Three persons have been killed while many others were injured after a Nigerian Army patrol vehicle hit a Keke Napep rider, causing injuries on the driver and his passengers. An eyewitness, Adamu Hassan, said the incident happened on Sunday afternoon at the popular Garin Alkali market via Gashua, the headquarters of the Bade Local Government…
Exactly 10 years after the abduction of 276 students of Government Girls’ Secondary School, Chibok, in Borno State, former abductees, parents and relatives gathered at the multipurpose hall of the school on Sunday to pray for the safe return of 92 uncounted girls. At the inter-faith service of prayers, speakers expressed mixed reactions following the…
Stakeholders of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Anambra State have vowed that the incumbent Governor of the State, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, would be the last All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA—produced Governor in the State after serving out his current tenure. This was part of the resolution reached at the Stakeholder Meeting of the…
Bayer Leverkusen have emerged champions of Germany after winning the Bundesliga title for the first time in their 120-year history on Sunday with a 5-0 victory over Werder Bremen breaking Bayern Munich’s 11-year stranglehold on the German top flight. Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen knew victory would secure the title with five games to spare, and…
History was made in Anambra State over the weekend, as a new smart city, known as the Soul City, was unveiled. Located in the serene heartland of Obosi, Idemili North Local Government Area of the State, the Soul City comprises a tourist centre, wonderland, shopping malls, centre for arts/culture, residential, hospitals, hotels, school, amusement parks,…
Liverpool’s Premier League title hopes suffered a huge blow as they fell to a 1-0 defeat by Crystal Palace at Anfield. Eberechi Eze converted from Tyrick Mitchell’s cut-back to finish off a flowing Palace move early on and the visitors were deservedly in front at the break. Jurgen Klopp’s Reds ramped up the pressure in…
Professor Chukwuma Soludo, Anambra State Governor, has commiserated with families, Actors Guild of Nigeria and the entire Nollywood industry on the painful loss of their members in a recent fatal boat accident that occurred along River Niger en route to a movie location. The Governor in his condolence message expressed deep regrets that talented, promising,…
Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has expressed his profound condolences on the passing of Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, a distinguished politician and former Governor of Abia State, at the age of 72 years. Governor Soludo in his condolence message commended the outstanding leadership qualities of the deceased and the sterling contributions he made in diverse…
Organised labour, comprising the Nigerian Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress, has demanded N615,000 as the new minimum wage for workers in the country A source, who begged not to be named told a journalist with Sunday PUNCH that the new wage of N615,000 monthly was reached after consultations by the NLC and TUC. The…
Scores of Russian military instructors have arrived in Niamey, Niger republic as part of a new agreement with the country’s junta, which has cut links with the West. The military personnel arrived along with a state-of-the-art air defence system. They are expected to install the system and teach Niger’s army how to use it. The…
