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The 27 abducted Students of Governments Science College ,Kagara, in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, have regained freedom five days after they were kidnapped by gunmen from their school. Also released with them are three staff of the School and their 12 family members. The victims were said to be in good … [Read more…]
The tranquility that characterises Nassau Village in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, was on Sunday disturbed when a jet belonging to the Nigerian Air Force crash landed in the area. Noise from aircraft is not strange to residents of the village, being one of the settlements that bordered the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport. … [Read more…]
Former Law Maker, Dr. Ujam Officially Joins the All Progressives Congress. Says: “I didn’t leave PDP, it was PDP that left me”. The last hasn’t been heard of the defections hitting the South East PDP from the ongoing Revalidation and Registration exercise of the APC as another PDP stalwart from Enugu State decamped … [Read more…]
The new Chairman-designate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, who is expected to face Senate screening soon, is beset by a legal hurdle following a controversy surrounding his rank, Saturday PUNCH has learnt. It was learnt that a lawyer, Osuagwu Ugochukwu, has filed a suit before the Federal High Court in Abuja … [Read more…]
The Imo State Government has sealed Royal Palm Estate, a property linked to Nkechi Okorocha, the wife of a former governor of the State, Rochas Okorocha, in the Akachi axis of Owerri, the state capital. Okorocha, who now represents Imo West at the Senate, was the governor of the state between 2011 and … [Read more…]
The Cocoa and Plantain Farmers Association of Nigeria (CPFAN) has sent a save-our-soul message to President Muhammadu Buhari over the destruction of farms and killing of farmers by criminal herdsmen. The farmers, who spoke at a press conference in Akure, warned that food production in the country would nosedive if the activities of herdsmen … [Read more…]
The Abuja division of the Federal High Court sitting, yesterday, in Abuja, dismissed a suit seeking to declare the apex Igbo social-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo as an illegal association. Justice Inyang Ekwo specifically dismissed an application brought by the Incorporated Trustees of Ohanaeze Ndigbo General Assembly, seeking an order to compel the Inspector General of … [Read more…]
National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday broke his silence over the current security challenges facing the country. Tinubu who attended the 8-day fidau prayer of the first civilian governor of Lagos state, Alhaji Lateef Jakande alongside other South West political leaders, like Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, ex-Ogun … [Read more…]
Amidst rising rate of corruption, spike in COVID-19 pandemic, banditry and kidnapping, the Federal Government, yesterday, declared that Nigerian economy has finally exited recession that hit the economy in the first quarter of 2021. Minister of State Budget and Economic Planning, Mr Clem Agba, who disclosed this in Imo State while commissioning a … [Read more…]
Scores of women from Nkerehi community in Orumba South Local Government of Anambra State yesterday protested alleged threat to their lives and those of their families. The protesters, who stormed the Government House in black attires, carried placards. They accused the traditional ruler of the town, Igwe Kenneth Maduka and Dr. Godwin Maduka of … [Read more…]
The Nigerian Army’s Operation Akpakwu has uncovered a black spot for criminals in Calabar metropolis. The Cross River State government launched Operation Akoakwu in December 2020 to tackle security challenges in the state. A spokesman said: ‘Three suspects Micah Edet, Bassey Udoh and Emmanuel Bassey, were arrested by members of the NSCDC attached to … [Read more…]
GUNMEN suspected to be herdsmen have reportedly killed seven persons, including farmers at Ugboke, Oshodi, Okokodo, Ariyan and Yoruba Camp in Ovia North-East Local Government Area of the state on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the PPRO of the State Command, Chidi Nwabuzor, confirmed the incident and said all efforts were being made to arrest the … [Read more…]