Another bridge has been rendered impassable in Taraba State due to erosion. The bridge which is located in Mayo-Kam village of Bali local government council of the state was reportedly cut off by erosion following a massive rainfall. The development cut off vital roads linking several communities including Gembu in Sardauna council, Baisa in Kurmi …
Woman shot dead in Benue
A woman identified as Theresa Awuhe, has been killed in Makurdi, Benue State. It was gathered that Tessy was shot dead by unknown assailants on her way home from her shop on Saturday night, August 24, 2024. According to one Tamen Tina, the incident happened around Villa Suite Street. Meanwhile, friends and family members have …
Zimbabwean bishop arrested in Nigeria
The wrangling in the United Methodist Church, Nigeria, has again taken a different dimension as a Zimbabwean bishop of the church, Eben K. Nhiwatiwa, was reported to have been arrested in Nigeria. Nhiwatiwa who was in Nigeria to meet with the members of the church in order to kick start the process of electing a …
Telegram founder arrested in France
The billionaire founder and Chief Executive Officer of Telegram, Pavel Durov, was reportedly detained at Bourget Airport near Paris on Saturday. This is according to French news outlets TF1 and BFM TV. According to Reuters, Durov, who was traveling on his private jet from Azerbaijan, was arrested under a French warrant related to a preliminary …
Emir of Ningi Dr. Yunusa Danyaya is dead
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 …