Published February 26, 2021 Godwin Isenyo , KadunaThe President , Major General Muhammadu Buhari ( retd .) , have said bandits , who are killing and kidnapping innocent Nigerians , are criminals and should be treated as such .Buhari, who was represented by his Chief of Staff, Prof Ibrahim Gambari , stated this on Thursday […]
Continue ReadingPublished February 26, 2021Adelani Adepegba , AbujaThe remains of the seven Nigerian Air Force officers, who died in Sunday ’s plane crash, were committed to mother earth at the National Cemetery, Lugbe , Airport Road , Abuja, on Thursday .The personnel died in the Beechcraft King Air B 350 i aircraft, which crashed a short […]
Continue ReadingPublished February 26, 2021 Oyo State Wale Oyewale , Ibadan Gunmen , who abducted Emmanuel Odetunde, a student of Sociology at the University of Ibadan ,Oyo State , have demanded N 100 m ransom from his family to free him.He was abducted by the gunmen , who broke into his father ’s farm in Oke […]
Continue ReadingThe Ondo State Highe Court and Federal High Court in Abuja in two distinct suits has dismissed the report of the Ondo State Attorney-General against Hon. Justice O. O. Akeredolu. The two courts after a due and thorough investigation into the case restrained the Ondo State Government, Attorney General, Ondo State House of Assembly from […]
Continue ReadingPRESS STATEMENT. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ondo State Chapter, is really disappointed at the bare faced and unthinkable lies that marred the entire speech read by Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN at his swearing in for a second term. The Governor’s speech writers did not avert their minds to the fact that, apart from their […]
Continue ReadingPublished February 25, 2021Friday Olokor , AbujaTHE Independent National Electoral Commission has announced that the bye -election to fill the vacant seat for the Ekiti East Constituency 1 , of Ekiti State , will take place on March 20 2021 .The commission announced the decision after its meeting held on February 23 , 2021 .This […]
Continue ReadingPublished February 25, 2021 Tony Okafor , AwkaA former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olisa Metuh, on Wednesday , described his stay in the Kuje Correctional Centre, as horrific .Metuh who spoke to a crowd of party supporters in Awka, the Anambra State capital described his ten months stay behind bars […]
Continue ReadingPublished February 25, 2021Kayode Idowu and Dogara BitrusAs residents of Maiduguri settle to normalcy after multiple explosions rocked the state capital, resulting in the dead of 16 people with many injured , some of the 47 survivors recounted their experiences to The PUNCH on Wednesday .According to 75 – year -old Kaka Mallam , a […]
Continue ReadingElders intervene as Oyetola, Aregbesola’s aides differ on ex-gov’s commentsPublished February 25, 2021Bola Bamigbola , OsogboTHE elders caucus of the Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, on Wednesday , enjoined stakeholders to avoid utterances capable of generating disaffection .This intervention is coming on the heels of a statement made by the Minister of […]
Continue ReadingPublished February 25, 2021FILE: Government Science College, Kagara, Niger State after the attackJohn Alechenu, Samson Folarin, Adebayo Ayinde and Armstrong BakamAbductors of the 27 students and 15 workers of Government Science College , Kagara , Niger State , have threatened to starve them to death if the ransom they are demanding is not paid on […]
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