Terrorists have reportedly abducted 44 people in Kanwa village in the Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State.   An indigene of the area, Garba Idi, said those abducted were mostly women and children.   Idi, however, explained that five women managed to escape.   He said, “They came to …

The lawmaker representing Osun East Senatorial District, Senator Francis Fadahunsi, has urged the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency not to take the drug war to the entertainment industry.   Fadahunsi told The PUNCH that entertainment was the only viable sector in Nigeria that had been a source of inspiration to …

Leaders of the National Union of Banks , Insurance and Financial Employees, NUBIFIE, have raised concerns over the perceived lack of transparent acquisition and sale of  Union Bank Plc and Polaris Bank, threatening to challenge the sale in court. Among the concerns raised by the leaders of NUBIFIE is the …

Nine persons lost their lives on Saturday when a Golf Wagon bus plunged into a dam along Dayi road in the Gwarzo Local Government Area of Kano State.   PUNCH Metro gathered that the victims alongside four others in the vehicle were heading from Kano to Katsina State when the …

Amnesty International has reacted to the FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s comments, lambasting the Western critics of Qatar’s human rights record over what he termed as “hypocrisy and double moral standards.” Infantino’s remarks triggered response from the rights group, accusing the FIFA chief of “brushing aside legitimate criticism.” Amnesty stated, “Gianni …

Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has explained that he went back to school to study Law just to fulfill his father’s wish to be a lawyer. But the former governor of Rivers State, who hinted that he would go a step further by going to Law School to be …

THE Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has insisted that no underage persons will be allowed to vote in the forthcoming 2023 general elections. The Director of Voter Education and Publicity, INEC, Victor Aluko, made this vow while speaking on Channels Television’s Rubbin’ Minds on Sunday. The commission also reiterated its …

Gunmen, again, struck at Oko-Olowo, a suburb of Ilorin, Kwara State, in the early hours of Saturday and kidnapped three persons. Meantime, relations of the victims are already begging Kwara state government to intervene. The fresh victims are a young cleric, Alfa Sofiu Amolegbe, his son, Aliyu, and his sibling, …

Key supporters and kinsmen of former President Goodluck Jonathan, at the weekend, endorsed the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, ahead of the 2023 presidential election. A Coalition of the ex-President’s supporters and kinsmen, who are members of Citizens Network For Peace and …

Enner Valencia’s two first-half goals led Ecuador to a dominant 2-0 victory over Qatar on Sunday as the home nation froze on their big night with an error-strewn display that left them as the first World Cup host to lose their opening game. Valencia, who had already had a third-minute …