The US government shutdown barreled towards its second month on Friday, and the pain is spreading fast — with federal workers broke, food aid vanishing, and millions of Americans caught in the crossfire. What started on October 1 as a Washington sideshow has morphed into a slow-motion implosion of public services and a growing economic…
Following mounting frustration among applicants unable to access the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) recruitment portal, the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has ordered an immediate fix of the technical issues disrupting the process. Thousands of applicants seeking employment in the paramilitary agencies under the Ministry of Interior had taken…
Military investigators probing the alleged attempted coup are working with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit to unravel the financial flows linked to individuals accused of bankrolling the plot, The PUNCH has learnt. This was as indications emerge that the bank accounts of some of the suspects might have…
More than 700 demonstrators have reportedly died during three days of protests in Tanzania following the country’s presidential election, which saw the increasingly authoritarian incumbent, President Samia Suluhu Hassan, run unopposed after her main challengers were jailed or barred from standing Reacting to the crisis, Tanzania’s main opposition party, Chadema, said the death toll had…
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has stopped the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, from going ahead with its planned national convention scheduled to hold in Ibadan, Oyo State, on November 15 and 16. The court, in the judgment that was delivered by Justice James Omotosho, upheld a case that was brought before it by…
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has removed Hon. Abubakar Suleiman Gummi from his seat in the House of Representatives for defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Gummi, who represents Gummi/Bukkuyum Federal Constituency of Zamfara State, was sacked on Thursday by Justice Obiora Egwuatu, who also directed…
The immediate past Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa (retd.), on Friday said he was leaving the Nigerian Armed Forces after 39 years of service, with a clear conscience, having given his all to the military and the fight against insecurity. Speaking at his pull-out parade in Abuja, Musa said he served the…
The minister of youth development, Ayodele Olawande, on Thursday urged youths to shift their focus from street protests to constructive dialogue and negotiation. Mr Olawande made the call in Abuja while delivering the keynote address at the Youth National Discourse Abuja 2025, organised by the Eleniyancares Leadership Foundation. The theme of the discourse was ‘From…
Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, senator representing Kogi central, says her invitation to Senate President Godswill Akpabio and other lawmakers for the commissioning of projects in Kogi was in line with legislative procedure. On Thursday, Akpoti-Uduaghan invited Akpabio and other lawmakers to attend a project commissioning event in her state — two months after returning from suspension. Akpoti-Uduaghan,…
The Presidency on Thursday explained the major reason why Maryam Sanda who was sentenced to death for killing her husband was granted clemency. Sanda, who had spent a total of six years in prison for murder, had her death sentence reduced to 12 years’ imprisonment by the president. The reduction in the death sentence followed…