GUNMEN HIJACK BENUE LINKS BUS, KIDNAP ALL PASSENGERS ALONG OTUKPO-OTUKPA ROAD A Benue Links commercial bus was attacked on Sunday evening by suspected gunmen at Eke, along the Otukpo-Otukpa road in Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue State. The assailants reportedly robbed the passengers before whisking them into the surrounding bush. The vehicle, bearing registration number 14B-143BN, was ferrying travellers …
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STOP DISTORTING FACT ON THE FAILURE OF ABURI ACCORD – GROUP TELLS GOWON
STOP DISTORTING FACT ON THE FAILURE OF ABURI – GROUP TELLS GOWON A United States-based group, Rising Sun, has faulted former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd), over his claims on the reasons for the failure of the Aburi Accord of 1967. The group said the reasons canvassed by Gowon for the breakdown of the Accord was not the …
Read More »N2M PENSION AFTER 35 YEARS OF SERVICE, AN INSULT – RETIRED POLICE OFFICER
N2M PENSION AFTER 35 YEARS OF SERVICE AN INSULT – RETIRED POLICE OFFICER A viral outburst from a retired Superintendent of Police has ignited a firestorm of controversy over the treatment of Nigerian security personnel, after he rejected a ₦2 million retirement benefit as “an insult” following 35 years of dedicated service to the nation. The ex-police officer, who retired …
Read More »LIGHTNING KILLS 32 COWS IN OGUN
LIGHTNING KILLS 32 COWS IN OGUN Not fewer than 32 cows were reportedly struck dead at Osara, Obantoko area of Abeokuta in Odeda Local Government area of Ogun State during a heavy rainfall on Saturday. The incident, according to the Baale of Osara, Wasiu Afolabi, who spoke to our Correspondent on Sunday, reportedly happened during the torrential rainfall, which started …
Read More »ATIKU, OBASANJO, GOWON, SHETTIMA MEET
ATIKU’, OBASANJO, GOWON, SHETTIMA, EL-RUFAI MEET Atiku Abubakar has met with former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Vice President Kashim Shettima and ex-military Head of State, Yakubu Gowon. He also met with former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, National leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso, and other imminent Nigerians. They met during the 70th birthday of former Bauchi …
Read More »EX-SENATOR CONDEMNS MOB ATTACK ON TRAVELLERS
EX-SENATOR CONDEMNS MOB ATTACK ON TRAVELLERS IN KADUNA Shehu Sani, a former senator representing Kaduna Central District and a human rights advocate, has condemned the violent mob attack on a passenger bus belonging to Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) that occurred in Manjul Village, Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State. Describing the incident as “murderous” and “condemnable,” Sani expressed deep …
Read More »TINUBU, MOTHER SUPPORTED ANNULMENT OF JUNE 12 ELECTION – SULE LAMIDO
TINUBU, MOTHER SUPPORTED ANNULMENT OF JUNE 12 – SULE LAMIDO Former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, has revealed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu threw his weight behind Gen. Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida’s decision to annul the June 12, 1993, election won by the late Moshood Abiola. In an exclusive interview with AriseNews on Sunday morning, Lamido stated that he feels …
Read More »NORTHERN POWER BLOCKS EYE SHETTIMA’S SEAT
NORTHERN POWER BLOCS EYE VP SHETTIMA S SEAT Vice President Kashim Shettima’s political future may be hanging in the balance as signs from within the All Progressives Congress point to his exclusion from the 2027 presidential ticket. Credible sources in the Presidency and the APC told Sunday PUNCH that there are ongoing political permutations that could compel President Bola Tinubu …
Read More »WE ATTACKED THREE NUCLEAR SITES IN IRAN – US, NUCLEAR SITES EVACUATED BEFORE US STRIKES – IRAN
WE ATTACKED THREE NUCLEAR SITES IN IRAN – US, NUCLEAR SITES EVACUATED BEFORE US STRIKES – IRAN The United States of America says she had attacked three nuclear sites in Iran, but the Iranian authorities claimed that they had evacuated the sites before the US strikes. In a statement posted in X, President Donald Trump says, “we have completed our …
Read More »WE ATTACKED THREE NUCLEAR SITES IN IRAN – US, NUCLEAR SITES EVACUATED BEFORE US STRIKES – IRAN
WE ATTACKED THREE NUCLEAR SITES IN IRAN – US, NUCLEAR SITES EVACUATED BEFORE US STRIKES – IRAN The United States of America says she had attacked three nuclear sites in Iran, but the Iranian authorities claimed that they had evacuated the sites before the US strikes. In a statement posted in X, President Donald Trump says, “we have completed our …
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