Men of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority have arrested two one-chance robbers, one Taye and Sunday Olawunmi, in the Lekki-Ajah area of the state. PUNCH Metro gathered that the suspects usually disguised as commercial transport workers by using a white minibus with number plate, APP 405 YA, to rob unsuspecting members of the public of their valuables in the …
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General Overseer of the Everlasting Light of Hope International Ministries (ELOHIM), Prophet Daniel Emelandu is set to stage a two-day international prayer meeting for all Nations in Abuja, Nigeria. The event is slated for 24 and 25 September, 2021 at the main bowl of the velodrome, Moshood Abiola international Stadium, Abuja and representatives of all Nations are expected to converge for …
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Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja has travelled out of the country as the 12 detained aides of Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, met all their bail conditions. The detainees’ lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, told The PUNCH on Tuesday that Justice Egwuatu was supposed to sign the release warrant of his clients …
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The Taliban swept across Afghanistan in just 10 days, taking control of towns and cities across the country. Taliban fighters took their first provincial capital on 6 August – and by 15 August, they were at the gates of Kabul. Their lightning advance prompted tens of thousands of people to flee their homes, many arriving in the Afghan capital, others …
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The Zambia presidential election was held on Thursday, 12 August, 2021 under serious tension in the country. For many, the outcome is surprising but for the followers of popular Nigerian prophet, Joshua Iginla, it was more of God fulfilling his words as delivered by the highly respected man of God many years ago. The Zambian electoral commission declared the opposition …
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The family of late Super TV Chief Executive Officer, Usifo Ataga, have asked a constitutional lawyer, Mike Ozekhome, to defend their interest and ensure that justice is served. In their instruction letter to Ozekhome, the family decried the “low level of professionalism” exhibited by the police in the prosecution of the suspected killers of Ataga. This was disclosed in a …
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Report says the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, has rejected the report submitted by the Special Investigation Panel proving embattled officer, Abba Kyari. The four-man panel headed by the Deputy Inspector -General of Police in charge of the Force Criminal Investigations Department, Joseph Egbunike, submitted its findings to the IG on Monday. Kyari is under investigation for his alleged …
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Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, whose biological father, Emmanuel Adesanya Abiodun died recently, has adopted former President Olusegun Obasanjo as his new father. Gov. Abiodun made the declaration on Sunday when Obasanjo visited him at the State House to condole with him on the demise of his father. Obasanjo said “We have come to share with you in the …
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The Federal Government is considering all options against Yoruba Nation separatist group including the proscription of the movement led by Prof Banji Akintoye and Sunday Adeyemo also known as Sunday Igboho, Sunday PUNCH has learnt. According to the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), the Federal Government would explore all options within the context of …
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Nnamdi Kanu, the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has ordered the suspension of ‘Every Monday’ sit-at-home order by the group in the South-East. In a statement signed by IPOB’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, he said, “The suspension of the Sit-At-Home by the IPOB Head of Directorate was as a result of an order from …
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