Beyond the Headlines
The forum of governors on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), appears to be in league with those against the zoning of elective offices in the party. Ahead of the next general elections, the Progressive Governors Forum at the weekend declared that any of its chieftains is free to aspire to any position […]
The Nigerian Army says it cannot confirm if Abubakar Shekau, Boko Haram leader, is dead. Shekau was reportedly killed on Wednesday in a confrontation with fighters of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP), a breakaway faction of Boko Haram. According to a police intelligence report, ISWAP commanders were quoted to have said Shekau […]
Bandits have attacked St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church located in Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State, killing a Reverend father Alphonsus Bello. During the attack which occurred on Thursday night another priest, Reverend Father Joe Keke was abducted. The gunmen according to an eyewitness attacked the church compound at about 11: 00 pm and […]
Darius Ishaku, governor of Taraba state, says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is shocked by the defection of Ben Ayade, governor of Cross River, to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ayade, a governor elected under the platform of the PDP, defected to the APC on Thursday, citing the need to help build Nigeria with President […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has clarified reports that mobile subscribers will be required to submit the international mobile equipment identity (IMEI) of their phones to it from July 2021. The IMEI is an identity number used to uniquely identify a mobile phone. The 15-digit IMEI number is an electronic fingerprint transmitted every time a […]
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has described as stupid, a Senate bill that seeks to prohibit the payment and receipt of ransom for the release of any person kidnapped, imprisoned or wrongfully confined. Falana, who spoke on a PUNCH Live interview programme on Friday, said the National Assembly should rather focus on ensuring they […]
Comrade Ayuba Wabba, President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has been declared wanted, according to Malam Nasir El-Rufai, governor of Kaduna State. Wabba was last seen publicly in Kaduna where he led members of NLC on a protest against policies of El-Rufai’s administration. NLC had led members of affiliate unions on a protest that […]
The police authorities have rearrested an inmate who recently escaped from the prison in Imo State, South-East Nigeria. Some 1,844 prisoners were freed when gunmen attacked the prison headquarters in Owerri on April 5. The police headquarters in the state was similarly attacked by gunmen. Francis Enobore, the spokesperson of the correctional centre, said the […]
The Ijaw Youth Council has given the international oil companies (IOCs) operating in the Niger Delta seven days to vacate the region. The ultimatum is coming after the youth council asked the federal government to inaugurate substantive board for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The commission had been managed by an interim management committee […]
Motorists and residents around Onigari at the Ogun State end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, have blocked the road after an accident involving a truck and some strayed cows. The PUNCH gathered that some Fulani herders were leading the cows when they strayed onto the road and caused the accident. An eyewitness at the scene of […]
