13 Nigerian new governors borrowed N226.8bn in six months
In the first six months after taking office, 13 new state governors collectively borrowed N226.8bn from domestic and external financiers. This emerged as findings by Sunday PUNCH showed that…
NIN-SIM linkage: NCC extends deadline for subscribers with over four SIMs to July 31
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has extended the deadline for the disconnection of unlinked lines from April 15 to July 31, for subscribers with more than four SIM cards.…
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- Kidnapping
- March 31, 2024
- 22 views
Gunmen abduct 3 UNICAL students
The Police Command in Cross River, on Sunday, confirmed the abduction of three students of the University of Calabar (Unical). The spokesperson of the command, SP Irene Ugbo, who…
Police arrest 25-year-old man for abducting, defiling minor in Rivers
The Rivers State Police command announced at the weekend the arrest of a 25-year-old man simply called Prince for allegedly abducting and defiling a 13-year-old girl in Ogbogoro, Obio/Akpor…
Teenager kills friend and dumps his body in a septic tank in Niger
Nineteen years old Yakubu Tanko has been arrested by the Niger state Police Command for killing his friend and dumping his body in a septic tank in a bid…
Ondo police arrest man for killing friend, stealing motorcycle
The Ondo State Police Command, on Sunday, said it has arrested a 39-year-old man, Dolapo Babalola, for allegedly killing one Opeyemi Oyelakin, 34, after stealing his motorcycle. The police…
Lagos police arrest 19-year-old attempting to snatch patrol bike
Policemen attached to the Lagos Rapid Response Squad, on Sunday, foiled an attempt to hijack their patrol bike in Ikeja. A 19-year-old suspect, Akinjobi Wahab, was arrested as four…
- Drug Offences
- March 31, 2024
- 31 views
NDLEA intercepts Qatar-bound drugs, officers reject N5m bribe
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have detained a 35-year-old lady, Chidinma Chinenye-Agbazue, after she was caught attempting to export 20 parcels of Cannabis Sativa weighing 10.70kg…
Nigerian leaders like men in ‘drunken stupor’ – Kukah
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, on Sunday, said for over 60 years, Nigerian leaders have looked like men in a drunken stupor who stumble and fumble…
SERAP gives 36 Govs, Wike 7 days to publish loan agreements, account for N5.9trn, $4.6bn loans
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Nigeria’s 36 state governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Mr Nyesom Wike to “widely publish copies of…
Police arrest ‘cleric with human body parts’ in Ondo
The Ondo police command says it has arrested a cleric identified as Oluwafemi Idris over alleged possession of human body parts. Abayomi Oladipo, Ondo commissioner of police (CP), said…
- International
- March 31, 2024
- 26 views
Bassirou Diomaye Faye, From Prison To President Of Senegal
Propelled to power from humble roots despite never holding national elected office, Senegal’s president-elect Bassirou Diomaye Faye defied the odds by promising radical change and being guided by a…
Police kill two ESN members in Enugu raid
The Enugu State Police Command has announced the killing of two members of the Eastern Security Network, a security outfit of the Indigenous People of Biafra during a raid…
Fun seeker drowns in Ogun River
A man identified as Sunday Ogah from Benue State has drowned in the Eyinwa River in the Odogbolu Local Government Area of Ogun State. This threw the Eyinwa community…
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