The Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has told members of the party, who lost the party’s primaries, to count it out of the alleged plan to remove the national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole. It also said that the…
Police arrest 20 over abandoned dead baby in Rivers (Punch)
The Rivers State Police Command on Sunday arrested 20 persons over the discovery of a dead newborn baby abandoned at a rubbish dump. The incident, which happened on Kalahari/Udi Street, Mile 1, Diobu, Port Harcourt, shocked residents and passersby. It…
Passenger bus somersaults on Third Mainland Bridge (Punch)
Eighteen passengers in a commercial bus and the driver were lucky to escape death in Lagos on Sunday as their vehicle somersaulted on the Third Mainland Bridge. The accident, according to eyewitnesses, occurred very close to the Iyana Oworo bus…
Only God can explain my husband’s suicide – Wife of FRCN driver (Punch)
The family of Rauf Oladejo is currently in a state of confusion as to the reason why the sexagenarian would take his own life by jumping into the lagoon. Saturday PUNCH had reported the accounts of eyewitnesses on how the driver…
Stop donating like Father Christmas, attend to Nigerians, Atiku tells Buhari (Punch)
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to attend to the needs of Nigerians, instead of donating money to other countries. Wondering why a country whose leaders planned to sell its…
I’ll be Imo gov, nobody can stop me ¬–Nwosu (Punch)
The Chief of Staff to the Imo State Governor, Mr. Uche Nwosu, has said he will succeed his father-in-law, Rochas Okorocha, as governor in 2019. Nwosu, who spoke at a press conference in Abuja on Sunday, described as “unfortunate” comments…
Police arrest friends for extorting N1.5m from job seekers (Punch)
The Niger State Police Command has apprehended Elijah Olawale, 40, from Kwara State, and Timothy Oyewole, 25, of Ede in Osun State, for allegedly duping one Mr George Elada of the National Examination Council’s headquarters, Minna, and other job seekers…
Prince Charles to address herdsmen attacks during Nigeria visit (Punch)
The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Paul Arkwright, announced in Abuja on Sunday that Prince Charles would engage in peace-building activities, including addressing the persistent attacks of herdsmen on farming communities in Nigeria. The Prince of Wales and his…
I beheaded motorcyclist for refusing to surrender his machine – Suspect (Punch)
Operatives of the Niger State Police Command have arrested one Dauda Yakubu of Girinya village in the Konton-Karfe Local Government Area of Kogi State for allegedly beheading one Emmanuel Sunday. Yakubu was alleged to have subsequently made away with his…
SERAP gives Buhari 14 days to order Ganduje’s probe (Punch)
Anti-corruption group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to order the probe of Kano State Governor, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, following some video clips on the Internet showing the governor allegedly collecting kickbacks from contractors. The…