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A former Director of the Department of State Services, Mike Ejiofor, says the de-proscription of the Indigenous People of Biafra as a terrorist organisation will pave the way for dialogue and amicable solution to the crisis engulfing the South-Eastern part of the country. Ejiofor stated this in an exclusive interview with Punch on Monday. He also said […]

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike on Monday said the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) cannot issue a sit-at-home order to the people of Rivers State. Wike stated this on Channels Television’s Politics Today, adding that Rivers is a South-South state and not one of the South-Eastern states. IPOB had through its spokesperson, Emma Powerful said […]

Residents of the five southeastern states are gripped with fear over the sit-at-home order issued by the leader of the proscribed group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, to mark the anniversary of the Biafra Republic Remembrance Day. IPOB is remembering civil war victims over two days, with a candlelit march on […]

The Nigerian Army has reiterated its commitment to crushing Boko Haram terrorists, members of the banned Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), and ending all forms of criminality in the country. Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Major General Farouk Yahaya stated this on Saturday during the passing out parade of the 80 regular recruits intake […]

Security operatives on Sunday raided a church on Owerri Road, Enugu State, and marched suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra away. In a video sighted by Punch, the security operatives, especially policemen, held guns while members of the church marched out one after the other. The church members were seen raising their hands and […]

AT least, 200 students of an Islamiyya school located at Tegina in the Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State have been abducted. One person was said to have been shot dead while another was critically injured after gunmen carried out the kidnap operation at about 4:30pm on Sunday. A resident of the area, Zayyad […]

Five soldiers were feared killed and their operational vehicle destroyed during an attack by gunmen in Ihiala, Anambra State, late Friday. The incident happened at one of the several security check points on the Owerri – Onitsha Road in Anambra State. A few hours later, gunmen descended on Atta, Njaba Local Government Area of Imo […]

Senator representing Lagos central and former First Lady of Lagos state, Remi Tinubu has said that she fights her own battle and doesn’t report anyone to her husband, Bola Tinubu.  Speaking on TVC breakfast show ‘Your View’, Remi stated that she fights her own battles when she knows she is right without telling her husband, because […]

The Imo State Police Command on Friday asked residents of the state to ignore the sit-at-home order declared by the Indigenous People of Biafra on May 30. The command, in a statement by its spokesperson, Bala Elkana, said it was ready to deal with members of the group. It urged IPOB fighters to sign their […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday celebrated Children’s Day with a solemn promise to bequeath a better country for the present and future generations. The president made the pledge when he hosted a group of Nigerian children at the Presidential Villa, Abuja as part of the activities to commemorate Children’s Day, observed on May 27. The […]

On Thursday, President Muhammadu Buhari appointed Major General Faruk Yahaya as the Chief of Army Staff. Yahaya succeeds General Ibrahim Attahiru who died in an air crash in Kaduna State last Friday. Below are four things to know about the new army chief. Birth place The new Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Major General Faruk […]

The Peoples Democratic Party has while wishing Nigerian Children a happy Children’s Day celebration berated President Buhari and the All Progressives Congress, for allegedly mortgaging the future of Nigerian children. The PDP expressed regrets that on a day that Nigerian children should join their contemporaries across the world to celebrate, the last six years has […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria is concerned about Libya’s stability because issues affecting the North African nation greatly impact the Lake Chad Basin, which in turn affects Nigeria.  The Nigerian leader said this on Wednesday when he hosted the Chairman, of the Presidential Council of Libya, Mohammed Younis Menfi, in Abuja. “Republics of Chad, and […]

Over a hundred people have been reported missing after a boat capsized at Corner Libata in Ingaski Local Government Area of Kebbi State. About 180 persons were said to have been aboard the boat which capsized 30 minutes after taking off from Loko Mina in Niger State. Speaking on the development, Governor Abubakar Sani Bello […]

Exactly eight days after the last fatality was recorded, four Nigerians were reported to have died of the dangerous coronavirus disease on Tuesday. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported this on its official Twitter handle Tuesday night, adding that 37 new cases were recorded in five states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The new […]

Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, says fake news has adverse effects on society, including ruining homes and leaving many depressed. Speaking on Tuesday when he received a delegation from The Guardian Newspaper in Abuja, Mohammed said fact-checking, for which some media houses now have dedicated desks, including TheCable, will address the menace of fake […]

The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Brisk Capital Limited, Joshua Dominic, has been arrested by operatives of the police Special Fraud Unit in Lagos State for allegedly defrauding over 500 investors of over N2bn. Punch gathered that the 21-year-old Dominic was arrested following petitions to the unit by several investors and verified intelligence gathered on his […]

The Department of State Services (DSS) has raised alarm over fraudulent recruitment activities by one Jesustofunmi Nifemi Alabi to dupe unsuspecting members of the public. Public Relations Officer, DSS National Headquarters, Abuja, Dr Peter Afunanya, said Alabi had created a Facebook group to deceive gullible job hunters. Afunanya said the Service is not recruiting and […]