IGP squad, troops comb bushes for 85-year-old Kaduna emir, wives, seven others
Operatives of the Kaduna State Police Command have confirmed the abduction of the 85-year-old Emir of Kajuru, Alhaji Alhassan Adamu, by bandits in the early hours of Sunday. The bandits attacked the...
View ArticleCOVID-19 third wave: States run out of vaccine, 9,057 travellers disappear
There are strong indications that Nigeria is gradually approaching the third wave of COVID-19 with the steady rise in positive cases in the last one week. The PUNCH on Sunday gathered that the fear...
View ArticleSouth-West govs propose six regions, demand LG autonomy, resource control
Governors in the South-West geopolitical zone have proposed conversion of the present six geopolitical zones into federating units, as part of the ongoing review of the 1999 Constitution by the...
View ArticleFive kidnappers nabbed after abducting boy in Ogun
Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested five suspected kidnappers while the gang attempted collecting N3.5m ransom for an eight-year-old boy, Sadiq Abass. The police identified the suspects...
View ArticleNIA gets N4.87bn budget to track, intercept calls, messages
The National Assembly has approved a N4.87bn budget for the National Intelligence Agency to track, intercept and monitor calls and messages on mobile devices, including Thuraya and WhatsApp. The amount...
View ArticleI’ll vie for presidency in 2023, says ex-gov Yerima
A former Zamfara State Governor, Sani Yerima, has said he would vie for the presidency in 2023. He noted that the only thing that could stop his ambition was if the party zoned the ticket to other...
View ArticleItaly keeper Donnarumma named Euro 2020 Player of the Tournament
ITALY’s penalty hero Gianluigi Donnarumma has been crowned Euro 2020’s Player of the Tournament. The towering keeper saved Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka’s spot-kicks as England suffered a heartbreaking...
View ArticleItaly vs England: Euro 2020 final defeat hurts, says Kane
Harry Kane says England’s Euro 2020 final shootout loss to Italy will haunt the players for the rest of their careers as he said Sunday’s defeat was “the worst feeling in the world”. England fell short...
View ArticleActivist alleges threat to life over 14-year-old’s rape case in FCT school
A child and gender rights advocate and leader of the Coalition of Gender Based Violence Responders, Lemmy Ughegbe, has filed a formal complaint against the Deputy Commissioner of Police in the Federal...
View ArticleItaly vs England: Pickford wins Euro 2020 Golden Glove award
England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford won the Golden Glove award at the 2021 European Championships after guiding his country to a runners-up finish in the tournament. The Everton shot-stopper conceded...
View ArticleSeptuagenarian’s body decomposes as sisters keep mother’s corpse for nine days
Residents of Universal Road, in the Okhoro area of Benin, Edo State, were in shock on Sunday after discovering the decomposing body of a septuagenarian, Mrs. Agbenese Oshoma, nine days after she had...
View ArticleWidow of man allegedly tortured to death in Bauchi faints, hospitalised
The widow of Danladi Dauda, the 33-year-old man, who was allegedly tortured to death by policemen from the Yelwa Division, Altine Dauda, has been hospitalised after passing out. The PUNCH had reported...
View ArticleLagos OPC man stabs member to death over cultism
A member of the New Era Oodua People’s Congress, Tope Lucky, has gone into hiding after allegedly killing another member of the group, Wasiu Ogunnaike, in the Epe area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro...
View ArticleIgboho didn’t ask Oluwo for help, says spokesman
Yoruba Nation agitator, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho, has said he did not ask the Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Adewale Akanbi, or any traditional ruler to speak on his behalf. Igboho has gone...
View ArticleJega opposes Onochie as INEC commissioner
A former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Attahiru Jega, has warned the Senate against confirming the appointment of a presidential aide, Lauretta Onochie, as a National...
View ArticlePIB: Senate limits fuel imports to Dangote, other refiners
If the new provision on fuel imports inserted by the Senate in the Petroleum Industry Bill is adopted by the House of Representatives and the President, only active refinery licence holders will be...
View ArticleSouthgate takes blame for England’s shootout loss to Italy
Gareth Southgate took full responsibility for England’s penalty kick failure as Italy secured Euro 2020 glory at Wembley on Sunday. Following a 1-1 draw after 120 minutes, after Leonardo Bonucci had...
View ArticleNigerian-born boxer Raphael Akpejiori knocks out Steven Lyons, eyes fight...
Nigerian-born unbeaten boxing champion, Raphael Akpejiori, proved his destructive power Saturday night when he stopped Steven Lyons in the opening round in Miami. Ethasor Raphael Akpejiori was born on...
View ArticleAPC cautions Abia Assembly over threat to suspend leader
The Abia State chapter of the All Progressive Congress has cautioned the State House of Assembly against carrying out a threat to suspend its Minority Leader, Chijioke Chukwu representing Bende North,...
View ArticleTaraba APC lacks moral authority to criticise Ishaku, says aide
The Special Adviser to the Taraba State Governor on Political Matters, Alhaji Abubakar Bawa, has berated the All Progressives Congress for criticising his principal, Governor Darius Ishaku. Bawa said...
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