Libya has declared a state of emergency as the air force attacked gunmen in the remote south to end unrest between rival armed groups that have been clashing for days. The General National Congress, Libya’s highest political authority, took the decision on Saturday during an “extraordinary session” after the parliament put the army on alert…
A former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Professor Tam David-West, has warned President Goodluck Jonathan to leave the controversial oil wells in Rivers State. There has been a controversy between the Rivers State and Bayelsa State governments over who owns Soku oil wells. Lending his voice on the matter, Tam, an activist, noted that the Soku…
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has urged Nigerians to remain calm ahead of the next general elections taking place in the country in 2015. The President gave this charge at an annual cocktail organised for members of the diplomatic corps at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Jonathan admitted that he was aware of the tension in…
The governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako, has stressed that he will not return to the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, despite the resignation of Bamanga Tukur as the National Chairman of the party on Thursday. He said rather, he will remain in the All Progressives Congress, APC, he defected to some weeks ago. Nyako, addressing…
An alleged admission scammer, Obinna Okoro, has been arrested by officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The suspect was nabbed in Owerri, Imo State by the anti-graft body for allegedly obtaining money from his victim under false pretence. He was accused of duping one Dr Essien Edet of € 5,000, 00 under…
I must commend President Goodluck Jonathan for removing Alhaji Bamanga Tukur as National Chairman of the PDP and finally dumping him. It really is good riddance to bad rubbish because that man was a disaster to his party. PDP itself is bad enough but to have a self-conceited and vainglorious ancient dinosaur who is completely…
The governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has been appointed as the new National Leader and Chairman, Board of Trustees, BoT, of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA. Obi’s appointment was approved by the National Working Committee, NWC, of the party. The governor replaces the late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, who formed the party some…
The administrations of respected elder statesmen like Chief Philip Asiodu, Alison Ayida and co will never be forgotten in history, those are truly and genuinely career civil servants who worked assiduously to position and develop the Nigerian civil service commission, they remain the nation’s pride for keeping the toga of Super Perm. Sec. till date.…
Few days after Boko Haram killed several persons in Borno in a suicide bomb attack, the group has again struck, killing scores. Below is Punch’s account. Again the outlawed Boko Haram sect attacked Banki, a border town in Bama Local Government Area of Bornu State killing people at will, moment after they sacked the only…
The organisers of the much anticipated Nigeria Presenters Awards have announced the nominees for the 2014 edition of the event. The nominees for the awards were released on Thursday, January 16, 2014. The lucky ones were drawn from the television, radio, print and online media platforms. List of those who made the list can be…