The monarch, who is said to have returned from a medical trip to Saudi Arabia on Thursday, August 22, died in the early hours of today at a hospital in Kano State. Confirming Danyaya’s demise in a statement issued by his media, Mukhtar Gidado, Governor Bala Mohammed extended his condolences to the late emir’s family …
Investigative journalist Soyinka arrested at Lagos airport
Operatives of the Department of State Services have arrested an investigative journalist and founding editor of BBC Pidgin Service, Adejuwon Soyinka. Soyinka, who is the Regional Editor of The Conversation Africa, was arrested at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos Sunday morning. A distress message sent to Punch by one of his friends stated …
Gunmen abduct district head, others in Kaduna
The Southern Kaduna Peoples’ Union (SOKAPU) has condemned the abduction of the District Head of Garu Kurama and six other members of the Gurzan Kurama community in Kauru Local Government area of Kaduna State on Friday night. A statement issued by the Forum’s Public Relations Officer, Josiah Yusuf Abraks gave the names of those abducted …
Two feared dead as Police, Shiite protesters clash in Abuja
Two persons have reportedly died following a clash between the Nigeria Police Force and Shiite protesters at Wuse Market, in the Wuse Zone 6 axis of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Reports that the clash got bloody when the Police used teargas on the protesters. Picture showed that the demonstrators attacked the Wuse Market Police …
Nigeria Intelligence Agency’s DG resigns
The Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Mr Ahmed Rufai Abubakar has resigned. Rufai Abubakar who was appointed in 2018 by former President Muhammadu Buhari and reappointed in December 2021 tendered his resignation to President Bola Tinubu on Saturday but no clear reason was given for the decision. In a brief chat with …
Why we exempted South-East from student loan -NELFUND
Their reply on Twitter: “Thank you for your concern. It’s important to clarify that geopolitical zones are not a factor in the disbursement process. NELFUND sent a verification list to every institution eligible for disbursement. Payments are being made to institutions that have responded to this verification. Unfortunately, we have not yet received any response …
Robbers invade Oyo FM station, stole electric cables, others
Armed robbers have invaded one of the radio stations in Ajilete 92.1 FM radio located at Gambari area of Ogbomoso Oyo State and carted away equipment worth millions of naira. Ajilete FM is one of the FM stations owned by Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State (BCOS), a broadcasting outfit established by the Oyo State government. …
Anambra government bans parties in school facilities
The Anambra State Government has banned all social events, weddings, shows and entertainment on public school premises. The State’s Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, made this known in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Dr Ifeoma Agbaizu, in Awka on Saturday. Chuma-Udeh said the move was to protect …
Anambra Police rescue man who attempted suicide over debt
The police in Anambra state have arrested a 27-year-old man identified Alozie John who attempted to commit suicide over a N1.2 million debt. The spokesperson of the command, Tochukwu Ikenga who disclosed this to newsmen, said the young man who hails from Isielu LGA, Ebonyi State but lives in Umunnachi, Dunukofia LGA, was rescued after …
Kidnapped medical students regain freedom
Twenty medical students who were abducted last Thursday along the Otukpo/Otukpa/Enugu federal highway while travelling to Enugu State for the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students’ annual convention have just been rescued, security sources revealed on Friday. The operation was coordinated by the Office of the National Security Adviser. The rescue effort involved security …