Minabere Ibelema mibelema@bellsouth.net As you might recall from last Sunday’s Punchwise, I intended to devote this Sunday’s edition to suggestions for sanitising Nigeria’s elections. Well, that has had to make way for more urgent — […]
When I inaugurated this countdown six months ago, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) was at the beginning of his second term and had 1444 days left in office. But I must point out […]
What are the criteria for establishing public universities? The recent hijacking of specialised universities by the president and his military commanders is, to put it mildly, very unfortunate. The questions abound: What are the criteria […]
The Chief Executive Officer, WFM 91.7, Mrs Toun Okewale-Sonaiya, has asked the Lagos State Government not to be silent on the expected prosecution of anyone found wanting in the sex for grades documentary. She said […]
Five months after Nigeria shut its land borders against its West African neighbours to protect her economy, it seems as if the country might not fully reap the benefits of that decision. Essentially, there are […]
The immediate past Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, has been barred from travelling out of the country by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). Saturday PUNCH reports that the move may be part […]
An Indian hemp seller in Lagos state put himself in trouble when he invited a policeman to arrest two customers who had attempted to make a purchase with fake currency. The customers — Sunday Uche, […]
Adetola Juyitan’s strict and tough demeanour easily give her away as one that is not approachable. Yet, the appearance has helped her in achieving her objectives both personally and as President of Junior Chamber International […]
When the news broke that President Muhammadu Buhari has reconstituted the Board of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) with Mr. Mohammed Nami as chairman-designate via an executive communication to the Senate plenary on 9 December […]
There’s just so much about Nigeria that is still a mystery to the average person. If you were to place those issues on a scale, the Nigerian oil and gas sector would sit at the […]
Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), says the removal of Muiz Banire as chairman of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), is illegal. Banire, who was appointed chairman of AMCON in 2018, […]
Sunday Dare, minister of youth and sports, has threatened to sue Ahmed Isah, founder of Human Rights radio, over alleged defamation. In a letter dated December 12, 2019, Okechukwu Uju-Azorji and Festus Ukpe, Dare’s lawyers, […]
Sunday Dare, minister of sports, says Anthony Joshua, world heavyweight boxing champion, will present his championship belts to President Muhammadu Buhari. Dare said this while briefing journalists at the end of Wednesday’s federal executive council […]
The federal government, in collaboration with the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), has released a beneficial register which contains the list of the real owners of oil assets and companies. A website (bo.neiti.gov.ng) which […]
President Muhammadu Buhari says all Africans travelling to Nigeria will get visa on arrival from January 2020. The president said this at the ongoing Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development in Africa holding in […]
The US federal authorities have seized an aircraft belonging to a Nigerian facing multi-million dollar fraud charges in the country. According to WSB-TV, the seizure was made on Tuesday at the Peachtree DeKalb Airport in […]
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) says Turkish Airlines will not be allowed to operate in Nigeria from December 16 if it does not meet set regulations. Abdullahi Sidi, NCAA’s director-general, gave the ultimatum in […]
Aisha Buhari, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, says she does not have intimate conversations in bed with her husband owing to a lack of time. She said it is the reason she keeps ”talking”. Speaking […]
A high court in Adamawa has ordered the arrest of Diezani Alison-Madueke, former minister of petroleum resources, for allegedly giving a bribe of N362 million to INEC officials to influence the outcome of the 2015 […]
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), has taken over the case against the #RevolutioNow protest convener, Omoyele Sowore, from the Department of State Services (DSS). A statement […]
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