FILE PHOTO: Amotekun operatives By Bola Bamigbola Operatives of Amotekun Corps in Osun State have arrested a suspected inter-state child trafficker identified as one Isaac Okonu for allegedly trafficking four under-aged boys from Akwa Ibom State to Osun to work as labourers. According to a statement signed by the spokesperson outfit in Osun, Yusuff Idowu, and made…
Police By Chidiebube Okeoma The Imo State Police Command has arrested a 26-year-old man alleged to be a wanted cultist in the Owerri West Local Government Area of the state. The spokesman of the police command, Henry Okoye, said the suspect, identified as Paul Munachi, was a member of the Black Axe confraternity and was nabbed on…
Former Head of Service, Mr. Stephen Oronsaye By Dirisu Yakubu Lawyers on Saturday expressed mixed opinions on the call for a review of the Stephen Oronsaye Report by the House of Representatives last week. Speaking with Sunday PUNCH, some of them argued that implementing a 12-year-old report without some adjustments would cause more harm than good…
Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo III BANKOLE TAIWO The Alake and Paramount ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, has disclosed how a former governor of Ogun State and national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Olusegun Osoba, made him emerge as the traditional ruler of the town. Oba Gbadebo disclosed this on…
A train By Dennis Naku The management of the Nigerian Railway Corporation has said passenger train operation on the Port Harcourt-Aba route will commence fully by the end of March 2024. To this end, the corporation has warned traders doing business along the rail side within the route to desist forthwith in order not to be…
Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi By Bola Bamigbola Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, has called on local manufacturers of goods in the country to desist from acts tantamount to sabotage against President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Oluwo’s admonition followed the increase in the prices of some locally manufactured goods, which the monarch considered unjustifiable. He spoke in Iwo…
Abdul-Hamed Salawu. Photo credit: Google By Naomi Chima As part of efforts to tackle unemployment in the state, the Chairman of the Somolu Local Government Area of Lagos State, Abdul-Hamed Salawu, in collaboration with Somolu Tech Innovation and an information technology start-up firm, Tech Shepherd, has organised the second edition of the free ICT training for…
FILE: Prison By Solomon Odeniyi A retired Nigerian Army officer sentenced to life imprisonment during the regime of the late General Sani Abacha, Col. Bello Fadile, has recounted his experience 25 years after the incident. Fadile who observed his prison term at the then Argungu prison now known as the Kebbi State Custodian Centre recalled how…
Deji Adeyanju By Dirisu Yakubu Renowned activist and pro-democracy campaigner, Deji Adeyanju has described The PUNCH as a defender of democracy and human rights. Adeyanju stated this in a goodwill message issued on Saturday to mark the 50th anniversary of the widely read newspaper. The message read in part, “Congratulations on reaching the milestone of 50…
Slain Plateau APC spokesman, Sylvanus Namang By James Abraham Tributes flowed on Saturday in Jos as the slain Plateau State Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Sylvanus Namang, is laid to rest. Namang, who hailed from the Mangu Local Government Area, was shot dead in the neighbouring Pankshin LGA where he attended a burial about…
President Bola Tinubu By Abdulrahman Zakariyau The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum and Arewa Economic Forum have endorsed President Bola Tinubu’s stance on restructuring. During his recent trip to Ondo State, President Tinubu stated that his government aims to establish a strong base before implementing national restructuring to enhance true federalism. In response, the President of the…
Bayero University Kano By Tukur Muntari The Vice Chancellor of Bayero University, Kano, Prof Sagir Abbas, on Saturday, called on the Federal Government to release the monetary provision for fencing the university given the security challenges facing the institution. The VC made the call during the 38th convocation of the university held at the new site…