2027: Moghalu rejects Atiku campaign appointment
A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Kingsley Moghalu, has rejected his inclusion in the policy team of the African Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, for the 2027 election. Moghalu, in a statement posted on his X handle on Thursday, said he was neither consulted nor asked for his consent before […]
Gombe governorship: PDP to conduct fresh primary, obey court order
The Peoples Democratic Party has said it will conduct a fresh governorship primary election in Gombe State in compliance with a Federal High Court judgment that nullified the process that produced former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Pantami, as its candidate for the 2027 election. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Haruna […]
Atiku names Kashim-Ibrahim campaign chair, El-Rufai deputy
The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar, has named Kashim Ibrahim-Imam as chairman of his 2027 National Campaign Council, with former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, appointed deputy chairman. In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, who also serves as the campaign council’s Director of Strategic […]
Money market rates ease as liquidity climbs to N7.45tn
Money market rates declined on Wednesday as increased liquidity in the banking system pushed short-term funding costs lower. The development followed the Central Bank of Nigeria’s 350-basis-point cut in its policy rate to 23 per cent and the adjustment of the standing deposit facility floor to 20 per cent. AIICO Capital Limited said the overnight […]
Four women drown in Jigawa boat crash
Four passengers have died after a boat conveying eight passengers capsized at Dudduru Pond in the Dutse Local Government Area of Jigawa State. Confirming the incident in a statement made available to PUNCH Metro on Thursday, the Public Relations Officer, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Jigawa State Command, ASC Badruddeen Tijjani, said the tragic […]
Police uncover syndicate linked to Jigawa killings
The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested members of a notorious motorcycle-snatching syndicate for allegedly killing nine persons and stealing 33 motorcycles across three states. This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Dutse, the Jigawa State capital, on Thursday by the Police Public Relations Officer, Jigawa State Police Command, SP Shi’isu […]
Benue CMD arrested, not abducted — PPRO
The Benue State Police Command said the Chief Medical Director of Multicare Hospital, Makurdi, Dr Jonah Ogbaji, was arrested by the Force Headquarters squad in Abuja. In a terse statement issued Thursday morning by the Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Peter Aondongu, he said that the medical doctor was arrested by operatives of the Special […]
Suspect linked to 2023 kidnapping, murder nabbed in Anambra
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old suspected kidnapper, Olisa Oyelu, also known as “Obele,” over alleged kidnapping and armed robbery, in connection with a 2023 kidnapping incident that resulted in the death of a victim. The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, saying […]
FG to end regulated gas pricing in 2028
Nigeria is set to end regulated pricing in the domestic gas market by September 24, 2028, as the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority targets a transition to a fully established willing-buyer, willing-seller framework. The Chief Executive of NMDPRA, Rabiu Umar, disclosed this on Thursday at the Gas Market Maturity Workshop organised under the […]
I left Anambra debt-free, Obi insists
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has insisted that he did not borrow money or issue bonds on behalf of Anambra State during his eight years as governor. Obi, who spoke on Arise TV’s Prime Time programme on Thursday, said his administration left office in March 2014 without owing salaries, gratuities, […]
