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Mr Osinbajo recalls how “The Flagship” spoke truth to power at launch of book on The Guardian. Even as it remains a collective struggle to build a nation with the bricks of mutuality, plurality and tolerance, the media, as gatekeepers in the fourth estate, must demonstrate a greater awareness of the society, while upholding the principles of balance, objectivity and …

There was pandemonium at the Bauchi Custodial Centre on Friday following an attempted jailbreak, The PUNCH has learnt. The quick intervention of Armed Personnel of the Service attached to the Centre immediately averted the incident. Two personnel of the correctional service sustaining varying degrees of injuries. The injured are said to be presently receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital within the Bauchi …

“It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen announces the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.” Prince Philip Mountbatten, the husband of the Queen of England, is dead, the Royal Family said in a statement Friday. He was 99. His death ultimately ends his 73-year marriage to the Queen, to whom he …

The World Bank will provide 50 countries with finance to buy COVID-19 vaccines by mid-2021, Mr David Malpass, World Bank Group President has said. Malpass made this known on Wednesday in Washington D. C. during a news  conference  at the ongoing 2021 Spring Meetings which began on Monday, according to the News Agency of Nigeria report. The president said that …

Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), says it will meet with the Federal and Kaduna State Governments on the plight of students of Federal College of Forestry Mechanization who have been in captivity since March 11. This is part of the forum’s resolution at the end of its National Executive Council meeting (NEC) on Thursday in Kaduna. The ACF National Publicity, Mr …

Edo State Chief Judge, Hon. Justice Esther Edigin and the state’s Solicitor – General, Oluwole Iyamu, among other members of the Edo State Judiciary on Thursday, paid last tributes to Dr. Irene Ododo Osula-Odaro, a former Edo Solicitor General and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, who passed away at the age of 70. Edigin, while delivering her speech at the …

*VP recalls how “The Flagship” spoke truth to power at launch of book on The Guardian *Urges media to tackle spread of fake news Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo has said the media, as gatekeepers in the fourth estate, must demonstrate a greater awareness of the society, while upholding the principles of balance, objectivity and fair-hearing. Prof. Osinbajo stated …

Unknown gunmen have attacked a third police station in Imo State, Nigeria’s South-east, in less than 72 hours. The attack occurred in the early hours of Thursday at the Mbiere Divisional Police Headquarters in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of the state, The Punch newspaper has reported. The second attack was carried out a few hours after the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, accompanied by …

…expresses hope in one united, indivisible Nigeria…says INEC embraced technology to forestall manipulation of Edo guber poll Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has reiterated the need for political leaders at different levels to honour the social contract with the people, calling for a paradigm shift to douse rising tension across the country. Obaseki, while addressing members of Edo State …

*It’s time to improve police welfare, VP adds The police force must work hard to regain the trust and confidence of the public by stamping out the excesses, abuses, and culture of impunity exhibited by some elements within the police, Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo told the new Inspector General of Police on Wednesday. Prof Osinbajo stated this at the decoration …