Trigger-happy policeman kills corps member, injures LAUTECH graduate in Oyo

By Adekunle Sulaimon A trigger-happy policeman popularly known as Saheed SARS allegedly shot a corps member identified as Iyanda Damilola to death in Ogbomoso Local Government Area of Oyo State on Tuesday. PUNCH... Read more »

Electricity supply challenge deepens as vandals knockdown 4 TCN towers

…Ekiti gets regulatory powers By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja The challenges facing power supply in Nigeria deepened yesterday as suspected vandals knocked down four transmission towers along Jos – Gombe 330kV transmission line.... Read more »

EXCLUSIVE: EFCC arrests Sirika over alleged N8bn Nigeria Air fraud

By Abiodun Sanusi The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, over an ongoing N8,069,176,864.00 money laundering probe. The indicted former Minister of Aviation arrived at the... Read more »

JUST IN: Anambra Assembly Staff embark on indefinite strike

Protest non payment of entitlements, as Majority Leader accuses staff of disrupting legislative activities By Okey Maduforo Anambra State House of Assembly staff has embarked on indefinite strike over non payment of... Read more »

Naira rebound: Rice falls to N67,000 in Lagos, Abuja, cheaper at borders

Dare Olawin, Olasunkanmi Akinlotan, Anozie Egole and Henry Falaiye Following the recent rebound of the naira against the dollar, the price of a 50 kilogramme bag of rice has dropped to an... Read more »

Delta diverts Lagos flight to Lome after thunderstorm, passenger’s death

By Temitope Aina A yet-to-be identified passenger onboard Delta Air Lines’ Atlanta-Lagos flights reportedly died midair on Monday. The PUNCH learnt that she died due to a health emergency that occurred midair, approximately... Read more »

IG warns of govs’ excesses as FG insists on state police

The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has rejected the state police proposal, warning that the governors can abuse the outfit for political or personal gains and compromise human rights and national security.... Read more »

FG to unbundle 11 Discos, orders sale of four

By Okechukwu Nnodim Power distribution companies in Nigeria are currently being unbundled along state lines due to their large sizes that often result in efficiency and ineffectiveness, the Federal Government declared on Monday.... Read more »

I will galvanize institutions of government for sustainable development, says Ifeanyi Ubah

By Tony Ezike Senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District, Dr Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah CON has defined his idea of result-oriented party politics as a process of uplifting humanity through effective coordination of... Read more »

Akpabio seeks state police free of politics, religion, tribalism

By Dirisu Yakubu The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio on Monday, gave his support for the creation of state police across the country. Akpabio expressed his support in Abuja at a national policy dialogue... Read more »