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NDLEA officers arrest suspected drug dealers in Lagos, reject N10m bribe

27.10.2024

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency turned down an N10 million bribe offered to free one Tsolaye Eburajolo. This comes as the operatives recovered 26,250,000 pills of tramadol and 508,400 bottles of codeine-based syrup, with a street value of N16,683,800,000, which were intercepted by NDLEA operatives during a 100% joint examination of watch-listed...

SERAP sues INEC over uninvestigated electoral offences in 2023 elections

27.10.2024

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has filed a contempt lawsuit against the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, for failing to investigate alleged electoral offences in the 2023 general elections. The organisation stated that, despite a court order by Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on 18...

Atiku raises concern over power crisis, national grid collapse

27.10.2024

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has raised concern about Nigeria’s continuous struggle with epileptic power supply and frequent national grid collapse. The former Vice President also condemned the blackout in the South East, North West, and North Eastern parts of the country for the past three weeks. He said...

Israel marks anniversary of Hamas’ October 2023 attack

27.10.2024

Israelis on Sunday marked the Hebrew calendar anniversary of the unprecedented Hamas attack on 7 October last year, which sparked the ongoing war in Gaza. Separate ceremonies were held at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem to honour both the armed forces personnel and civilians killed in the attack, with top officials expected to...

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Helicopter crash: NNPC says five persons still missing

27.10.2024

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has stated that only three individuals have been found following Thursday’s helicopter crash. This contradicts reports suggesting that two additional bodies were discovered on Friday, in addition to the three recovered on the day of the incident. In a statement on Sunday, the NNPC’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi...

IG condemns police, NSCDC clash in Osun, orders probe

27.10.2024

The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has expressed displeasure over the confrontation between police officers and operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Osogbo, the Osun State capital. PUNCH Online learnt that an NSCDC officer, identified simply as Owoeye, was reportedly assaulted while on guard duty in an estate and subsequently...

NiMet predicts three-day haziness, sunshine from Sunday

27.10.2024

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has forecast haziness and sunshine nationwide from Sunday to Tuesday. NiMet’s weather outlook, released on Saturday, predicts moderate dust haze in the northern region on Sunday, with horizontal visibility ranging from 2km to 5km. The agency anticipates localised visibility of 1,000m or less during the forecast period. “In the North Central...

Arsenal host Liverpool, Inter face Juventus in European Sunday showdown

27.10.2024

European football fans have a lineup of thrilling matches this Sunday, with top teams from the Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A, and Ligue 1 competing in key fixtures. In England’s Premier League, Chelsea will face Newcastle United, Crystal Palace will take on Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United will host Manchester United, and Arsenal...

Protest rocks Enugu as policeman kills musician

27.10.2024

Residents of Enugu, Enugu State, trooped out on Saturday to protest the killing of an Ogene musician, Chikezie Mba, popularly known as Igbo-Jah, by a police inspector. Mba was reportedly shot dead by the police inspector, Ozonwanji Joseph, at Police Anti-cult Tactical Squad headquarters in Enugu on Friday evening during a visit. Sunday PUNCH gathered...

Winning Mr World Nigeria a dream come true – Michael-Mazi Michael

27.10.2024

Sunday, October 13, 2024, was a night to remember for guests that attended the Mr World Nigeria pageant, which held at the Silverbird Galleria on Victoria Island, Lagos. At the event which featured a rich display of entertainment and fashion, Michael-Mazi Michael, emerged as the winner, beating nine other finalists. Reflecting on his victory, Michael,...

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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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