President Bola Tinubu is expected to open the 63rd Annual General Conference of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) in Abuja this weekend. The decision to declare the event open followed an invitation extended to the President by the leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), led by Barrister Yakubu Maikyau, SAN. Playing host to the delegation at the Presidential Villa …

The nomination of an indigene of Abuja, Hon. Zephaniah Bitrus Jisalo as a minister has been described as a demonstration of commitment by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to national integration. No indigene of Abuja has been minister since Nigeria’s return to democracy 24 years ago. According to a statement from his media office in Abuja, a major stake holder in …

Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara was again absent on Saturday when governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Par(PDP) and leaders of the party, including former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar met in Abuja to deliberate on the fate of the party. At the meeting, the PDP leaders renewed their commitment to discipline in the interest of …

Despite the resolution of the House of Representatives to suspend the concession process for Nigeria’s four major airports, on Sunday, it was gathered that two of the facilities were already nearing commercial closure. Officials of the Federal Government told The PUNCH that the concession of the airports was approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) and, as such, there would …

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has warned that the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and other nearby states are expected to experience heavy to moderate rainfalls and flash floods on Saturday (today) and Sunday, 23 July 2023. In a statement in Abuja on Friday by FEMA’s Head of Public Affairs, Nkechi Isa, the agency warned that forecast by the Nigerian …

A 25-year-old arrested car thief suspect, Meshach Isinugo (also known as Big Shark) has denied the allegation of stealing a Mercedes Benz from a car dealer, saying that he only drove the car from Abuja to Delta State. According to PUNCH Metro, a car dealer, Mohammed Manga reported that a customer, Henry, absconded with one of his cars, a Mercedes …

The Senate, on Thursday, asked the Federal Government to review the concession of the Aminu Kano International Airport, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, and other international airports across the country. The Senate made this known at the plenary after passing a motion by a lawmaker from Kano South, Senator Sumaila Kawu. On 17th May, the Federal Executive Council, under immediate past …

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has confirmed the recovery of a N55 million Mercedes Benz GLB 250 stolen by a prospective buyer. It was reported how a car dealer, Mohammed Manga raised the alarm that a suspect identified simply as Henry, who disguised as a customer, absconded with the vehicle while testing it in the FCT. Mohammed said …

The Permanent Secretary of Federal Capital Territory Administration, Adesola Olusade, on Tuesday, said that an investigation had commenced unraveling the immediate and remote causes of the four-storey building collapse on plot 965, Dape, Life Camp, in the Gwarinpa District of the FCT. Olusade, who confirmed the development during an on-the-spot assessment of the scene of the collapsed structure, said anyone …

An explosion resulting from a fuel tanker crash rocked Gwagwa, a suburb of the Federal Capital Territory, on Friday night. This is contrary to rumours making the rounds of an aeroplane crash in the Kubwa suburb of the FCT on Friday night. Meanwhile, our correspondent gathered that first responders had been deployed to the scene of the incident. The spokesperson …