Gunmen rob, abduct Punch reporters, steal phones, empty accounts

Odeniyi & FCT CP, Sunday Babaji There was panic following the attack and abduction of two Abuja-based journalists of Punch Newspapers, Solomon Odeniyi and Amarachi Orjiude, within 24-hours. While Odeniyi was robbed around 2am on Saturday in his Lugbe residence of Abuja, Orjiude was picked up by kidnappers in Chika, Lugbe, around 12pm on Sunday. […]

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Soludo, face of new Nigeria, South-East -Christian groups

The Governor-elect of Anambra State, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has been described as a positive and new face of politics in Nigeria, South-East and Anambra State. The Universal Prayer Fellowship, East Mandate Global and Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, stated this during the ‘Alaigbo Sunrise Prayer and Thanksgiving Crusade,’ in Awka, on Sunday. The conveners of the […]

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We won’t make gunpoint negotiations with ASUU, says FG

The Federal Ministry of Education has said it will not enter into agreements with the Academic Staff Union of Universities under duress. The ministry called on ASUU to call off its strike “so that we will not have gunpoint negotiations and make promises that we will not be able to fulfil.” The ministry’s spokesman, Ben […]

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NDLEA traces N4.2bn to Abba Kyari, co-accused’s accounts

Fresh facts have emerged on how suspended super cop and former Commander of the Intelligence Response Team, DCP Abba Kyari; as well as his deputy, ACP Sunday Ubua, allegedly received a combined N4.2bn from their separate bank accounts. The details are part of a report sent to the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, by […]

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Buni may head APC convention, uncertainty surrounds zoning

• President asked Yobe governor to lead party to national summit – Source The Yobe State Governor and Chairman of the All Progressives Congress Caretaker Extra-Ordinary Convention Planning Committee, Mai Mala Buni, may supervise the party’s national convention on March 26. President Muhammadu Buhari had reportedly directed that Buni should head the party’s convention with […]

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NDLEA arrests General Overseer with drugs at Lagos airport

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested the General Overseer of a church at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport for alleged drug peddling The cleric was arrested while on his way to a three-week crusade in Nairobi, Kenya, with 54 sticks of drugs wrapped around his body. The popular preacher who has his church […]

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Gowon appeals for peaceful coexistence among Nigerians

Elder statesman and former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, has appealed to Nigerians should explore all necessary measures in the pursuit of peace, while respecting the sanctity of life at all times. Particularly he urged Plateau State residents to embrace peaceful coexistence to stimulate development. He made the call while unveiling the redesigned oldest […]

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Police rescue woman accused of killing husband with sex overdose from mob attack

Police Inspector General Aliyu Baba Anambra State Police Command has rescued a yet-to-be-unidentified woman from a mob in the Aguleri community of the state on Saturday. The woman was accused of killing her husband with an “overdose” of sex by the deceased’s family members. In a viral video online, the naked lady is seen squatting […]

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Prison life taught me to live on N100 for three days – 400 level student freed after four years in jail

Sulaimon Anisere, an Islamic tutor who recently regained his freedom after being in prison for four years over false allegation of defiling a minor, tells Tosin Ikare about his prison experience Can you tell us a bit about yourself? My name is Sulaimon Anisere. I live at Ado-Odo, Ogun State. I am a part-time, 400 […]

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