The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a 30-years-old man, Abubakar Abdulaziz over alleged kidnap and murder of his 3-yr-old victim. The suspect was said to have criminally trespassed into the residence of one Adamu Alhassan,of Bacirawa village, Musawa Local Government Area, Katsina State on March 23, 2023 at about 1:00am while he was deeply…
The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has stated that Nigeria must prioritize its unity, cohesion, and progress by doing away with prejudices such as ethnic profiling, religious bigotry, and the promotion of divisive rhetoric, particularly by Nigerian elites in the quest for power. Osinbajo stated this while delivering a lecture, “Creating a Homeland for All: Nation…
A Magistrate Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara state capital, has sentenced two persons, Gidado Shuaib and Olufemi Alfred, to three months imprisonment over a case of criminal conspiracy and defamation levelled against them. The offences contravened Sections 97 and 392 of the Penal Code. Their arraignment followed a petition by Hillcrest Agro-Allied Industries Limited along…
A medical practitioner, Dr Lanre Adebayo, has decried the rate of blindness in Nigeria even as he disclosed that eyecare service in the country is grossly inadequate. Adebayo who is the Project Director for Eye Care Hospital, Diabetes and Cancer Research Centre of the Lions Clubs International District 404, explained that the project initiated by…
A total of 1, 336 suspected cases of cholera, including 79 deaths, have been recorded in 12 states this year, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said. The states are Abia, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Cross River, Ebonyi, Kano, Katsina, Niger, Ondo, Osun, Sokoto and Zamfara. The NCDC, in its situation report yesterday,…
Barring any last-minute change of plans, the Federal Government will begin payment of the planned increase in civil servants’ pay by the end of this month (April), The PUNCH can report. The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, retd, is expected to give his final assent for disbursement any moment from now. If the proposal sails…
Comedian Ayodeji Richard Makun, popularly known as AY Makun, has revealed that colleague Bright Okpocha, also known as Basketmouth is not the type that apologises. Recall both comedians have been having a go at each other over the past few weeks with accusations and counter-accusations of wrongdoing off their longstanding feud. In an interview with…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced the extension of direct entry registration till April 28. The board in a statement signed by the Head, Public Affairs, Fabian Benjamin, on Monday, noted that the extension is partly to give holders of Cambridge A/Level certificates sufficient time to complete their registration. Recall that the Board,…
Osun State Police Command on Monday paraded an 18-year-old tailor, Abiodun Kowiyu, for allegedly being a part of a gang led by Rasidi Oko’lu, a leader of a dreaded cult group based in Ede, accused of killing residents of the town. Kowiyu, who said he recently returned to the state from Lagos, after he had…
