Unidentified visitor dies suddenly at Niger Government House Lodge By ZAGAZOLA MAKAMA THE Niger State Police Command has confirmed the sudden death of an unidentified man who collapsed and died at Government House Lodge, Minna. Zagazola learnt that the incident occurred on Friday 2 August 2025. Sources said that the deceased had visited House No. […]
By ADEBAYO PAUL THE Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) has publicly condemned the election of Rt. Rev. Cherry Vann, an openly lesbian cleric, as the Archbishop of Wales. The Church described the development as a “serious departure from biblical teaching” and a threat to the unity of the global Anglican Communion. In a statement signed […]
THE West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has officially released the results of the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates, while withholding results of 192,089 candidates over alleged cases of examination malpractice. Announcing the release at a press briefing in Lagos on Monday, WAEC’s Head of the Nigeria National Office, Dr. […]
THE management of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) will release the results of the May/June 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) on Monday, August 4, 2025. The school examination was taken by 1,973,253 candidates from 23,554 approved secondary schools. WAEC Head of National Office (HNO), Dr. Amos Dangut, will announce the release […]
RESIDENTS of Ogbeozoma community in Okpanam, a suburb of Asaba, the Delta capital have lamented the havoc wrecked by Sunday heavy rainfall that left them stranded and trapped. Report stated that the major road that linked the entire community of no fewer than 1,000 households occupied by civil savants among others have been taken over […]
THE Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thundery and rainy weather activities across the nation from Monday to Wednesday, warning of possible flash floods in some areas. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja envisaged morning thunderstorms on Monday with moderate rains over parts of Adamawa, Taraba, Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara, Jigawa, Kano and Katsina […]
TENSION has gripped parts of Awka, the Anambra State capital, following a forceful eviction carried out by security operatives at a commercial property along Secretariat Road. The exercise, which reportedly followed a court order obtained by the Catholic Diocese of Awka, resulted in the destruction of goods worth millions of naira and left several tenants […]
By PAMELA EBOH, Awka TENANTS occupying a church building where they sell their wares along the Jerome Udoji Secretariat Road have cried out over alleged forceful ejection from the property. The shop owners who were startled by the unexpected incident which happened on Thursday said they arrived for the day’s business only to meet stern-looking […]
THE mother of Usman Gambo, a former aide to the wife of elder statesman and ex-governor of old Anambra State, Jim Nwobodo, has appealed for her son’s release, insisting he is innocent of allegations of theft and attempted arson. Speaking with Sunday PUNCH, 70-year-old Memuna Ugoji described her son as blameless and claimed the police […]
By CHIAZO OGBOLU VERITAS Kapital Assurance Plc., in partnership with the Car Love Show and K-Cool Automobile, has hosted a car maintenance and safety clinic in Lagos as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the organisation, Dr. Adaobi Nwakuche, made this known in a statement on Sunday in […]