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- Human Rights
- June 19, 2021
- 321 views
EndSARS: Lagos, Bayelsa, Imo, Kwara Award N1.1bn As Judicial Panels Settle Police Brutality Victims
Judicial panels of inquiry set up to determine the extent of human rights abuses by the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) have been turning in their verdicts, with compensations paid…
Social Media: Oyedepo, Nigerian youths and the time to focus
By Ibe Pascal Arogorn Every nation or group of nations has its own tale to tell. Knowledge of the trials and struggles is necessary to all who would comprehend the…
- Sex Crimes
- June 18, 2021
- 334 views
65-year-old man arrested in Ekiti for raping 85-year-old stepmother
The Police Command in Ekiti State has said it has arrested a 65-year-old man, Durodola Ogundele for allegedly raping his stepmother twice. The command’s spokesperson, ASP Sunday Abutu, who revealed…
El-Rufai: My Successor Will Demolish More Houses Than Me
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has said his successor will demolish more houses than he has done in the state. He said some people were seeing him as a…
Military retires 343 soldiers
The Nigerian military has retired 357 non-commissioned officers (NCOs) after empowering them with skills for self reliance. The retirees comprised 258 from the Nigerian Army (NA), 70 from the Nigerian…
- Insecurity
- June 18, 2021
- 249 views
Kebbi students in hospital after rescue by security operatives
Students and teachers of Federal Govermment College, Yauri, Kebbi, who were rescued from gunmen in the early hours of Friday, are currently receiving medical treatment. Gunmen had invaded the school…
- Human Rights , News
- June 18, 2021
- 341 views
Oyedepo backs regulation of social media
David Oyedepo, presiding bishop of Living Faith Church Worldwide, says unlimited access to social media platforms is robbing youths of their future. Speaking on Friday at the seventh convocation of…
Place bounty on bandits not Nnamdi Kanu, Northern groups slammed
Some Nigerians on social media have slammed some Northern groups for placing a bounty on the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. The PUNCH had earlier reported…
FG Appoints Mikel Obi As Youth Ambassador
The Federal Government has appointed erstwhile Super Eagles Captain, John Mikel Obi as Youth Ambassador to inspire young Nigerians to strive for excellence. The appointment which took place at the…
- Drug Offences
- June 18, 2021
- 296 views
Drug test should be made compulsory before wedding – NDLEA boss
The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa has urged parents to ensure that their sons or daughter in-law passed through a…
- Insecurity
- June 18, 2021
- 386 views
Adesina: Obasanjo should mind his utterances
Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, says former President Olusegun Obasanjo contributed to the current chaos in the country, adding that the ex-military general should…
President has power to extend IGP’s tenure ― Court
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Friday dismissed the suit challenging the legality of the three-month tenure extension which President Muhammadu Buhari gave the immediate past Inspector-General of…
El-Rufai Sacks 99 Political Appointees
Governor Nasir El Rufai of Kaduna State says the government has begun to implement its rightsizing policy by disengaging 99 political appointees. He, however, stated that the state government had…
Enugu villagers set man’s houses ablaze for killing teenager
Angry youths in Ikem Ogor community in Isi-Uzo council area of Enugu State have set ablaze houses belonging to the family of one Lawrence Ezeoha popularly known as ‘Oshionwu’ for…
Voters’ registration to resume June 28 –INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared its readiness to resume the nationwide Continuous Voter Registration scheduled for June 28. This was made known on Thursday by the INEC Deputy…
