BREAKING: FG declares Monday public holiday

The Federal Government has declared Monday, June 14, as public holiday to celebrate this year’s Democracy Day. Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Dr Shuaib Belgore, urged all citizens to support the present administration in its efforts

Tight Security As Buhari Visits Lagos

There is a heavy presence of security operatives in Lagos State as the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) is expected to arrive in the state on Thursday, The PUNCH has learnt. Our correspondent gathered that Buhari is expected to commission some projects in the state. A top source in the Nigeria Police Force told

Nigerians blast Malami for scoring an own goal

The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), downloaded Virtual Private Network in order to visit Twitter to deactivate it, The PUNCH can confirm. This is despite Malami’s threats to Nigerians that using Twitter could land them in jail. The AGF had posted a photo of his deactivated Twitter account. However, a critical look at

Federal Secretariat Asaba On Fire

A mysterious fire has engulfed the Federal Secretariat complex along Okpanam Road in Asaba, Delta State capital. At the moment, the raging inferno seems to have overwhelmed the fire fighting machinery stationed at the complex. Even the state fire service is not up to the task of putting out the fire. But our correspondent learnt

Kaduna state Governor, El-Rufai, Adeboye, Others defy Malami’s order

It’s becoming increasingly difficult for the Federal Government to enforce their Unlawful ban on Twitter in Nigeria as many prominent personalities keep tweeting. You’d recall that AGF, Malami had issued a threat to arrest and prosecute anyone using Twitter in Nigeria which has no backing by the law. However, Pastor Adeboye and Kumuyi of The Deeper life church, Ayodele Fayose