archiveMarch 2019

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) are jittery that “the stolen 2019 Presidential mandate” will be retrieved by its candidate, Atiku Abubakar. The party said this was why President Buhari has renewed attack and blame game on the PDP...

  A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), will lead the legal team assembled by President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress to defend the President’s mandate in court, The PUNCH can confirm. A former Attorney-General of Ogun State and younger brother to the...

President Muhammadu Buhari has joined the world to celebrate the womenfolk on the occasion of the International Women’s Day. He paid tribute to them for the invaluable roles they play in building homes, and by extension, the nation, just as he applauded their lofty contributions in both the public and...

  The Supreme Court on Friday in Abuja, affirmed the order of a Federal High Court in Lagos, which directed the Federal Government to temporarily seize the sum of $8.4m linked to the wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Mrs. Patience Jonathan. The apex court in a unanimous judgment delivered...

President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Dr Samson ‘Supo Ayokunle, has called on all stakeholders to ensure free, fair and credible elections on Saturday. Ayokunle, in a statement on Friday by his spokesman, Pastor Bayo Oladeji, reminded them of the need to avoid violence, bloodshed and all forms...

The Osun State Governorship Election Tribunal has reserved judgment in a petition filed by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Senator Ademola Adeleke, in the September 2018 governorship election held in the state. The tribunal yesterday, after entertaining final arguments and adoption of written addresses by lawyers to...

The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) on Thursday inaugurated four committees to come up with a blueprint for addressing various complexities and challenges hindering the growth and development of some privatised enterprises in the country which were handed over to the core investors over ten years ago. The development is...

  Fashola endorses candidate Sanwo-Olu, urges Lagosians to choose experience Lagos State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has reiterated that his government will be people oriented, just as the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola urged the Lagos electorates to vote...

  The Nigerian equities market sustained its bearish run for second day in a row as the benchmark index decreased by 0.35 per cent to 32,010.06 points on Thursday, following profit taking activities across all sectors. Thus, the Month-to-Date and Year-to-Date returns both moderated to 0.92 per cent and 1.84...

  Ahead of the March 9, 2019 gubernatorial and states houses of assembly elections in the country, the Federal Government has ordered the closure of all land borders to the country. Minister of Interior, Lt. General AB Dambazau gave the directive saying that the borders will be closed from Friday...