Below are the headlines found on The Punch Online Newspaper for today, Monday, 16 October, 2017.
Mon, 16 Oct 2017
Oyetunji Abioye, Washington DC The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, on Sunday, said the nation must borrow more in the short term to deliver critical infrastructural projects such as roads, rail and power. According to her, Nigeria currently has one of the lowest debt-to-Gross Domestic Product figures in the world.
Mon, 16 Oct 2017
Segun Olugbile, Olusola Fabiyi, Olufemi Atoyebi, and Eniola Akinkuotu The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, on Sunday declared the National Coordinator of the Oodua Peoples Congress, Gani Adams, as the 15th Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland. The position was held last by the late MKO Abiola, who died in the detention camp.
Mon, 16 Oct 2017
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari and the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), have asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to strike out all suits seeking the removal of the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrhim Magu, from office.
Mon, 16 Oct 2017
Friday Olokor, Success Nwogu, Ihuoma Chiedozie, Adelani Adepegba, and Godwin Isenyo President Muhammadu Buharis directive to the World Bank attracted more condemnations on Sunday as two North-Central groups said the President did not have the Middle Belt at heart. Also, the Southern Leaders Forum berated the President, saying Buhari deployed troops in the South.
Mon, 16 Oct 2017
Tony Okafor, Awka The Indigenous People of Biafra has urged parents and guardians in the South-East to send their children and wards back to school. Some parents and guardians in the area had on Wednesday withdrawn their children from schools following a rumour that a military medical outreach was administering lethal injection to pupils.
Mon, 16 Oct 2017
John Alechenu, Abuja The All Progressives Congress has rebuked the opposition Peoples Democratic Party over its criticisms of a plan by the Federal Government to borrow $5.5bn from the international market. According to the APC, unlike the former ruling party, the President Muhammadu Buhari-led APC administration was not seeking to borrow the money for recurrent.
Mon, 16 Oct 2017
Oladimeji Ramon A civil society organisation, the Civil Society Network Against Corruption, on Sunday berated the Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, for playing host to the President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma. The group, in a statement posted on the Facebook page of its Chairman, Olanrewaju Suraju, condemned Okorocha for not only directing an []
Mon, 16 Oct 2017
Kamarudeen Ogundele, Ado Ekiti The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Sunday fulfilled his promise to reward the recently released Finance Commissioner, Toyin Ojo, and the state Accountant General, Mrs. Yemisi Owolabi, with new cars. The governor handed over the keys to new Kia Rio cars shortly after a thanksgiving service to mark his third []
Mon, 16 Oct 2017
John Ameh, Abuja The House of Representatives has summoned the Nigerian Bottling Company Limited and 90 other major carbonated/soft drinks manufacturing companies in the country over allegation of harmful substances contained in some products sold to Nigerian consumers. Findings by The PUNCH on Sunday showed that Seven-Up Bottling Company Plc; Sona Breweries Plc; Guinness Nigeria []
Mon, 16 Oct 2017
Roger Federer said he saved the best for last after he beat great rival Rafael Nadal for the fifth time in succession to win the Shanghai Masters on Sunday, AFP reports. The surprisingly one-sided 6-4, 6-3 victory over the world No 1 from Spain brought a 94th title for the Swiss legend, drawing him level []
Mon, 16 Oct 2017
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja and Ovie Okpare, Warri The Presidency on Sunday said there was no truth in the media reports that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation awarded contracts worth $25bn. The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande, made the clarification in a statement made available to journalists, []
Mon, 16 Oct 2017
Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party in the South-West has appealed to other geo-political zones in the southern part of the country to allow the national chairman of the party to come from the zone. It said for the sake of equity, both the South-South and the South-East should support the []
