APC Ward Chairman Confirms Emefiele’s Membership, Says CBN Gov Registered Feb 2021
The All Progressives Party Chairman of Ward 6 in the Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State, Mr Nduka Erikpume, has said the Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, is a member of the party. Erikpume, in a telephone chat with o...
24-Year-Old Man Found Dead Months After Missing
The hope of the family of 24-year-old Olanrewaju Ogundare of seeing him alive after he went missing in December 2020 has been dashed. On Monday, the family was presented with photos of his mutilated corpse, ending months of search and prayers. Ogundare worked with The Civic Centre, a popular event centre in the Victoria Island area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro learnt...
Ossy Prestige: Uche Okocha Mourns
An Abia-born philanthropist, Mr. Uche Okocha has expressed sadness over the death of the member who represented Aba North and Aba South Federal Constituency, Hon. Ossy Prestige, whose death was announced by the family on 6th February 2021. Okocha's message is contained in a statement he made available to newsmen on Friday. He described the death of Ossy as a painful...
Easter Celebration: Demonstrate Hope, Love For Your Neighbor — Prof. Ibe Charges Abians
As Christians across the world celebrate Easter, the Chancellor & Proprietor, Gregory University, Uturu Abia State, Prof. Gregory Ikechukwu Ibe, has urged Abians to shine the light of hope and love within their neighbors, saying that is in line with the life of Christ the pillar of Christian fold. In a congratulatory message he personally endorsed on Friday, Prof. Ibe...
Nigerians In Hardship, Starving — Emir of Kano Tells Buhari
Emir of Kano Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, has said the present economic situation in the country is inflicting untold hardship on Nigerians, urging the government to urgently find a lasting solution. The monarch, who raised the concern yesterday while receiving President Muhammadu Buhari at his palace, said: “Nigerians are suffering from perpetual hunger coupled with security challenges.” Citing the high cost...
‘I Only Told Witch Doctor To Tie My Husband Not To Kill Him’, Woman Tells Court
A Customary Court sitting in Mapo in Ibadan, on Thursday dissolved a 15-year-old marriage between a mother of two, Olubunmi Faseyitan, and her husband, Kolawole, over ”witchcraft” suspicion. President of the court, Chief Ademola Odunade, dissolved the marriage after Faseyitan admitted that she asked a witch doctor to ”tie her husband spiritually to milk him dry”. Delivering judgment, Odunade, said:” men...
Kaduna State Two And Half Times Bigger Than All South East States — El-Rufa’i
The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, said on Thursday the state was two-and-a-half times bigger than all the five states in the South-East. The governor, who stated this at the inaugural edition of the Fountain Summit organised by the Ekiti State government in Ado-Ekiti, expressed fear that the Boko Haram insurgents would relocate to the North-West. He called for the cooperation...
Tension As Nnamdi Kanu Imposes Curfew On Anambra, Abia
The leader Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) Nnamdi Kanu has said he has banned driving in Anambara and Abia states from 11pm to 5am. Mr. Kanu said this is because of the incessant arrest of citizens in the affected States by the Department of State Services. Though it is not certain what the IPOB leader and his group are planning to...
UK To Deport Nigerian Pastor, Adegboyega Over Alleged £1.87m Fraud
Tobi Adegboyega, a UK-based Nigerian pastor, is on the verge of being deported after he lost his fight against deportation. This followed an alleged £1.87 million fraud which saw his church, SPAC Nation, shut down. Adegboyega, in his petition against his deportation, had claimed that the action would breach his right under the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR) to a...
Rep. Sam Onuigbo Salutes Chief Mrs. Eunice Kalu On Birthday, Applauds Her Contributions To Nation Building
Member representing Ikwuano/Umuahia North/Umuahia South Federal Constituency of Abia State, Rep. Sam Onuigbo has congratulated Chief Mrs. Eunice Uzor Kalu, mother of the Senate Chief Whip, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu at the occasion of her birthday, extollin...
