Nine-time African champions Nigeria will be one of four participating teams at this year’s WNT Summer Series Invitational that will also have the Women A National Teams of host nation United States of America, Portugal and Jamaica in attendance. The tournament is presented by AT&T 5G. Matches will... Read more
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has called on true nationalists who believe in the indivisibility of Nigeria to rise and work together to rescue the country from disintegration.The governor made the call when he hosted members of the South -South Zonal Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic... Read more
.We’re not aware of security threats in nation’s capital, says Guards Brigade There was heightened anxiety in parts of the Federal Capital Territory, on Thursday following reports of alleged imminent attacks on parts of the FCT. The PUNCH had reported exclusively on Wednesday that lawmakers had been notified... Read more
Fresh crisis is rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) over the alleged rift between Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, and Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State, who is also the Chairman, Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Committee of the party. Credible sources said the desire of both men to succeed President... Read more
• They’re plotting to exterminate Igbo youths, group alleges Some communities in Orlu, Imo State, were gripped by fear, yesterday, as military men at checkpoints shot sporadically for several hours. The shooting at Umuna and the Timber market junction on Orlu/Owerri road caused panic among the people who, he said,... Read more
The House of Representatives Committees on Petroleum Upstream, has given the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, (NNPC) two weeks ultimatum to appear and explain alleged irregularities in the corporation. The Chairman of the Committee, Rep. Sarki Ada (APC-Sokoto) issued the ultimatum at a public hearing on Thursday, following the refusal... Read more
• • • Parents withdraw wards from schools in Abuja over kidnap scare • • • Schools remain safe, police insist • • • Bandits use walkie-talkie, no more GSM, says NASDRA boss It’s an unending gale of insecurity unleashed across the country daily while security agencies appear to be... Read more
The Chief Whip of Nigeria’ upp the Senate, Sen. Orji Kalu, has urged security agencies to ensure the rescue of students of Abia State University (ABSU) who were kidnapped on Thursday. The yet-to-be-confirmed number of students were kidnapped while transiting on a bus on Okigwe-Uturu Road. Kalu in a... Read more
The Aseyin of Iseyin, Oba Abdganiy Adekunle has called on residents of Oyo State to stop selling lands to individuals that they cannot ascertain their nationality, an act, he said, contributes to insecurity in the land. According to the Aseyin, in a statement issued on Wednesday, security intelligence pointed... Read more
Chairman of the South East Governors Forum and Governor of Ebonyi, David Umahi, has explained reasons behind his opposition to the separatist agitations in the region being spearheaded by Nnamdi Kanu of the Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB). Umahi argued that dividing the nation into independent nations will not solve the... Read more
