Chief of Defence Staff, Lucky Irabor claimed that those behind the attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, have been arrested. The Chief of Defence Staff announced this during a meeting with editors and media executives in Abuja on Tuesday, August 9. Irabor said the suspects would be paraded after an investigation had been concluded…
Bandits killed a man identified as Dahiru in Yarranda village, Funtua town, Katsina State, for resisting when they wanted to abduct him. According to residents of the town, the deceased refused to go with the bandits, insisting that none of his family members have money to pay for ransom. It was gathered that the armed bandits invaded…
Police officers in Oyo state have arrested a 40-year-old herb seller for allegedly killing a man in order to avoid repaying a loan. The victim has been identified as a septuagenarian, Rufus Olayinwola. Parading the suspect to newsmen on Monday, August 8, the spokesperson of the state police command, SP Adewale Osifeso, said the suspect…
The results of students who sat for the recently concluded 2022 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations, (WASSCE) have been released by the West African Examinations Council, WAEC. WAEC’s Head of National Office, Patrick Areghan made the disclosure on Monday while speaking at a media briefing. According to him, the results were released 45 days…
Suspected bandits have killed Alhaji Mohammed Kudu Mawa, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) zonal coordinator for Kebbi, Sokoto, and Zamfara States. It was gathered that the accountant was shot dead by bandits along Lapai-Lambata road, Niger State in the late hours of Sunday, August 7, 2022. The victim was said to be on the way back to his…
Parents in Nigeria have replied the Minister of State for Labour, Mr Festus Keyamo(SAN). The parents under the platform of National Parents Teachers Association of Nigeria, NAPTAN said they will not beg the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to call off their strike. According to the parents, the only condition they will accept to…
An electrician residing in Enugu state has been killed by some Soldiers enforcing a curfew imposed on two local government areas of the state. The victim has been identified as 62-year-old Joseph Uja. The sad incident happened in Enugu Ezike. Enugu-Ezike is in the Igbo-Eze North LGA, one of the councils affected by the 6pm…
The Premium BreadMakers Association of Nigeria, a group of Nigerian bakers, has issued a warning about yet another price increase for bread due to the skyrocketing cost of baking supplies. In an exclusive interview with The PUNCH, the association’s president, Emmanuel Onuorah, revealed this and said that despite recent changes in the international market, local…
An uncompleted building in the Boys Secondary School, Kaura Goje, in Nasarawa Local Government Area of Kano State, collapsed, leaving one student dead and few others injured. It was reported that the building which has been abandoned for over six years, collapsed during a downpour on Friday, August 5. The deceased, Mustapha Salisu, alongside other victims…
A man identified as Abba was shot dead on Sunday morning by gunmen who raided a satellite community known as Shola Quarters in Katsina town. The gunmen also injured two residents of the community and abducted a young couple during the attack. Residents disclosed that the gunmen had infiltrated the community on Saturday evening and…