The national convention of the All Progressives Congress earlier projected to hold in June, may no longer hold,  The PUNCH can confirm. A top-ranking member of the national caucus of the party confirmed this to our correspondent in Abuja on Monday. The source, who spoke to our correspondent on condition of anonymity, explained that party […]

IN a bid to address the cumbersome process of voter registration at the various centres in Nigeria ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission, has said part of the registration exercise will be done online while biometric data capturing would take place at designated centres. The new initiative is expected to […]

The President, Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, Bishop Wale Oke, has warned the Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdul-Raman Abdulrasaq, against engaging in actions that could set the country on fire, saying that the hijab crisis may degenerate if not handled with caution. The PFN president also decried the tenure extension approved for the Inspector General of […]

THE House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee on the Need to Review the Purchase, Use and Control of Arms, Ammunition and Related Hardware by Military, Paramilitary and Other Law Enforcement Agencies in Nigeria on Monday summoned the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, and Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. They […]

The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr. Niyi Adebayo, yesterday said the Bank of Industry (BoI) has finalized plans to deploy a $1billion syndicated-term loan to support the Micro Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (MSMEs) sector. He said the move was part of the federal government’s efforts towards economic recovery and sustainable growth, working […]

No fewer than 19 people have died in a fatal auto accident along the Kaduna – Abuja road. The accident was said to have occurred late Sunday evening at the Kateri axis of the highway. The Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr. Samuel Aruwan, confirmed the incident yesterday in a statement, […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday suspended the bye-election in Ekiti East Constituency I, citing electoral violence that claimed three persons with many sustaining varying degrees of gunshot wounds. The state governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi condemned, in strong terms, the violence that marred the bye-election promising that no one involved in the dastardly act […]

The delay by Governor Godwin Obaseki to constitute his cabinet and other political appointments 100 days after his inauguration for a second term of office is creating a lot of anxiety in Edo State, writes Adibe Emenyonu In his inaugural speech on November 12, 2020 after being sworn-in for a second term of office at […]

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has foiled attempts by traffickers to export hard drugs through three major international airports in the country. The agency said 200 kilograms of illicit substances were seized from the traffickers at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos; Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja; and the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, […]

No fewer than 11 state governors are yet to publicly take the COVID-19 vaccine jab after taking delivery of their consignments from the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), THISDAY’s investigation has revealed. THISDAY gathered that while some of the governors asked their deputies and health commissioners to launch the vaccination without publicly taking […]