Berlin: One Dead And Others Hurt As Car Drives Into Pedestrians
One person has been killed and at least a dozen more injured after a car drove into a crowd on a busy Berlin street. Emergency officials say it is unclear whether the incident, which happened at around 10:30 local time (08:30 GMT), was intentional or an accident. A police spokesperson told reporters that the driver […]
Uvalde Mass Shooting: Wounded Teacher Condemns Police As Cowards
A teacher wounded in a school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, has criticised police as “cowards” for delaying taking action while his pupils were killed. In a harrowing interview with ABC News he said he told his students to pretend to be asleep during the shooting. Eleven of them died when the gunman stalked his and an […]
Gov. Akeredolu: Power Must Shift To The South
Ondo Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has insisted the South must produce the next president. Akeredolu, in a statement titled ‘Abdullahi Adamu on a frolic of his own, said the office of the President should be contested for by qualified persons from the South if the move to get a consensus candidate fails He said: “My attention […]
Owo Massacre: Church Confirms 38 Fatalities Arranges Mass Burial For Unidentified Bodies
The Bishop of Ondo Diocese said on Tuesday that 38 people were confirmed dead in the Sunday terrorist attack on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State. In an interview with The PUNCH, Diocesan Bishop, Jude Arogundade revealed this. Gunmen attacked the church on Owa-Luwa Street in Owo, the hometown of State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, […]
President Buhari Has No Preferred Successor – Spokesman
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has no preferred candidate from the ruling All Progressives Party (APC) to succeed him, his spokesman has said on the eve of the party’s primaries to choose a flag bearer for next year’s elections. Buhari, who is constitutionally barred from contesting, will step down in 2023 after eight years in office, […]
APC Not Falling Apart- Senator Adamu
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdulahi Adamu, has confirmed that things are not falling apart within the ruling party. He said since he assumed office two months ago as the chairman of the party, things have been holding up in the party. Adamu stated this while delivering his address at […]
2023: PDP Picks Bayo Lawal As Mkinde’s Running Mate
Merely 48 hours after the defection of Oyo Deputy Governor Rauf Olaniyan from the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), leaders of the PDP from the Oke Ogun region have announced Chairman, Oyo State Housing Corporation, Bayo Lawal as the running mate of Governor Seyi Makinde for the 2023 election. […]
Ukraine War: EU Blames Russia For Food Crisis Prompting Walkout
Russia’s UN ambassador has stormed out of a UN Security Council meeting after the European Council president blamed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for causing a global food crisis. Charles Michel said Russia was using food supplies as a “stealth missile” against the developing world, forcing people into poverty. The Russian envoy Vassily Nebenzia accused Mr […]
PASAN Embarks On An Indefinite Strike, Shut Down NASS
The Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria, PASAN, has gone on an indefinite strike once more. The workers had, during their protest that began in the early hours of Monday, blocked the main entrance to the premises with a bus, while they danced to music from a disc jockey stationed in the middle of the road. […]
Over 20 People Were Abducted By Bandits In Zamfara
Bandits had on Sunday night raided the Furfuri community in Bungudu local government area of Zamfara State, kidnapping at least 20 persons. Among those kidnapped were the wives of Abu-Bello Furfuri, a former Accountant-General of Zamfara State. Source however said that the two wives, Hajia Khadija and Hajia Ade, were rescued by vigilantes in the […]
