Gunmen shoot stadium manager to death in Jos
SOME gunmen on Tuesday shot and killed MraIsa Shelda, an Assistant Manager at the Rwang Pam Township Stadium in Jos, Plateau State. An eyewitness, Kabiru Musa, told The PUNCH in Jos on Tuesday that...
View ArticleWe don’t have Bakassi Boys in Anambra, say Obiano, police
THE Anambra State Government and the state’s Police Command have denied the presence of Bakassi Boys in the state. While the state Police Public Relations Officer, Ikenga Tochukwu, insisted that the...
View ArticleGroup seeks referendum, constitution review
A group, under the aegis of the New Reformation Unity Forum, has called for a referendum and constitution review, saying these will help the country overcome its current challenges. The convener of the...
View ArticleLawyers recount experiences as courts resume after 10 weeks
Courts in the country resumed sitting after months of strike embarked upon by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria. Recall that JUSUN members had embarked on strike on April 6 to press home their...
View ArticleReps confused as EFCC, AMCON fight on Diezani allies’ assets
The House of Representatives’ Ad Hoc Committee on Assessment and Status of All Recovered Loots Movable and Immovable Assets from 2002 to 2020 by Agencies of the Federal Government of Nigeria for...
View ArticleTwitter ban: No platform should cause war here, says Lai
The Federal Government on Tuesday confirmed that Twitter had formally written to seek dialogue with Nigerian government on issues leading to the indefinite suspension of its operations in the country....
View ArticleOyo uncovers couples among evacuated beggars in Ibadan
OYO State Government has begun the evacuation of beggars and destitute urchins from the streets of Ibadan. The evacuees were said to have been taken to the Akinyele Resettlement Centre which is their...
View ArticleUmahi hails Yahaya, warns against playing politics with security
Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, has warned Nigerians against playing politics with the security situation in the country. He also called for maximum support for the security agencies in the...
View ArticleWe’re not aware A’Court has shifted election suit judgment – Akeredolu, PDP
THE Ondo State Government on Tuesday declared that it was unaware of the shift in the date of the judgment of the Court of Appeal on the case between the candidate of the All Progressives Congress and...
View ArticleOsinbajo test-rides locally-assembled electric car, says innovation fantastic
VICE-President Yemi Osinbajo has described Nigeria’s first locally-assembled electric car as a fantastic innovation. He said this in Abuja on Tuesday shortly after the unveiling of the Made-in-Nigeria...
View ArticleFG asks TETFund bill panel to boost ideas
The Federal Government on Tuesday inaugurated the National Research and Development Foundation Draft Executive Bill Committee, with a call on members to propose legislation that will ensure a robust...
View Article1.2 million pupils listed for school feeding programme – Kano
NO fewer than 1.2 million pupils were enrolled into the National Homegrown School Feeding Programme in Kano State. A Focal Person, National Social Investment Programme (N-SIP), Mr Baba Zubairu, made...
View ArticleHow minister laundered $37m through property deal – EFCC chair
THE Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has described the real estate sector as one with grand scale corruption in the country. The EFCC boss added that about...
View ArticleNiger community residents raise N5m, motorcycles, free leader’s wives
The two wives of the District Head of Zungeru, Wushishi Local Government Area of Niger State, who were abducted by gunmen suspected to be bandits, have regained their freedom after the payment of N5m...
View ArticleTroops stop 73 Nasarawa men going to Imo with 47 okadas
No fewer than 73 young men from Nasarawa State were on Monday intercepted by troops of the 72 Special Forces Brigade, Nigerian Army, Makurdi, Benue State. The young men were said to be heading for Imo...
View ArticlePastor kidnapped by B’Haram eight months ago freed in Borno
• After 84 days in captivity, C’River NLC chair released After seven months in Boko Haram captivity, a pastor with the Church of Christ in Nations, Rev Polycarp Zongo, has regained his freedom. Zongo,...
View ArticleArmy releases civilian detained for eight months over Facebook video
A civilian, Emmanuel Odaudu, has regained his freedom after languishing in the Nigerian Army Special Investigation Bureau underground cell in Abuja for over eight months because of an old Facebook...
View ArticlePolice foil A’Ibom hotel robbery, recover two vehicles
One Ekemimi Akpan, a resident of the Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, has been rescued by police personnel, who foiled a robbery at the Drainage View Hotel in the area. A black...
View ArticlePhysically-challenged teenager goes missing during visit to friend
The family of an 18-year-old girl, Nofisat Titilope, has called on security agencies to unravel the mystery behind her disappearance. Nofisat, a resident of Nurudeen Owolabi Street in the Ikorodu area...
View ArticlePastors seek compensation for demolished Lagos churches
Pastors of some churches demolished in the FESTAC area of Lagos State by officials of the Federal Housing Authority have urged the Federal Government to call for dialogue between them and the agency,...
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