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.…
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- Corruption
- June 19, 2021
- 346 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
- 393 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
- 308 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
- 313 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…
- Human Rights
- June 19, 2021
- 361 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
- 370 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
- 281 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
- 383 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…
