awaited National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting. This statement was made by Senator Adolphus Wabara, the BoT Chairman, during a meeting held at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja on December…
Despite the commencement of petrol production by two major refineries in Nigeria in the last three months, oil marketers have continued to import and distribute the product nationwide. The PUNCH gathered on Wednesday that marketers imported 2.3 billion litres of petrol between September 11 and December 5, 2024. The continued importation of petrol is contrary…
The Kwara State Government has taken decisive action against a teacher at Government Day Junior Secondary School, Kulende, Ilorin, following the brutal assault of a female member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). The incident, which occurred on November 28, 2024, has sparked public outrage and raised serious concerns about the treatment of corps…
