The Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, has announced the appointment of new directors across the agencies. This was disclosed in a press release signed by the head of press, Federal Ministry of Aviation, Odutayo Oluseyi, on Thursday. Below are the appointed directors with their names and offices: Nigerian Meteorological Agency 967.4ar- Punch 1. Prof Vincent…
President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed that all those responsible for the bombing of innocent civilians in a Kaduna village will be severely punished. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, gave the hint at a world news conference in Abuja. The minister said as a prelude to sanctioning those found culpable, the Federal…
The Presidency has named companies that will be participating in the 50 per cent slash of inter-state transport fares approved by President Bola Tinubu. Tinubu, on Wednesday, approved the reduction as well as free train rides for Nigerians starting Thursday, December 21, 2023, to January 4, 2024. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake,…
The estranged husband of popular US-based Nigerian dancer, Korra Obidi, Justin Dean, has said being a single Dad is much easier than being married to his ex-wife. He said he had thought that being a single Dad would make dating “harder” but reality has taught him that “girls like a single Dad.” The American doctor…
Former Big Brother Naija winner, Josephine Otabor, popularly known as Phyna has been invited by the Nigeria Police over her alleged failure to return a rented wig after the expiration of the rental period. According to reports a hair vendor recently called out Phyna for allegedly refusing to return a “rented” wig after the expiration…
The Imo State Police Command has arrested a suspected commander of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) at his hideout in the state. Disclosing the arrest in a statement the Police Public Relations Officer, Okoye Henry, said the suspect was nabbed last Saturday, December 16 alongside three others. Henry identified the suspect as Ikechukwu…
The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved judgment in the appeal by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State challenging the ruling of the Appeal Court that sacked him from office. The Justice Inyang Okoro-led five-member panel of judges reserved their decision after hearing closing arguments from both parties. Yusuf and the New Nigeria People Party…
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says the agency is yet to recover from previous transportation fare waivers by the government. The Federal Government had on Wednesday announced a 50 per cent waiver on road transport and a 100 per cent fare slash for rail transportation as part of moves to cushion the impact of the…
The Federal Government has reopened the Third Mainland Bridge, one month after its closure for maintenance work. Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi said this in a statement on Thursday “Following essential maintenance, the entire bridge is now fully accessible to the public, ensuring smoother connectivity and safe commuting,” the commissioner added. “We are pleased to…
The Senate on Thursday confirmed the nomination of the 11 Justices of the Supreme Court. The upper chamber confirmed the justices during plenary after a debate by the lawmakers who advocated for augmentation of the judiciary budget and also stated the impropriety of leaving a vacuum in the Supreme Court for an extended period before…
