Punch Newspaper Headlines Today Saturday 28th January 2023
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Sit-at-home threat to Igbo presidency, group warns
A group known as Pan Nigerian President of Igbo Extraction Coalition has warned the Indigenous People of Biafra and its factions that multiple sit-at-home orders could deprive the Igbo winning 2023 presidency. This is contained in a statement jointly signed on Friday by the group’s Chairman, Rev Obinna Akukwe and the Secretary, Dr Pat Anyanwu.
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Two Indian military jets crash, pilot killed
Two Indian Air Force fighter jets crashed on Saturday, killing one pilot, in an apparent mid-air collision while on exercises south of the capital New Delhi. The crash involved a Russian-made Sukhoi Su-30, carrying two pilots, and a French-built Mirage 2000, operated by a third. Both aircraft had taken off in the morning from the
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FCT condemns attack on fire service men
The Director-General of the Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency, Alhaji Abbas Idriss, has condemned the attack on the fire service men and vehicles that responded to a fire incident at Enya filling station, Halli Brothers, Wuse Zone 1 Abuja, on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the filling station went in flames
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Bauchi police arrest 50-year-old man, five others for rape
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 50-year-old man and five others for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl in Katagum Local Government Area of Bauchi State several times. Among the suspects were 40-year-old and 37-year-old men. The spokesman for the command, Ahmed Wakil, a Superintendent of Police, disclosed this in a statement made available
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CAN, Obasanjo raise funds for Bible Society building
The Bible Society of Nigeria on Friday held a fundraiser event towards the accomplishment of a new Bible House for the organisation. The event held at Shepherd Hill Baptist Church in Lagos and was graced by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, who served as the Chairman of the day; the President of the Christian Association of
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Osun tribunal: NANS kicks, student group threatens protest
Following the Friday judgement of the Osun State Election Tribunal which sacked Governor Ademola Adeleke and declared former Governor Gboyega Oyetola as the winner of the July 16, 2022 governorship election, some student bodies have kicked against the development. The National Association of Nigerian Students, Zone D, in a statement obtained by The PUNCH, signed
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Bauchi gov candidate’s brother dumps NNPP for PDP
Buhari Jika, a younger brother to the governorship candidate of the New Nigeria People Party in Bauchi State, Haliru Jika, and some of his relatives have dumped the party and joined the ruling Peoples Democratic Party in support of Governor Bala Mohammed’s second term bid. Also, the Campaign Coordinator of former Governor Mohammed Abubakar, Auwalu
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French footballer gets 30-year ban for punching referee
An amateur footballer in France, described as a “fanatic”, was on Friday banned from playing for 30 years for punching a referee. “The penalty is appropriate. These fanatics must not be able to set foot on a football pitch again. They have no place there,” said Benoit Laine, president of the Loiret football district in
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UK airline ceases trading, cancels all flights
British airline Flybe on Saturday said it had ceased trading and all flights had been cancelled. “We are sad to announce that Flybe has been placed into administration,” the airline tweeted. “Flybe has now ceased trading. All Flybe flights from and to the UK are cancelled and will not be rescheduled,” it said. The United
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My victory collective for Osun, nation’s democracy – Oyetola
Immediate past governor of Osun State, Gboyega Oyetola, has described the verdict of the election petition tribunal which validated his victory in the July 16, 2022 governorship election, as a collective victory for the state and the nation’s democracy. Oyetola, while speaking with newsmen in his country home, Iragbiji, said there was no victor, no
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