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The Department of State Services, DSS, has denied attempting to arrest Yoruba activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State. Some security personnel allegedly attempted to arrest Igboho on Friday. However, in a statement, DSS denied that they made a grab for Igboho. In the statement by Peter Afunanya, Public Relations Officer, …

The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, on Friday, berated the foiled attempt to arrest Yoruba freedom fighter, Mr Sunday Adeyemo also known as Sunday Igboho. Afenifere’s National Publicity Secretary, Yinka Odumakin, described the move as overzealousness. Also read: Attempted arrest: ‘Focus on Boko Haram, Fulani herdsmen, leave Sunday Igboho alone’, Nigerians warn Odumakin said: “The Police and security agents waylaid Sunday …

Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo, better known as Sunday Igboho, has advised the Federal Government to channel its energy towards arresting Boko Haram leader, Ibrahim Shekau, and Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, who has been holding meetings with bandits. Igboho said this during an interview with The PUNCH on Friday while reacting to the face-off between him and security agents around the Guru …

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has expressed sadness at the abduction of schoolgirls from Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe, Zamfara State. The schoolgirls numbering 317 were abducted by bandits who stormed their school in the early hours of Friday in Hilux vehicles and motorcycles. The attack comes days after over 300 students from Government Science College, Kagara in Niger State …

By Okhide Em’ya David Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has lamented the high rate of  killings of innocent  farmers, by dreaded Fulani herdsmen which the Commission says has  led to poor harvests or  low production of farm produce in Edo state, and Nigeria at large. Benin Export Assistance Officer of  NEPC, MacPherson Fred-Ileogben, while  addressing some clusters in export marketing  …

The Governor of Niger State, Abubakar Bello, said he has received “little or no support” from the federal government towards the rescue of the 42 persons abducted from Government Science College, Kagara, last week. Bandits abducted the persons, including 27 students, three workers and 12 members of their families in the school located in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State. …

One of President Muhammadu Buhari’s top anti-corruption advisers, Itse Sagay, has expressed fears about the influence the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, may have on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) under the leadership of its new chair, Abdulrasheed Bawa. Mr Malami ,who hails from Kebbi State like Mr Bawa, is believed to have engineered the exit of …

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), on Thursday, in Abuja, buried its personnel who died in the Beechcraft King Air B350i crash on February 21. The officers were buried in National Military Cemetery, Karonmajigi, Airport Road, Abuja. The officers are Haruna Gadzama, a flight lieutenant (Captain), Henry Piyo, flight lieutenant (Co-Pilot), Micheal Okpara, a flying officer (Airborne Tactical Observation System (ATOS) Specialist) and Bassey Etim, …

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi on Thursday unveil herbal remedies capable of boosting human immunity against COVID-19 disease. Unveiling the products produce by Yem-Kem International Group in collaboration with Ojaja Global outreach at the Ile-Oodua Palace, Ile-Ife, the monarch said the products were approved by the National Agency for Food and Drug Control, (NAFDAC) and was tested on …

A meeting of the Governors of the 19 Northern States, the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, Director General of the Department of State Service, Yusuf Bichi, as well as the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, held in Kaduna on Thursday. The Sultan of Sokoto, …