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Adeleke Eases 24-Hour Curfew In Violence Affected Communities
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun has eased the 24-hour curfew previously imposed on the Ifon and Ilobu/Erin-Osun communities in the Orolu and Irepodun Local Government Areas. This is contained in a statement issued by the Governor’s Spokesperson, Mr. Olawale Rasheed, on Friday. The governor directed that the curfew is from 2 p.m. to 7a.m. “The relaxation of the curfew is to take...
Arewa Youths Condemn Mob Action In Edo, Calls For Justice
The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has called for justice and accountability for the victims of the mob injustice that took place in Uromi, Edo State, and has strongly condemned it. In a statement issued by Yerima Shetima, President General of AYCF, the forum expressed outrage and condemnation over the tragic killing of 16 innocent travelers from Northern Nigeria on...
Atiku, Kwankwaso Call For Justice Over Killing Of Northern Travelers In Edo
Leading political figures Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and Atiku Abubakar have called for an immediate investigation and condemnation of the murder of 16 Northern travelers in Uromi, Edo State. The victims, mostly Hausa hunters, were reportedly traveling from Port Harcourt to Kano for Sallah celebrations when they were attacked by a mob and falsely accused of kidnapping. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar,...
NSCDC Imo Command Denies Receiving Report On Organ Harvesting
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Imo State Command, stated on Friday that it has not received any reports of organ harvesting in the state. The NSCDC Public Relations Officer, PRO, Cajethan Ahanonu, spoke to newsmen in Owerri while reacting to the viral video online claiming that the command received a report on organ harvesting. The command clarified that...
Northern Senators Condemn Edo Travellers’ Killing
The Northern Senators Forum on Saturday condemned the murder of travelling hunters in Uromi, the Esan North East Local Government Area of Edo State. In a statement issued in Abuja by the Chairman of Northern Senators Forum, Abdulaziz Yar’Adua, the lawmakers described the incident as ‘deeply disturbing and saddening.’ He said, “These individuals, who were travelling to the northern part of...
Senator Petitions IG, Kogi CP As Kinsmen Tackle INEC
The Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has petitioned the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, and the Kogi State Commissioner of Police, Miller Dantawaye, over alleged forgery of signatures. Saturday PUNCH gathered that the petitions were submitted to the IG and the police commissioner on Friday afternoon. Some members of Akpoti-Uduaghan’s constituents, led by one Charity Ijese, had submitted over 250,000 signatures...
”PDP Land Revocation Not Political, Affects INEC, CBN” – Wike
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr. Nyesom Wike, has refuted the claim by the Peoples Democratic Party that its land title was revoked as a ploy to suppress opposition. Wike made the statement during a visit by officials of the Body of Benchers, led by Chairman Chief Adegboyega Awomolo, in Abuja on Friday. Wike, who is also a life...
FG Launches Manhunt As Fury Erupts Over Lynching Of 16 Edo Travellers
President Bola Tinubu and a few of the nation's governors have denounced the horrific killing of sixteen travelers in Uromi, Edo State, by a vengeful mob. While the President ordered a manhunt for the killers, the governors joined in demanding justice for the victims. Mistaken identity Saturday PUNCH gathered that the victims, who claimed to be hunters, were travelling in a Dangote Cement...
”Emergency Rule In Rivers, Affront To Democracy” – Fubara’s Kinsmen
The Opobo Council of Chiefs, kinsmen of suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has criticised the declaration of emergency rule in Rivers State. The council described Fubara’s suspension as an affront to democracy, saying that President Bola Tinubu’s action was a gross abuse of power. Vice Chairman of Opobo Council of Chiefs, Edwin Brown, made the remark while speaking on the...
Tinubu Signs Investments, Securities Bill Into Law
President Bola Tinubu has given presidential assent to the Investments and Securities Bill, thus providing for a robust regulatory framework in Nigeria’s capital market. According to a statement made available to PUNCH Online on Saturday by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the new Investments and Securities Act 2024 repeals the Investments and Securities Act 2007 and introduces key reforms aimed...
