Category: News
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Labour Party Set To Announce Senator Yusuf as Peter Obi Running Mate
The Labour Party, LP, is set to announce Senator Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed as the running mate to Mr. Peter Obi, the Presidential candidate of the party in the 2023 elections. Senator Baba-Ahmed, who is in his 40s is the Proprietor of Baze University, Abuja and Baba-Ahmed University Kano. The unveiling of the vice presidential candidate…
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Tragedy Averted In Lagos, as Naked Young Woman Attempts To Set Filling Station on Fire (Video)
Disaster was averted in Falomo area of Lagos State as a mentally unstable lady was seen in a video spraying petroleum with nuzzle in a bid to set the filling station on fire on Thursday. Vreporters gathered from the video that, the yet-to-be-identified lady was captured naked during the strange act. It took the effort…
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NYSC Clears Air On Alleged Rape of 21 Female Corps Members
The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC has debunked the reports making the rounds that some 21 female corps members had been raped during an attack carried out on Wednesday “by thieves”. The scheme confirmed that contrary to reports, “no bodily harm was meted on them, and no corps member was raped.” The Akwa Ibom State…
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End COEASU Strike Within 14-day or Risk Nationwide Mass Protest – NANCES Tells FG
National Association of Nigeria Colleges of Education Students (NANCES) has issued 14-day Ultimatum to the federal government to meet the demands of striking Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) within 14 days or risk nationwide mass protest. The displeased students issued the ultimatum yesterday, in Abuja, adding that the College of Education lecturers have…
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APC Delegates Approach Court To Stop Tinubu From Replacing Masari as Running Mate
A group of delegates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have approached a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to stop the party from replacing Kabiru Masari as the running mate to the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. Recall that, a couple of days after Tinubu emerged as the APC flagbearer after the party convention…
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Abba Kyari Relieves Experience During Kuje Prison Attack
Embattled Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari who is an inmate in the prison, said: ‘’Only God saved us today (yesterday). For over two hours and 45 minutes, more than 300 terrorist took over the Kuje prison in Abuja with GPMGs, Bombs, RPGs, Many Rifles etc. ‘’The total population of the Kuje Prison inmates is…
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Kuje Attack: Kabiru Sokoto, Nyaya Bombers Among 64-high Profiles Terrorists Escapees
The Leadership Newspaper The terrorists implicated in the Madalla Catholic church bombing, Kabiru Sokoto, and Nyanya Motor park bombing, Aminu Ogwuche, both in Abuja, are among the 64 high-profile Boko Haram terrorists and 264 other hardened criminals set free by invaders of the Kuje Medium Correctional Centre, Abuja, on Tuesday night. The Nyanya bombing on…
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ASUU Chairperson Begs Governor, Stakeholders Over Unpaid 10-month Salaries
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Abia State University,ABSU, Uturu branch, has pleaded with the state Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, and stakeholders in the state to come to their rescue over ten months of unpaid salaries. In a press statement made available to The PUNCH, its Chairperson, Comrade Victor Nkemdirim, the union urged the government to…
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Why Obaseki Can’t Ban ASUU Activities in AAUA – ASUU President, Osodeke
The National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, on Wednesday, gave reasons why Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, can’t ban activities of the union adding that, the governor has no constitutional right to proscribe the union in the state-owned institution, Ambrose Alli University, AAUA. Osodeke made the disclosure when…
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Lagos PDP’s Guber Candidate Reportedly Picks Actress Funke Akindele as Running Mate
Vanguard BARRING any last minute change, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Lagos State, Dr. Olajide Adeniran, popularly known as Jandor, may pick Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele, as his running mate. Vanguard was told by a reliable source that Jandor settled for Funke Akindele after unveiling her to party chieftains at…