Another Chibok girl rescued from Sambisa Forest — Army
Another Chibok girl with a baby was on Saturday rescued from Boko Haram’s captivity, the Nigerian Army has said. The acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, who confirmed this in a...
View ArticleOndo poll: AD, APC in war of words
Peter Dada The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, has said the Alliance for Democracy cannot win the state’s November 26 governorship election. But...
View ArticleNigeria was blessed to have Olaniwun Ajayi — Saraki
Leke Baiyewu, Bayo Akinloye and Ted Odogwu Tributes have continued to pour in for a chieftain of the pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Sir Olaniwun Ajayi, who died on Thursday at the age of...
View ArticlePDP BoT moves to end crisis in Ondo
Tunde Odesola, Bayo Akinloye and Peter Dada The Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party in the South-West has commenced moves to seek a political solution to the festering governorship crisis...
View ArticleRivers rerun: Police recover fake result sheets, arrest suspects
Chukwudi Akasike Ahead of the December 10, 2016, legislative rerun election in Rivers State, the police in the state have arrested a syndicate involved in the printing of fake result sheets in Port...
View ArticleNavy urges N’Delta militants to embrace dialogue
Simon Utebor The Nigerian Navy has asked Niger Delta militants to embrace dialogue as part of the measures to address the challenges of the region. The Flag Officer Commanding, Central Naval Command,...
View ArticleNigeria will be great again, says Buhari
Olalekan Adetayo President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday assured Nigerians that despite the enormous challenges facing the country, Nigeria would be great again. Buhari, while inaugurating 500 housing...
View ArticleCorrupt people opposed me as FCT minister — el-Rufai
Godwin Isenyo The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, on Saturday said he faced opposition from corrupt persons while trying to reposition public institutions in Abuja during his tenure as minister...
View ArticleBribery allegation: Judges kick against NJC decision
Ade Adesomoju Two of the judges who were recently arrested and later released by the Department of State Services on corruption allegations have expressed dissatisfaction over the decision of the...
View ArticleHow Trump was rushed off stage in false gun scare
White House Republican candidate Donald Trump was bundled off stage by security officers Saturday after a false gun scare during a campaign appearance. The US Secret Service, which provides security...
View ArticleBuhari, wife, others shun made-in-Nigeria products
Olalekan Adetayo Despite the Federal Government’s consistent calls on Nigerians to patronise Made-in-Nigeria products in order to strengthen the economy and aid national development, SUNDAY PUNCH’s...
View ArticleNigeria ’ll die without restructuring — Nwosu
Friday Olokor A former Minister of Health, Prof. A.B.C Nwosu, has said that Nigeria would no longer exist as a nation if it was not restructured in a way that would weaken the power of the Federal...
View ArticleMale sexual harassment
Sexual harassment can be defined as unwanted advances, requests for sex, sexual favours and any other form of physical or verbal harassment in the work place, learning place, home or anywhere else. It...
View ArticleI support Trump, my wife is for Clinton — Okanlawon
Nollywood actor, Deyemi Okanlawon and his wife, Damilola, have been married for three years. They tell BUKOLA BAKARE about their union How did you meet? Deyemi: We met as undergraduates at the...
View ArticleSouth-East governors lazy — TUC leader
Ihuoma Chiedozie Chairman of the Trade Union Congress in Enugu State, Mr. Chukwuma Igbokwe, on Saturday said overdependence on federal allocation by South-East governors was hindering development in...
View ArticlePolice declare pastor, three others wanted for murder
Chidiebube Okeoma The Police in Imo State have declared a pastor, Samuel Ahanonu, of Orogwe in the Owerri-West Local Government Area of the state, and three others – Okey Ozuzu, Chijioke Daggarman...
View ArticleReopen case of Igbo trader murdered in Kano, CAN tells AGF
Godwin Isenyo The Christian Association of Nigeria in the 19 northern states and Abuja has expressed dissatisfaction with a recent judgment acquitting five suspects in connection with the killing of...
View ArticleEdo suspends monarch for alleged assault, misconduct
Alexander Okere The Edo State Government has suspended the Ojuromi of Uromi in Esan North-East Local Government Area of the state, His Royal Highness, Zaiki Edenojie II, for a year for failing to...
View ArticleEse Oruru goes back to school in Delta State
Arukaino Umukoro Eight months after she was rescued and reunited with her loved ones, the family of 14-year-old Ese Oruru have finalised plans to return the teenager back to school. The teenager is...
View ArticlePacquiao reclaims WBO title for third time
Filipino southpaw Manny Pacquiao reclaimed the World Boxing Organization welterweight title for the third time with a unanimous decision victory over former champion Jesse Vargas in his comeback fight...
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