At least 31 policemen have been dismissed from service over various offences between April 2021 and October 2022, The PUNCH has learnt. The offences included extra-judicial killings, extortion and brutality among others. Our correspondent observed that most of the policemen ...
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The lawmaker representing Edo South, Senator Matthew Urhoghide, has alleged that some state governors are blocking the passage of the constitutional amendment bills because it will give total independence to local governments. Urhoghide, who spoke to The PUNCH on Sunday, ...
Read More »IFL: The Gathering Of Champions For Global Impacts
…Inaugurates City Fellowship Centre In Uyo …Commences Sunday October 23 By Saviour Ekpe IFL is an acronym for the International Friendship League established to cater to the spiritual well-being of the elite and top-class citizens across the globe. The fellowship ...
Read More »USD 2023: I Will engage more in formulation of policies that drives the economic system
By Inemesit George To many, 2023 is a puzzle without a clue yet, but to the people of Uyo Senatorial District, the mystery behind it has already been unfolded as it is a rebirth of hope, succour, entrepreneurship, security, abundance ...
Read More »FG Plans Special Fund For Flood Victims
The Federal Government is mulling two measures — a Flood Fund and a National Policy on Flood Insurance — to mitigate the effects of floods in the country. A document on National Flood Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan (NFEPRP), which ...
Read More »Rivers Ranks First In Fiscal Performance Budget
The Rivers State government has retained its overall fiscal performance position for the third consecutive time. It ranked first in 2020 and 2021 among the 36 states. Kaduna and Cross River states made it to the top five Yobe dropped ...
Read More »Prosecute Oil Thieves, SERAP Charges Buhari
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to set up a presidential panel of enquiry to investigate the operations of illegal oil pipelines from 2001 to date and to widely publish the names of anyone suspected ...
Read More »Zamfara Shuts Media Houses For Covering PDP Rally
The Zamfara State Government has shut down three television stations and an FM radio station. The affected media stations are the Nigeria Television Authority, Gamji TV, Al-Umma TV and Pride FM radio, all in Gusau, the state capital. In a ...
Read More »Rising Food Prices Hitting Nigerians Hard, NHRC Laments
The National Human Rights Commission on Sunday raised concern over the rising food prices in the country, saying it had worsened access to healthy and nutritious food, especially among Internally Displaced Persons and vulnerable groups, leading to an increase in ...
Read More »KUMUYI: DEFENDER OF THE FAITH – How A’Ibom People Receive It
By Saviour Ekpe Uyo, the capital city of the oil-rich state of the Niger Delta, Akwa-Abasi Ibom was agog with people from the entire 31 local government areas trooped in for the launching of a 325-page book, Kumuyi: Defender Of ...
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