The Coordinator of the Coalition for Concerned Veterans, Abiodun Herbert-Durowaye, has criticised the reported ₦100,000 minimum monthly salary for Nigerian soldiers, describing it as grossly inadequate for personnel who risk their lives in defence of the country. Herbert-Durowaye, who spoke ...
Retired military personnel have criticised the Federal Government’s reported increase in soldiers’ minimum monthly salary to ₦100,000, describing the amount as inadequate in the face of the country’s rising cost of living. The veterans who spoke with Punch argued that ...
According to a report by Daily Post on Thursday, July 9, 2026, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has defended his unpopularity among government employees by saying that his government has stopped the waste of taxpayer ...
Obafemi George, a political scientist, has commended President Bola Tinubu for advancing state police reforms through swift action following the Senate’s constitutional amendment bill. The president inaugurated a working group to draft the national policing bill, addressing funding, accountability, national ...
According to a Thursday night of July 9, 2026 report by Fox News, President Donald Trump has become the first sitting president in the United States (U.S.) history to have an airport named in his honour after the official renaming ...
Abayomi Arabambi, the Labour Party’s National Vice Chairman (South-West), commented on the political prospects of Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar while discussing possible outcomes ahead of the 2027 presidential election nationally. ...
Magaji Ahmadu, the village head of Sayaya Village in Matazu LGA of Katsina State, has stated that bandit attacks forced most residents to flee the village Speaking in an interview with News Central TV, Ahmadu said Sayaya village used to ...
Abayomi Arabambi, the factional National Vice Chairman (South-West) of the Labour Party, has accused some elected members of the party of turning their backs on the leadership that helped them secure victory in the 2023 general elections. Speaking during an ...
After the controversial Argentina-Egypt game, Morocco’s quarterfinal game against France also couldn’t escape controversy. While France dominated the entire game, winning 2-0, the post-match remarks by Moroccan coach Mohamed Ouahbi sparked a new controversy. This time, it’s again around Kylian ...
In a recent interview on Symfoni TV, on Thursday, July 9, 2026, Abayomi Arabambi, a member of the Labour Party National Working Committee (NWC) under the Julius Abure faction, criticized the leadership style of Abia State Governor Alex Otti. He ...
Following France’s 2–0 victory over Morocco in the FIFA World Cup 2026 quarter-finals, a touching moment of sportsmanship captured the attention of fans worldwide. The scene, which quickly went viral on social media, showed Kylian Mbappé, the French star and ...
According to a report by Vanguard on Thursday, July 9, 2026, the Chairman of the Social Democratic Party State Chairmen Forum and the party’s Lagos State governorship candidate, Femi Olaniyi, criticised the administration of President Bola Tinubu, saying the government ...
Speaking in a video shared by Symfoni on Thursday, July 9, 2026, Arabambi claimed that Faduri Joseph and another presidential aspirant each paid ₦35 million to participate in the party’s primary election. He alleged that while one aspirant was refunded, ...
During an interview on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi shared a personal experience that he said reflects the current political atmosphere in the country. He revealed that one of his longtime friends asked him not ...
Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal has emphasized that he will never engage in negotiations or pay ransoms to kidnappers or other criminals. As reported by Punch on Thursday, July 9, 2026, Lawal recalled that his brothers were abducted in 2019, ...