The Kaduna State Police Command said its operatives foiled a kidnap attempt on the Buruku-Kaduna highway on Thursday. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan, said in a statement on Friday in Kaduna that the bandits were forced to retreat by the firepower of the personnel. “On March 21, at 1300hrs, officers from…
President Bola Tinubu has extended his warmest congratulations to the Chairman of the Board of the United Bank for Africa, Mr Tony Elumelu, as he turns 61 on Friday. “President Tinubu wishes Mr Elumelu many more years in good health and strength as he persists in his endeavour of contributing substantially to national and continental…
The State Department said that the United States embassy has warned its citizens to avoid large gatherings following Friday’s terrorist attack in Moscow, Russia’s capital. No fewer than 40 persons have been confirmed killed and over 100 injured when gunmen in camouflage clothing opened fire on people at a concert in the Crocus City Hall…
The Defence Headquarters has declared that no fewer than 97 persons are wanted. The wanted persons include terrorists and insurgents, among others, who are behind violent crimes in the country. They also include a factional leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Simon Ekpa. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.Gen. Edward Buba released the…
The leadership of Amotekun Corps in Osun State on Friday said two suspects posing as motorcyclists were arrested within the premises of two public schools in Osogbo, the state capital. The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, recently said his administration had uncovered a plot by hoodlums to attack schools and farm settlements in the state…
Following Wednesday’s invasion of its secretariats, the leadership of the Labour Party has formally petitioned relevant government institutions requesting that an urgent intervention be taken to protect the party against further aggression from the Nigeria Labour Congress. The party, in four separate letters written to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George…
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has approved the appointment of his brother, Ferdinand Uzodimma as his Deputy Chief of Staff in charge of General Services. The governor also reappointed Mr Cosmos Iwu as the Secretary to the state Government, Nnamdi Anyaehie as his Chief of Staff, and Sydney Agbor as the Deputy Chief of…
The Lagos State Government has said cross-cultural Brazillian heritage through its support for the Brazilian Descendants Arts and Culture Association will boost tourism in the state. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mr Idris Aregbe, disclosed this on Friday during a press briefing held in Alausa, Ikeja as part of…
The Lagos State Government, in collaboration with the Federal Government, will host the inaugural Climate Action Africa Forum in June. The event, scheduled to be held from June 17 to 19, 2024, marks a significant milestone in the journey towards a sustainable future for Africa. At an international press conference in Abuja on Friday, leaders,…
The committee set up by the Federal Government to investigate activities of degree mills in Benin Republic, Togo, and some other countries has visited Benin Republic in line with its terms of reference, Saturday PUNCH learned on Friday. The panel was set up by the Federal Ministry of Education following an investigative report published by Daily Nigerian…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has said it busted a fake bottled water syndicate that specialised in producing Eva water at the Pipeline Road axis of Eneka in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. The agency stated that the discovery on Friday morning followed a tip-off from some members…
The Federal Government, on Friday, arraigned the detained president of the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo, at a Federal High Court, Abuja on a three-count charge bordering on terrorism. Bodejo, who was arrested on January 23 in Malia, Nasarawa State, and kept in the custody of the Defence Intelligence Agency, was arraigned before Justice…
