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Baba may be confirmed as IGP today as police council meets Olalekan Adetayo 3 June 2021 Kindly share this story The police council may on Thursday (today) confirm Mr Usman Baba as the substantive Inspector-General of Police, The PUNCH has learnt. The confirmation may be one of the highlights of a meeting of the council to be […]

Amarachi Okeh 3 June 2021 Kindly share this story: The National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial institutions has said its members are not afraid to declare their assets as being required by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The union’s National President, Anthony Abakpa, disclosed this on Wednesday in a telephone interview with The PUNCH. […]

Peter Dada 3 June 2021 Kindly share this story: Three female traders lost their lives when a dilapidated building fell on them in the Arakale area of Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Tuesday. As a result, members of the Fish Sellers’ Association of Nigeria protested against the alleged tyranny of leaders of the body, […]

Chidiebube Okeoma 2 June 2021 Kindly share this story: A Germany-bound Nigerian, Oguchi Unachukwu, was allegedly shot dead by the personnel of the 211 Regiment, Nigerian Air Force, in Owerri, Imo State, on Monday. Oguchi was killed at the tollgate of the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport. He was on his way to catch a […]

Adebayo Ayinde 2 June 2021 Kindly share this story: Bandits who kidnapped pupils of the Salihu Tanko Islamiyya School in Tegina town in the Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State have  contact with the management of the institution. The bandits contacted the school headmaster, Alhaji Abubakar Alhassan, around 4pm on Monday, asking him to […]

John Charles 2 June 2021 Kindly share this story: The remains of an officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Josephine Onche, who was declared missing a few days to her wedding in 2019, have been found in a shallow grave in the Obi Local Government Area of Benue State. Josephine’s family had […]

Adeyinka Adedipe 2 June 2021 Kindly share this story: EDO State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has denied receiving the congratulatory letters written by the duo of former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, and the candidate of the APC in the last Edo State governorship election, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu. Obaseki, who spoke to […]

The Senator representing Ogun West Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Sen. Tolu Odebiyi congratulates Engr. Temilola Oluyinka Akintomide on the auspicious occasion of his 80th birthday anniversary today, Tuesday 1st June, 2021. In a congratulatory message to our leader, Sen. Odebiyi said, “On behalf of my wife Folashade, my entire family, leaders and Constituents […]

Sunday Aborisade, Leke Baiyewu, Godwin Isenyo, Raphael Ede, Chidiebube Okeoma and  James Abraham 1 June 2021 Kindly share this story: • Four policemen, seven others gunned down in fresh South-East region attacks • We closed shops when Hausa youths were brandishing cutlasses — Igbo trader • Gulak’s murder: Govs worried, ACF warns northerners, Wike attacks […]

Okechukwu Nnodim 1 June 2021 Kindly share this story: The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on Monday said it is currently considering equity participation in some private refineries across the country. It said this was in line with a Federal Government’s policy directive which stipulated the mandatory participation of the corporation in any privately-owned refinery that […]