FOUR KILLED AS FULANI HERDSMEN INVADE ENUGU COMMUNITY No fewer than four farmers were murdered on their farms in Adani community in the Uzo-Uwani local government area of Enugu by suspected Fulani herdsmen. On Thursday that the victims were slaughtered in their farms on Tuesday afternoon, when the assailants invaded their farms Meanwhile, Adani-Ogurugu road in the same local government …

FOUR KILLED AS FULANI HERDSMEN INVADE ENUGU COMMUNITY No fewer than four farmers were murdered on their farms in Adani community in the Uzo-Uwani local government area of Enugu by suspected Fulani herdsmen. On Thursday that the victims were slaughtered in their farms on Tuesday afternoon, when the assailants invaded their farms Meanwhile, Adani-Ogurugu road in the same local government …

GODKNOWS IGALI, PANDEF CHAIRMAN, SLAMS RIVERS SOLE OVER TEARING DOWN OF DEMOCRATIC STRUCTURES Godknows Igali, chairman of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), has criticised Ibok-Ete Ibas, the sole administrator of Rivers, over the “systematic tearing down” of structures in the state. BACKGROUND On March 18, President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency in the oil-rich state, citing the …

NERC FINES EIGHT DISCOS ₦‎628 MILLION FOR FLOUTING ESTIMATED BILLING RULES The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has sanctioned eight DisCos for failing to comply with monthly energy caps for unmetered customers between July and September 2024. The affected DisCos include Abuja, Eko, Enugu, Ikeja, Jos, Kaduna, Kano, and Yola. The commission, in a statement on Thursday, said these DisCos have …

DAVIDO SUMMONED BY US COURT OVER ALLEGED SOUNDTRACK THEFT, $45,000 DEBT The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in Manhattan has given Nigerian singer, David ‘Davido’ Adeleke, 21 days to appear before it to answer charges of intellectual property theft, according to legal filings sighted by Peoples Gazette. The lawsuit was filed by a group …

NIGERIANS TO START ENJOYING BENEFITS OF LOWER GLOBAL CRUDE PRICES — PETROAN The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria, PETROAN, has stated that Nigerians will begin to enjoy the benefits of the recent drop in global crude oil prices, following the announcement by Dangote Refinery of a reduction in the price of premium motor spirit. PETROAN spokesperson Joseph …

ASSOCIATION RAISES ALARM AS OVER 15,000 NURSES LEAVE NIGERIA IN 2024 The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives has called on the Federal Government to shift focus from expanding nursing education to addressing the systemic issues driving the mass emigration of nurses, popularly known as the Japa syndrome. The association expressed concern over persistent challenges, noting that as of …

ASSOCIATION RAISES ALARM AS OVER 15,000 NURSES LEAVE NIGERIA IN 2024 The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives has called on the Federal Government to shift focus from expanding nursing education to addressing the systemic issues driving the mass emigration of nurses, popularly known as the Japa syndrome. The association expressed concern over persistent challenges, noting that as of …

23 ANAMBRA INDIGENES ON DEATH ROW IN INDONESIA OVER DRUGS – SOLUDO Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, said 23 indigenes of the state are currently on death row in Indonesia for drug-related offences. Soludo made this known on Wednesday while addressing a group of All Progressives Congress members who defected to the All Progressives Grand Alliance in support of his …

AKPABIO PETITIONS POLICE OVER ASSASSINATION PLOT, WANTS NATASHA PROSECUTED Senate President Godswill Akpabio has formally petitioned the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, requesting an investigation into an alleged assassination plot against him by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The petition, dated April 3, 2025, comes after Akpoti-Uduaghan’s public outburst on April 1, 2025, in which she accused Akpabio of instructing …

WE ERRED OVER LIST OF TINUBU’S APPOINTMENTS: – PRESIDENCY The presidency has acknowledged errors in an earlier released list said to be a compilation of appointments made by President Bola Tinubu since assuming office in 2023. The previous list was released on Wednesday night by the Special Adviser to President Tinubu on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare. Dare was …

COURT SUMMONS RIVERS ADMINISTRATOR OVER LGA APPOINTMENTS The Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has summoned the Rivers State Administrator to appear before it and justify why an interim order should not be issued to halt the proposed appointment of Sole Administrators across the state’s 23 Local Government Areas. Justice Adamu Turaki Mohammed issued the directive on Monday, April 7, …

COURT SUMMONS RIVERS ADMINISTRATOR OVER LGA APPOINTMENTS The Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has summoned the Rivers State Administrator to appear before it and justify why an interim order should not be issued to halt the proposed appointment of Sole Administrators across the state’s 23 Local Government Areas. Justice Adamu Turaki Mohammed issued the directive on Monday, April 7, …

LAGOS PROBES DEATH OF A LADY KILLED BY OVERHEAD WATER TANK The Lagos State Government has announced plans to launch an investigation into the tragic death of 30-year-old Cynthia Oguzie, who was reportedly killed when an overhead water tank collapsed onto her apartment in the Lekki area of the state. The spokesperson for the Lagos State Safety Commission, Adewunmi Okoh, …

DANGOTE REFINERY SLASHES PETROL PRICE TO ₦865 As exclusively predicted by The PUNCH, the Dangote refinery has informed marketers and its customers of a downward review of its ex-gantry loading cost to N865 per litre. The new price is a reduction of N15 from N880 per litre sold by the facility on Wednesday. Our correspondent gathered that the refinery informed …