Kebbi state police Command, Birnin Kebbi, has arrested one Yunusa Adamu of Tungar Tawaye in Koko town for r3ping one 5-year-old Fatima Musa. The suspect was alleged to have been using N20 to N30 naira to lure her into his mother’s room and forcefully had s3xual intercourse with her. The …
Read More »Court Fixes Friday For Judgment In Suit To Stop INEC From Using MC Oluomo
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has fixed Friday, February 24, for judgment in the suit seeking to stop the independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from using, engaging or further dealing with the Chairman of the Lagos Parks and Garages Management Committee, Musliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo or …
Read More »Naira: LASU Employee Trying To Withdraw Cash Dies In Bank Queue
An employee of the Lagos State University, Ojo, Mr. Johnson Ademola, died Monday afternoon in a bank queue in the institution while trying to withdraw cash. Reports of Ademola’s demise had emerged online as some news outlets (not PUNCH) said the deceased was one of the deputy bursars of the institution. …
Read More »Again, 6.4-magnitude earthquake hits southern Turkey
A 6.4-magnitude earthquake was recorded on Monday in Turkey’s southern province of Hatay, the hardest hit by a February 6 tremor which left more than 41,000 dead in the country, the disaster response agency AFAD said. The quake hit the town of Defne at 8:04 pm (1704 GMT) and was …
Read More »President Biden Makes Surprise Trip To Ukraine Before Invasion Anniversary
US President Joe Biden on Monday made a trip to Kyiv organised in strict secrecy, promising $500 million in fresh arms deliveries and “unwavering” American support ahead of the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion. Air raid sirens rang out across the capital at one point as Biden walked alongside Ukrainian …
Read More »Fuel Scarcity: We Have 1.8bn Litres Of Petrol In Stock, Says NNPCL
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited says it has 1.805 billion litres of petrol in stock. NNPCL spokesman, Garbadeen Muhammad, stated in Abuja on Monday that the volume of petrol in stock would last for 30 days. He explained that 805.35 million litres of the product were in depots nationwide, …
Read More »Madonna Students Returning For Election Burn To Death In Road Accident (Photos)
A bus conveying Madonna students home crashed and caught fire, leading to the death of at least 8 students. The accident occurred at TTC/Special Science School junction along the trans-Saharan road in Abakiliki, Ebonyi State. The occupants of the bus were said to be traveling from Port Harcourt to Taraba …
Read More »27 Protesters Arrested In Ogun For Vandalizing Two Banks
Operatives of the Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested 27 suspects over violent attacks and destruction of two commercial banks when chaos broke out in Sagamu town in the state on Monday morning over Naira notes’ scarcity. Announcing the arrest of the suspects a few hours …
Read More »80-Year-Old Woman Burnt To Death As Fire Guts Building In Kwara (Photos)
The Kwara State Fire Service has recovered the body of an 80-year-old woman who died in a building gutted by fire in Ilorin, the state capital . Head of Media and Publicity department of the service, Hassan Adekunle, in a statement disclosed that the fire incident occurred at number 43 …
Read More »Elections: Court Stops INEC From Engaging MC Oluomo In Material Distribution
Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission from engaging the services of the chairman of the Lagos State Parks Management Committee, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, to distribute election materials in the state pending the hearing and …
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