Over 70 out of the 91 political parties are presenting presidential candidates that will participate in the 2019 Presidential elections, The PUNCH can report. Our correspondent, who visited the FCT office of the Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday, reported…
Five NYSC corpers kidnapped on the way to camp (Punch)
Some gunmen on Wednesday kidnapped five members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) who were travelling to their orientation camps in Akwa Ibom and Rivers states. Two other passengers on the bus conveying the corps members were also kidnapped.…
NSCDC recovers 200 drums of crude oil, navy seizes truckloads of diesel (Punch)
The Cross River State command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps on Wednesday arrested seven suspected oil thieves with over 200 drums of adulterated crude worth over N10m. The state Commandant of the NSCDC, Mr Stephen Lar, at…
Clearing agent allegedly steals UK returnee’s goods (Punch)
A clearing agent, Humble Agbonlahor, has been arrested by the police for allegedly stealing the goods of a builder, Paul Aguhayere. Our correspondent gathered that while Aguhayere was away in the United Kingdom, he sent a Mercedes Benz Sprinter bus…
Accident: Young Shall Grow switched off phone after drunk driver was reported, says survivor (Punch)
More details have emerged on the accident involving a Marcopolo bus belonging to Young Shall Grow Motors Limited in which 10 people died. Our correspondent learnt on Wednesday that the bus driver allegedly smoked and drank during the journey and when cautioned…
Thunderbolt kills timber contractor in Ondo (Punch)
Tragedy struck on Wednesday in the agrarian community of Ifira Akoko, in the Akoko South-East Local Government Area of Ondo State, as thunderbolt killed a man identified as Ramoni Aluko. The 43-year-old man, who was said to be a timber…
I’m not leaving PDP – Ekweremadu (Punch)
The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has debunked speculations that he was leaving the Peoples Democratic Party. He reassured his supported that he remained a member of the opposition party. Ekweremadu said this in a statement posted…
Federal Government to limit number of children per mother (Punch)
The Federal Government on Tuesday declared that it was working hard to come out with a policy that would limit the number of children that a mother could have in Nigeria. It stated that traditional rulers and other leaders across…
‘Cop killed ex-minister’s daughter for refusing to open car door’ (Punch)
Fresh facts have emerged on the circumstances surrounding the killing in Abuja of Anita Akapson, said to be the daughter of a former Minister of Finance, Nenadi Usman. It was learnt that the 31-year-old, who was shot in her 2007…