Three of the kidnapped funeral guests seized by gunmen last week, in Ondo State, have regained their freedom, Peoples Gazette learnt on Sunday.  The trio, among them a female, were released to their families after a series of negotiations with the bandits by their families. A close source who craved anonymity due to the delicate

Monday, September 12, 2022 Dangote trucks used to illustrate the story Dangote Group on Sunday said the company’s drivers’ patrol team has made several arrests of its errant drivers that engaged in illegal activities and handed them over to relevant authorities for prosecution. The company made the disclosure in a statement signed by its spokesman

Monday, September 12, 2022 Heavy Rainfall From Monday to Wednesday, thunderstorms and rains are expected to pervade the Nigerian atmosphere, according to the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) weather outlook for the week. The outlook released on Sunday in Abuja predicted morning thunderstorms over the northern parts, especially over parts of Sokoto, Zamfara, Kebbi, Taraba, Kaduna

President, Association of Psychiatrists in Nigeria, Prof. Taiwo Obindo, says that more than 60 million Nigerians are suffering from mental illnesses. Obindo, the Chairman, Faculty of Psychiatry, West African College of Physicians, Nigeria Chapter, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Abuja. “Mental healthcare is in a sorry

Russia said it was pulling back troops from the eastern Kharkiv region of Ukraine as Kyiv announced massive territorial gains in its lightning counter-offensive. A Moscow-backed separatist leader in the east meanwhile said Russian forces were fighting “difficult” battles against Kyiv’s troops in several parts of the eastern Donetsk region. A Ukrainian official also said

The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation has declared a Nigerian, Chidozie Collins Obasi, wanted over $30m fraud. The FBI said Obasi was indicted and wanted for defrauding New York State more than $30 million by posing as a ventilator seller during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Aside from posing as ventilator seller, the

A graduate of Ladoke University of Technology Ogbomoso, Oludare Alaba, narrates the reason he returned his certificate and demanded a refund of his school fees. Alaba who requested to see the Vice Chancellor but was denied access by the security guards said he wanted the VC to refund his tuition fee multiplied by the number

As the deadline for the 2022 admissions by the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board comes to a close, universities with outstanding admissions will work towards a merger, Sunday PUNCH has learnt. JAMB had during the 2022 policy meeting held in Abuja fixed the deadline of December 31,2022 for the conduct of the 2022/2023 admissions. Stakeholders

Sunday, September 11, 2022 William Ovye-Aya The police in Kogi on Saturday said two more corpses were recovered from the attack by bandits on traders in Bagana village, Omala Local Government Area of Kogi. The spokesperson of Kogi Police Command, William Ovye-Aya, told journalists in Lokoja that the discovery brought the number of persons killed

Sunday, September 11, 2022 Yemisi Opalola The Osun State Police Command has confirmed the killing of a 40-year-old man,  Mohammed Badmus, by a security guard in the Okinni area of the state. This is contained in a statement by the Public Relations Officer of the command, Yemisi Opalola, on Saturday in Osogbo. Ms Opalola said

Sunday, September 11, 2022 Gombe State governor, Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya (Credit: Daily Trust) Gombe State governor, Muhammad Yahaya, says the APC presidential candidate Bola Tinubu’s chances of winning the region in the 2023 general elections are very high. Mr Yahaya, also the North-East coordinator of the Tinubu Support Organisation, said this on Saturday in Minna

Sunday, September 11, 2022 Oluremi Tinubu Oluremi Tinubu, wife of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate in 2023, says she will give voice to the voiceless if she becomes the country’s next first lady. She said this on Saturday in Abuja when she visited Karon-Majigi Ward of Gwarimpa and Yar Goje Community of Abuja