Grazing routes: FG driving Nigeria to anarchy, says Gani Adams
The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, says the people of the South-West geopolitical zone are against the Federal Government’s move to recover grazing routes for herders to graze their…
Forgive Buhari’s ‘Dot-In-Circle’ Remarks, Cleric Tells Ndigbo
The ministerial leader of the World Zionist Union in the Southeast, Prophet Godfrey Gbujie, has called on the Igbo people to forgive the recent remark of ‘dot in circle’ made…
Ikpeazu: I’m Willing To Engage With Nnamdi Kanu For Peace To Reign
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has declared his willingness to engage with the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, for peace to reign. He…
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- Insecurity
- June 19, 2021
- 230 views
Insecurity: Iwuanyanwu calls for meeting between Igbo, Northern leaders
Apparently disturbed by the present alarming insecurity in the country, the chairman of Ohaneze Ndigbo Council of Elders, Chief Emmanuel Iwanyanwu, has advocated for a meeting between the Igbo and…
- Insecurity
- June 19, 2021
- 287 views
EXTRA: Baker: I made N400k a month supplying bread to bandits in Kaduna
Hassan Magaji, a suspect and bread factory owner, says he made N400,000 supplying bread to bandits in Kaduna state. Magaji, Abubakar Ibrahim, Auwal Abubakar and Ibrahim Kabiru were arrested by…
Saraki: Nigeria needs new vision — current system not working
Bukola Saraki, former senate president, says Nigeria’s past and present policies are not working. Saraki made the comment during the presentation of “The Urgency of Now; Why Nigeria needs a…
- International , Politics
- June 19, 2021
- 314 views
Iran’s Raisi Elected President With 61.95% Of Vote
Ultraconservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi was declared the winner Saturday of Iran’s presidential election, a widely anticipated result after many political heavyweights were barred from running. Raisi won just shy of…
Buhari Arrives In Ghana For ECOWAS Summit
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently in Accra, Ghana participating in the 59th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government. The Summit is chaired by Ghanaian…
Drama, as police arrest Nollywood actor who hired guns to shoot movie in Delta
An acclaimed Nollywood actor, Mike Omoruyi, is in custody of police operatives attached to the Delta State Police Rapid Response Squad, over illegal possession of arms hired for movie production.…
- Corruption
- June 19, 2021
- 307 views
Civil servants more corrupt than politicians, Senate panel declares
The Senate Public Accounts Committee has declared that its investigations so far revealed that civil servants are more corrupt than the political class. The Chairman of SPAC, Senator Matthew Urhoghide,…
- Kidnapping
- June 19, 2021
- 362 views
16-year-old girl ‘kidnaps self’, demands N500k from family
The Ekiti state police command says it arrested one Suluka Abimbola alongside Oluwaseun Olajide, her boyfriend, for alleged conspiracy and self-kidnapping. In a statement on Friday, Abutu Sunday, police public…
ASUU threatens strike over non payment of salaries, remittance of check off dues
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU), has threatened to go on strike again over the ‘blatant’ refusal of the Accountant General of the Federation, Mr Ahmed Idris to pay…
- Insecurity
- June 19, 2021
- 265 views
Many Trapped As Angry Villagers Block Abuja-Kaduna Highway Over Attacks
Many travellers are currently trapped on the Abuja-Kaduna highway as angry residents have blocked the road over attacks, especially the killing of a 13-year-old girl by bandits. The tragic incident…
No going back on grazing routes recovery – FG
In spite of the overwhelming outcry against the plan to retrace and recover grazing routes across the country, the Federal Government is not showing signs of relenting. Saturday PUNCH findings…
- Kidnapping
- June 19, 2021
- 274 views
Bagudu: We got intel of bandits’ movement — but security operatives were overpowered
Atiku Bagudu, governor of Kebbi, says from reports he has received, the “bandits” who attacked the Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri, came in their hundreds. Gunmen, on Thursday, invaded the…
