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Misery grows as lovebirds turn spouse killers
Untimely deaths, resulting from domestic violence, give Nigerians great cause for concern, OLADIMEJI RAMON reports Kolade Arowolo will never forget Friday, June 24, 2011, the day he lost his cool, grabbed a knife from the kitchen and stabbed his wife, Titilayo, several times, killing her in the process. Three years later, precisely on Friday, February
FG hunts forged certificate holders, illegal workers
Olufemi Atoyebi, Abuja The acting Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Folashade Yemi-Esan, on Monday said the Federal Government had activated a new process aimed at stopping workers collecting salaries without certificates or letters of appointment from government. Yemi-Esan unfolded the plan in the keynote address she delivered in Abuja at the induction
Buhari, bandits are taking over here
Punch Editorial Board Bandits have become unstoppable, turning the country into a massive graveyard. Mourning, anguish and lamentations, therefore, have become routine to a lot of hapless citizens, compelling them to wonder what became of the government, whose statutory responsibility of protecting lives is a constitutional guarantee. So unbearable is the situation that the Christian
Rohr wants Ighalo back in Eagles
Ebenezer Bajela Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr, says he already held talks with new Manchester United signing, Odion Ighalo, as he looks to convince him to make a return to the national team following his recent move to England. Ighalo announced his retirement from the national team immediately after the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
IG orders clampdown on illegal siren users
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered state police commands nationwide to impound all vehicles illegally using the supernumerary number plates, sirens, revolving lights or covered number plates. He also directed that the errant motorists should be diligently prosecuted, stressing that the Practices are illegal and posed monumental security risks to
Why Nigerians are emigrating (1)
Banatope Babalobi Last week’s addition of Nigeria by the United States of America to a list of six countries slammed with visa restriction shows how the world views us. Many Nigerians still assume that Nigeria is the giant of Africa, but the world sees us as “a failed state” or “a rapidly failing state,” which
Okada ban: Several injured as policemen, riders clash in Lagos
No going back, LASG vows Dispatch, power bikes exempted from ban – CP Oyo vows to control okada influx Our Correspondents There was pandemonium in Lagos on Monday as motorcycle and tricycle riders protested against the ban on their operations in 15 council areas by the state government. Our correspondents gathered that the protests held
Kanu’s parents’ burial: Ohanaeze warns FG against causing chaos
Raphael Ede, Enugu The Igbo apex socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo on Monday warned the Nigerian Army not to do anything that could cause panic and breach of the peace in Afara-Ukwu and Umuahia, the home town of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, as burial date for internment of his parents
Community policing: FG constables won’t get salary, it’s voluntary – Police
Our Correspondents The police on Monday said the community policing service would be purely voluntary and the constables to be recruited would not receive any salary. The state commissioners of police, who stated this in separate interviews with The PUNCH on Monday, said police commands had started meeting traditional rulers and community leaders with a
UPDATE Coronavirus: We have not stopped issuing visas to Nigerians –China Embassy
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The Embassy of China has said that it has not suspended visa issuance to Nigerians. The Press Officer, Embassy of China, Sun Saixiong, explained on Tuesday that the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr Zhou Pingjian, only advised those who wished to travel to China “not to be in a rush if the
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