•Nigerians looting warehouse Some residents of the Federal Capital Territory today looted a warehouse reportedly belonging to the National Emergency Management Agency of Nigeria over the current economic hardship across the country. It was learnt that the warehouse is situated in the Phase 3 Region of the FCT area of Abuja, reports Sunday PUNC...
•Shehu Sani and Tinubu Former Kaduna Senator, Shehu Sani, has advised President Bola Tinubu’s administration to work hard and fix the economy to avoid the looming protest of angry Nigerians. The ex-federal lawmaker said this kind of protest does not come with a notice like the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress. Sani [&hellip...
•Professor Wole Soyinka Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has urged the government at all levels to desist from taking citizens for a fool so as to bridge the gap between leaders and the led. Soyinka, who was a guest speaker at the Punch’s 50th anniversary lecture themed ‘Recovering the Narrative,’ insisted that the government ought [&hel...
•Mohammed Idris The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, today, eased fear of job losses after the implementation of the Oronsaye Report. Idris disclosed this in a statement signed by his media aide, Rabiu Ibrahim today, reports The PUNCH. Twelve years after it received the Stephen Oronsaye Report, the federal gove...
•Peter Obi Presidential Candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has expressed concern over the widespread hardship in the land. Commenting on the stampede that occurred during a rice auction the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) organised to ameliorate hardship in the land, Obi said it was unfortunate that Nigerians we...
•LUTH gate The Editor-in-Chief and Chief Executive Officer of The Source magazine, Comfort Obi, in this article, narrates how Nigeria’s chaotic health system, typified by the rot in the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Lagos, led to the death of a United States-based Nigerian, Mr Olaleye Adenibuyan. On January 24, 2024, Nigeria l...
•Tinubu and ASUU logo As Nigerians groan over the economic hardship in the country following reforms embarked upon by the President Bola Tinubu administration, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has vowed to fight the federal government. ASUU acting Zonal Coordinator (Bauchi Branch), Prof Nanmwa Voncir, disclosed this yesterday wh...
•IGP Kayode Egbetokun As part of efforts to maintain the highest standards of integrity within the Nigeria Police Force, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has issued a stern warning condemning all forms of extortion and name dropping for nefarious activities. In a statement, the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa ...
•Seyi Tinubu on presidential jet Seyi, the son of President Bola Tinubu, has encouraged Nigerians to endure the current economic challenges. He emphasised the importance of enduring these difficult times for the sake of Nigeria’s future, asserting that the tough decisions made by his father should have been implemented years ago. Despite the o...
Concerned about the present state of the nation, the conference of former Speakers of the State Houses of Assembly of Nigeria, has called on the federal government to immediately embark on initiatives capable of ameliorating the hardship faced by Nigerians. The call was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of a one-day meeting […...

