NECO releases 2020 SSCE results
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination for External Candidates. Announcing the results at the Council Headquarters in Minna on Thursday,…
Bandits Kill 7 In Fresh Attack In Niger
Seven people have been reportedly killed by bandits in Yangalu Community in Magama Local Government Area of Niger State. The bandits were said to have invaded the community in large…
Pastor Adeboye’s son dies aged 42
Enoch Adeboye, the general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has lost one of his children. Dare, a pastor in one of the RCCG branches in Eket,…
Gunmen kidnap Abia varsity students
Gunmen on Wednesday night kidnapped an unknown number of students of Abia State University, Uturu, The PUNCH has learnt. It was also gathered that the hoodlums whisked the students into…
Protest: Fr. Mbaka reappears in Enugu, calls for calm
The fiery Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, who was allegedly declared missing on Wednesday, suddenly reappeared few hours after his supporters embarked on protests across the state. The News…
Kaduna forestry college students released 56 days after abduction
After 56 gruelling days, the abducted students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have been released by bandits, The…
Parents of Afaka students apologise to Gumi, say he’s not linked to N800k ransom
Some parents of the kidnapped students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna state, have apologised to Ahmad Gumi, prominent Islamic cleric, over a “false accusation” against him.…
Time is up for bandits, hoodlums’ sponsors in Imo — Uzodimma vows
The Imo state governor, Hope Uzodimma, on Wednesday said that the time is up for hoodlums and their sponsors terrorising the state. Uzodimma spoke in Owerri, during the presentation of…
Plan by FG to slash salaries is ‘mass suicide wish’ for Nigerian workers, says NLC
The Organised Labour has condemned and rejected the plan by the Federal Government to slash the salaries of workers in the country. President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba…
Paying ransom to kidnappers is foolishness —Obasanjo
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Wednesday, has cautioned against the payment of ransom to kidnappers. He, however, submitted that the government must develop means to deal with kidnappers and bandits…
Slain IMSU Law Student: Two bullets pierced his body from the back – Eyewitness
Ibe Pascal Arogorn, Owerri There are clear indications that Chukwueze Kingsley, a law student of the Imo State University (IMSU) was shot at the back. Investigation into the killing of…
Mbaka returns
There was jubilation in Enugu State on Wednesday when the Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry Enugu, Ejike Mbaka, resurfaced after his whereabouts had caused confusion in the state. When Mbaka…
Insecurity: Southern govs meet on state of Nigeria
The Governors in the Southern part of the country under the auspices of the Southern Nigeria Governors Forum met on Tuesday evening to discuss the state of the nation, particularly…
Fani-Kayode to FG: Arrest and interrogate Gumi now
Femi Fani-Kayode, a former minister of aviation, has called for the arrest of Ahmad Gumi, the prominent Islamic cleric. Gumi, who has access to some bandits terrorising the north-west, had…
Uzodimma Sacks Imo Varsity: VC, Names Replacement
The crisis rocking the Eastern Palm University, renamed Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe University, Ogboko, Ideato South Local Government Area of Imo State, worsened on Wednesday with the sack of the Vice…