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The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council in Rivers State said it had mobilised about 50,000 persons across the state to attend the rally of Bola Tinubu in Port Harcourt. The Chairman of the Local Organising Committee in Rivers State, Chief Tony Okocha, disclosed this in Port Harcourt on Sunday shortly after inspecting the venue

No fewer than five shops within the premises of Onitsha General Post Office, along old market road, Anambra State, have been gutted by fire. It was gathered that the fire started at about 12:30am on Sunday, as a result of a power surge which emanated from one of the shops. Eyewitnesses said as the fire

Gunmen on Saturday night shot the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in the Ogbaku ward in the Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State, Charles Oke. Oke, our correspondent learnt on Sunday, was shot at in his country home at Umunomo Nsokpo in the Ogbaku community. The PDP chieftain was shot around 8:59 pm

The Director-General of the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Council in Rivers State, Dr. Abiye Sekibo, who escaped an assassination attempt by the whiskers Thursday midnight, said he never knew “it was so easy to die”. Sekibo, who spoke on Arise TV on Sunday, narrated how he was attacked while going to a rally venue

  The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, on Sunday said the Force Management team and officers of the Nigeria Police Force regret to announce the demise of AIG Lawan Jimeta, a passionate officer and peace lover, which occurred in the early hours of Sunday at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Edo State, after a

  As part of efforts to prevent the vandalisation of bank properties due to the scarcity of the new naira notes, the Bayelsa State Police Command has promised to ensure adequate security in banks and Automated Teller Machines across the State. Bayelsa police command, Ben Nebolisa Okolo, ordered Divisional Police Officers and other policemen to

A “Hit and Run” driver on Sunday, killed a middle-aged woman (name unknown) near Ifo Police Station on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. Mr Adetunji Oyebola, the Ifo Divisional Commander, Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, in Ogun State, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria. Oyebola said that the incident occurred at the early hours

Bandits have killed a Divisional Police Officer and four others in an attack that occurred on Saturday in Niger State. In a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Office, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, the bandits had attempted to attack Chibani Market in Munyan Local Government Area and were killed by local  vigilantes. He further stated that

The Independent National Electoral Commission has said that it will not support any candidate or political party in the forthcoming elections, as it is only interested in the electoral process. The INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, said this when he addressed Supervisory Presiding Officers for the 2023 general election in Abuja, according to a video

The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced the voting procedure for the forthcoming elections in February and March, 2023. The disclosure was contained in a post on the Commission’s verified Twitter handle on Sunday. The Commission said authentication with the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System would be through the fingerprint or facials. INEC said voting starts

A member of the Integrity Group and former Governor of Plateau State, Jonah Jang, has berated the Director-General of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, Governor Simon Lalong, over his claim that the G-5 governors led by Nyesom Wike were supporting the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. Reacting to the claim in a statement

The National Union of Local Government Employees in Osun State has denied holding meeting with any of the candidates contesting positions in the 2023 general elections. NULGE stated this in a statement obtained in Osogbo on Sunday, signed by its president in Osun, Dr. Kehinde Ogungbangbe, in reaction to insinuations that leaders of the Union

  As the 2023 general elections get closer, the General Officer Commander, 8 Division of the Nigerian Army, Major General Godwin Mutkut, has assured residents the division of the Nigerian Army readiness to ensure the 2023 general elections is free, fair and credible. The Army Chief stated this at the Gingiya Barracks, Sokoto, on Saturday

    The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, said the agency had an emergency meeting in Jigawa state over the meningitis outbreak in the state. Dr Adetifa said the Emergency Operation Centre meeting reviewed the response, identified challenges, and proffered solutions to the outbreak. The NCDC

  Primate Elijah Ayodele of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, on Sunday, said the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike will only cause trouble for the All Progressives Congress and its presidential candidate. The primate said APC and Tinubu will fail in Rivers State. Ayodele, in a statement by his Media Aide, Oluwatosin Osho, disclosed that

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested the General Overseer of a church in Lagos over alleged drug trafficking. The NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, announced the arrest in a social media post on Sunday. He said the GO, whose name and church were not disclosed yet, was apprehended alongside several others over an attempt

Popular socialite, Pascal Okechukwu, also known as Cubana Chief Priest, has vowed to help the boy who stood in front of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi’s moving convoy at a Lagos rally on Saturday. The photo of the boy, identified as Yusuf Alimi, where he raised his hands to show his support for

Some hoodlums have attacked Motailatu Church of God, Oke-Idahun Parish in Akure, the Ondo state capital, setting it ablaze and destroying some properties. The Cherubim and Seraphim church branch is located along Imafon Road, Akure North Local Government Area of the state. The Resident Minister of the church, Very Rev’d David Akinadewo-Adekahunsi, in a statement

  Southampton, on Sunday, fired their manager, Nathan Jones. Jones’ sack comes less than 24 hours after their 2-1 defeat to Wolves on Saturday. The Premier League club also sacked first team coaches, Chris Cohen and Alan Sheeha. The club made this known in a statement via its website. The statement read, “Southampton Football Club

  A former Senator, Shehu Sani, has given reason behind the current misunderstanding between the All Progressives Congress and the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd). The PUNCH reports some of the party members were not on good terms with Buhari and have publicly rejected his policies on the new naira notes. Sani disclosed that

A 47-year-old man has lost his life for standing up to a school bus driver who allegedly defiled his seven-year-old daughter. The deceased, identified simply as Federick, died on the school premises in a scuffle with the driver, known as Jacob. Frederick had gone to meet the school’s management in the company of his widow

…status to aid local vaccines, pharmaceutical ingredients production The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control and the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Group of Manufacturers Association of Nigeria have pledged to work together to attain the World Health Organisation Maturity Level 4 status. NAFDAC said achieving the WHO ML4 will launch the country into the

The management of Chrisland schools has explained the incident that led to the death of one of their students, Whitney Adeniran, who died during the school’s inter-house sports activities at Agege Stadium, Lagos State, on Thursday. The PUNCH had earlier reported that Michael Adeniran, Whitney’s father, had taken to social media on Saturday night to

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has asked the International Criminal Court to “promptly seek authorisation from the ICC Chamber to commence an investigation into the situation in Nigeria in relation to the growing cases of pre-election violence, which if not addressed may escalate and lead to post-election violence in the country.” The petition dated

  Political supporters of Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, attacked the Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni, by throwing stones and other objects at him. This happened in an event organised to honour the verdict of the Supreme Court, declaring Lawan the valid senatorial candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress for Yobe North in