The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has admitted to detaining a Kwara journalist and lawyer on Friday. The PUNCH had earlier reported that the NSCDC spokesman in the state, Ayeni Olasunkanmi, who spoke with our correspondent on Saturday, said the agency neither detained nor assaulted any lawyer or journalist, …
Read More »BREAKING: Abia PDP fixes date for fresh gov primary
The Abia State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has fixed February 4, 2023, as the new date for its governorship primary election. This followed the death of the PDP flagbearer in the state, Prof Uche Ikonne. The PUNCH reports that Ikonne, who was a former Abia State University vice-chancellor, …
Read More »On NiMet’s 2023 seasonal climate prediction
“Flood is a natural event and with the increase in climate change activities there will be more floods. This is because climate change is due to increasing temperatures. With increased temperature, the atmosphere will be more pregnant with more water vapour.” – Prof. Mansur Bako Matazu, Director-General, NiMet On Tuesday, …
Read More »Two Kano brothers die in soakaway pit
Two brothers have been killed in a sewage tank in Kano State. The victims, Musa Abdullahi and Rabiu Abdullahi, aged 27 and 17 respectively, were pronounced dead on Saturday. The Public Relations Officer for Kano State Fire Service, Saminu Abdullahi, who confirmed the incident in Kano on Sunday via a …
Read More »Yahaya Bello debunks dumping Tinubu
The Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has debunked reports that he dumped the campaign train of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu. Bello, in a post via his verified Facebook page on Sunday, said his unwavering support for Tinubu and his running mate, Kashim …
Read More »Osun cultists, hemp sellers clash, two dead
Two people were feared killed on Friday when some youths suspected to be members of a cult group clashed with a group of hemp sellers in Osogbo, Osun State. According to an eyewitness, crises started at Ode Oga Junction in Oke Baale Area, Osogbo when some suspected cultist abducted a …
Read More »SIFAX recorded zero injuries in 2022 – Terminal
SIFAX Inland Container Terminal, a subsidiary of SIFAX Group, recorded 8,736 hours of zero lost time injury during terminal operations in 2022. According to a statement from the group, its Managing Director, Mr Paul Linden, said this during the company’s Health, Safety and Environment week recently in Lagos. Linden explained …
Read More »Family spends N42,000 daily to keep Brodericks-Imasuen alive
• U-17 World Cup winning coach on life support in Benin U-17 World Cup-winning coach, Sebastian Brodericks-Imasuen, is currently on life support at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, The PUNCH reports. Brodericks-Imasuen, 84, who led the Golden Eaglets to win the inaugural U-17 World Cup in 1985, had been …
Read More »Osun housewife abducted, Amotekun commences search
The Osun State Command of the Amotekun Corps, on Sunday, said it has commenced a search for a housewife simply identified as Gbemisola abducted by some yet-to-be-identified persons in Osogbo. A statement by the Command’s spokesperson, Idowu Yusuf, said the victim was kidnapped in her residence at Technical College Area, …
Read More »Trump Organisation fined $1.6m for tax fraud
A New York judge on Friday fined Donald Trump’s family business the maximum penalty available of $1.6 million for committing tax fraud. The sum, paltry to the billionaire real estate developer, is symbolically significant as the ex-president eyes the White House again amid a host of legal woes. The Trump …
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