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Liverpool resume quest for EPL title, battle Everton
Liverpool can close to within one win of a first league title in 30 years when the English champions-elect return to action for the first time in three months against local rivals Everton on Sunday. Jurgen Klopp’s men set a record-breaking pace in the opening eight months of the season, dropping just five points in …
Wadume: Soldiers killed IRT men after we explained they were not kidnappers, says riot policeman
ADELANI ADEPEGBA A riot policeman, Sergeant Haruna Abdullahi, serving with the Mobile Police 67, Takum, Taraba State, has said that his superior, Insp. Suleiman Dauda, identified the operatives of the Intelligence Response Team to the soldiers who attacked them. He said the soldiers killed three policemen and two civilians shortly after the detectives were introduced …
COVID-19: Niger warns school owners against reopening
Kayode Oyero The Niger State Government has cautioned school administrators from reopening schools in the state. The state Commissioner for Education, Hannatu Salihu, stressed in a statement on Saturday that schools remain closed to curb the spread of the lethal coronavirus disease. Salihu reiterated that the government is concerned about the safety of students and …
APC crisis: Amaechi, Abe’s factions clash as party replaces Giadom
Our Correspondents The leadership crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress worsened on Saturday with two factions of the APC in Rivers State clashing over the proposed replacement of the Deputy National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Victor Giadom, by Worgu Boms. The APC executive committee in Rivers State which is believed to be …
One killed, many injured as soldiers attack bandits camp in Benue
Sodiq Oyeleke No fewer than one suspected bandit was killed and many others injured when personnel of the Nigerian Army attacked the bandits’ hideout in Benue. Coordinator of the Defence Media Operations, John Enenche, made this known in a press statement on Sunday. He said the operations, which was carried out on Saturday, also saw …
Tiv militia killed three of my children on the farm — Salome, Taraba woman
Salome Solomon from Tsokondi in the Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State recently lost three children in a day when gunmen suspected to be Tiv militia killed them on the farm. She tells JUSTIN TYOPUUSU about it You lost three children this month, how were they killed? I really don’t want to talk about …
Why train services can’t resume now – FG
Kayode Oyero The Federal Government says it is not in a hurry to restart railway operations, The PUNCH has learnt. Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, said this is important so that trains don’t become conduits of circulation for the deadly coronavirus disease. The minister said when operations finally begin, commuters must comply with all health …
Ibidunni’s mother planned house gift for daughter’s 40th birthday – Asue Ighodalo
Kayode Oyero Asue Ighodalo, brother of Pastor Ituah Ighodalo of Trinity House, has said the mother of the late Ibidunni planned to give her a surprise gift on her 40th birthday. The PUNCH had earlier reported that the late businesswoman cum philanthropist was buried on Saturday afternoon at a private residence. At the Funeral Service …
Buhari snubs Magu, gets Senate confirmation for 207 appointees
Eniola Akinkuotu The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has been able to get the 9th Senate to confirm at least 207 appointees for him in the last one year of the existence of the current Senate, Sunday PUNCH reports. The 207 already confirmed include judges, ministers, ambassadors, commissioners and heads of agencies. However, Buhari …
Drama as Ondo CP blocks deputy gov from leaving govt house
Peter Dada, Akure A drama ensued on Saturday night when the Ondo State Police Commissioner, Bolaji Salami, prevented the Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi, from leaving the State Government House in Akure, the state capital. It was gathered that Salami restrained Ajayi from leaving with his official vehicle. The development was not unconnected to the ongoing …
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