Olufemi OlaniyiProminent Yoruba leaders, who gathered in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Wednesday to deliberate on how to stop the problem of criminal herdsmen and other forms of insecurity in the region, unveiled the South-West Security Stakeholders’ Group to complement government law enforcement units.The group has been placed under the leadership of the Are Ona Kakanfo […]
Continue ReadingAbiodun NejoAn Ekiti State Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday remanded a 28-year-old man, Ayomide Ajifolowo, for allegedly stealing a warmer filled with cooked rice.The defendant, who was also accused of stealing phones and money, was arraigned by the Ekiti State Police Command.The police prosecutor, Inspector Bamikole Olasunkanmi, said the defendant on February 1, 2021 around 05.40am […]
Continue ReadingThomas Tuchel admits Chelsea have been handed a major advantage by not having to travel for the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday.The first leg between the Spanish league leaders and the Blues was played in Romanian capital Bucharest as a result of coronavirus travel restrictions.Both legs of […]
Continue ReadingZlatan Ibrahimovic will return from injury for AC Milan’s Europa League last 16, second-leg clash against the Swede’s former club Manchester United in the San Siro, coach Stefano Pioli said on Wednesday.Pioli said that forward Ibrahimovic and midfielder Ismael Bennacer are both fit to play a role on Thursday as Milan target the quarter-finals with […]
Continue ReadingOkechukwu NnodimGold deposits have been discovered along the Abuja, Nasarawa axis through the National Integrated Mineral Exploration Project being undertaken by the Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development.Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite, disclosed this while playing host to the Governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule, in Abuja.The minister in a statement […]
Continue ReadingOkechukwu Nnodim Deposit Money Bank workers on Wednesday said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission should focus its asset declaration drive on the managing directors of banks and other agencies of government.EFCC Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, had declared on Tuesday that the commission would from June 1 be demanding the asset declaration forms of bankers.Bawa said […]
Continue ReadingOur Reporters• Project wasteful, senseless, govt beating dead horse, say economists• NUPENG, union commend government, seek private sector participationThe Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved the plan by the Ministry of Petroleum Resources to rehabilitate the Port Harcourt Refinery with $1.5bn.The decision was taken at the weekly meeting of the council presided over by the […]
Continue ReadingMaiharaji AltineTHREE soldiers and five people of Kabasa village of Maru Local Government Area in Zamfara State were said to have lost their lives during an encounter with the bandits.Seven others who sustained serious injuries were now receiving treatment at the General Hospital in Magami town.A resident of the area, Malam Mohammed said the bandits […]
Continue ReadingNo fewer than six people were injured on Wednesday when some hoodlums clashed in the Ketu area of Lagos State.Our correspondents gathered that the fight, which involved the Ikosi boys and the Ketu Fruit Market boys, started on Tuesday night.PUNCH Metro learnt that the miscreants used the opportunity of the affray to loot shops and […]
Continue ReadingAdelani Adepegba The Federal Government has said it cannot locate the displaced Ogun State residents taking refuge in Benin Republic due to attacks on their communities by armed herdsmen.The government explained that the Nigerian Embassy officials, who visited the communities where the people were taking shelter, were informed that they had returned to their communities […]
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