A Japanese court has, on Monday, ruled that the country’s failure to recognise same-sex marriage is constitutional. The ruling became a setback for activists after a landmark verdict, last year, found otherwise. The district court in western Japan’s Osaka rejected arguments made by three same-sex couples as part of a series of suits filed by…
All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, yesterday said Senate President Ahmad Lawan participated in Yobe North Senatorial Primary. Abdullahi spoke when he led party members to present the Ekiti State governor-elect, Biodun Oyebanji, to President Muhammadu Buhari. He said he could not be responding to all speculations around issues concerning the party….
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has explained why there is fuel scarcity in Lagos and other parts of the country. In an interview with Channels Television, the Lagos Zonal Chairman of IPMAN, Akin Akinrinade insisted they were not on strike. Akinrinade noted that the operating environment has become hostile to their businesses….
The sudden move by Nigerian youths to fully participate in the country’s general elections is not unconnected to the 2020 EndSARS protest which served as an eye-opener that young Nigerians can influence critical decisions in the country. DAILY POST recalls that youths across the country shut down economic and other activities in Nigeria in October,…
Six disgruntled chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC), including lawmakers and a former deputy governor, have terminated their membership in the party and have defected to other political parties in Bauchi State. The defections are a major blow to the aspiration of the party to topple the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the…
Two Signs APC Still Not Ready to Govern After Buhari By Farooq Kperogi It’s OK to despise PDP and Atiku Abubakar. I do, too. But the truth is that, of Nigeria’s major political parties, only PDP has shown a readiness to govern at the national level from day one. We may not like how they’ll…
Sexual misconduct: OAU, UNIABUJA dismiss four profs, 14 others No fewer than 18 lecturers in the nation’s tertiary institutions have been indicted and dismissed over sexual misconduct in one year, analysis of media reports by The PUNCH has revealed. The issue of sexual harassment has been recurring in Nigerian institutions with a survey conducted in…
Buhari replaces ex-ministers, sends nominees list to SenatePublished on June 21, 2022By Samson Atekojo Usman The Nigerian Senate has received the executive communication with the nomination of six names as replacements for ministers that resigned to contest the presidential election. In a letter that was read by the Senate President, Dr Ahmad Ibrahim Lawa,n on…
Kidnappers have released a former Secretary of the Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Sani Toro, former Assistant Coach of the Nigeria Super Eagles, Garba Yila, and one of their friends, Alhaji Isa Jah, from captivity. The PUNCH had reported that Toro, Yila and their friend were kidnapped at a village around Akwanga in Nasarawa State. They…
Again, President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed a vote of confidence in Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). In an interview with Bloomberg, the president said Emefiele is following an alternative economic model, which Nigeria should be free to adopt. When asked if he was concerned about the debate around the central…