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BREAKING IPOB’s sit-at-home: Customers stranded as Imo govt shuts banks
Hundreds of bank customers were left stranded on Tuesday as the officials of the Imo State Government shut all the banks on Bank Road in Owerri, the state capital. Our correspondent who visited the area around 9am saw hundreds of banks customers waiting at various banks. Some of the banks that were sealed by the…
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Lagos schools to resume Sept 13, says Commissioner
The Lagos State Government has said it will resume the year 2021/2021 academic session for public and private schools across the state on Monday, 13th September, 2021. A statement from the Ministry of Education and made available to The PUNCH on Tuesday morning said the Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folasade Adefisayo, explained that the Model…
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Shun crime, drugs, other vices, NYSC tells corps members
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has warned corps members to shun crime, drug abuse and other social vices that are inimical to their lives. This is contained in a statement issued by Mrs Adenike Adeyemi, the NYSC Director of Press and Public Relations. The cam is against the backdrop of the arrest of Arnold…
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Why Sunday Igboho’s hasn’t been released from detention -Ilana Oodua
The battle to get Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, released from detention is delayed by the vacation embarked upon by judges in Benin Republic. This is according to the spokesperson for the Umbrella body of Yoruba Self-Determination Groups, Ilana Omo Oodua, Maxwell Adeleye, on Tuesday. The PUNCH had reported that…
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Leaked audio: I am no longer afraid of anyone, Benin should return me to Nigeria – Sunday Igboho
Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has expressed confidence in gaining freedom if returned to Nigeria by Benin Republic. In leaked audio obtained by The PUNCH and confirmed by multiple sources, Igboho said he does not mind being jailed like Nnamdi Kanu. He alleged that he was abandoned by lawyers who…
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Family rolls out schedule for actor Victor Olaotan’s burial
The family of late Victor Olaotan has rolled out the burial arrangements for the veteran actor, which begins with a service of songs. Olaotan, who was popular as a lead actor in the series ‘Tinsel’, died on August 26, 2021 after a five-year battle with brain injury. In an obituary flier shared by Olaotan’s colleague,…
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Igboho speaks from Cotonou prison, slams lawyers for failure to secure his release
Embattled Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, has lambasted his over 10 lawyers in Cotonou, Benin Republic, over their collective failure to seek his release after about 50 days in detention. The detained activist spoke in a leaked audio obtained by The PUNCH. He slammed all his Benin Republic-based lawyers led…
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EFCC secures man’s conviction for N11m fraud
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has sentenced one Damisa Gideon aka Captain Kim Lee, and Deborah Okiemute to various jail terms. This was after they were arraigned by the Makurdi Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for offences bordering on impersonation and internet fraud. Justice Obiora Atuegwu Egwuatu found the…
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Stop preferential cut-off marks for northerners, El-Rufai tells JAMB
The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has urged the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board to stop giving “preferential scores” to students in Northern Nigeria who sit the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. He stated this on Monday as a guest on Channels Television’s ‘Sunrise Daily’ breakfast programme monitored by The PUNCH. According to the governor, students…
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Autopsy shows Kubiat Isaac was tortured to death -Lawyer
The lawyer representing the family of late Kubiat Isaac Akpan, the prospective National Youths Service Corps member who died in Police cell in Akwa Ibom State, Inibehe Effiong, says that autopsy report revealed that the deceased was tortured to death. State commissioner of Police, Andrew Amiengheme, ordered the autopsy amid controversies surrounding the cause of…
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