RIVERS SOLE ADMINISTRATOR IBAS FACES NATIONAL ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE TODAY The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), is expected to appear before the House of Representatives Committee overseeing the state’s emergency administration today, following his absence from Thursday’s scheduled session. Vice Admiral Ibas had been summoned to provide updates and clarifications on the administration of Rivers State …

MORE NIGERIANS WILL BECOME POOR BY 2027 – WORLD BANK The World Bank has projected that poverty in Nigeria will increase by 3.6 percentage points over the next five years, rising through 2027. This is according to the Bank’s Africa’s Pulse report, released during the ongoing Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank in Washington, …

RIVERS, BENUE, AKWA IBOM LEAD IN HIV CHART AS NIGERIA REPORTS TWO MILLION PATIENTS Three states of Nigeria – Rivers, Benue, and Akwa Ibom – top the chart in the latest HIV spectrum estimates obtained from the National Agency for the Control of AIDS, News360 Nigeria reports., Over two million people are reported to be currently living with HIV across …

MORE GOVERNORS ON THEIR WAY TO APC – GANDUJE National Chairman of the ruling Party, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has boasted that more governors will join the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking at his residence in Abuja when he received former prominent members of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) from Kano State into the APC, he said 2027 was a …

MORE GOVERNORS ON THEIR WAY TO APC – GANDUJE National Chairman of the ruling Party, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has boasted that more governors will join the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking at his residence in Abuja when he received former prominent members of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) from Kano State into the APC, he said 2027 was a …

PETER OBI WON MILLIONS OF VOTES WITHOUT SINGLE GOVERNOR, PDP DOWNPLAYS GOVERNOR’S DEFECTION The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has downplayed the defection of Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, and his predecessor, Ifeanyi Okowa, to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The duo and their entire structure dump the PDP on Wednesday ending the party 26 years in power. PDP had ruled …

PETER OBI WON MILLIONS OF VOTES WITHOUT SINGLE GOVERNOR, PDP DOWNPLAYS GOVERNOR’S DEFECTION The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has downplayed the defection of Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, and his predecessor, Ifeanyi Okowa, to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The duo and their entire structure dump the PDP on Wednesday ending the party 26 years in power. PDP had ruled …

GALE OF DEFECTIONS: WE’RE NOT DISTRACTED IN QUEST TO DEFEAT TINUBU, APC IN 2027 — ATIKU’S COALITION The anti-Tinubu coalition led by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has expressed indifference to Wednesday’s decision of the Delta state Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, to ditch the opposition Peoples Democratic Party PDP for the ruling All Progressives Congress APC. Coalition spokesman, Salihu Moh. Lukman …

INEC MOVES TO LEGALIZE VOTING WITHOUT PVC The Independent National Electoral Commission has expressed willingness to allow eligible Nigerians without Permanent Voter Cards to vote in the 2027 general elections, but insists that such a move must be backed by legislative amendments. The Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, told The PUNCH on Wednesday that the commission …

INEC MOVES TO LEGALIZE VOTING WITHOUT PVC The Independent National Electoral Commission has expressed willingness to allow eligible Nigerians without Permanent Voter Cards to vote in the 2027 general elections, but insists that such a move must be backed by legislative amendments. The Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, told The PUNCH on Wednesday that the commission …

MASS FAILURES IN WASSCE ROCK LAGOS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, 26592 STUDENTS FAIL In a startling revelation, the Lagos State Government has disclosed that a staggering 26,592 public school students failed the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), raising alarm across the state’s education sector. The figures, unveiled by the Lagos Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Jamiu Tolani Alli-Balogun, …

HOW POPE FRANCIS DIED – DOCTOR REVEALS LAST MOMENT OF ROMAN PONTIFF The head of Pope Francis’ medical team, Sergio Alfieri, said on Thursday that the pontiff died quietly on Monday morning from an unexpected stroke without suffering undue pain, stating that there was nothing that doctors could have done to save his life. Alfieri, a physician at Rome’s Gemelli …

HOW POPE FRANCIS DIED – DOCTOR REVEALS LAST MOMENT OF ROMAN PONTIFF The head of Pope Francis’ medical team, Sergio Alfieri, said on Thursday that the pontiff died quietly on Monday morning from an unexpected stroke without suffering undue pain, stating that there was nothing that doctors could have done to save his life. Alfieri, a physician at Rome’s Gemelli …

VP SHETTIMA PRESIDES OVER NEC AS RIVERS SOLE ADMINISTRATOR MAKES SURPRISE APPEARANCE Vice President Kashim Shettima on Thursday chaired the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, where key economic issues affecting the country were discussed.In an unexpected development, the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Ibok-Ete Ibas, was present at the meeting. The meeting also had in …