CORPS MEMBERS TO GET ARREARS OF N77K MONTHLY ALLOWANCE After several months of delay, members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) may have a reason to smile as the Federal Government on Monday promised to pay the backlog of the new ₦77,000 monthly allowance. The Federal Government increased corps members’ allowance from ₦33,000 to ₦77, 000 in September 2024. …

PDP WILL NOT PARTAKE IN ANY COALITION- WIKE’S GROUP COUNTERS ATIKU The recently reinstated National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party and ally of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, has called for party unity, stating that the internal crisis within the PDP has been resolved. In an exclusive interview with The PUNCH on Monday, Anyanwu …

THE GATHERING STORM AGAINST TINUBU The 2027 presidential election may still be two years away, but the gathering cloud and raging storm against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid appears to have began building up even before the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) could blow the whistle for the commencement of the race. From the North to the South, and …

THE GATHERING STORM AGAINST TINUBU The 2027 presidential election may still be two years away, but the gathering cloud and raging storm against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid appears to have began building up even before the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) could blow the whistle for the commencement of the race. From the North to the South, and …

THE GATHERING STORM AGAINST TINUBU The 2027 presidential election may still be two years away, but the gathering cloud and raging storm against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid appears to have began building up even before the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) could blow the whistle for the commencement of the race. From the North to the South, and …

BREAKING: RIVERS HEAD OF SERVICE RESIGNS FROM OFFICE AS SOLE ADMINISTRATOR APPOINTS NEW SSG Rivers State Head of Service, Dr. George Nwaeke, has resigned from office. His resignation was announced in a statement on Tuesday, signed by the Chief of Staff to the Rivers State Sole Administrator, Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas. The statement expressed appreciation for Nwaeke’s contributions …

FORMER PRESIDENT JONATHAN WINS 2025 SUNHAK PEACE PRIZE Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has been announced as the winner of the 2025 Founder’s Sunhak Peace Award, which will be presented by the Sunhak Peace Prize Foundation in Seoul, South Korea. A statement by his Special Adviser, Ikechukwu Eze, announced that the ex-Nigerian leader becomes the third recipient and the first …

PETER OBI BLAMES FAILURE OF DEMOCRACY ON POLITICAL LEADERSHIP Presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) in 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has said Nigeria’s democracy has collapsed due to the antics of the present crops of leaders manning the country. He said this at the 60th birthday celebration and colloquium in honour of Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, a former Deputy Speaker of …

DEMOCRACY HAS FAILED IN AFRICA, IT’S NOW GRAB EVERYTHING CORRUPTLY – OBASANJO Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has declared that democracy in Africa is not just failing but dying, attributing its decline to a lack of alignment with African values and realities. Speaking at the 60th birthday colloquium of former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha, in Abuja, …

DEMOCRACY HAS FAILED IN AFRICA, IT’S NOW GRAB EVERYTHING CORRUPTLY – OBASANJO Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has declared that democracy in Africa is not just failing but dying, attributing its decline to a lack of alignment with African values and realities. Speaking at the 60th birthday colloquium of former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha, in Abuja, …

WE GOT $5,000 EACH AS SALLAH GIFT, NOT BRIBE FOR TINUBU’S EMERGENCY RULE – REPS Fresh details have emerged regarding the controversial cash payments made to Nigerian lawmakers amid President Bola Tinubu’s push for a state of emergency in Rivers State. In a desperate attempt at damage control, the Chairman of the House Committee on the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), …

WE GOT N7.6M EACH AS SALLAH GIFT, NOT BRIBE FOR TINUBU’S EMERGENCY RULE – REPS Fresh details have emerged regarding the controversial cash payments made to Nigerian lawmakers amid President Bola Tinubu’s push for a state of emergency in Rivers State. In a desperate attempt at damage control, the Chairman of the House Committee on the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), …

ANGRY YOUTHS LOOT SEYI TINUBU’S RAMADAN PALLIATIVE IN GOMBE Some youths have looted Ramadan palliative reportedly meant to be distributed in Gombe State by Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Seyi has been visiting northern states where he joined residents and political leaders for breaking of fast (Iftar). During such visits, the President’s son usually launches Ramadan feeding …

ANGRY YOUTHS LOOT SEYI TINUBU’S RAMADAN PALLIATIVE IN GOMBE Some youths have looted Ramadan palliative reportedly meant to be distributed in Gombe State by Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Seyi has been visiting northern states where he joined residents and political leaders for breaking of fast (Iftar). During such visits, the President’s son usually launches Ramadan feeding …

I HAVE NO LINK WITH MILITANTS – FUBARA Suspended Rvers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has denied any links to militant groups, warning against attempts to incite violence or economic sabotage in his name. Fubara made this known in a statement issued on Monday by his Chief Press Secretary, Nelson Chukwudi, in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The governor was reacting …