The House of Representatives on Thursday expressed its commitment to strengthen existing laws on improved exportation of Made-in-Nigeria goods to boost the nation’s foreign exchange earnings. The Chairman, House Committee on Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring, Boma Godhead, gave the […]

An elder statesman and former governor of old Oyo State, Dr Omololu Olunloyo, has broken his silence about the rumour of his death, saying he is alive. Olunloyo who spoke with The PUNCH correspondent who visited his Molete residence in […]

Gift of Chess, a New York-based non-profit organisation with the mission of distributing chess sets around the world, has revealed that Nigerian chess master, Tunde Onakoya, on Thursday, experienced intense vomiting and stomach pain during his ongoing marathon but refused […]

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday discharged and acquitted former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke (SAN) of the money laundering charges brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The presiding […]

Minister tests electronic gates at Abuja airport The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on Friday, led a test run of the newly installed electronic gates (e-gates) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, affirming that the project was almost […]

Varsity to probe violence The Edo State Police Command, yesterday, formally invited the governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Olumide Akpata, over alleged security breaches, involving shootings at the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Ugbowo Campus, last Friday. The spokesman […]

Edo State Commissioner for Arts, Culture, Tourism and Diaspora Affairs, Mrs. Uyi Oduwa-Malaka, has been stripped of her honorary chieftaincy title: the Uzoyare of Ozalla, conferred on her by the Onotare of Ozalla Kingdom in Owan West Local Government, King […]

The Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has ordered the withdrawal of all police personnel attached to the former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. The order was contained in the document with reference number: CB:4001/DOPS/PMF/FHQ/ABJ/VOL.48/ 34 The document said: […]

The Lagos State Government is in discussion with the Ogun State government on the extension of the Blue Rail Line further down to Agbara. The Director, Rail Transport, Lagos Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority, Olasukanmi Okusaga, disclosed this on Tuesday in […]