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The aide of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Ahmed Gulak, was shot dead in Imo State. The PUNCH had earlier reported that Gulak was killed on his way to Sam Mbakwe Airport when gunmen intercepted the vehicle carrying him and two others. Here are some things you should know about the late president’s aide. 1. Ahmed Gulak was a lawyer. 2  He was …

Channels Television reports that the students were released on Saturday afternoon at a location along the Kaduna- Abuja highway. The chairman of the Parents Forum, Markus Zarmai, and few others were expected to receive the students at the drop-off location, the TV station reported. Kaduna State Government and police authorities are yet to confirm the development. However, parents of the …

The police have said that six armed bandits killed a former presidential aide, Ahmed Gulak, in Owerri, Imo state, on Sunday morning. A statement issued by the Police spokesperson in Imo State, Bala Elkana, shortly after the politician was murdered, disclosed that only Gulak was killed by the bandits in a vehicle he was riding to the airport. Elkana said …

Armed bandits on Sunday abducted many pupils of an Islamic school in Tegina, a densely populated town in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State. The bandits reportedly seized the police station in the town and went round the town shooting sporadically into the air to scare residents before breaking into a private school where they abducted children attending Islamic …

Gunmen have attacked the Abia Command of Nigeria Immigration Service(NIS) located at Ubakala axis of Enugu-Aba-Port Harcourt Expressway in Umuahia South local government area on the outskirts of the state capital. While the amount of damage to the facility was yet to be verified, The Nation gathered no life was lost during the attack. The attack, our correspondent gathered, occurred …

• security experts urge vigilance Criminals are hell-bent on making Nigeria unsafe with the diverse methods being used to smuggle firearms into the country. The country is currently battling insurgents, killer herders, robbers, kidnappers and bandits using sophisticated weapons to cause mayhem across states in the country. The security agents have been able to bust some of the gangs and …

Economic and social activities have halted in Imo over the sit-at-home order by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) over fear of possible attacks. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reporter who monitored the development on Saturday in Owerri, reports that residents of the state have deserted markets and streets of the state capital for safety. NAN reports that the pro …

A day after he declared himself interim president, Assimi Goïta, who led the recent coup in Mali, has been declared the country’s transitional president by the constitutional court. The court said Friday’s decision was due to the “vacancy in the presidency,” BBC reported. The court’s ruling added that Mr Goïta should take on the responsibilities of interim president “to lead the …

The first forged Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination certificates is appearing in Germany, with the numbers expected to grow. According to local police authorities on Saturday, in Bavaria alone, there has been a number of cases in the low double-digits. “Compared to other criminal offers of personal and identity documents, the forgery of vaccination certificates is still a minor phenomenon in numerical …

…Slaps APC with N1 million fine …ruling puts to rest, speculations about Obaseki’s gubernatorial fate Nigeria’s apex court, on Friday upheld the ruling of the Appeal Court, dismissing the alleged certificate forgery suit filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) against the Governor, during the 2020 governorship election.Hide original message The verdict affirms the victory of Governor Godwin Obaseki at …