Two Chinese expatriates, identified as Chen Wenguang and Liang Ding, have been abducted in the Kémta/Abule-Owu area along Onigbedu Road in Ogun State. PUNCH Online learned on Monday that the two were abducted around 1:45pm on Sunday when they left the company to visit their friends. A police source, who was not authorised to speak…
The Federal High Court has directed the Nigerian Police to immediately release popular singer Speed Darlington, also known as Akpi, pending the hearing of the substantive matter. This ruling comes after reports of police defiance of a prior court order. The court also instructed Abubakar Marshal, Esq., to stand as surety for the singer. Darlington’s…
Five people have reportedly died in an accident that involved the campaign convoy of Monday Okpebholo, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Edo. TheCable understands that the accident occurred on Thursday at Warrake road in Uzebba of Owan west LGA, Edo state. It was learnt that one of the vehicles in Okpebholo’s…
Security sources say 20 medical students that were kidnapped in Benue State have just been rescued. The operation was coordinated by the office of the National Security Adviser. Security agencies – the police, DSS and military personnel and equipment were involved in the operation, with the support of the Benue state government. Details later… Source:…
The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of several officers in connection with the alleged killing of a Kwara State University student, Suleiman Olayinka, in the state. This comes barely three weeks after the dismissal and prosecution of three police officers over the alleged murder of a Kwara Polytechnic student, Quoyum Abdulyekeen. Twenty-seven-year-old…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State, Chief Sunny Onuesoke, says the major opposition party must ensure that the All Progressives Congress (APC) does not return to power in 2027. The former governorship aspirant affirmed that the PDP has made significant preparations for the 2027 general elections to reclaim power from…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Barr. Uche Nnam Okwukwu has emerged as the President General of Ohanaeze N’digbo Worldwide. Okwukwu, a renowned activist lawyer, was returned unopposed at the organisation’s convention in Port-Harcourt. He emerged as the consensus candidate among more than four aspirants who sought to lead the Igbo socio-cultural organisation. In his acceptance speech,…
Former Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, says the seeming fights among politicians are not real but only to entertain Nigerians. Speaking during his 60th birthday thanksgiving service at St. Martins’ Catholic Church, Isan Ekiti, on Sunday, Fayemi downplayed the perception of animosity between political figures, emphasising that many of the supposed rivalries exist…
About five people have been feared dead at Abuloma Clan, Port Harcourt City Local Government Area of Rivers State as unidentified gunmen attacked a venue where Ijaw Youth Council was having its election. It was gathered that on Saturday, bandits had invaded the area under heavy gunpowder and shot sporadically. Sources, who did not want…
A former football star has become the President of Georgia as the ruling party consolidates its grip on power. Ex-Premier League and Manchester City striker Mikheil Kavelashvili, 53, easily won the vote given the Georgian Dream party’s control of a 300-seat electoral college that replaced direct presidential elections in 2017. Georgian Dream retained control of…