The Delta State Police Command has sought help in locating the family members and friends of a commuter killed in a crash in the state. The deceased, according to the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe, was involved in an accident along the Illah-Asaba Expressway by Ngegwu Market. The accident reportedly involved a […]

A 20-year-old man, Babangida Isah, of Tike Quarters, Bajoga, in the Funakaye Local Government Area of Gombe State, has been paraded by the state police command for allegedly defiling a five-year-old girl. The state Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Mahid Abubakar, said the victim’s father, Yahaya Isah, reported to the police that the suspect lured […]

Zainab Yusuf, a mother of two tells EMMANUEL OJO how her husband, Najim Yusuf, a 45-year-old truck driver and businessman, was swept away by flood in the Alakuko area of Lagos State on May 14, 2023 and has since been missing. Where was your husband going on the day of the incident? He is a […]

The Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Kwara State, Dr Kamoru Kadiri, has admonished the newly admitted students of the institution to pursue their course of study with determination, commitment and discipline so as to be useful to the country. Speaking at the 29th Matriculation ceremony for the 2022/2023 Academic season of the Polytechnic held […]

Former National Director of Legal and Public Affairs, Christian Association of Nigeria, Samuel Kwamkur, talks to JAMES ABRAHAM about the controversy trailing the comments credited to a former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, in a viral video on the dominance of Muslims in Nigerian politics Why did you criticise El-Rufai’s over comments credited to […]

Zamfara state government has confirmed the operation of the Nigeria Police Force that led to the recovery of vehicles looted by the former state Governor, Bello Matawalle. Recall that security agents stormed Matawalle’s residence on Friday while some vehicles were recovered and impounded by the police. In a statement issued on Friday night in Gusau, […]

Members-elect of the House from the South-West geopolitical zone on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party have demanded the position of Minority Leader in the coming 10th National Assembly. The PDP caucus urged the national leadership of the opposition party to take the position from the South-South to the South-West. The South-West caucus made […]

The Nigeria Labour Congress, Friday night said it would no longer respect “black market” court injunctions. The congress said this following a recent court injunction obtained by the Federal Government to stop the organised labour from going on a strike to protest the removal of fuel subsidy. The union in a statement signed by its […]

Following the immediate suspension of the Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, from office, his Deputy (Operations Directorate) Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi, has been announced to act in his capacity in the meantime. President Bola Tinubu, on Friday night suspended Emefiele. The suspension was announced in a statement issued by the Director of Information, Office […]

An explosion, resulting from a fuel tanker crash, rocked Gwagwa, a suburb of the Federal Capital Territory on Friday night, The PUNCH has gathered. This is contrary to rumours making the rounds that an aeroplane crashed in the Kubwa suburb of the FCT on Friday night. Meanwhile, our correspondent gathered that first responders have been […]