The Peoples Democratic Party has won the chairmanship and councillorship seats in Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s Ungwar Sarki polling unit in Kaduna North Local Government Area. El-Rufai, a member of the All Progressive Congress, had earlier voted at the polling unit where he also declared that he is not desperate to win at all costs, but […]
Bandits have reportedly kidnapped the wife and two children of the lawmaker representing Bakori Constituency in the Katsina State House of Assembly, Dr. Ibrahim Kurami. The bandits, according to a resident, stormed the country house of the lawmaker located at Kurami village in Bakori Local Government of Area of the state at about 9:00 pm […]
Gunmen have abducted Mahmud Aliyu, the Dodo of Wawa, a traditional ruler in New Bussa, headquarters of Borgu LGA of Niger state. The traditional ruler was reportedly abducted from his palace on Saturday. Wasiu Abiodun, police spokesperson in Niger, confirmed the incident to TheCable on Sunday. Abiodun said security operatives have been deployed to arrest […]
The All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in the upcoming November 6 election, Senator Andy Uba, escaped death by a whisker after an accidental discharge by a policeman missed him by a hair’s breadth. Uba was addressing a rally at the Ekwulobia Township Stadium in the Aguata Local Government Area of the state on Friday when […]
Kubiat Isaac Akpan, a 28-year-old graduate of the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, has been extrajudicially murdered by police officers attached to Akwa Ibom B Division. Akpan died in police custody after his illegal detention on Sunday, August 29. Inibehe Effiong, a human rights activist and counsel to the family of the deceased, revealed […]
Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi, says he will feel bad if the All Progressives Congress (APC) does not give the South-East a chance at the presidency. Umahi said this when he made an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday. “The heartbeat of the people of the South-East is that they should be […]
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has vowed that the killers of Olajide Sowore would be brought to justice. He made this known in a statement on Saturday, while commiserating with former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, on the death of his younger brother. The PUNCH had earlier reported that Olajide was killed by kidnappers on Saturday […]
Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ooni of Ife, has asked the federal government to dialogue with those agitating for secession. In recent times, calls for secession have heightened, especially in the south-east and south-west regions of the country, with agitators alleging that their regions have been unfairly treated by the federal government. Speaking in an interview with PUNCH, […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and all the four major telecommunications companies in country have refused to speak on telecommunications services shutdown in Zamfara State. A letter purportedly by the NCC, ordering MTN, Go, Airtel and 9mobile to shut down their telecom sites in banditry-ravaged Zamfara for two weeks surfaced on social media Friday night. […]
The Edo State Police Command has confirmed the killing of Olajide Sowore by kidnappers around 6am on Saturday. Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Kontongs Bello, told The PUNCH on Saturday that the remains of the deceased had been deposited at IUTH Mortuary, Okada. Bello said the late Sowore was killed when gunmen kidnapped […]
