A notorious motorcycle robber has been arrested by the local security operatives for k!lling two commercial motorcyclists and stealing their bikes in Akoko North Local Government Area of Ondo State. The suspect was apprehended by the local security men at Akunnu Akoko, a border town between Ondo and Kogi state while attempting to flee…
Terrorists k!lled at least six persons and abducted 26 others in Sabon Gida Libere, Ungwan Ganye, Ungwan Nabara, and Kadi communities in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The bandits stormed the villages in separate attacks and unleashed terror on the residents on Monday, August 5, 2024.A local, Aminu Khalid, told Punch in…
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has faulted President Bola Tinubu’s address to Nigerians in the wake of the #EndBadGovernance protest. LIB reported that President Tinubu had a nationwide broadcast on Sunday, August 4 in the wake of the End Bad Governance in Nigeria protest. In his speech, the President called on protesters to call…
The Special Task Force on Petroleum and Illegal Bunkering, operating under the Inspector-General of Police, has successfully dismantled a criminal syndicate specializing in the illegal conveyance of refined petroleum products to Cameroon. In a series of operations conducted in July, the task force recovered 13 trucks loaded with stolen crude oil, Automotive Gas Oil…
Kamala Harris, the de facto Democratic nominee for US president, has named Tim Walz, the governor of Minnesota, as her running mate ahead of the November election. The decision ends speculation over who Harris would pick to go up against Donald Trump, the Republican nominee and former president, and his choice for vice-president, Ohio…
Man City and Atletico Madrid have agreed a deal for Julian Alvarez worth up to £82m (€95m). Atletico will pay £64m up front (€75m) with the remainder of the fee coming in add-ons, and it will be a record sale for City and represents a huge profit on the £14m the Premier League champions…
A Kenyan human rights defender, Njeri Wa Migwi, has shared the heartbreaking story of a 10-year-old girl who gave birth after she was r@ped and impregnated by her uncle. According to Migwi, who shared the story in an X post on Monday, August 5, 2024, the victim delivered a baby girl via Caesarian section…
The Nigerian Naira has appreciated at the official market, trading at N1,607.15 to the dollar. According to new Data from the official trading platform of the FMDQ Exchange, a platform that oversees the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market, NAFEM, the Naira gained N9.93, representing a 0.61 per cent gain when compared to the previous…
To facilitate the needed relief to Nigerians and ensure the effectiveness of humanitarian and social development programmes, President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of seven qualified Nigerians to head strategic agencies and programmes under the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development. (1) Dr. Badamasi Lawal — Chief Executive Officer, National…
Pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has warned President Bola Tinubu to stop directing blames away from himself following the #Endhungerprotest against his administration. Afenifere reminded Tinubu that he called for a revolution against former President Goodluck Jonathan, hence should not apportion blame now. Prince Justice Fakiyesi, National Publicity Secretary of the Afenifere faction loyal…
