Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said a former President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, influenced the 2015 presidential election which he lost to the incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari. Jonathan in his new book, ‘My Transition Hour,’ which…
Jonathan’s book launch: Atiku arrives, steals show (Punch)
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has arrived the venue of the public presentation of Goodluck Jonathan’s book. He arrived at the venue at about 12.30pm. The announcement of his arrival elicited loud ovation from those in…
Police hid me in toilet when Falana visited – Evans (Punch)
Suspected billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans, has maintained his allegation that he was tortured by police to make his confessional statement. He countered the claim by the police that his statement was obtained under a fair atmosphere and that…
Man accuses Ogun F-SARS of brother‘s unlawful arrest, detention (Punch)
The younger brother of an Ogun motorcycle rider, Biola Olopade, has accused the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad in Magbon, Abeokuta, of arresting his brother, Aliyu Olopade, unlawfully and detaining him for two months without allowing him to see his family…
21-year-old woman kills her newborn baby in Enugu (Punch)
Amaraizu stated that the police had commenced investigation into the incident, adding that Dimbo was already cooperating with the police in the investigation. The police spokesperson added, “The hitherto serene environment of the Royal Lodge located at Agbani in Nkanu…
Obasanjo sues journalist for N1bn over Bola Ige assassination claim (Punch)
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has sued an online journalist and radio presenter, Mr Akanda Oro, popularly known as Awikonko, for N1bn. Obasanjo described as untrue claims by the reporter that he had a hand in the assassination of the late…
Dapchi abduction: Schoolgirls undergo surgeries, others await operations (Punch)
Falmata Audu, one among the 110 schoolgirls abducted at the Government Science and Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe State, on February 19, 2018, desires to be a lawyer. But for now, the dream remains a mere wish as she is recuperating…
Two nabbed for killing student over iPhone in Bayelsa (Punch)
The Bayelsa State Government has confirmed the arrest of two suspected cult members who were said to have killed Miss Seiyefa Fred during a robbery incident in Yenagoa on November 8, 2018. The Special Adviser to the Governor of Bayelsa…
NAFDAC, customs seize tramadol worth N193bn in one year (Punch)
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control says it has confiscated containers of tramadol with a street value of N193bn. In a statement by the Director-General of the agency, Prof. Moji Adeyeye, the seizures were made during…
32 law graduates may forfeit law school admission (Punch)
Thirty-two law graduates from Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District may miss their 2018 law school admission for financial reasons. It was learnt that the 32 law graduates had first appealed to the state government for help, but when their…