Three policemen have lost their lives in a crash that occurred on the Benin-Ore Expressway in Ondo State while returning from a national assignment in Edo State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the policemen were on their way home following the conclusion of the governorship election in Edo State when the vehicle conveying them and their
The President-General of Yoruba World Congress, Prof Banji Akintoye, has maintained that Nigerians, including Yoruba people, have the constitutional rights to demand to cease to be part of the country. Akintoye, an emeritus professor of History, however cautioned Yoruba people against using violent means to assure independence from the country.He said this in a statement
Twelve kingmakers in Iwo have accused the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, of planning to remove and replace them as chiefs, after they demanded his removal in a petition sent to the Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola. The kingmakers, in a court process obtained by The PUNCH on Sunday, had subsequently approached an Osun
The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress, on Thursday, dismissed the ruling of the National Industrial Court restraining them from going on strike beginning from Monday. The NLC and the TUC stated this after a meeting between the Federal Government and the workers ended in a deadlock on Thursday evening. Following the hike
The Presidency on Thursday faulted the sources of information on which members of the House of Lords, the United Kingdom, based their recent letter on the killings in Nigeria. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, stated this in a statement in Abuja titled, ‘British lawmakers, legal experts and
THE Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has lamented the rising cases of gender-based violence, especially rape in the state, promising that the Violence Against Persons Prohibition bill he recently signed into law will be taken to the State Assembly for amendment to include castration of rapists. Mohammed said this when he received the Minister of
Robbers attack Ebonyi church rehearsal, rape girl, shoot anotherArmed robbers on Thursday morning attacked the Assemblies of God Church branch in Abakaliki, raped a girl and shot another. Some youths belonging to the drama unit of the church, were said to be having an all-night rehearsal in preparation for a drama programme on Friday when
Some policemen attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad in Anambra State have allegedly assaulted a female member of the National Youth Service Corps, identified only as Akinlabi. Narrating her ordeal during a press chat, the victim said she was “practically naked” in her room when the policemen struck around 2am and beat her up. She
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