Punch Newspaper Headlines Today Thursday 28th October 2021
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Student bags six-month jail term for stealing sewing machine
An Upper Area Court sitting in Kasuwan Nama, Jos, on Thursday sentenced an 18-year-old student, Solomon Paul, to six months imprisonment for stealing a sewing machine worth N70,000. The presiding judge, Lawal Suleiman, sentenced Paul after he pleaded guilty to the one-count charge of theft and begged the court for leniency. Suleiman, however, gave the…
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Four alleged kidnappers arrested after shootout with soldiers
The police command in Ekiti says a joint security team, comprising the military, police, the Civil Defence, Amotekun and local hunters, have arrested four suspects in connection with a recent abduction. The police spokesman in Ekiti, Sunday Abutu, who confirmed the arrests in a statement on Wednesday in Ado-Ekiti, said the efforts of the joint…
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Buhari has strong will to fight corruption –ICPC chairman
The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, Professor Bolaji Owasanoye, SAN, has said the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has a strong political will to fight corruption in Nigeria. Owasanoye said this during the presentation of a paper titled, ‘Anti-Corruption Legislations, Policies and Practices: How they Align with UNCAC,…
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Police recruitment: Computer-based test to hold Friday, Saturday
The Nigeria Police Force has announced that a computer-based test for candidates who were shortlisted in the 2020 recruitment exercise will hold on Friday and Saturday. Force Public Relations Officer for Lagos State Police Command, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. He said the venue for the Lagos edition of the…
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BREAKING: Lawmakers kick as eight out of 24 members impeach Plateau Speaker, Abok
There was confusion at the Plateau state House of Assembly on Thursday following the removal of Ayuba Abok as the Speaker. Abok, a first-term lawmaker represents Jos East state constituency The Punch gathered that eight lawmakers out of the 24-member Assembly carried out the impeachment at the Assembly complex on Thursday morning. He was immediately…
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Climate change may displace 9.4 million Nigerians by 2050 – World Bank
The World Bank has disclosed that about 9.4 million people could become climate migrants in Nigeria by 2050. This disclosure was contained in a new World Bank’s report, Groundswell Africa: Internal Climate Migration in West African Countries. The report stated that internal climate migration is unavoidable but the effects differ from one country to another…
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PICTORIAL: Buhari performs lesser hajj in Makkah, Saudi Arabia
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has arrived at Makkah, Saudi Arabia, to perform the Umrah (lesser hajj) as earlier scheduled. This was announced by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, Garba Shehu, on Wednesday. Sharing the pictures via his Facebook page, Shehu wrote, “President Muhammadu Buhari and some…
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BREAKING: Security personnel take over Plateau Assembly
There is a heavy presence of security operatives at the Plateau state House of Assembly. It was learnt that as early as 5:30 am on Thursday, the road leading to the Assembly complex located along John Mark Samci road in Jos, the state capital has been barricaded while traffic is being diverted to other routes….
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Buhari prays for everlasting peace in Nigeria
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has prayed for everlasting peace to reign in Nigeria and around the world. Buhari, who is currently in Saudi Arabia for an investment summit, said the prayers when he visited the Mosque of the Holy Prophet Muhammed, Islam’s second holiest in Madinah. Senior Special Assistant to the President…
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Umahi builds houses for police officers in Ebonyi
Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi has expressed readiness to build three-bedroom flats and nine self-contained apartments across the 13 local government areas of the state to help address the issue of housing deficit among officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force serving in the state. This, according to the state government, was part of…
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