HUGE EXCITEMENT IN BAUCHI AS ACTDF TALENT HUNT BEGINS JUNE 26 The Second edition of the African Children‘s Talent Discovery Foundation’s talent hunt and mentoring programme would hold between 26th and 27th in Bauchi. Tagged Engr. Noah Dallaji Legacy Project, this year’s edition would feature football where talents between ages 16 and 18 would be discovered and mentored […]
Popular Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has said killing bandits will only worsen the security situation in the country. He stated these during an interview with The PUNCH on efforts to rescue the kidnapped pupils of Tegina Islamic School, Niger State. “This (kidnap of Islamic pupils) actually proves to the nation that the bandits are not really indoctrinated, they are just […]
A s*x offender from Croydon who repeatedly r*ped a girl under the age of 13 has been jailed for 18 years. Adeyinka Oluwaseyi Ajose, 64, was sentenced on Thursday, June 17 at Croydon Crown Court for raping his victim on four separate occasions. It is reported that the victim spoke to police officers on Nov 10, 2020, disclosing the […]
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajia Sadiya Farouq, has said the Federal Government expended over $5bn since 2016 to fight poverty in the country. The minister said the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), since 2016 has backed his pledge to pull out 100 million Nigerians out of poverty by committing $1bn through the National […]
Former Imo State Governor and Senator Representing Imo West District, Rochas Okorocha, has warned Igbos over attempting to break up from Nigeria. He gave the warning at a recent event in Abuja over the weekend. There have been increased agitations in the Southern region of Nigeria with groups such as the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and the Movement for […]
The committee of FCT imams initiative (CFII) has said religious leaders can help fight insecurity in the country. Tajudeen Adigun, chairman of CFII said Imams and other religious leaders should be included in the fight against insecurity in Nigeria. He spoke at a recent event on Saturday in Abuja. According to him, people have belief and listen to their […]
