
Punch Newspaper Headlines Today Tuesday 9th November 2021
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Unknown gunmen kill retired Air Force officer in Kaduna
The Kaduna State Police Command has confirmed the killing of retired Air vice-marshal Muhammad Maisaka by unknown gunmen at his residence in Ragasi, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Muhammad Jalige confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday, in Kaduna. Jalige, who said the incident…
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Interim takeaways from Anambra governoship election
The off-cycle election for a new Governor of Anambra State, which took place on November 6, 2021 held the attention of Nigeria long before the ballot. Ahead of the event, deadly violence threatened to overwhelm the state. A regional lockdown in the name of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, which threatened to ghost the ballot…
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Kwara barred from UBEC fund over N1bn looting by ex-govt – AdbulRazaq
The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has said the plan by the main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party, to come back in 2023 to rule the state, is a wild goose chase. He said Kwara was blacklisted for the looting of the UBEC funds in 2013 by the former PDP administration. The governor in a…
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Olejeme’s accomplice transferred over N100m same day we spoke – Witness
The trial of a former Chairman of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, Ngozi Olejeme, continued on Monday before Justice Maryam Aliyu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Jabi, Abuja, with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission presenting its first witness. Olejeme, who was first arraigned on October 21, is facing a nine-count charge…
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NYSC to build more orientation camps —DG
Brig.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, Director-General, National Youth Service Corps, says that the scheme’s proposed Trust Fund would be used to build new orientation camps and expand existing ones. Ibrahim said this while addressing corps members during his visit to the Kubwa Orientation Camp, Abuja, on Monday. In a statement signed by Mrs Adenike Adeyemi, the NYSC…
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Knocks as Maina smiles, waves at associates after eight-year jail sentence
Some social media users have expressed anger at the lack of remorse by a former chairman of the now-defunct Pension Reforms Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, after a Federal High Court in Abuja sentenced him to a total of 61 years’ imprisonment for defrauding the Federal Government and some pensioners of N2.1bn. Justice Okon Abang on…
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Gombe, Bauchi reach agreement over lingering boundary dispute
The Gombe and Bauchi States Boundary Committees have reached resolution to ensure boundaries between the two states are demarcated amicably to maintain the long term existing relationships. The agreement was reached at a meeting convened in Abuja at the instance of the National Boundary Commission, the umpire presiding over boundary definitions, delineation and demarcation. According…
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VIDEO: Princess weeps as fellow comedians fail to support her show
Comedienne Damilola Adekoya, popularly known as Princess, broke down in tears as she called out fellow comedians who failed to support her forthcoming show. Princess went live on her Instagram page on Tuesday to lament that some comedians and musical artists did not publicise her show for her. The comedienne is set to host a…
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EFCC whistle-blower app stalls at 15,000 downloads, critics allege data theft
ALMOST four months after the whistleblower app, Eagle Eye, was inaugurated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission with fanfare, the mobile application has recorded only 15,000 downloads. Some users also alleged that the app exposed their information. Findings by The PUNCH on Monday indicate that the app had 10,000 total downloads at an average…
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Obaseki lauds law enforcement agents over improved security in Edo
The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, on Monday, said the security situation across the state is improving significantly, commending security agencies for the efforts at ensuring peace and tackling insecurity in the state. Obaseki stated this while reviewing the state’s security situation for October, after a joint security meeting with heads of various security…
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