The Presidency cleared the air yesterday on the controversy over the N573 billion received by states. It said the fund is a World Bank loan, which the Federal Government guaranteed, and not a grant. It explained that the issue of whether it was a grant or a loan should not be at the centre of…
The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has maintained that its directive on the suspension of biometric clearance and Community Development Services (CDS) still subsists This is against a circular making the rounds on social media purportedly signed by the NYSC Director General. The Scheme said the directory in circulation was a ruse which only existed…
A dynamite explosion rocked the secretariat of the Action People’s Party along the GRA axis of Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital on Monday morning. It was gathered that the incident occurred in the wee hours of Monday precisely around 1am. The assailants allegedly threw substances believed to be dynamite into the building housing the secretariat…
Two Chinese expatriates, identified as Chen Wenguang and Liang Ding, have been abducted in the Kémta/Abule-Owu area along Onigbedu Road in Ogun State. PUNCH Online learned on Monday that the two were abducted around 1:45pm on Sunday when they left the company to visit their friends. A police source, who was not authorised to speak…
The Nigeria Immigration Service has launched a probe into an incident involving the destruction of a Nigerian passport at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. This was contained in a statement released on Sunday by the NIS Public Relations Officer, Kenneth Udo. “The Nigeria Immigration Service has launched a formal investigation following the circulation of…
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has responded to a media publication regarding the delay in issuing national driver’s licences across the country. It also said over 189,256 licences have been produced and are awaiting collection at various State Boards of Internal Revenue across the country. The Corps Public Education and Strategic Communication Officer, Olusegun…
Justice Sylvanus Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, who gave the order restricting protesters of the just concluded #EndBadGovernance demonstration to MKO Abiola Stadium, Abuja, hails from Obi Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, like Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. Chidi Odinkalu, a Professor of Practice in International…
A dramatic incident unfolded at Lagos Airport on Saturday when a woman tore the international passport of her husband shortly after their arrival from abroad. The act, seen by many as vandalism of government property, has ignited public outrage and prompted calls for legal action. The woman could be heard responding in rage after being…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Vice chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress in Kogi State, Eleojo Opaluwa has been allegedly abducted by the police. According to Vanguard, Opaluwa, an official of the National Union of Electricity Employees was whisked away by operatives of NPF’s Intelligence Response Team, IRT, in Mararaba, Nasarawa State on August 4,…
Gunmen suspected to be bandits, on Saturday, ambushed troops of the Nigerian Army in Gudu Local Government Area of Sokoto State, killing four soldiers in the process. The sole administrator of the council, Umar Balle, disclosed this on Sunday while speaking with our correspondent in a telephone conversation. Balle, who was among those ambushed by…