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The Edo State Police Command on Wednesday said Arthur Angel Jr., the 17-year-old son of the 70-year-old deceased human rights activist, Arthur Judah Angel, killed his father with a sledgehammer over monetary demand at Ugboha, in Esan South East Local Government Area of the state. The anti-death penalty advocate, Angel, was killed and buried in

The Ondo State Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun Corps, has apprehended no fewer than 24 persons for various criminal offences. The corps also said it rescued a student, Bisola Olisa, who was kidnapped by bandits along the Ikare-Ado Ekiti Expressway. Speaking on the arrest, on Wednesday, the state Commander of the Corps, Akogun

The Lagos State Government, on Wednesday, said it had not re-introduced the monthly environmental sanitation and is not starting any movement restriction by July ending. The state’s Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, said contrary to news on the Internet, the state was not re-introducing monthly sanitation. This was contained in a

The Lagos State Government, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, has trained no fewer than 60 frontline health workers on maternal, infant, and young child nutrition to reduce the burden of malnutrition in the state and the country in general. The state government expressed optimism that the training of the

The Lagos State Government has urged citizens to support people with sisabilities and end discrimination against them. The General Manager of the Lagos State Office for Disability Affairs, Adenike Oyetunde-Lawal, stated this on Wednesday during the 2024 Ability Expo: Showcasing Creativity event held at Ikeja. Oyetunde-Lawal explained that the initiative was organised for PWDs to

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, dismissed a suit seeking the disqualification of Asue Igbodalo as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the September 21 governorship election in Edo State. Justice James Omotosho declared that the suit, filed by the impeached Edo State deputy governor, Philip Shaibu, lacked merit. Shaibu and

The Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, on Wednesday, approved the appointment of three second-class Emirs of Rano, Gaya and Karaye Emirates. In the new appointments, the deposed Emir of Gaya, Alhaji Aliyu Abdulkadir Gaya, was reinstated as the Emir of Gaya. Alhaji Muhammad Karaye was appointed the Emir of Karaye. Until his new appointment, he

The Kogi State Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, on Wednesday, took delivery of 500,000 doses of Anthrax vaccine towards the protection of the animal population in the state. The vaccines were provided by the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project and delivered by its National Project Coordinator, Mr. Abubakar Sanusi. Nigeria had mid last

Stakeholders in the solid minerals sector have called for the payment of 10 per cent benefits to host communities as part of measures to build an environment that would ensure peaceful coexistence between miners and indigenes. This is just as they proposed a 10-year renewable mining lease instead of the 25 years as captured in

The Independent National Electoral Commission, on Wednesday, warned election observer groups that their accreditation for the Edo and Ondo governorship polls could be revoked anytime if found violating its code of conduct. The PUNCH reported on Monday that a total of 134 international and local observer groups were accredited by INEC. The classification of the

A system that has plunged us into this mess cannot bring us back from the brink. It cannot be business as usual if we want to get out of the woods. So far, no political party has given a policy thrust that will bring us back from the precipice that is staring us in the

The Nigerian Medical Association, on Wednesday, lamented the worsening doctor-patient ratio in the country fuelled by the continued exodus of doctors abroad – a trend now commonly known as japa. Speaking at an interactive session with the media in Abuja on Wednesday, the NMA President, Prof Bala Audu, pointed out that Nigeria’s doctor-patient ratio had

Following last week’s Supreme Court judgment granting local government autonomy, the 401 chairmen and members of the caretaker committees running the 62 local governments and council development areas in Osun State tendered their resignations on Wednesday. The Caretaker Chairman of Odo-Otin Local Government Area, Okuku, Adewale Adeyinka, said he quit office out of “respect for

The Lagos State Government has extended the provision of amnesty for owners and developers of existing buildings without planning approvals in the state by three months.  The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr Oluyinka Olumide, disclosed this in Ikeja on Wednesday. He said, “Considering the high rate of applications since the beginning of

The Delta State Police Command has arrested three suspects allegedly connected to the murder of a motorcyclist in Agbarho, Ughelli North Area of the State. This was confirmed by the State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, during a telephone interview with our correspondent on Wednesday. PUNCH Metro gathered from a source who pleaded

The Kogi State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a police inspector, Aminu Mohammed, over the robbery of a residence of those around his duty station, The ‘C’ Division, in Lokoja, the state capital. Our correspondent gathered that nemesis caught up with the officer on Sunday after a robbery incident which further checks revealed

A 23-year-old Islamic school teacher, Yusuf Yunusa, has been arrested by the Jigawa State Police Command for allegedly sodomising 12 of his students in Gwaram Local Government Area of the state. The state Commissioner of Police A.T. Abdullahi, disclosed this while parading the suspect and others at the command’s headquarters in Dutse on Wednesday. According

Nigeria and other African nations are losing $50 billion a year to illegal financial outflows, according to the Nigerian Shippers’ Council. The Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the NSC, Pius Akutah, stated this in Lagos recently during a debate competition organised by some members of the National Youth Service Corps in collaboration with industrial trainees

The Federal Government has stated that it will ensure that Nigerian businesses maximise the benefits of the African Continental Free Trade Area. President Bola Tinubu disclosed this on Tuesday while speaking at the launching ceremony of the Guided Trade Initiative under the African Continental Free Trade Area in Lagos. According to Tinubu, who was represented

Mission to Seafarers has called on the Federal Government and operators in the country’s maritime industry to improve the level of support and commitment to seafarers in the country. The Chairman of MTS Lagos, Adebayo Sarumi, disclosed this on Wednesday in Lagos at the annual Sea Sunday Service and award-giving ceremony, themed ‘The unfailing love

In a bid to reduce power outages in its franchise areas, the Kano Electricity Distribution Company has partnered with different renewable companies to build solar mini-grids of 60 megawatts in 41 locations across Kano, Katsina and Jigawa States. In a statement, KEDCO announced the allocation of 41 prioritised sites to 31 renewable and off-grid companies

The Federal Government, through the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has inaugurated the Ministerial Power Sector Working Group, involving different agencies and commissions. In a statement by the Special Adviser to the Minister of Power on Strategic Communication and Media Relations, Bolaji Tunji, the inauguration took place on Tuesday in Abuja with directors and agencies

Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, on Wednesday, reshuffled the State Executive Council. The announcement came barely a few hours into his one-month vacation billed to start from July 18 to August 18, 2024. A statement signed by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Ibrahim Mohammed, indicated that, “This strategic reorganisation aims to optimise the performance of

Energy analysts have stated that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited can obtain loans without the Federal Government’s approval. Responding to criticism over NNPC’s plan to secure a $20bn oil-backed loan from undisclosed sources, Professor Emeritus and oil and gas expert, Wumi Iledare, explained that NNPC operates as a private company and therefore, the government

No fewer than 221 cases of oil theft were uncovered across various communities of the Niger Delta region in the past week, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company has said. According to the NNPC, the incidents, including illegal refineries, illegal connections, pipeline vandalism, and others, were recorded between July 6 and 12. It noted that the