Bandits have reportedly killed two persons in Mamman Suka community of Gwadabawa local council of Sokoto State. The gunmen also abducted 13 people during the attack last weekend. The council chairman, Alhaji Aminu Aya, confirmed the attack. Aya said the bandits operated freely for hours without resistance. He told newsmen; “The bandits abducted 11 females…
A fire outbreak has been reported at the West African Examination Council (WAEC) National Office in Yaba, Lagos. According to reports, several people are still trapped in the building as the fire rages. The cause of the fire, which broke out in the middle of the high-rise building, leaving many trapped, is yet to be ascertained….
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, has stated that the worsening insecurity in the country is a thing of the past as terrorists have been hit hard and put on the run. The Minister said this when he spoke at a Ministerial Session at the ongoing UNESCO Global Media and Information Literacy…
The Nigeria Labour Congress has called on the Federal Government to release the withheld salaries of the members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities. The union made the call on Tuesday in a communique made available at the National Executive Council meeting held in Birnin-Kebbi, Kebbi State. The PUNCH had earlier reported how the…
The Independent Petroleum Marketers’ Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has disclosed why there is fuel scarcity leading to queues in Lagos state. Speaking to Daily Trust, Chairman of IPMAN Lagos Depot, Akinrinade Akinade said many IPMAN members were not buying the products because private depots have jerked up the retail price. Akinade who revealed that the…
The trial of UNILAG student, Chidinma Ojukwu who is the prime suspect in the murder of Super TV CEO, Usifo Ataga was stalled at the Lagos High Court sitting at TBS, on Tuesday due to the absence of a prosecution witness. Ojukwu is standing trial alongside her sister, Chioma Egbuchu, and Adedapo Quadri. Lagos State…
An Iranian man nicknamed the “dirtiest man in the world” for not taking a bath for decades has died at the age of 94. Amou Haji, who did not shower for about 60 years and was single, died on Sunday, October 23, in the village of Dejgah in the southern province of Fars, IRNA news…
President Muhammadu Buhari has blamed misinformation for the worsening insecurity across the country. In his speech at the State House in Abuja yesterday while declaring open the UNESCO Global Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Week 2022 Feature Conference and Youth Forum hosted by Nigeria, Buhari who was represented by his Chief of Staff, Ibrahim Gambari…
New Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak has pledged to unite the country with action and not words. He spoke on Tuesday at the lectern outside Downing Street while addressing the nation for the first time as Prime Minister. The 42-year-old also said that his government will have integrity, professionalism and accountability at…
Rishi Sunak on Tuesday, October 25, became the UK’s prime minister following a meeting with King Charles III. The tradition sees the monarch invite the leader of the party with the highest number of MPs to form a government, which since the 2019 general election has been the Conservatives. In a speech outside 10 Downing…