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MASSOB demands release of detained 89-year-old member

22.10.2024

The Biafra Independence Movement and Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign States of Biafra has demanded the release of one of its members, 89-year-old Moses Amaechi, who has been in police custody since October 12, 2024. In a press statement on Tuesday, the Director of Information, BIM-MASSOB, Chris Mocha, said Amaechi was arrested by the...

Plateau gov condoles Adamawa, NAF over crash claiming 19 person

22.10.2024

Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has extended his deepest condolences to the Nigerian Air Force, the Government, and the people of Adamawa State following a tragic accident that occurred at the Hawan Kibo community in Riyom Local Government Area of the state. PUNH Online reports that a total of nineteen persons died in the auto...

Japa syndrome hitting health system badly – Surgeon

22.10.2024

A Professor of Surgery at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in Osun State, Edward Komolafe, on Tuesday, opined that Nigerians would soon find it very difficult to see medical practitioners attending to patients at various hospitals if the Federal Government failed to find a permanent solution to the issue of “Japa Syndrome.” He made this known...

First patient to receive breakthrough sickle cell gene therapy leaves hospital

22.10.2024

The first patient to undergo recently approved gene therapy for sickle cell disease, Kendric Cromer, has left the hospital. The 12-year-old has been receiving treatment at the Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., United States of America, for the past 44 days, but left the facility on Monday, reports the New York Times. Sickle cell...

Police bans use of vehicles with covered plates in Kogi

22.10.2024

The Kogi State Police Command has banned the use of vehicles with covered number plates, as well as unregistered vehicles and motorcycles across the state. According to a statement on Tuesday by the Kogi State Police Public Relations Officer, (PPRO) SP William Ovye Aya, the Commissioner of Police Bethrand Onuoha stated that the order became...

Halima Abubakar slams AGN president with N30bn lawsuit

22.10.2024

Suspended Nollywood actress, Halima Abubakar, has filed a lawsuit against Emeka Rollas, the president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN. The actress also demanded N30bn from Rollas following the announcement of her suspension on his social media handle. DAILY POST reports that Abubakar was suspended over her alleged involvement in slandering Nollywood. Reacting to...

Reducing post-harvest losses could stabilise food costs — Expert

22.10.2024

The Executive Director of the Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute, Professor Lateef Sanni, has stated that post-harvest losses have led to an increase in the prices of agricultural commodities. He noted that a reduction of post-harvest losses by 25 per cent would resolve the issue of food price hikes in the country. Sanni spoke during...

UNIBEN veterinary medicine faculty shut down over non-accreditation

22.10.2024

The Veterinary Council of Nigeria has shut down the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Benin, Edo State. The decision is a result of the university’s inability to meet the standard requirements to run Veterinary Medicine programmes at the institution. A serving Assistant Inspector General of Police and President of the Veterinary Council...

‘He reminds me of my younger self’ – Timaya speaks on his love for Portable [VIDEO]

22.10.2024

Famous Nigerian musician, Timaya has disclosed why he likes the controversial street-pop singer, Portable. Speaking in his latest interview on Channels Television, Timaya explained that Portable reminds him of his past “because he’s crazy like me.” Reminiscing on his first encounter with Portable’s music, Timaya pointed out the similarities between them. “That’s why I like...

Five NAF personnel die in auto crash

22.10.2024

No fewer than five personnel of the Nigerian Air Force have died in a ghastly auto crash along the Jos-Akwanga Express Road. The personnel were among those attending a sports event in Abuja on 22 October. Their vehicle is said to have collided with an oncoming truck, leading to the deaths of the personnel. Confirming...

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I apologise for saying no heaven without tithe – Adeboye

04.10.2024

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has apologised for saying that Christians who don’t pay tithe might not make it to heaven. Adeboye who had previously said that paying tithe was one of the prerequisites for going to heaven, apologised for the comment while addressing his congregation Thursday...

Protesters storm Rivers electoral commission, insist election must hold

04.10.2024

Angry protesters on Friday stormed the office of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, singing and chanting ‘Election must hold’. They defied the heavy rainfall spreading canopies, while singing and drumming, with one side of the road blocked. The protest came after the Rivers State governor stormed the RSIEC in the early hours of Friday...

Man who asked Tinubu to resign admitted in psychiatric hospital

04.10.2024

The Adamawa State Police Command has disclosed that the 30-year-old Abdullahi Mohammed who climbed a 33 kv high tension electricity pole in Mayo-Belwa last Friday has been admitted at the Yola Psychiatric hospital for mental examination. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command SP Suleiman Nguroje, told Arewa PUNCH on Friday in an exclusive...

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