Unknown gunmen have attacked a third police station in Imo State, Nigeria’s South-east, in less than 72 hours. The attack occurred in the early hours of Thursday at the Mbiere Divisional Police Headquarters in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of the state, The Punch newspaper has reported. Two similar attacks, including on the Police and Prisons…
The Imo state governor Hope Uzodinma has stated on Channels Television that IPOB may not be directly responsible for the attacks on Police formation in the state. “It is not about IPOB. Yes, we agree, we have aggrieved IPOB members. But I can tell you, those who are doing these destructions, most of them…
The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) says it has recaptured 48 fleeing inmates of the Owerri Custodial Centre. The recaptured inmates escaped from the facility on Monday, when gunmen invaded it, releasing about 1,844 inmates. The NCoS Spokesman, Francis Enobore, disclosed this in a statement made available to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja….
The attackers also razed the Imo State Police Command headquarters situated in Owerri and burnt almost all the vehicles parked at the command headquarters.
MTN resumed airtime sales on banking channels Sunday after banks lifted a ban on the telco following an intervention by the Nigerian government. Nigerian banks on Friday barred the Johannesburg-based firm from using their USSD platform to conduct business as both sides scuffled over airtime sales fees. The three-day-long feud started after MTN, which has…
In what has been termed as a bizarre opening, Michael Olagunju popularly known as MC Fisayo has revealed that he washes the undies of his wife and Nollywood movie star Anita Joseph. Justifying his action, the popular MC made this known during an interview. According to him, his wife respects him and seeks his…
It would be a great celebration as the families of Chioma Franca and Chukwuemeka Samuel tie the knot in an event scheduled for April 5th, 2021 at Nnewi North local government area, Anambra state, Nigeria. The event which is expected to be filled with glamor and rich celebration of love is one to watch…
US Accuses Nigeria Of Massive Corruption, Stifling Press Freedom The United States has accused authorities in Nigeria of massive corruption and stifling of free speech in 2020. The US stated this in the ‘2020 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices,’ released on Tuesday, but made available to The PUNCH on Wednesday. In their separate reactions on Wednesday, the…
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers on Saturday hosted the Grammy award-winning Afrobeat artiste, Burna Boy, whom he described as the pride of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the artiste, whose real name is Damini Ogulu, visited Governor Wike in the company of his parents, Mr and Mrs Samuel Ogulu, and his management…
Africa’s biggest economy is also one of its sickest. Nigeria, home to the world’s largest number of extremely poor people, looks set to break another record: the highest jobless rate. A third of the labor force is without employment or working only a few hours a week — second only to Namibia in the list…