Enforce Freedom Of Religious Practice, Kukah Tells FG

  Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Mathew Kukah, has called on Federal Government to enforce the provision for the freedom of religion and worship as enshrined in the nation’s constitution…

SERAP Writes Tinubu, Seeks Spending Details Of N400bn Fuel Subsidy Savings

  Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to use his good offices and leadership position to “urgently publish details of spending of about N400bn…

Gunmen kidnap supermarket owner in Imo, police react

  Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped one John Ugorji, the owner of Johnny supermarket and pharmacy, at Ikenegbu layout in Owerri, the capital of Imo. A source who witnessed the incident…

Tinubu’s ministerial nominees undergo security checks

  The list containing the names of ministerial nominees in the President Bola Tinubu administration is ready and undergoing final security checks, an impeccable Presidency source has told Sunday PUNCH.…

DAILIES TOP STORIES: Kanu’s release will earn Tinubu more respect – Iwuanyanwu, Ohanaeze President-General

  Sunday 02 July 2023 How N’Assembly alumni may dominate Tinubu administration Tinubu’s ministerial nominees undergo security checks After losing my son in police custody, vigilantes burnt my house –…

Campaign Permit: Uzodinma imposes N54.3m fee on Imo Guber candidates

  Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo state has stipulated the sum of N54.3million as the mandatory ‘Permit fee’ for Governorship candidates in the state to display and disseminate their campaign…

Pandemonium as woman disappears with 7-month-old baby in Imo market

  Fear has enveloped the Amaraku market in the Isiala Mbano council area of Imo state, following the stealing of a 7-month-old baby by a suspected child traffic syndicate, on…

Man Cages, Starves Wife For About Two Years

  A suspect, Abdullahi Isa, has been arrested by the police for dehumanising, locking up and starvating his wife for nearly two years in Maiduguri Metropolitan, Borno State on Friday.…

Ex Zamfara Gov asks FG To Dialogue With Bandits

  Former Governor of Zamfara State, Senator Sani Yariman Bakura, has emphasized that engaging in dialogue with bandits is the solution to the prevailing insecurity in North Western part of…

Residents Killed As Terrorists Fire Mortar Bomb Into Borno Community

  At least six people, including women, were killed and many sustained injuries when insurgents fired a mortar bomb into Damboa town in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno state.…

Jungle justice: Police launches manhunt for killers of woman accused of witchcraft

  The Cross River state Police Command has launched a manhunt for the alleged killers of the woman accused of witchcraft, Mrs Martina Itagbor in Akamkpa Local Government Area of…

Alleged plan to hike petrol price to N700 mere speculation, says IPMAN

  The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has denied reports that it plans to increase the pump price of premium motor spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, to…

Islamic cleric: Killing people over blasphemy is fueled by ignorance, not piety

  Abdul-Lateef Adekilekun, an Islamic cleric, says those who kill other people because of blasphemy are acting based on ignorance. NAN reports that Adekilekun spoke in Ede, Osun state, on…

Acting IGP Summons Officers For Running Over Edo Resident

  The Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olukayode Egbetokun, has summoned some officers serving in Edo State to the Force Headquarters in Abuja. Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi,…

25 Dead After Bus Catches Fire In India

  At least 25 people were killed and eight others injured in western India when a bus crashed and caught fire on an expressway early Saturday. The bus was travelling…