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The Katsina State Commissioner of Police, Aliyu Musa, on Thursday revealed that police had commenced a search for those responsible for the burning down of the house and the car of one Mani Abubakar on Tuesday night over alleged blasphemy of Prophet Mohammed. The house is located in Sabon Garin Alhaji Yahuza Village, Batagarawa Local

The Nigeria Police Force has arrested 13 suspects in connection with the violent attacks that occurred in Emure-Ekiti leading to the murder of two traditional rulers and the abduction of pupils and teachers. The police high command revealed that the 13 suspects arrested following preliminary investigations are currently assisting the police with investigation. This was

Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, on Thursday, lamented the security challenges facing the country. They insisted that for the nation to overcome the challenge, the present police structure must be decentralised to give way to the establishment of state police across the country The PDP governors spoke in Jos, Plateau

Super Falcons striker, Asisat Oshoala, has left FC Barcelona Femini to join a new National Women’s Soccer League team, Bay FC, in the United States. Bay FC announced the new signing in a statement on Thursday. The six-time African Women’s Footballer of the Year signed a two-year deal with Bay FC with an option to

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi will miss the Inter Miami vs Al Nassr match on Thursday. A look at the lineup from the Inter Miami X handle, @InterMiamiCF also showed that Messi is not in the match day squad. The showdown, a part of the Riyadh Season Cup, was eagerly awaited as a clash of

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency has disclosed that the Lagos State Government will begin an investigation to unravel the cause of the recent fire outbreak at the House of David Church in the Ikeja Local Government Area of the State. This was disclosed in a statement made available to PUNCH Online on Thursday by

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the President and Chief Executive Officer, Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, on his conferment of Senegal’s highest national honour, National Order of the Lion. In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale on Thursday, the President commended Dangote for what he described as his outstanding

Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen have reportedly beheaded a policeman simply identified as Inspector Osang in Akwa Ibom State. Osang was beheaded when his assailants stormed his residence located on a lane linking Enen Afaha and Afaha Ube, a suburb within the Uyo metropolis on Wednesday night.  A community source who confirmed the incident while speaking to

Ahead of the by-election for Chikun Constituency of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, four candidates have stepped down for the All Progressives Congress candidate, Jesse Tanko. The four candidates are Zipporah Bijeh of the Accord Party, David Sunday, Zenith Labour Party; Idris Inuwa, Social Democratic Party; and David Batholomew of the All Progressives Grand

  Nigeria’s foremost print and digital media group, PUNCH Nigeria Limited, is set to roll out the drums to mark its 50th anniversary with an array of epoch-making ceremonies in Lagos. PUNCH, the publisher of the nation’s leading newspaper titles, The PUNCH, Saturday PUNCH, Sunday PUNCH, and PUNCH Online, clocked 50 on March 18, 2023.

Tensions are running high in Katsina State due to a controversial social media post made by a Christian resident who has been identified as Mani Abubakar. The Facebook post, which is considered blasphemous of the Prophet of Islam, has caused outrage. The situation was said to have escalated when some persons set Abubakar’s house and

Nigeria will face Angola in the first quarter-final match-up of this AFCON. The 2013 champions have gone about their business with ease, and the same can be said for the Angolans. This is a knock-out competition with so many eliminations, so we expect another fierce contest.  Our betting expert has prepared predictions for this fixture,

The Guinness World Records has awarded the record for the longest marathon singing Christmas song to a Nigerian lady, Ewaoluwa Olatunji, who goes by the stage name Ewa Cole aka Queen of Afro-Solk. This was made known by the Guinness World Records on its X account on Thursday. The 29-year-old from Lagos, Nigeria, sang for

The Plateau State Police Command said it will restrict movement in six local government areas of the state where re-run elections are scheduled to be held on Saturday. The restriction is to take effect between midnight hours of Saturday, February 3, 2024 and 5 pm. The spokesman for the command, Alabo Alfred, who disclosed this

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Oba Olatunde Olusola of Imojo-Ekiti, one of the two Ekiti monarchs killed by bandits on Monday, was on track to become a professor within a year before his untimely death. The Second-in-Command to the Onimojo, the Elejira of Imojo, Chief Ayodele Dada, disclosed this in a meeting between Ekiti State officials and elders of the

The Independent National Electoral Commission in Lagos State on Thursday took delivery of sensitive materials for Saturday’s Surulere Federal Constituency I by-election from the Central Bank of Nigeria. INEC’s Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Prof. Ayobami Salami, told newsmen that the commission was fully prepared for the election. Salami said, “We have taken delivery

The University of Medical Sciences, Ondo town, Ondo State has announced automatic employment for its three first-class and best graduates of the institution. The Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Adesegun Fatusi, made the announcement at the fifth convocation ceremony of the institution on Thursday. According to the VC, the beneficiaries are Miss Francisca Ademulegun

The Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has ordered restriction of all forms of vehicular movement on roads, waterways, and other forms of transportation from 12 am to 6 pm in 26 states holding bye-elections on Saturday. This is with the exclusion of those on essential duties such as officials of the Independent National Electoral

No fewer than 23 schools in Atiba, Afijio, Oyo East, and Oyo West local government areas of the Oyo State that were shut 10 years ago have been reopened by the state government. The state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dotun Oyelade, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. Oyelade said the schools were reopened

The former Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, has accused the Economic and Financial Crime Commission of deceiving him to admit to the allegations against him. The ex-AGF claimed that the EFCC told him they wanted to use him to get the minister of finance and some other governors. Idris and his co-defendants are

Political parties and their candidates in the Saturday court-ordered rerun election in Sokoto State, on Thursday, signed a peace pact ahead of the election. The agreement was signed at the instance of the state police command. Speaking while addressing party candidates and other stakeholders at the state police headquarters, the state Commissioner for Police, Ali

Many people are feared dead in a fresh attack on the Ugboju community in the Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State. There are conflicting reports surrounding the precise number of casualties in the recent violence in the North-Central state. However, a local who identified himself as Oche told journalists on the phone that 15

Vice President Kashim Shettima, in the early hours of Thursday, lost his stepmother, Hajja Hauwa Abba Kormi. This was disclosed in a statement by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha. Nkwocha said Hajja Kormi died after a prolonged illness at the age of 69,

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has said that miners and operators in the sector owed the Federal Government more than N2 trillion. This is as the minister stressed that the current administration of President Bola Tinubu is determined to halt the activities of illegal miners across the country. Alake described the activities