Fulani herdsmen rampage must stop
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THE spate of killings by Fulani herdsmen and militias has continued unabated. In a recent outrage, at least 50 persons were slaughtered during a four-day rampage in communities in the Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State. Another group attacked communities in Southern Kaduna State, killing 10 persons. The Federal Government’s ambivalent stance amid the
Amadu Ali, the nephew of Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari, two security men, identified as Nura Sufyanu and Kabir Ali, have been killed in a motor accident at Gadar Tsuntsaye, in the Musawa Local Government Area of the state. Masari’s Director General of Social Media, El-Amin Isa, and the spokesman for the Katsina State Police
Fire guts Borno markets, Zulum pledges aid
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Two markets in Borno State have been burnt in separate fire incidents. The cooking oil, orange and spices sections of the Gamboru Market, Maiduguri, were razed, as the timber section of the Biu Central Market, over 200 kilometers south of Maiduguri, suffered a similar fate. Biu is the second principal town in Borno State. The
I used to get paid with prayers — Buchi
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A comedian and actor, Onyebuchi Ojieh, aka Buchi, tells BLESSING ENENAITE about the comedy industry You have been in the industry for a while. What are the factors that brought you this far? When I got into the industry, there was no one doing what I was doing; and that was a big boost for
An actor, writer and filmmaker, Adetokunbo Shittu, tells KEHINDE AJOSE about his career and other issues You studied Dramatic Arts at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State. What inspired you to go for that course? I studied it because of my fascination with the arts. I have been artistically inclined since I was
LIKE a meteor, Punch Nigeria Limited brightened Nigeria’s newspaper skyline exactly 50 years ago. Bold, breezy, and lively, the first edition of the Sunday PUNCH hit the newsstands across the country on March 18, 1973, and since then, PUNCH titles have remained iconic staples in the country’s history and mass media landscapes. The group intends
An Upper Area Court in Karu, Abuja, on Friday, remanded a job applicant, Shedrach Johnson, who pleaded guilty to stealing 100 pieces of plastic chairs. The News Agency of Nigeria reported that the police charged Johnson with criminal trespass and theft. The judge, Malam Hassan Mohammed, deferred the sentence and adjourned the case until March
Suspected thieves have broken into the 100-bed Mother and Child Hospital at Iperu, Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State. City Round reports that the hospital was inaugurated on Saturday, February 18, by the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo. The thieves reportedly carted away electronic equipment worth millions of naira shortly before the inauguration. The
The Lagos State Police Command has said a 53-year-old woman, who was found with laminated electoral materials, is in detention. The police spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to City Round on Friday. Hundeyin said the suspect was arrested on Thursday around 4pm on Candos Road, Baruwa, in the Iyana-Ipaja area of Lagos State. He
Canadian visa fraudster busted in Abuja
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday arrested a suspected visa fraudster, Enock Ogungbamigbe. City Round gathered that the suspect specialised in defrauding Nigerians desperate to migrate to Canada either to work or continue their education through fake visas and job offers. The 32-year-old, who owns a garden in Mpape, a suburb of Abuja,
Lagos govt arrests four for extortion