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BREAKING: NANS suspends June 12 protest, distances self from ‘Buhari-must-go’ campaign
The National Association of Nigerian Students has suspended its planned June 12 nationwide protest, The PUNCH has learnt. NANS President, Sunday Asefon, made this known in a statement on Friday morning. It was titled, ‘NANS Suspends June 12 Protest Over Concerns About Safety Of Protesters And Fear Of Possible Hijack By Politicians – Comrade Sunday…
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Abducted UNIJOS lecturer regains freedom
A senior lecturer with the University of Jos, Dr Dan Ella, who was kidnapped by gunmen has regained his freedom. It was learnt that Ella was picked up on Thursday night along Jos-Bauchi Road after his abductors released him. The University don with the Department of Theatre Arts in the institution was abducted in the…
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IPOB alleges house-to-house abduction, killing of South-East youths
The Indigenous People of Biafra has accused security operatives of house-to-house abduction and killing of youths in the South-East. While denying any involvement in the killing of 128 security personnel in Imo State as alleged, the secessionist group said neither IPOB nor its security outfit, Eastern Security Network, had been involved in any attack on…
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Ohanaeze, others tackle Buhari over threat of South-East clampdown
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has described the Indigenous People of Biafra clamouring for secession as a dot in a circle that has nowhere to go. The President spoke during a rare interview with Arise Television aired on Thursday. He said, “I was encouraged about what I heard. Nobody told me this, two…
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Power-drunk police, DSS men batter PUNCHman, NUJ kicks
• Abuja lawyers want EFCC personnel sanctioned for assaulting NBA chair The Nigeria Union of journalists, on Thursday, condemned the attack on a Chief Correspondent with Punch Nigeria Limited, Friday Olokor, by a combined team of security operatives from the Department of State Services and the police, describing it as reprehensible. The Chairman, Federal Capital…
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Arsenal, Newcastle join chase for Adarabioyo
Premier League clubs Arsenal and Newcastle are among the clubs interested in making a bid for Fulham defender of Nigerian descent Tosin Adarabioyo, The PUNCH reports. Adarabioyo, who was one of the Cottagers’ best performers in the Premier League last season, can leave Craven Cottage for just £10m this summer, thanks to a release clause…
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Gunmen attack Nuhu Bamali Poly, abduct students, lecturers in Kaduna
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have attacked the Nuhu Bamali Polytechnic, Zaria in Kaduna State, abducting scores of students and lecturers in the institution. An eyewitness told one of our correspondents that the gunmen invaded the school located along the Zaria-Kaduna Expressway last night. “The gunmen attacked the school last night. Unspecified numbers of students…
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Oshoala missed Jamaica clash over visa hitch
Super Falcons captain Asisat Oshoala missed the team’s 1-0 defeat to Jamaica at this year’s Summer Series – a four-nation tournament in the United States of America due to a visa hitch, The PUNCH reports. Houston Dash forward Deneisha Blackwood scored the only goal of the encounter at the BBVA Stadium, Houston, Texas in the…
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Northern group asks National Assembly to halt constitution review
The Coalition of Northern Groups has asked the National Assembly to suspend the ongoing review of the 1999 Constitution, describing it as ill-timed and uncalled for. The group made the demand at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday. Spokesperson for the group, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman said, “We demanded the immediate suspension of the ongoing exercise…
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APC membership registration panel submits report, lists troubled states
The All Progressives Congress Membership Registration and Revalidation Appeal Committee has identified Imo, Ogun, Kwara, and Rivers states as states where the exercise recorded the highest number of challenges. This was contained in a statement titled, “APC Membership Registration and Revalidation Exercise Appeal Committee submits Report,” in Abuja, on Thursday. It read in part, “The…
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