Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped the wife and a child of Mr Eugene Edeoga, younger brother of the Enugu State Commissioner for Environment, Hon Chijioke Edeoga on Saturday night. They were said to have been kidnapped inside their house at the old Eke Market in Eha-Amufu, Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of the state. This is coming […]
A report by the Auditor General of the Federation for 2019 says that about 178,459 different types of arms and ammunition got missing from the Police armory without being reported in 2019. It also says the police high command failed to keep a comprehensive record of unserviceable and expired firearms and ammunitions. This, it says, […]
Lionel Messi has tested positive for Covid-19 and has entered self-isolation, his club Paris Saint-Germain announced on Sunday. The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner was one of four PSG players to test positive for the virus ahead of a French Cup match against Vannes. The Argentinian star has endured a difficult start to life in the […]
Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers state, says the federal government is taking care of internally-displaced persons (IDPs) in the north-east but has neglected those in Benue. Speaking with journalists on Saturday in Makurdi after paying a visit to Samuel Ortom, his Benue counterpart, Wike said the federal government should care for Benue and its IDPs […]
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, has described the six-year rule of the All Progressives Congress as evil, noting that only hope has kept Nigerians alive as their lives have been a living hell under the APC. Ayu, in his New Year message made available by his media office, […]
Rabiu Kwankwaso, former governor, says Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano, lost his reelection bid in 2019 but powerful forces imposed him on the state. In an interview with The PUNCH, Kwankwaso described the alleged imposition on Kano residents as the “worst crime in a democracy”. The former governor said many have realised their mistake and […]
A former governorship aspirant in Plateau State, Kemi Nicholas Nshe, has been kidnapped. Nshe, a chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, who aspired to govern the State in 2019 was before then, the Chairman of Shendam local government area and the ALGON Chairman in the State. He was kidnapped in Shendam on Saturday, alongside […]
A fire erupted at the South African parliament in Cape Town on Sunday, with media coverage showing flames coming from the roof of the building. The plume of smoke could be seen from some distance. The fire was on the third storey of the building. Initial reports indicated that it started in the office space […]
The Kaduna chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) says two more abducted students of Bethel Baptist High School, Damishi, Chikun LGA have regained their freedom. John Hayab, the chairman of the chapter, said this in a statement on Saturday. He confirmed that a total of 120 abducted students of the school have been […]
Senator Shehu Sani has indicated his interest to join the Kaduna State Governorship race in 2023. The lawmaker, who represented Kaduna Central between 2015 and 2019, disclosed this during an interview on Invicta FM, a radio station. In a veiled reference to Governor Nasir El-Rufai, he said anyone who insults and embarrasses the people is […]
