Day: January 9, 2023

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Monday in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, said God foiled “deliberate attempts to destroy Nigeria.” Buhari also said the country has “bounced back” from its troubled days; thanking members of the Armed Forces and the Police for their sacrifices in protecting the country. “There was a deliberate

The President of Middle Belt Youth Forum, Godwin Meliga, on Monday, dragged the Department of State Services and its Director-General, Yusuf Bichi, to a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja to demand enforcement of his fundamental human rights. Melinga was arrested following a press conference he addressed on December 19 where he

The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, on Monday warned against the presentation of frivolous petitions on chieftaincy issues, asking that family members presenting candidates for the positions of Baale and Mogaji should iron out their differences before making presentations. A statement by the Personal Assistant on Media to the monarch, Oladele Ogunsola, quoted Olubadan

As simple as the idiom indicated here is supposed to be, it is usually mishandled in some three ways. Interestingly, because its meaning (i.e., in good times and bad times) echoes the uncertainty of life, it is a common saying. But there is the need to master its wording. Tick or thick? ‘Tick’ and ‘thick’

HAVING been repeatedly exposed as weak, Nigeria’s security system failed woefully again at the weekend after scores of persons were kidnapped at the Igueben train station in Edo State in an attack linked to Fulani herdsmen. According to the Nigerian Railway Corporation, armed herders abducted 32 persons on Saturday afternoon. The Edo State Government said

The London Metropolitan Police, United Kingdom, has said it is probing a 71-year-old man who was arrested at Heathrow Airport on Sunday on suspicion of rape This is as controversy surrounded the arrest of the founder of DAAR Communications Plc, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, who was delayed by the Met Police at Heathrow Airport on Sunday

Bribery and corruption are two of the prodigious factors that have derailed Nigeria from the path of progress. They have also hindered the citizens from harnessing their potential. The year the country became independent (1960) was the same year independent countries in Africa started planning their developments. Many of the over 180 million population of

An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, Lagos State, on Monday, heard how a businesswoman’s 17-year-old daughter was allegedly defiled by a pastor, Chris Mcdouglas. The witness said Mcdouglas, a pastor at the Peculiar Generation Assembly Church, Lagos, allegedly had sex with the survivor at the back of his church and in different hotels

Seventy-two days after beating Germany to finish third at the U-17 Women’s World Cup in India, players and officials of the Flamingos are yet to receive their allowances and match bonuses with some of the players telling The PUNCH they virtually went begging for money to celebrate the Yuletide. Our correspondent learnt that while their

Arsenal FC will be facing Manchester City in the fourth round of the FA Cup after beating Oxford United 3-0 on Monday night, overcoming a slow start to pull away in the final 30 minutes. The EPL table-topping side eased by Oxford United in the third round of the FA Cup, The League One side