• SSANU starts indefinite strike The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has criticised President Goodluck Jonathan for criticising the strike by the university teachers. Read moreASUU, in a statement by the Chairman of the University of Ibadan chapter, Dr Olusegun Ajiboye entitled “Nigeria at 53: No message of hope...
A 60-year-old woman, Mrs. Comfort John, was shot in the thigh by riot policemen, during a protest by market women over the demolition of Afaha Offot Market in Akwa Ibom State. Read morePUNCH Metro learnt that the policemen had stormed the market to disperse the protesters, who were demonstrating against the Uyo Capital...
Governor Danbaba Suntai of Taraba State on Monday sought for an out-of-court settlement in a suit he filed challenging the state House of Assembly’s decision to reject his letter of resumption to duty. Read moreSuntai had filed an action before a Jalingo High Court challenging the decision of the assembly, which ...
The New Peoples Democratic Party said on Monday that President Goodluck Jonathan did not tell the truth when he claimed on Sunday evening that he never told anyone that he would not contest in 2015. Read moreRather, the faction of the ruling party insisted that the President promised in February 2011...
Following the killing of 40 students, there were strong indications last night that the Boko Haram insurgents, who perpetrated the gruesome act, had been sighted in a forest between Yobe and Borno states. Read moreHeavy shelling of the forests was ongoing last night, it was learnt. The troops have secured the College of Agriculture,...
The Airport Command of the Nigeria Police Force has arrested three teenagers for allegedly attempting to illegally board some international flights in Lagos. Read moreCommissioner of Police for the command, Salahu Waheed, said the suspects, Lateef Popoola, 13; Amadi Joshua, 14; and Ukpabio Onyedikachi, 14, were arrested...
The death toll in the Sunday attack by suspected Boko Haram members on the Yobe State College of Agriculture, Guijba, has increased from 50 to 90. Read more A security top source made this known on Monday just as the Amnesty International, the Nigeria...
The police have arraigned 28-year-old suspected cultist, Adigun Oriyomi, before an Ebute Meta Magistrate’s Court for allegedly being responsible for the death of four people during several cult clashes in the Mushin area of Lagos. Read moreIt was learnt that Oriyomi led his gang in the Black Axe to confront a rival cult...
President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday said contrary to reports making the rounds, he had never at anytime promised that he would not contest the 2015 presidential election. Read moreHe also denied the claim by Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger State that he signed an agreement with some Peoples Democratic Party governors...
The Joint (Military) Task Force in the Niger Delta says it has arrested 29 alleged oil thieves and destroyed 127 illegal refineries in the Niger Delta. Read moreIn a statement on Sunday, JTF spokesman, Lt.-Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, said the suspects were arrested during the series of anti-oil-theft operations between September...
For the third time in the past two months, another policeman has been caught on video demanding a bribe of N10,000 from a motorist. Read moreThe footage, secretly filmed by a passenger at the back seat of a vehicle in Onitsha, Anambra State, has so far received thousands of hits on YouTube. The three-minute 18-second video...
President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday had an emergency meeting with service chiefs over the killing of 50 students of the College of Agriculture in Yobe State. Read more Jonathan disclosed this while fielding questions during the Presidential Media Chat broadcast live on television...
Some robbery suspects engaged in a war of words on Thursday at the Lagos State Police Command headquarters. Read moreThe suspects, who were recently arrested by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, traded blames over who caused their arrest. PUNCH Metro learnt that the suspects, Fatai Balogun, Wale Oluwatosin and Gbenga Olusanya,...
Hip-hop artiste, Jude Abaga (aka M.I) has demonstrated to his fans that his is a development advocate and social crusader with a passion to see Nigeria takes her rightful place in the Comity of Nations especially in overcoming perennial power outage, very soon. Read more Last week in Lagos, M.I was endorsed as...
What could have pushed a 26- year-old man, Ikechukwu Okoro to beat his only son, three-year-old Chinedu to death? According to shocked neighbours, Ikechukwu who lives with his only son woke up by 4.30 am on September 13, 2013 to discover that the sick boy had defecated on the bed. Read more In anger, he picked a cane...
Some Peoples Democratic Party governors, on Friday, denied being among those reportedly planning to join the New PDP. Read moreThe governors are the Plateau State Governor, Jonah Jang, Kaduna State Governor, Ramalan Yero, and the Enugu State Governor, Sullivan Chime. The governors were reacting to reports that more PDP governors...
One hundred and fifty persons were feared dead on Friday following a boat mishap in River Niger, close to Malilli village in the Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State. Read moreThe accident happened at about 2 pm. While 42 bodies were recovered and confirmed dead, over 100 others are reportedly missing. As at 10:30pm,...
Tragedy occurred at Onugba Nike area of Enugu State when 20-year-old Cynthia Onah allegedly set ablaze another woman, 22-year old Chinwe Igwe for snatching her boyfriend, one Chika Kelechi. Read more According to police report, Cynthia had gone to her former boyfriend’s house at 11:30pm with a gallon of fuel and emptied...
