Less than 23 days to the governorship election in Ondo state, political thugs today attacked the convoys of governor Rotimi Akeredolu and the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Eyitayo Jegede in Oba Akoko in Akoko southwest local government area of the state. Both candidates were in the town to campaign ahead of the October 10 election in the state. Media aides to both candidates traded blames in separate statements issued in Akure. While Akeredolu said his convoy was attacked by Jegede supporters, the candidate of the PDP insisted that Akeredolu thugs were the attackers. The spokesperson of the Akeredolu/…
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The Nigerian Army troops of the Air component of operation HADARIN DAJI have bombarded a bandits’ logistics warehouse in massive airstrikes conducted in the Kwiambana Forest area of Zamfara State. Major General John Enenche, the Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, stated this in a statement on Wednesday. Enenche explained that the airstrikes were executed on Tuesday as part of air interdiction missions being executed under the subsidiary of Operation WUTAN DAJI 2 to rid the North West of the country of armed bandits and other criminal elements. According to him, several bandits were also executed as a result of the attack.…
The Federal Government has predicted that the economy will rebound to positive territory in the first quarter (Q1) of 2021. Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed made this prediction when board members of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) paid her a courtesy call. She hinged her optimism on the minimal impact of the corona virus pandemic. She said: “The shocks have not manifested as expected, and that the pandemic has not impacted much, especially in Nigeria because of the proactive measures taken by government especially in the health sector.” A statement from the ministry signed by Yunusa Tanko Abdullahi, the…
President Muhammadu Buhari has unveiled the nation’s 60th Anniversary Logo with a pledge that his administration will continue to work towards greater inclusiveness. Buhari also called for the participation of all Nigerians. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the unveiling of the logo by the president was held shortly before the commencement of the 15th virtual meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) at the State House, Abuja on Wednesday. The president described the logo as a product of choice from Nigerians who participated in the selection process. He said that the Diamond Anniversary would be a low…
There was a fresh protest in Osogbo, Osun State on Wednesday over the death of a youth. The protesters made bonfires along Ofetedo Junction and resisted an attempt by policemen to disrupt the protest. Sound of canisters purportedly fired by the police to disperse the protesters were heard around Ofatedo Junction and Dada Estate police station, while the youths hurled stones at the policemen deployed in the scene. The identity of the youth, who died in the accident, was not yet known. The PUNCH gathered that a vehicle belonging to the JTF had chased a Toyota Corolla car with four occupants,…
The talks between the Federal Government and the Organised Labour over the removal of petrol subsidy and the increase in electricity tariffs, ended in a deadlock on Monday. While welcoming the labour leaders to the meeting held at the Bouquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, in Abuja, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, urged stakeholders to join heads and deliberate how Nigeria can survive the economic challenges imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Ngige said the meeting is “a bilateral dialogue between us as Nigerians to consider the state of the economy and events that have necessitated recent…
The nation’s inflation rate has recorded its biggest increase so far this year, rising to 13.22 per cent in August, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Tuesday. The 13.22 per cent inflation rate is the highest since April 2018, the NBS data showed. The NBS, in its latest consumer price index report, said, “The consumer price index, which measures inflation increased by 13.22 percent (year-on-year) in August 2020. This is 0.40 percent points higher than the rate recorded in July 2020 (12.82 percent). “On a month-on-month basis, the headline index increased by 1.34 percent in August 2020. This is…
The German Government has donated a physical rehabilitation center to the 44 Army Reference Hospital, Kaduna. Minister of Defence, Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi (RTD), who received the centre on behalf of the Federal Government, commended the German government for the gesture. Newsmen report that the centre is for the rehabilitation of soldiers wounded in the battle field. It was built by the German Technical Advisory Group (GTAG), a military collaboration between Germany and Nigeria, to enhance equipment and technical support for Nigerian military to further improve operational efficiency. The defence minister, represented by Dr Olajude Johnson, Director, Health Services in the…
The Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Agboola Ajayi, has lashed out at his boss, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, for preventing the Zenith Labour Party, ZLP, from accessing the MKO Abiola Democracy Park for the party’s flag-off campaign. Ajayi, who is the standard-bearer of ZLP, stated that the governor intentionally hiked the fee for the venue in order to deny the party from using the facility. While describing Akeredolu as intolerant and undemocratic over the development, Ajayi in a statement by his Media Adviser, Allen Sowore, stated that the venue was given out to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for N5m while…
Godwill Akpabio, Niger Delta Affairs Minister on Tuesday visited the National Assembly to seek for peace. He attributed his face-off with the federal lawmakers to mischief-makers, explaining that the visit was primarily to seek a harmonious working relationship between his ministry and the Legislature. Akpabio first met with the Acting Clerk to the National Assembly, Amos Olatunde-Ojo, before another round of closed-door talks with the Chairman, House Committee on NDDC, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, and Spokesman for the House, Benjamin Kalu. The second meeting was ongoing as of the time of filing this report. After the meeting with Olatunde-Ojo, reporters demanded to…