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DRAMA AS DSS ARRESTS JOURNALIST, SOYINKA, AT LAGOS AIRPORT
Soyinka, who is the Regional Editor of The Conversation Africa, was arrested at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Sunday. A distress message sent to PUNCH by one of his friends stated that Soyinka was picked up shortly after arriving from the United Kingdom. The friend in the message said no reason was given…
POLICE RESCUE MAN FROM ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OVER N1M DEBT IN ANAMBRA
The Anambra State Police Command said it rescued a 27-year-old man, identified as Alozie John, from attempted suicide in Umunnachi community, Dunukofia Local Government Area of the state. The young man, a livestock dealer, who hails from Isielu LGA of Ebonyi State, was said to have attempted suicide over the indebtedness of N1.2million to his…
NO RANSOM PAID TO FREE 20 KIDNAPPED MEDICAL STUDENTS – POLICE
The Police said no ransom was paid to secure the release of the 20 medical students kidnapped in Benue. A statement by the Force Police Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said: “Contrary to some tweets and unconfirmed stories that some money was paid, no kobo was paid to release them. They were actually rescued tactically and…
NIGERIAN WOMAN GIVES BIRTH TO BABY GIRL ABOARD FLIGHT TO BRAZIL
A Nigerian woman, identified as Oyindamola Akinyera on Instagram, gave birth to a baby girl on a Qatar Airways flight from Lagos to Brazil on Saturday. Akinyera disclosed this in a post on her Instagram page on Wednesday, explaining that she was traveling with her husband, David, to their “honeymoon and baby-moon” destination and had…
WHY FUEL QUEUES PERSIST – PENGASSAN
The President, Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Association of Nigeria, Mr Festus Osifo, has identified reasons for persistent queues in filling stations across the country. Speaking at the ongoing 2024 PENGASSAN Energy and Labour Summit in Abuja on Thursday, Osifo identified weak and outdated distribution chains as a reason for the queues. “The distribution chain…
TENANT REMANDED FOR ALLEGEDLY DEFILING LANDLORD’S DAUGHTER
The Chief Magistrate of the Iyaganku Family Court in Ibadan Oyo State, Mrs Olabisi Ogunkanmi, on Wednesday, ordered the remand of a tenant, Kareem Mojeed, for allegedly defiling his landlord’s seven-year-old daughter. The court ordered that the defendant be remanded at the Agodi Correctional Centre, pending legal advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions. Mojeed…
BREAKING: TINUBU TO SWEAR IN KEKERE-EKUN AS NEW CJN FRIDAY
President Bola Tinubu will swear in Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the new Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) on Friday, August 23, following the retirement of Justice Olukayode Ariwoola. The scheduled swearing-in ceremony, which will be held at the Council Chambers of the State House, was announced in a statement issued on Thursday by Special Adviser to…
KIDNAPPED MONARCH BEGS SOKOTO GOV’T, SULTANATE COUNCIL TO PAY RANSOM
The Sarkin Kudun Gatawa in Gatawa District of Sokoto state, Alhaji Muhammad Bawa, who was kidnapped 23 days ago has appealed to the Sokoto State Government, Sultanate Council and his relatives to pay ransom for his freedom before the deadline set by his captors. Alhaji Bawa, in a released video clip over the weekend, was…
SENATORS’ N29M EARNING NOT A LOT OF MONEY, EX-LAWMAKER CLAIMS
A former senator who represented Adamawa North Senatorial District, Ishaku Abbo, has claimed that the monthly earnings of senators are only “big on paper” and not enough for the demands and challenges of their office. In an interview on Arise TV on Sunday, Abbo stated that his salary and allowances while serving as a senator totaled N14.4…
1 DEAD, 7 INJURED IN SHOOTOUT AT BALTIMORE GATHERING, POLICE SAY
A man was killed and seven people were hospitalized with injuries in a shootout in Baltimore on Sunday night, police said. The deceased was described by Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley as a 36-year-old man. The injured included six other men and one woman, who ranged in age from 22 to 45, he said. Some…