110 suspects in Abia police custody, exhibits recovered
The Abia State Police Command, on Sunday, said it successfully arrested 110 suspects of various offences, between January and date, out of which 108 were male while three were female. Briefing newsmen before parading some of them, the state Commissioner…
Two arrested as clashes erupt in Sokoto market
The Sokoto State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of two suspects relating to the recent clash between suspected bandits and vigilantes in the Gada Local Government Area of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Ahmed Rufai, disclosed…
Solutions to Nigeria’s soaring food prices
FOR far too long, Nigerians have been under torment by the astronomical rise in the prices of basic foods and services in the marketplace. This gives room for a huge concern as the steep prices have battered the purchasing power…
EXCLUSIVE: Kenya to extradite Binance executive who escaped from Nigeria
Following his arrest, the Kenya Police Service is expediting moves to extradite fugitive Binance executive, Nadeem Anjarwalla, to Nigeria within the week, The PUNCH has learnt. Anjarwalla who escaped from lawful custody in Nigeria in March, was in April tracked…
Emefiele social programmes: Banks withhold N530bn CBN funds, Cardoso may order refund
About N531.4bn of the Central Bank of Nigeria intervention funds remains unused in the coffers of nine Deposit Money Banks in the country, findings by The PUNCH have shown. This came on the heels of the suspension of all CBN…
Protesting Zamfara community barricades Govt House, faults troops withdrawal
There was tension in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital on Sunday, as residents of Bini village in the Maru Local Government Area blocked the state Government House. The villagers said they were protesting against the withdrawal of security personnel from…
SPRF can earn Nigeria 10 Olympic gold medals — Ezeokoli
Ifeanyi Ezeokoli, Managing Director, Incel Tourism Group, is confident that Team Nigeria can win up to 10 gold medals at the Olympic Games when the Sports Performance Fund is fully in place. Ezeokoli, a fitness buff and avid sports fan,…
JAMB sanctions officials for asking candidate to remove hijab
THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, on Sunday, announced that it had sanctioned some officials who ordered a Muslim candidate to remove her hijab. The female candidate who sat her Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination at the Bafuto Institute, Ile-Iwe Bus…
Crowdfunding: Nigerians raise money for lady who embraced prostitution to raise goitre surgery fee
Nigerians have united to raise funds for a 26-year-old woman who turned to prostitution out of desperation to cover the cost of her goitre surgery. The lady, whose name could not be ascertained, appeared on a video where she was…
Olubadan-designate attends church service
THE Olubadan-designate, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, on Sunday, joined other congregants to worship at St. Peter’s Cathedral Church, Aremo, in the Ibadan North East Local Government Area of the state. It was his first church service attendance after he was nominated…