The Anambra State Police Command has clarified that the body of the late actor, Junior Pope, was not buried by the riverside and therefore not “exhumed”, contrary to insinuations making the rounds. The spokesman for the state command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, stated this after inquiries by our correspondent on Sunday, adding that the corpse was…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has shed light on its inability to prosecute old cases of naira abuse, citing the commencement date of its Special Task Force against Naira Abuse and Dollarisation of the Economy on February 7, 2024. In a statement released on Sunday night by EFCC’s Head of Media & Publicity, Dele…
The 16 governorship aspirants jostling for the All Progressives Congress ticket in Ondo State will on Monday file out at the party national secretariat in Abuja to collect their certificates of clearance. This was confirmed by the Deputy Organising Secretary of the APC, Nze Chidi Duru, in an exclusive phone chat on Sunday evening. “Yes,…
Suspected hoodlums in Niger State have reportedly raided shops, killed and maimed residents in the Maitumbi area of Minna, the state capital. Eyewitnesses said the rampage started on Friday and continued for the next two days, forcing a reign of terror in the area. A tricyclist, Ifeanyi Nwosu, narrated to PUNCH Online how he narrowly…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said on Sunday it has freshly recovered $445,000 and N3bn in the ongoing probe of the scandal in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs. The EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, told The PUNCH that the $445,000 and N3bn were recovered between March and April in addition to N30bn earlier recovered before March, which…
The Nigerian Army has refuted claims of recruiting repentant terrorists into its ranks. The army was reacting to claims in some quarters that one Private Adamu Muhammad, who killed his lover, Hauwakulu Tabra, in Enugu Barracks and hid her corpse, was a repentant Boko Haram terrorist. Though the Director, Army Public Relations, Maj. Gen. Onyema…
The Lagos Fire and Rescue Service has expressed concern about the surge in the number of hoax calls received from state residents. The Director of Public Affairs, Lagos State Fire Service, Amodu Shakiru, who spoke with The PUNCH on Sunday, disclosed that the fire service received 505 distressed calls between January and March this year but 143…
The Lagos State government has warned against overloading boats, adding that passengers must always wear life jackets while traveling on waterways in the state. The state’s Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotosho, gave the warning on Sunday in an interview with The PUNCH against the backdrop of the disclosure by the police that seven drowning incidents…
The Association of Small Business Owners of Nigeria has honoured the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, with the award of SME-friendly Governor of the Year. ASBON National President, Femi Egbesola, announced this at the 2024 edition of the Nigeria National SME Business Awards which was held in Lagos at the weekend. He noted that…
The National Coordinator, Financing Safe Schools Initiative, Mrs Halima Iliya, says plans are underway to actively engage hunters and vigilantes in intelligence gathering to curb attacks on schools across the country. Iliya gave this indication in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Abuja. She said aggressive community engagements and sensitisation…
The Association of Small Business Owners of Nigeria has honoured the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, with the award of SME-friendly Governor of the Year. ASBON National President, Femi Egbesola, announced this at the 2024 edition of the Nigeria National SME Business Awards which was held in Lagos at the weekend. He noted that…
The National Coordinator, Financing Safe Schools Initiative, Mrs Halima Iliya, says plans are underway to actively engage hunters and vigilantes in intelligence gathering to curb attacks on schools across the country. Iliya gave this indication in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Abuja. She said aggressive community engagements and sensitisation…