punch news

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has taken the decision to suspend its chairman in Cross River State. Paul Akpanke, the chairman of APC in Utugwang North Ward, located in Obudu Local Government Area of Cross River State, has been…
Read More...

A notorious leader of the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP), widely known as Kiriku, reportedly passed away after being bitten by a venomous snake in Borno State's Sambisa forest. The unfortunate incident occurred, and…
Read More...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Assures of Palliatives Amid Fuel Subsidy Removal During an interactive session with Nigerians residing in France and neighboring European countries at the New Global Financing Pact Summit in Paris,…
Read More...

The late Raymond Dokpesi, who served as the chairman of DAAR Communications, the parent company of Africa Independent Television (AIT) and RayPower FM, has been laid to rest. The burial took place in his hometown of Agenebode, Edo State, on…
Read More...

The federal government has denied rumours of a 114 percent pay increase for governors, judges, and political aides. According to reports, the Chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Muhammad Shehu,…
Read More...

Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate in the February 25 presidential election, has stated that Nigeria will benefit from the rising exodus of Nigerians to other countries. There has been an increase in the number…
Read More...

The Federal Government, led by President Bola Tinubu has approved mandatory examinations for the top tier of the federal public service beginning in 2023. This was contained in a circular signed by the Permanent Secretary,…
Read More...

Leaked Audio: EFCC official reveals how Malami ordered unfreezing of “big cases” accounts, introduced corrupt suspect to lawyer In a leaked audio, an operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,…
Read More...

Read the full text of Bola Tinubu’s Democracy Day speech here on Ejes Gist News Nigeria. 1. Fellow Nigerians, 2. It is exactly three decades today that Nigerians went to the polls to exercise their inalienable right to elect a President…
Read More...

President Bola Tinubu Acknowledges Hardship Caused by Fuel Subsidy Removal In his June 12 Democracy Day address to the Nigerian people on Monday, President Bola Tinubu openly acknowledged that the recent removal of fuel…
Read More...

Ajike Owens, a Nigerian mother of four, was shot dead by a white neighbour while she was attempting to recover an iPad stolen from her child in front of their home in Ocala, Florida, the United States. According to a Monday Twitter post…
Read More...

The Senate has crushed Buhari's controversial National Water Resources Bill, 2023 after it was listed for concurrence on the order paper for consideration and passage. The Senate's rejection of the bill effectively ended the debate among…
Read More...

The House of Representatives has called the alleged launch of Nigeria Air during the final days of former President Muhammadu Buhari's administration a fraud. The House Committee on Aviation has directed the Federal Ministry of…
Read More...

In a high-level meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, President Bola Tinubu is currently in talks with former Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike, former Ebonyi Governor Dave Umahi, and Senator Godswill Akpabio. Read Also Muslims…
Read More...

On Thursday, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, summoned a witness to testify before the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) in Abuja. The declaration of President Bola Tinubu as the winner of the…
Read More...

The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has issued a directive for workers to commence an indefinite nationwide strike from Monday. Breaking: I was forced to sign presidential poll result in Kogi – Witness to PEPT This…
Read More...

The hearing in the petition by the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) challenging the nomination of Kashim Shettma as a replacement for Kabir Masari as the All Progressives Congress (APC) vice presidential candidate has been adjourned until…
Read More...

In a recent statement, Rev. Keoleh Saleh, the President of the Baptist Conference in Plateau, revealed that a total of 50 members of the church, including a pastor, were tragically killed in the recent attacks that took place in Mangu and…
Read More...

After eight years in power, President Muhammadu Buhari is set to step down and hand over the power to Bola Tinubu on May 29. Buhari's supporters hail him as the "greatest President," while his critics have a more unfavorable view of his…
Read More...

After the May 29 inauguration of the Nigerian President-elect, Asiwaju Bola, he is expected to announce his cabinet ministers in the month of June, all things being equal. It is, however, believed that political search lights are already…
Read More...