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By Garry Ochigbo The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Monday dismissed the petition by the All Progressives Congress, APC, and its governorship candidate, Senator Aisha Dahiru Binani seeking to invalidate the election of Umar Ahmadu Fintiri as the duly elected governor of Adamawa State. The Appellate Court held that Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP was lawfully declared winner of the poll by the Adamawa State Governorship […]
By Remi Johnson No fewer than 19 protesters have been arrested by the FCTA Joint Task Force Team, for attempting to disrupt activities of officials of AMMC- Development Control at its Wuse Zone 6 premises at the early hours of today. The Taskforce team on City Sanitation which dispersed the protesters said they were angry over the demolition of a Mechanic Village in Kubwa, by officials of the AMMC […]
About a week to Christmas Day, shoppers have condemned the worsening naira scarcity, with many of them expressing frustration over their inability to make vital purchases for the Yuletide celebration. Findings by The PUNCH on Sunday revealed that banks were still rationing cash over-the-counter, while several Automated Teller Machines visited did not dispense cash. Our correspondents who visited ATM galleries in Lagos, Abuja, Osogbo, Makurdi, Sokoto, Edo, and Gusau, among […]
“Friends” actor, Matthew Perry, died from an accidental ketamine overdose, medical examiners said Friday, concluding their investigation into the death of the beloved but troubled TV star. Perry, who played Chandler Bing on the hit TV sitcom from 1994-2004, died at the age of 54, having been found unconscious in a swimming pool at his house in Los Angeles in October. He had struggled for decades with addiction to drugs, […]
By Remi Johnson The FCT Water Board has reiterated its resolve to keep supplying quality water for residents to guard against water borne diseases in the territory. Acting General Manager of Water Board, Mr Daniel Audu Salka who gave this assurance during its end of year briefing in Abuja, said the Board recently received an award by the United Kingdom Occupational Safety and Health Association. He said some Embassies and […]
The Joint Senate and House of Representatives Committee on Police Affairs has urged the Minister of Police Affairs and Inspector General of Police to take the necessary steps to improve the security situation in the country. The committee, co-chaired by Abdulhamid Madori and Abubakar Yalleman, said this when the minister and the IG appeared before the joint session of the committee in Abuja to defend the 2024 budget. The committee […]
A total of 80 suspects have been named following a failed attempted coup on November 26 in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, local police have said. William Fayia Sellu, inspector general of the Sierra Leonean police, told a press conference Tuesday that the suspects include former President Ernest Bai Koroma, 50, currently serving military officers, and five dismissed military officers, among others. Sellu said the former president had been […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress, on Thursday, warned the Federal Government against heeding the advice of the World Bank to increase the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit popularly called petrol to N750/litre. The NLC’s Head of Information, Benson Upah, in an interview with The PUNCH, said any further increase in the price of petrol would lead to anarchy in the country. He, therefore called on the government to reject the […]
A boat carrying more than 60 migrants capsized in the Channel off France overnight Thursday to Friday while attempting to reach Britain, with one person dead and another in critical condition, French maritime authorities said. Among the 66 people recovered, “one unconscious victim, in critical condition, was taken by helicopter to the hospital in Calais” while a second “could not be revived,” the authorities said. French sea rescue coordinators at […]
