THE Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Kwara State Sector, is mobilising 950 personnel for the Eid el-Fitr celebration in the state. Aside from the personnel, operational equipment to curb road crashes and gridlocks during the festivity will also be deployed, according to a statement by the corps’Public Education Officer, Basambo …

THE police in Benue State, on Wednesday, paraded nine suspected cattle rustlers in connection with the recent killings in three communities in the Apa, Otukpo and Guma local government areas of the state. The series of attacks on Igbobi, Umogidi and Mgban communities claimed no fewer than 130 lives with …

THE Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, on Wednesday, warned that bandits could take advantage of the transition period to launch bloody attacks in the country. He, therefore, advised that security operations against bandits should be increased in the remaining days of the current administration and beyond. El-Rufai spoke during the …

MEMBERS-elect of the House of Representatives are launching another alliance soon, ahead of the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly in June. The PUNCH reliably gathered on Wednesday that the group of members-elect, who were drawn from across party lines, would be known as ‘The 10th Assembly Pathfinders.’ The Pathfinders group …

A middle-aged man, popularly known as Mr Ogheneovo has reportedly committed suicide following his wife’s separation from him. The deceased was said to have consumed an insecticide at his residence located along Gesimisi Street, Okumagba Layout in Warri, Delta State. Although no suicide note was discovered, sources said the man’s …

A 45-year-old man, Gbenga Ogunfadeke, has been arrested for allegedly chaining and locking his two children in solitary confinement which led to their death. The suspect was said to have been arrested on Tuesday in Ibiade, Ogun Waterside Local Government Area of Ogun State by men of the State Security …

THE President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Wednesday evening, arrived in Abuja from Saudi Arabia, after his eight-day official visit to the kingdom. Buhari’s NAF 001 Boeing 737 jet arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at 5.08pm after taking a longer flight path to avoid the Sudanese airspace …

THE Federation Account Allocation Committee says it shared N714.63bn among the three tiers of government in March 2023. The figure represents a decrease of N8.05bn compared to the N722.68bn shared in February 2023. FAAC disclosed this in a communiqué issued at the end of its latest meeting in Abuja on …

FORMER presidential aide and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Reno Omokri has said Peter Obi took the Labour Party from zero to hero in less than one year. Omokri, a staunch critic of the Labour Party presidential candidate revealed this Wednesday via Twitter while reacting to the internal wrangling …

–Accuses gov of ignoring intelligence reports to tackle insecurity in Benue PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday mocked the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom for failing to win his election to go to the Senate, claiming that the people of the state rejected him because of his alleged woeful performance in eight …