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Lawyer backs arrest of Osinachi’s husband, demands justice
An Abuja-based human rights lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, has commended the Federal Capital Territory Police Command over the swift arrest of Peter Nwachukwu, the husband of late popular gospel artiste, Osinachi. Olajengbesi, in chat with The PUNCH, condemned gender-based violence and urged the police to ensure that justice is served on the death of the 42-year-old…
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JUST IN: Pregnant woman, infant, others feared dead in Rivers jetty fire
A pregnant woman, a two-month-old baby, and two others have allegedly lost their lives during an early morning fire at the Bonny-Bille-Nembe Jetty in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Monday. Also, over 40 boats were burnt in the fire said to be caused by persons who attempted to load illegally refined products popularly known as…
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The curse of an incapable state
Nigeria’s response to the onset of murder ous mass violence has evolved through phases of co-optation, brutal reprisal, appeasement, and state incapacity. The two options that have never quite been attempted with conviction are effective accountability and civic inclusion. Through phases of anti-terrorism, counter-terrorism and, now, interminable and metastasizing counter-insurgencies, the country has found itself…
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Four million people to face food insecurity in North-East -UN
The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Nigeria, Matthias Schmale, has said over four million Nigerians in the region are expected to face the severe pain of food insecurity in the approaching lean season. Schmale said this at an advocacy event held in Abuja on food security and nutrition in North-East Nigeria. He noted that a…
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Osun: Protest is a fundamental right, group insists
A group, Coalition for Revolution, Osun State, has insisted that protest is a fundamental human right. This was in reaction to the statement of another group, Osun Shall Rise Again, which accused it of planning to cause mayhem following a planned protest by some group on Monday. The PUNCH reported that the OSRA group had…
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VIDEO: Osinbajo officially declares presidential ambition
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday declared his interest in the 2023 presidential election. In a broadcast on Monday, Osinbajo said that he had visited practically all the local government areas in the country and knows the yearnings of Nigerians. He said, “I believe that the very reason that the Almighty God gave me these…
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2023: Why I want to be Nigeria’s president —Osinbajo makes 10 promises
Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has listed some challenges he intends to fix if he becomes the president of the country in 2023. The PUNCH had reported that Osinbajo officially declared his presidential bid in a video posted on his Twitter handle Monday. With this, he is expected to contest the All Progressives Congress 2023…
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FULL SPEECH: I want to complete what APC started, Osinbajo declares for president
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), on Monday, formally threw his hat into the 2023 presidential ring, ending years of conjecture that he is interested in succeeding his principal, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), by May next year. In a broadcast posted on all his verified social media handles, the All Progressives Congress member said he is…
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Osun group alerts govt, security agencies to planned protest
A group, Osun Shall Rise Again, has alerted the state government and security agencies in Osun State, to plans by some people to embark on violent protest over the alleged extra-judicial killing of one Abiola Afolabi by the police. This was contained in a statement titled: ‘Afolabi Abiola: OSRA raises alarm over plot to disrupt…
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Police arrest husband of late popular singer, Osinachi
Peter Nwachukwu, the husband of late popular gospel artiste, Osinachi, has been arrested by the police over the death of his wife. The 42-year-old artiste died on Friday after spending days at an undisclosed hospital in Abuja. Colleagues of Osinachi, who was a lead singer at the Dunamis International Headquarters, Abuja, accused her husband of…
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