Politics

  The Peoples Democratic Party is set to overhaul its South-South zonal and state structures in a sweeping move aimed at flushing out disloyal members and forestalling further defections.   A member of the PDP’s National Working Committee, who spoke to Sunday PUNCH on condition of anonymity, said the planned ...

    President Bola Tinubu will address a joint session of the Senate and the House of Representatives on Thursday, June 12, at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja.   Democracy Day is observed in Nigeria on June 12 in honour of the June 12,1993 presidential election seen by many as ...

  Some members of the All Progressives Congress in Yaba Local Council Development Area of Lagos State have kicked against the alleged imposition of a chairmanship candidate for the upcoming July 12 local government elections.   They accused a member of the Governor’s Advisory Council, Senator Anthony Adefuye, of imposing ...

  Former military Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (retd.), has said the Biafra civil war was never his choice.   Gowon was presiding over the affairs of Nigeria during the civil war from July 6, 1967 to January 15, 1970.   He described the civil war as the most ...

    The Kano State Government has expressed sympathy to traders affected by the fire that gutted parts of the Farm Centre GSM Market on Sallah day, pledging its commitment to support them in recovering their losses.   The state Deputy Governor, Aminu Gwarzo, said this in a a statement ...

    Donald Trump said on Saturday that his relationship with his billionaire donor Elon Musk is over and warned there would be “serious consequences” if Musk funds U.S. Democrats running against Republicans who vote for the president’s sweeping tax and spending bill.   In a telephone interview with NBC ...

  Zambia on Saturday declared seven days of national mourning in honour of the country’s former president Edgar Lungu, who died in South Africa on Thursday, the government said. Lungu, who died at the age of 68, ruled the large but sparsely populated southern African nation from January 2015 until ...

  Nigerian constitutional lawyer and human rights advocate, Professor Mike Ozekhome, (SAN), has advocated for improved funding and incentives for the nation’s judiciary, warning that continued neglect could undermine justice delivery.   During an interview on Channels Television’s “Hard Copy” program on Saturday, Ozekhome highlighted the deplorable conditions of many ...

  President Bola Tinubu has expressed grief and extended his condolences to the family and friends of Nigerian boxing icon Obisia Nwankpa, who passed away on June 2, 2025, at the age of 75.   Nwankpa, a towering figure in Nigerian sports, carved a distinguished career that saw him represent ...

    Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed at least 13 Palestinians on Saturday, six of them in a shooting incident near a US-backed aid distribution centre in the territory’s south. Civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP that at around 7:00 am (0400 GMT), “six people were ...