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SEVEN MISSING, 89 HOUSES DESTROYED IN NIGER FLOOD
Seven persons have been declared missing in a flooding incident that happened in the early hours of Friday in two local governments in Niger State. The flooding caused by torrential rainfall in Sabon Pegi in Mashegu LG and Nassarawa in Magama LG lasted from 2 am to 12 noon, affecting over 89 houses and three…
SEVEN-DAY WARNING STRIKE: WE’LL EVOKE “NO WORK, NO PAY” POLICY, FG TELLS NARD
The Federal Government says it will evoke the “No Work, No Pay” policy on members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) for the number of days that they observed the nationwide industrial action. Mr Ado Bako, the Assistant Director, Information Public Relations, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, disclosed this in a statement…
32 YEAR-OLD MAN COMMITS SU!CIDE IN OGUN
A 32-year-old man identified as Olúwaṣeun Shorinola has reportedly ended his life in the Kémta area of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The Ogun State Police Command, through its spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, confirmed this to Punch via electronic message on Thursday. The command’s spokesperson disclosed that the deceased’s wife found him hanging from a wall….
COURT SUSPENDS BIDEN IMMIGRATION POLICY FOR US CITIZENS’ SPOUSES
A Texas judge on Monday ordered a temporary pause on a policy that would streamline the process for spouses of US citizens to obtain legal status in the country, a blow to one of US President Joe Biden’s biggest immigration reform policies. Judge J. Campbell Barker granted a 14-day administrative stay in a case brought…
WASSCE: ASUU, NUT DIFFER AS FG BANS UNDER-18 CANDIDATES
The Nigeria Union of Teachers has condemned the Federal Government’s decision to ban under-18 candidates from sitting for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination and the National Examination Council, even as the Academic Staff Union of Universities backed the policy. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, announced on Channels Television’s ‘Sunday Politics’ programme…
DRAMA AS DSS ARRESTS JOURNALIST, SOYINKA, AT LAGOS AIRPORT
Soyinka, who is the Regional Editor of The Conversation Africa, was arrested at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Sunday. A distress message sent to PUNCH by one of his friends stated that Soyinka was picked up shortly after arriving from the United Kingdom. The friend in the message said no reason was given…
POLICE RESCUE MAN FROM ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OVER N1M DEBT IN ANAMBRA
The Anambra State Police Command said it rescued a 27-year-old man, identified as Alozie John, from attempted suicide in Umunnachi community, Dunukofia Local Government Area of the state. The young man, a livestock dealer, who hails from Isielu LGA of Ebonyi State, was said to have attempted suicide over the indebtedness of N1.2million to his…
NO RANSOM PAID TO FREE 20 KIDNAPPED MEDICAL STUDENTS – POLICE
The Police said no ransom was paid to secure the release of the 20 medical students kidnapped in Benue. A statement by the Force Police Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said: “Contrary to some tweets and unconfirmed stories that some money was paid, no kobo was paid to release them. They were actually rescued tactically and…
NIGERIAN WOMAN GIVES BIRTH TO BABY GIRL ABOARD FLIGHT TO BRAZIL
A Nigerian woman, identified as Oyindamola Akinyera on Instagram, gave birth to a baby girl on a Qatar Airways flight from Lagos to Brazil on Saturday. Akinyera disclosed this in a post on her Instagram page on Wednesday, explaining that she was traveling with her husband, David, to their “honeymoon and baby-moon” destination and had…
WHY FUEL QUEUES PERSIST – PENGASSAN
The President, Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Association of Nigeria, Mr Festus Osifo, has identified reasons for persistent queues in filling stations across the country. Speaking at the ongoing 2024 PENGASSAN Energy and Labour Summit in Abuja on Thursday, Osifo identified weak and outdated distribution chains as a reason for the queues. “The distribution chain…