Police rescue woman kidnapped in C’ River, kill one
Mudiaga Affe The Cross River State Police Command on Saturday rescued one Mrs. Comfort Udoenwang, kidnapped on October 2, 2017 by gunmen and taken to Akpap-Okoyong village in Odukpani Local Government...
View ArticleUPN seeks probe of Sokoto’s N120bn loan
Adeniyi Olugbemi The Unity Party of Nigeria has asked Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State to explain the reason behind his decision to seek foreign loans amounting to N120bn. The party, in a...
View ArticleNigeria vs Zambia match: Five feared dead in Uyo Stadium
ETIM EKPIMAH Five people were feared dead while scores sustained serious injuries on Saturday following a stampede at the entrance of Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State...
View ArticlePatience Jonathan was arrogant as first lady –Ex-US ambassador
BAYO AKINLOYE A former United States Ambassador to Nigeria, John Campbell, has described former President Goodluck Jonathan’s wife, Patience, as being arrogant and flamboyant when she was Nigeria’s...
View Article2,300 Boko Haram suspects for closed door trial
More than 2,300 suspected members of the jihadist group Boko Haram were expected to appear in court in Nigeria from Monday in unprecedented mass trials to be held behind closed doors. The defendants...
View ArticleSouth African families battle to uncover apartheid truth
Time is running out for 95-year-old Phillip Mabelane. For 40 years he has waited to discover the truth of how his son died at the hands of police during South Africa’s apartheid era. Now the reopening...
View ArticleAccept one month’s salary arrears, Benue Assembly urges workers
John Charles The Benue State House of Assembly has appealed to labour leaders in the state not to insist on payment of five months’ salary arrears before calling off their ongoing strike. Organised...
View ArticleThree dead in Ghana as gas truck fire causes explosions
At least three people were killed and dozens injured after a tanker truck carrying natural gas caught fire in Ghana’s capital, Accra, triggering explosions at two fuel stations, emergency services said...
View ArticleNorth Korea’s leader promotes sister, reaffirms nuclear drive
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has promoted his sister to a senior ruling party post, state media said Sunday and praised the country’s nuclear weapons programme which has sparked international alarm....
View ArticlePolice parade car theft syndicate in Taraba
Justin Tyopuusu, Jalingo The Police in Taraba on Sunday paraded a syndicate of suspected criminals who specialize in car theft and burglary. Parading the suspects at the Command headquarters in...
View ArticleUPDATED: Anger in Ghana after four die in fuel station fire, blasts
Ghanaians on Sunday pushed the government to improve safety at fuel stations after four people were killed when a tanker truck carrying natural gas caught fire in the nation’s capital, triggering...
View ArticleDeath of two students trigger violent protest in Ado Poly, school shut...
The Federal Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti was on Sunday shut indefinitely following a violent protest by students over the death of two of them. Trouble began on the institution’s campus late Friday when two...
View ArticleProtesters rally against Catalan independence in Barcelona
Ten of thousands of flag-waving demonstrators packed central Barcelona on Sunday to rally against plans by separatist leaders to declare Catalonia independent following a banned secession referendum....
View ArticleOperation Crocodile Smile: Military deploys troops in N’Delta, militants...
CHUKWUDI AKASIKE and OLALEYE ALUKO with agency reports The Nigerian Army on Saturday deployed troops for the commencement of Operation Crocodile Smile in the six Niger Delta states. SUNDAY PUNCH learnt...
View ArticleWe’ll foil Boko Haram attacks in South-West –Police
SAM AWOYINFA and PETER DADA The Nigeria Police and Ondo State Government have expressed their readiness to nip in the bud any attempt by Boko Haram to launch terrorist attacks in the South-West...
View ArticleEkiti Assembly to sue EFCC for arresting Fayose’s aides
KAMARUDEEN OGUNDELE The Ekiti State House of Assembly said it had instructed its lawyer to sue the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for arresting the Commissioner for Finance, Toyin Ojo, and...
View ArticleEzeife, Soludo’s clan back Obiano
Tony Okafor The Old Aguata Union has endorsed the re-election of Governor Willie Obiano. The union is made up of three local government areas, Aguata, Orumba North and South of Anambra State. A...
View ArticleIran confirms nuclear negotiator imprisoned for spying
Iran’s judiciary confirmed on Sunday the five-year prison sentence given to a Canadian-Iranian member of its nuclear negotiating team on spying charges. “Mr Abdolrasoul Dorri Esfahani… was among some...
View ArticleChina punishes 1.3m officials for corruption
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s anti-graft drive, which has targeted officials at all levels, has punished more than 1.3 million people in five years, the anti-corruption watchdog said Sunday. More than...
View ArticleAmbode unveils 22ft ‘Football Forever’ statue in Lagos
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Saturday unveiled the ‘Football Forever’ statue at Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, acknowledging that football remains the most popular sports that keep...
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