Nathaniel Shaibu
Eid Mubarak: CAN president felicitates Muslims
The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, has felicitated with Muslims as they celebrate the 2025 Eid-el-Kabir, urging Nigerians to use the moment to show peace an...
6th June 2025
Tinubu's two years in office disappointing- Ex-IPAC chair
A former National Chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council, John Ameh, has described the two-year performance of President Bola Tinubu in office as disappointing. Ameh, who appeared as a guest on ...
5th June 2025
Hajj: Saudi bans political chants, flags
The Saudi Arabia Ministry of Interior has banned the waving of political or sectarian flags during the performance of Hajj rites in Makkah. The authorities gave the warning in an advisory statement po...
5th June 2025
Wike to deliver lecture at OAU
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, will on Thursday deliver the Distinguished Personality Lecture at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. Wike is expected to speak on the ...
4th June 2025
2,700 Nigerians miss Hajj over visa portal shutdown
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria has disclosed that 2,717 intending pilgrims from Nigeria were unable to secure visas for the 2025 Hajj, following the closure of the Saudi visa portal. In a sta...
3rd June 2025
2,717 Nigerian Hajj pilgrims denied visas as Saudi closes portal
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria has disclosed that 2,717 intending pilgrims from Nigeria could not secure visas for the 2025 Hajj following the closure of the Saudi visa portal. In a statement...
2nd June 2025
I made PDP a major political force, says Wike
The Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, has said that he was instrumental in making the Peoples Democratic Party popular and establishing it as a major political force at both national an...
2nd June 2025
I didn't play anti-party politics in 2023 elections - Wike
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has insisted that he never played anti-party politics, despite his support for President Bola Tinubu during the 2023 general elections. Wike...
2nd June 2025
Rent: Abuja property owners crowd payment office over deadline
Ground rent defaulters in the FCT are trooping to the office of the Abuja Geographic Information Systems to pay rent debts before the expiration of the two-week ultimatum given by President Bola Tinub...
31st May 2025
Wike pledges major reforms to improve Abuja’s public transport
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has pledged to implement extensive reforms in the transport sector as part of enhanced security measures within the FCT. Wike made the remar...
30th May 2025
Wike, Kingibe trade words over clampdown on ground rent debtors
A war of words broke out on Thursday between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and Senator Ireti Kingibe over the recent sealing of properties in Abuja for failure to pay gro...
30th May 2025
Oshiomhole, Sowore disagree on Nigeria's democracy
2023 Presidential Candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, and the Senator representing Edo North Senatorial District, Adams Oshiomhole, on Thursday disagreed over Nigeria’s democra...
29th May 2025
Ground rent: Kingibe tackles FCTA over ‘indiscriminate’ property sealing
The Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory, Senator Ireti Kingibe, has challenged the sealing of property by the FCTA, describing it as unconstitutional. In a statement dated May 26, 2025,...
29th May 2025
Spinal cord patient seeks help, laments hardship for 22 years
A spinal cord injury patient, Daniel Emori, has called on the government, groups, individuals and members of the public to come to his aid, lamenting that his injury, sustained in 2003, has left him b...
29th May 2025
Wike disputes NEMA’s FCT suicide bombing report
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday, dismissed reports that the explosion at the Mogadishu Barracks in Abuja resulted from a failed suicide bombing attempt. Speaki...
29th May 2025
Wike refutes NEMA report, dismisses Abuja suicide bomber claim
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has dismissed reports that an explosion at the Mogadishu Barracks in Abuja was the result of a failed suicide bombing attempt. Speaking to j...
28th May 2025
Ground rent hike is coming, says Wike
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has revealed that his administration is considering an increase in ground rent payments, while describing the refusal to pay ground rent and...
28th May 2025
FG engaging Saudi for barring me from Hajj – Gumi
Saudi Arabian authorities have barred Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Gumi, from performing the 2025 Hajj exercise. In a post on his Facebook page on Monday, the cleric confirmed that he had retur...
27th May 2025
JUST IN: One dies in Abuja crash
A multiple crash involving six vehicles, has killed one and left several others injured, The PUNCH gathered. An eyewitness at the scene who identified as Bola, said the accident involved a trailer car...
26th May 2025
Tinubu orders 14-day grace period for FCT ground rent defaulters
President Bola Tinubu has intervened in the ongoing enforcement action against ground rent defaulters in the Federal Capital Territory, granting a 14-day grace period to affected property holders to s...
26th May 2025
Takeover of PDP secretariat not political witchhunt - Wike's aide
The Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication and Social Media to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Lere Olayinka, has denied claims that the physical takeover of the National Secr...
26th May 2025
Saudi prevents Sheikh Gumi from performing 2025 Hajj
The Saudi Arabian authorities have prevented the Kaduna-based Islamic cleric Sheikh Gumi from performing the 2025 Hajj exercise, the PUNCH reports. In a post on his Facebook page on Monday, the cleric...
26th May 2025
4,794 properties to be sealed as FCTA begins revocation
The physical recovery of 4,794 properties whose land titles were revoked for failure to pay ground rent at the Federal Capital Territory Administration will begin on Monday. Some of the owners of the ...
24th May 2025
FCTA to takeover 4,794 Abuja property over unpaid ground rent
The Federal Capital Territory Administration will, from Monday, May 26th, 2025, commence the physical takeover of 4,794 properties whose land titles were revoked over non-payment of ground rent spanni...
23rd May 2025
Nigeria unveils family-centred policies
The Federal Government says it has placed families at the forefront of national development, outlining several “unprecedented” family-centred policies, initiated under President Bola Tinub...
22nd May 2025
NAHCON airlifts 32,549 Hajj pilgrims in 79 flights
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria has successfully airlifted over 79 percent of Nigerian pilgrims for the 2025 Hajj, marking a significant milestone in this year’s pilgrimage operations. In a ...
22nd May 2025
2025 Hajj: NAHCON airlifts 32,549 pilgrims
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria says it has successfully airlifted more than 79 per cent of Nigerian pilgrims for the 2025 Hajj. In a statement signed by the Assistant Director of Information ...
21st May 2025
Workers protest withheld salaries, pensions in Abuja
Members of the Trade Union Congress and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, on Tuesday, staged a protest at the Federal Ministry of Finance, demanding the immediate rele...
21st May 2025
APC pegs FCT Area Council chairmanship forms at N20m
The FCT Chapter of the All Progressives Congress has pegged Expression of Interest forms and nomination forms for the 2026 Area Councils elections at N20m for Chairmanship candidates and N2.5m council...
20th May 2025
N'Assembly inserted 11,122 projects worth N6.9trn in 2025 budget - BudgIT
Civic tech organisation, BudgIT Nigeria, has stated that it has uncovered over 11,000 projects worth N6.93 trillion inserted by the National Assembly in the 2025 budget. The organisation disclosed thi...
20th May 2025
Ministry assures TUC, PENGASSAN of payment within 48 hours after protests
Members of the Trade Union of Congress and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, on Tuesday, staged a protest at the Federal Ministry of Finance to demand payment of pensi...
20th May 2025
