Nathaniel Shaibu
Revisit high-profile corruption cases, Clark tells EFCC boss
Elder stateman, Chief Edwin Clark, has asked the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, to revisit high-profile corruption cases involving ex-governors and politician...
30th April 2024
Gunmen kidnap four in Abuja community
Gunmen again, on Monday night reportedly invaded the Bmuko Community, in the Dutse Baupma axis of the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, kidnapping four residents in the area. A resi...
30th April 2024
NCPC to commence Easter pilgrimage in June
The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission, Stephen Adegbite, has said that the commission will commence this year’s Easter pilgrimage in June. This was made known in ...
29th April 2024
Niger jailbreak: CP warns escapees to stay away from FCT
The Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory Command, Bennet Igweh has warned the 118 prison escapees from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Suleja, Niger State, to stay away from the F...
28th April 2024
FCTA confirms shutdown of Abuja expensive school
The Federal Capital Territory Administration has confirmed the shutdown of Lead British International School, in Gwarimpa, Abuja, following widespread outrage over viral videos showing students being ...
23rd April 2024
Hajj commission sets Friday deadline for submission of states pilgrims list
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria has directed State Pigrims’ Welfare Boards to conclude the grouping of intending pilgrims into groups of 45 persons each, as well as data uploads to the e...
22nd April 2024
No reason to impeach Ododo, says Speaker’s aide
A human rights lawyer, Deji Ajare, has urged the Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Umar Yusuf, to begin impeachment proceedings against the Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, over allegation...
20th April 2024
Lawyer asks Kogi Assembly to begin impeachment process against Ododo
A human rights lawyer, Deji Ajare, has urged the Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Umar Yusuf, to begin impeachment proceedings against the Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, over allegati...
19th April 2024
Prioritise safe return of remaining Chibok girls, NEF begs Tinubu
The Northern Elders Forum has called on President Bola Tinubu to prioritise the safe return of the remaining 89 Chibok girls, who have been held captive for the past ten years. NEF’s Director of...
16th April 2024
Global Rights ranks North West highest in mass atrocities
International human rights organisation, Global Rights, says the Northwestern region of Nigeria has recorded a spike in mass atrocities in the last 10 years as compared to other regions of the country...
16th April 2024
Discontinue plans for new National ID, HURIWA tells Tinubu
The Human Rights Writers Association has urged President Bola Tinubu, to discontinue the plans for the issuance of a new National Identity Card, describing the planned exercise as a misuse of the comm...
14th April 2024
10 years after, endless wait for 89 Chibok girls worsens pain of grieving families
NATHANIEL SHAIBU writes about the continued stay in captivity of the remaining 89 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram terrorists from the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State, despi...
14th April 2024
CAN seeks rescue of remaining Chibok girls
The Christian Association of Nigeria on Saturday demanded the intensified effort and decisive action of the Federal Government to ensure the rescue of the remaining Chibok girls. The Christian body sa...
13th April 2024
Eid-el-Fitr: NCPC boss urges Muslims to promote love, peace
The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission, Rev Stephen Adegbite, has urged Muslims in the country to foster inter-faith harmony, peace and love. He also asked them to colla...
9th April 2024
Withdraw 21-day ultimatum to Lagos waterfront communities, Amnesty International tells FG
A human rights organisation, Amnesty International, has called on the Federal Government to withdraw a 21-day ultimatum issued to waterfront communities in the Oworonshoki area of Lagos by the Nationa...
9th April 2024
Hajj: Five states with $383m debt budget N9bn for pilgrims
Five states; Kogi, Kebbi, Jigawa, Bauchi and Kano states, have subsidised Hajj fares for 10,260 intending pilgrims for the 2024 exercise, with a combined sum of N9,120,997,990 billion. The subsidy pay...
7th April 2024
Over 50,000 pilgrims completed Hajj payment - NAHCON
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria has disclosed that over 50,000 prospective pilgrims have completed payments for the 2024 Hajj under the government quota. NAHCON disclosed in a statement signed...
6th April 2024
Israeli-Hamas war: NCPC shifts Jerusalem pilgrimage resumption
The Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission has shifted the resumption of the 2024 pilgrimage to Jerusalem to May from the earlier March proposed date. The Executive Secretary of the commission, Rev St...
3rd April 2024
CAN demands FIRS apology over Easter message
The Christian Association of Nigeria has demanded a public apology from the Federal Inland Revenue Service over an Easter post, which the Christian body said it deemed offensive to adherents of the fa...
3rd April 2024
FIRS bows to pressure, apologises over offensive Easter message
The Federal Inland Revenue Service has apologised to the Christian Association of Nigeria over an Easter post the association described as being provocative. The PUNCH earlier reported that the Christ...
2nd April 2024
Your Easter message provocative, CAN demands apology from FIRS
The Christian Association of Nigeria has demanded a public apology from the Federal Inland Revenue Service over an Easter advert which the Christian body said it deemed offensive. The FIRS, in an X (f...
2nd April 2024
Easter: CAN president urges leaders to govern with wisdom, fairness
The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Daniel Okoh, has urged Nigerian leaders to govern with wisdom and fairness. This was contained in his Easter message on Saturday, where he also u...
30th March 2024
FCTA promises hitch-free 2024 Hajj
The Federal Capital Territory Administration has stated its commitment to ensuring a hitch-free 2024 Hajj pilgrimage. The FCT Minister of State, Dr Mariya Mahmoud, gave the assurance at a one-day semi...
30th March 2024
Wema Bank launches second edition of FGN-ALAT digital skillnovation
The first cohort of the FGN-ALAT Digital Skillnovation Programme, an initiative spearheaded by Wema Bank in partnership with the Federal Government of Nigeria, to train and equip 2,000,000 youth and 1...
29th March 2024
NASENI targets 25% reduction in import bill by 2030
The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure has projected a reduction in import bill by 25 per cent to $34.7bn by 2030. The agency said it would achieve this by forming partnerships...
28th March 2024
Tinubu approves extension of service for FCT head of service
President Bola Tinubu has approved a six-month extension of service for the newly appointed Head of Service of the Federal Capital Territory Civil Service Commission, Mr. Samuel Atang. This was made k...
27th March 2024
I deserve respect, Clark faults military raid on country home
Elder statesman and National Leader of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum, Chief Edwin Clark, has condemned a military raid on his country home in the Kiagbodo Local Government Area of Delta State. Clark, in a...
27th March 2024
My conversation with security agency on banditry productive – Gumi
Following his invitation by the Federal Government over his comments on the activities of bandits, Kaduna Islamic cleric, Sheikh Gumi, said he had a “productive interaction”, with the agencies on ...
27th March 2024
Nigerians may spend over N725bn on 2024 Hajj
Nigerians may spend over N725.1bn on the 2024 edition of the annual Hajj exercise to the Holy lands of Makkah and Medina, The PUNCH reports. This is following a directive by the National Hajj Commissi...
26th March 2024
1999 Constitution lacks legitimacy - The Patriots
Following a National Constitution Dialogue hosted by a think-thank group known as The Patriots, stakeholders have recommended the adoption of the 2014 National Confab Report and 1963 Republican Consti...
25th March 2024
Palm Sunday: CAN urges Nigerians to embrace unity, love
The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, has urged Christians to be beacons of hope and agents of change, despite the situation in the country, in the spirit of t...
25th March 2024