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Strategists at the Institute of Strategic Management have developed a position paper that outlines frameworks and strategies that can assist the Federal Government harness the benefits of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement. The ISMN said if adopted, the strategies could significantly grow the country’s economy, boost its Gross Domestic Product and strengthen the value…

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 37-year-old mother of two, Joy Sunday, for allegedly pouring hot water on another woman, Justina Ameh, who accused her of dating her husband inside a church. The suspect was arrested for scalding the face of Ameh, after the latter said she slept with her (Ameh’s) husband. The…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has seized a total of 8,268.23 kilograms of illicit drugs, including cocaine, heroin, tramadol, methamphetamine and skunk, in weeklong coordinated raids across seven states. The seizures were made in Ondo, Akwa Ibom, Adamawa, Enugu, Bauchi, Edo and Anambra states and 15 suspected drug dealers, including a woman on a…

The delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games has come and gone, but not without drama inside Team Nigeria’s camp at the global sports showpiece. Team Nigeria’s contingent from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games arrived to a “massive reception” at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Saturday. Videos showed the athletes and officials being welcomed home…

NO fewer than 2,295 school teachers have been killed between 2009 and 2020 in the ongoing conflict in the north-eastern states of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe. The Borno Field Officer for the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund, Nguyen Phuong, disclosed this in an electronic mail interview with our correspondent. She said, “Historically, poor participation in…

The President, Major general Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State and former governor of the state, Adams Oshiomhole were among Nigerians who commiserated with the family, friends and associates of the Chairman of Ocean Marine Solutions, Idahosa Okunbo, over the death of the renowned businessman and philanthropist at 63. Okunbo passed away…

The International Police have arrested a Nigerian accused of running a human trafficking ring from Ghana, Togo, Benin to Nigeria. This was as 286 human trafficking suspects were also arrested worldwide by the global agency in July. Officers in Ghana intercepted the Nigerian, who had been placed under a Red Notice by Spain during an…

A combined team of police operatives in Katsina State and vigilantes on Saturday evening engaged bandits in a three-hour gun duel in villages in three local government areas of the state. It was gathered that no fewer than 300 domestic animals earlier rustled by the bandits were recovered. According to the police, the bloody encounter…

EXACTLY one year after his death, loyalists of the late Ogun State-born politician and business tycoon, Senator Buruji Kashamu, said they were still mourning their late leader. Kashamu, who was the Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship candidate in 2019 election, died on August 8, 2020, in Lagos from COVID-19 complications. He was buried at his Ijebu-Igbo…

The Federal Government has mandated all chief medical directors in teaching hospitals across the country to open attendance registers with a view to stopping salaries of doctors taking part in the strike called by the National Association of Resident Doctors. The order, which was revealed to The PUNCH by a senior health official, was also…

An Ogboni (cult) chief based in Ikirun, Osun State, Ifadare Afolabi, and his friend,  Ifaseun Afolabi, a herbalist, have been arrested for allegedly conspiring to kill a 35-year-old man, Ayoade Fasesin, and using his body parts for ritual purposes. Ifadare, who explained that the deceased was a client of Ifaseun, and had approached the herbalist…

The Senate has said there was no plan to create more states in the ongoing review of the 1999 Constitution. He Chairman of the Senate Committee of Media and Public Affairs, Senator Ajibola Basiru, said in a statement on Sunday. The statement, titled ‘Senate Committee Did Not Propose Creation of 20 New States,’ was in…

The Federal Government has postponed the administration of the second phase of the coronavirus vaccine doses. The Director of Press, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey, had announced on Saturday that the administration would commence on Tuesday. However, in a notice on Sunday, Bassey said the exercise had been…

THERE is currently a feeling of uncertainty over the sit-at-home order handed down to the people of the South-East by the Indigenous People of Biafra as the pro-Biafra group and IPOB leader’s brother disagreed on the directive. IPOB, had penultimate week, threatened a weekly lockdown of the South-East geopolitical zone from Monday, August 9, 2021…

The officer in charge of Gombe Medium Security Custodial Centre, ACC Abdulazeez Mohammed, has said the 379 capacity centre takes over 1,000 inmates. He stated this on Friday when the state Criminal Justice Committee led by the acting Chief Judge, Justice Muazu Pindiga, donated  sewing machines, clippers,  ceiling fans and  carpentry materials to Gombe and…

One person has lost his life and many injured in a boat accident at Idiogba riverine community in the Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State. The boat, which conveyed passengers, mostly market men and women, was said to be heading towards the Igbokoda Market from Awoye in the council area. The Public Relations Officer…

Gideon Dominics, the relative of a suspected member of the Indigenous People of Biafra and the Eastern Security Network, Elvis Okafor, has called on the police to release him, saying he is being framed up. According to Dominics, the 23-year-old was arrested on Sunday, August 1, 2021, at the Afo Okporo Market in the Orlu…

THE Coalition of Northern Groups on Sunday met some northern civil society organisations, including students’ union bodies from the 19 northern states and Abuja, over the disturbing insecurity occasioned by kidnapping, banditry and other related crimes ravaging the region. The various groups at a parley held in Kaduna also touched on the issue concerning embattled…

Wife of the governnor of Akwa Ibom State and founder of the Family Empowerment and Youth Reorientation Path-initiative (FEYReP) Dr Martha Emmanuel, has said her organisation facilitated the arrest of seven suspects over alleged raping and defilement their daughters in the state. Mrs Emmanuel said this in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital on Sunday. She…

The sole administrator, Niger Delta Development Commission, Mr Efiong Akwa, has said those who were pushing for the inauguration of a substantive board for the commission were sponsored to cause crisis in the region. According to him, some elements outside the regions were hiding under agitations for the constitution of a substantive board of the…

MANY suspected cultists had been reportedly arrested in Osogbo when teams of police operatives raided some black spots in the town. A reliable security source, who pleaded anonymity, told The PUNCH that the arrests were made between Saturday and Sunday, following a tipoff that some members of a cult group were planning to hold their…

FOLLOWING the ongoing military operations against bandits, four notorious bandits have been killed in a valley popularly known as ‘Maikwandaraso’ in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. According to the reports, the four identified bandits were neutralised via ground and air assault on identified bandits’ enclaves by the military. The state Commissioner for…

THE Oyo State Government has announced Tuesday, August 10, as a public holiday for Muslims to celebrate the new Islamic calendar year, 1st Muharram (Hijrah) 1443 AH. This is contained in statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Taiwo Adisa, on Sunday. He said this was contained in a circular from the Office…

THE Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps on Friday paraded a 35-year-old suspected serial rapist identified as Kola Mogaji over alleged rape of a four-year-old girl. Kola, who was said to be a fashion designer and a resident of Oja Ago area of Ilorin in Ilorin West Local Council Area…

Governors  elected on the platform of All Progressives Congress have met at the Kebbi State Governor’s Lodge in Asokoro, Abuja. It was gathered that the meeting which was closed to media, will discuss the state of the party in the light of the recent Judgement on the Ondo State Governorship election. The governors are expected…