The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Farouk Yahaya, has called on commanders of various theatres of operation to prepare for a possible increase in attacks by bandits and terrorists among other criminal elements disturbing the peace of the nation. He made the call on Friday in Abuja while addressing senior officers at the […]
Former President Goodluck Jonathan says governments at all levels need to make information available to the public to stop the spread of fake news. According to NAN, Jonathan said this on Friday at the 10th anniversary of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act awards night in Abuja. Represented by Ann Iyonu, the executive director of […]
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has said the Southern part of the country must produce the next president. He said this while delivering the 45th convocation lecture of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, on Saturday. Akeredolu, who is an alumnus of the university, delivered the convocation lecture with the theme, “When is […]
India’s police officer Rakesh Roushan sits next to a stolen watch that police claimed to have recovered, which was customised for the legendary footballer Diego Maradona, in Sivasagar on December 11, 2021, and arrested a suspect behind the alleged theft in Dubai, officials said. PHOTO: AFP Indian police have recovered a stolen watch customised for […]
With the ongoing diplomatic fireworks between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates, the Emirati Minister of Economy, Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri, has said that it is unreasonable for the Arab nation to retain the slots of Nigeria-based Air Peace airline at the Sharjah International Airport. The minister, who is also the chairman of the […]
Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, special counsel to Nnamdi Kanu is praying to God for justice to go their way as Abia State High Court sitting in Umuahia, the state capital, on Friday concluded hearing in the Fundamental Rights suit he filed on behalf of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. At the […]
The All Progressives Congress in Anambra State has said that it will pursue the governorship elections at the tribunal because it has enough evidence that the elections were manipulated. Speaking with Saturday PUNCH, the Deputy Director, Senator Andy Uba Governorship Campaign Organization, Mr Ikechukwu Onyia, said Uba believed that the declaration of the candidate of […]
Ibe Pascal Arogorn HRH Eze Damin Nwaigwe, the traditional ruler of Mbutu ancient Kingdom of Aboh Mbaise local government area of Imo state has been rescued. The Imo state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Micheal Abattam, confirmed this to Crimefacts in Owerri on Saturday. The police said the monarch was rescued unhurt and has been […]
The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division has dismissed an appeal by the Chairman of Global Fleet Group, Mr Jimoh Ibrahim, challenging the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON)’s seizure of his 12 assets and freezing of all his accounts over his alleged N69.4billion debt. AMCON’s Head of Corporate Communications Department, Jude Nwauzor, disclosed this in […]
Senate Chief Whip Dr. Orji Uzo Kalu said yesterday that God used him to secure the release of over 100 inmates from Kuje prisons. Narrating the event on his verified Facebook page, Kalu who paid a special visit to the facility on Friday in the spirit of Christmas said that many Nigerians were languishing in […]
