YENAGOA—A witness testifying at the resumed trial of “Celebrity kidnapper” John Lyon,’ yesterday, broke down in tears while narrating how her husband, a bank manager, was kidnapped in their residence in Yenagoa, the state capital on June 30 this year. The wife of the victim, Mrs Faith Omeje, a lecturer at …
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The Nigerian Railway Corporation has opened the online ticket portal for Abuja-Kaduna rail services, The PUNCH learnt on Sunday. Our correspondent gathered that passengers booked ahead of the resumption date scheduled on Monday(today). This is coming a week after the Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, announced the extension …
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities has called on Nigerians to prevail on the Federal Government to urgently address all outstanding issues contained in the December 2020 FGN-ASUU Memorandum of Action. In a statement signed by ASUU national president, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, after a two-day National Executive Council meeting …
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Croatia beat Japan on penalties to reach the World Cup quarter-finals after a 1-1 draw in their last-16 clash on Monday. Daizen Maeda gave Japan a half-time lead and Ivan Perisic headed home an equaliser for the 2018 runners-up before goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic saved three of four penalties as …
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Operatives of the Amotekun Corps in Ogun State have arrested two suspects for being in possession of a carbonised human skull. The Commandant of the Corps, David Akinremi, who disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abeokuta, the State capital, said that operatives also arrested four other …
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An EasyJet flight heading to the United Kingdom from Poland has been diverted to the Czech Republic after a report of a ‘possible bomb’ on board. Flight EZY6276 from Krakow to Bristol was an hour into its two-and-a-half-hour flight when it landed at Prague’s Vaclav Havel Airport at 10:50pm …
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A 52-year-old housewife, Mrs Bose Adegoke alongside her 28 years old daughter, Mrs Yetunde Adegoke have been arrested by the Oyo State Police Command for allegedly killing a 25-year-old man (name withheld) in Iseyin, Iseyin Local Government Area of the state. It was learnt that the suspects, who were …
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An 83-year-old widow, Shirley Patrick has been rushed to a hospital due to multiple degrees of injuries sustained after being attacked by a dog in her home on Saturday. Mrs Patrick was attacked by a dog in her residence in Caerphilly, South Wales, just half a mile from the place …
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The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has said those inviting him for debates are only trying to use him to make money because he’s a marketable individual. The former governor of Lagos State said this at Chatham House in London on Monday, barely …
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The Benue Youths Forum, BYF, has said personnel of the Benue State Community Volunteer Guards, BSCVGs, are not immune to the law and are operating under strict supervision of the conventional security agencies saying they would be sanctioned appropriately if found wanting. The forum urged anyone with any unsavory experience …
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