78% North Oil Ownership Claim: Niger Delta stakeholders slam Bugaje

•Say he is ignorant, fishing for trouble By Emma Amaize, Regional Editor, South-South, Sam Oyadongha, Egufe Yafugborhi, Chioma Onuegbu, Ozioruva Aliu and Daniel Abia ASABA — Some leaders and stakeholders of the... Read more »

Updated: Nollywood actor, Junior Pope is dead

By Benjamin Njoku Another Nollywood actor, Junior Pope Odonwodo, popularly called Jnr Pope, is dead. The actor died this afternoon while filming in Asaba, Delta State capital. According to our source, Junior Pope... Read more »

Bank customers’ complaints rise by 63%

By Oluwakemi Abimbola The complaints of five banks’ customers in 2023 increased by over 63.54 per cent to over 10 million from 6.12 million in the previous year. According to The PUNCH analysis of their... Read more »

Tariff hike: FG plans N1.5tn savings, 2.5m meter installations

By Okechukwu Nnodim The Federal Government has raised the amount that it would save this year following the recent hike in electricity tariff for Band A customers to N1.5tn. It also stated that... Read more »

Kanu’s lawyers allege access denial, threaten to boycott trial

Solomon Odeniyi and Deborah Musa The legal team of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu,  has warned that they may boycott court proceedings due to perceived injustices against... Read more »

NAFDAC orders recall of toxic cough syrup, alerts Nigerians

By Lara Adejoro The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control has recalled Benylin Paediatrics Syrup manufactured by Johnson & Johnson, following recent toxicity findings in the laboratory on the product.... Read more »

Lagos-Calabar coastal highway costs N4bn per kilometre – Umahi

By Damilola Aina The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has said the government is constructing the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway at a total cost of N4bn per kilometre and not the N8bn per km... Read more »

Senator Uche Ekwunife: A beacon of hope and excellence in Anambra politics

By Chinedu Anselem Nebeife Distinguished Sen. Iyom Uche Ekwunife radiates a rare brilliance in the political landscape of Anambra, outshining even the most exquisite jewel. Her outstanding generosity, coupled with an array... Read more »

BREAKING: Budget padding controversy: SERAP sues Akpabio for failure to recall Ningi

By Ajisafe Olayiwola The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has dragged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, to court over “the failure to refer the alleged N3.7 trillion budget padding to appropriate anti-corruption agencies... Read more »

State police: 20 governors’ decisions ready for NEC May – NGF

By Chukwudi Akasike, Godfrey George The decisions of the remaining 20 state governors on the proposed establishment of state police are expected to be submitted within the next four weeks. This is according... Read more »