Amnesty to be replaced with Niger Delta stabilisation programme – Dikko
THE Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Col. Milland Dikio (retd.), has said the scheme would be changed from ‘Amnesty’ to the Niger Delta Stabilisation Programme as part of...
View ArticleMatawalle emerges Zamfara APC leader, senators, Reps, others defect
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara state has formerly announced his defection to the All Progressive Congress saying that he is now the leader of the party in the state. Speaking at a grand rally on...
View ArticleLagos pastor in court for land grabbing, forgery
The pastor of Christ Salvation Divine Ministries International, Rev Godwin Godwin, has been arraigned before the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Oshodi for alleged forgery of documents and...
View ArticleFamily tragedy: Nephew kills okada rider over fare in Enugu
Tragedy has struck in the Onuogba Nike community, Enugu East Local Government Area of Enugu State following the killing of a commercial motorcyclist, Noso Ekete, by his passenger over a dispute on the...
View ArticleImo widow accuses brother-in-law of destroying husband’s house
A widow and mother of five, Mrs Ifeanyinwa Okechi, has called on the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, and the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, to help her and her children get justice. The...
View Article24-year-old sentenced to death for stealing phones, cash in Ekiti
An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti, on Tuesday, sentenced a 24-year-old man, Sola Jegede, to death by hanging for dispossessing some men of their phones and money. He was found guilty of...
View ArticleEx-Gombe commissioner, three Internet fraudsters jailed
A former Gombe State Commissioner for Culture and Tourism and ex-Chairman of the Shongom Local Government Area, Samuel Adamu, has been convicted of fraud by the Court of Appeal. A statement by the...
View ArticleMosque attack: ACP leads probe, command summons warring parties
The Osun State Commissioner of Police, Wale Olokode, on Tuesday, said an Assistant Commissioner of Police had been assigned to handle the investigation into the clash between members of the Kamorudeen...
View ArticlePetrol price should be more than N280/litre, says Kyari
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mallam Mele Kyari, has said the price of petrol should be more than N280/litre at which Automotive Gas Oil, also known as...
View ArticleDelta prophetess remanded for alleged murder over church dispute
A 45-year-old prophetess, Augusta Olozulu, has been remanded in a correctional centre in Ogwash-Uku, Delta State, for alleged conspiracy, cyber stalking and murder of one Thomas Emomitimi. Emomitimi...
View ArticleKanu’s arrest: ACF demands caution, Archbishop alleges woman trapped IPOB leader
THE arrest of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra by the Federal Government has attracted mixed reactions from various groups, including the Arewa Consultative Forum, who urged...
View ArticleLASTMA officials arrested for extorting bizman, absconding with bleeding wife
Some officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, who allegedly absconded with the bleeding wife of a Dubai-based businessman, Jude Eze, have been arrested. PUNCH Metro had reported that...
View ArticleUNIBEN student shot dead days after final examination
Another narrowly escapes death from cult attack A 400-level student of the Department of Political Science, University of Benin, Austin Izu, has been shot dead by yet-to-be-identified gunmen in his...
View ArticleOur governors being forced into APC, says Secondus
NATIONAL Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Uche Secondus has accused the Federal Government of coaxing governors on the party’s platform into joining the All Progressives Congress. Secondus...
View Article18 judges’ Appeal Court elevation: EFCC fraud cases, 1,000 others to start...
More than 1,000 criminal and civil cases at various high courts in the country are expected to start afresh following the elevation of 18 judges to the Court of Appeal, The PUNCH has learnt. The 18...
View ArticleDelta herbalist arrested with two human skulls, passengers nabbed carrying...
A 60-year-old native doctor, Godfrey Akpudje, has been arrested with two human skulls by operatives of the Delta State Police Command. PUNCH Metro gathered that the arrest followed a report lodged last...
View ArticleFG to lift ban on fans soon – Minister
Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has assured that the stadium ban imposed by the Federal Government and the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 will be lifted soon, The PUNCH...
View ArticleClub owners threaten to boycott AITEO Cup
Club owners of the Nigeria Professional Football League have threatened to withdraw from the 2021 AITEO Cup if the Nigeria Football Federation does not provide intervention funds for the competition....
View ArticleNYSC threatens sanctions as JAMB alleges fake mobilisation certificate
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Tuesday raised concerns about tertiary institutions awarding fake certificates to persons who did not deserve them. The organisation also accused some of...
View ArticleHunters gun down two kidnappers collecting ransom in Kogi ambush
TWO kidnappers were gunned down in the early hours of Tuesday while collecting ransom on behalf of their victims from one of the neighbouring state. A statement issued on Tuesday by the Chief Press...
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