“As a symbolic demonstration of our protest against autocracy and military-style repression, PUNCH (all our print newspapers, The PUNCH, Saturday PUNCH, Sunday PUNCH, PUNCH Sports Extra, and digital platforms, most especially Punchng.com) will henceforth prefix Buhari’s name with his rank as a military dictator in the 80s, Major General, and refer to his administration as
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Civil society organisations have called on President Muhammadu Buhari not to allow detained activists Omoyele Sowore, Olawale Bakare and Agba Jalingo to spend New Year in custody. The groups made the appeal while submitting a petition to the Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, Uche Secondus, in Abuja on Friday. The groups also
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The South-South Governors forum has called on the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen to ignore the court summons by the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB). The forum made the call shortly after an emergency meeting held at the instance of it’s chairman, Governor Seriake Dickson of
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent President Muhammadu Buhari has summoned the Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River and his counterpart in Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi to a meeting later this month over the lingering boundary crisis between both states which have resulted in the loss of lives and destruction of property worth millions of
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has said that to tackle the issues of insecurity, the microscopic aspect of the society charged with the upbringing of the young ones; the family must be effective. Ayade stated this while delivering his goodwill message at a public lecture on security
By Jonathan Ugbal Niger Delta affairs minister, Pastor Usani Usani has said that Nigeria is heading towards what was experienced in Cambodia if the current trend of insecurity is not been tackled. Usani was speaking at the public lecture on security organized by the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kpotun Idris in Uyo, the Akwa
By Jonathan Ugbal Efforts by Nigeria’s acting President, Professor Yemi Osibanjo to quell the issues between warring communities in Akwa Ibom and Cross River States as well as Cross River and Ebonyi states may have been in vain as the three state governors stormed out of the villa wearing long faces after a meeting. Governors