There has been anxiety at the Jonaith Hotel and Suites in the Ajah area of Lagos State after a 24-year-old guest, identified as Michael Afeso, was found dead in his room. PUNCH Metro learnt that the deceased’s girlfriend, who had stayed with him on Friday evening, was sighted in the early hours of Saturday. She…
Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, says Osun State received only N55m from the Federation Account for the month of September, 2015. He said the money could not even settle the electricity bill of the government secretariat. The governor said the development was evidence that Nigeria was experiencing an economic meltdown. He, therefore, called on…
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, says terrorism in Nigeria indirectly created by northern leaders, who used religion to deceive poor Muslims. Kukah said this in his keynote address at a conference organised by the Islamic Welfare Foundation at the Fountain University, Osogbo. At the event titled, ‘The Muslim agenda for Nigeria: Challenges…
Members of the Edo State House of Assembly, on Wednesday, asked the Commissioner for Health, Mrs Aihamuwa Eregie, to leave the assembly chambers for ‘improper dressing.’ Eregie was asked to leave the hallowed chamber during the presentation of the 2015 budget performance of the Ministry of Health. The News Agency of Nigeria reported that the…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that no Nigerian bank is ‘experiencing stress,’ and as such has not compelled any to recapitalise before June 2016. This followed an online publication purporting that some deposit money banks in Nigeria are ‘experiencing stress.’ Describing as fictitious, CBN said the story as published “is not only…
SOCIO-ECONOMIC Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has “received several documents from the World Bank totalling over 700 pages on information on the spending of recovered assets stolen by the late General Abacha, with some of the documents suggesting that Abacha loot was spent on roads, electricity, education, health and water.” This information was disclosed by…
By Babajide Alabi Dear Mr President, May I seize this opportunity to congratulate you on your success at the last General Elections in which you won convincingly. Pardon me this is coming late. This is the first in the series of letter I shall be writing to you, first as a Nigerian with the love…
A major division surfaced on Friday in the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the presidency is reported to have endorsed the candidature of Alhaji Yahaya Bello who came second in the primary that produced the late Alhaji Abubakar Audu as the party’s governorship candidate. Audu’s running mate, James Abiodun Faleke, who is…
The Federal Government has countered a claim by the Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, that the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan spent N64bn on Independence Day celebrations between 2011 and 2015. El-Rufai, in a Facebook post on October 1, had hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for allegedly budgeting N70m for this year’s Independence Day…
Your Excellency, it’s been months since I wrote my desperate memo to you. I wish to thank you once more for reacting promptly and swiftly at that time and for giving me the honour and privilege of meeting you in your office. I remember presenting you a special compilation of my articles, especially the many…
