Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation Whirl Stroke, have rescued two bank employees who were abducted by gunmen in Benue State. The victims, identified as Marwan Abubakar, 40, and Leng’en Cakop, 37, both staff members of Unity Bank, regained their freedom during a military operation in Gborgbor Village, Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State. The acting Media Information Officer of OPWS, Lt. Ahmad Zubairu, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, noting that the victims were earlier kidnapped in Zaki-Biam, Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State. According to the statement, the rescue mission was launched after security…
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Suspected bandits on Monday morning launched a deadly attack on residents of a community in Makarfi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, leaving several people dead and others kidnapped. A video circulating on social media, shared on X by Hon. Nuhu Sada, the SDP candidate for the Kaduna State House of Assembly, captured scenes of panic and chaos, with gunshots echoing and residents screaming in fear. In one post, Sada wrote, “Night of terror in Makarfi, Zaria. This young boy watched helplessly as bandits kidnapped his grandmother. Is the North safe?” Another video posted by Sada suggested that the raid…
In consideration of the unique position of Idanre local government as a major cocoa producing local government contributing significantly to the GDP of the state, and her position at the centre of tourism in Ondo state; it is with genuine interest that our correspondents made a thorough research into possible representatives from the local government who have the skills and ability to promote the development of the local government and provide effective representation to the people of the local government at the state house of assembly. In a survey conducted among members of the community and within the political ecosystem,…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has approved the confirmation of appointment of 1,659 staff of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA). The 1,659 whose appointments were confirmed were among the 2,281, who sat for the confirmation examination conducted by the FCT Civil Service Commission on February 28, 2026. In a statement on Sunday, the Senior Special Assistant to the Minister on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, quoted Chairman of the FCT Civil Service Commission, Emeka Ezeh, as saying that some of the workers who sat for the confirmation were employed as far back as…
Security operatives have rescued 12 people who were abducted by suspected kidnappers in Efeche Forest located in Ette, in the Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State. The victims were freed during a joint security operation conducted on Friday, March 6, 2026. Those rescued were identified as Patrick Eze, Chidinma Eze, Paul Peter, a farmer from Ogugu in Kogi State; Abutu Comfort from Ogugu in Kogi State; Emmanuel Samson from Ogene Ofada in Kogi State; Matthew Onoja from Ette; Akor Emmanuel, also a farmer; Onoja Samuel from Ogene in Kogi State; Omeke Ozoemena from Iyionu, Aguibeje; Peter Friday, 35,…
Former Anambra State Governor and the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has declared that no individual or group can prevent him from travelling to any part of the country, of insisting that Nigerians have a constitutional right to move freely. Obi made the statement while reacting to a recent incident in Benin City and comments on social media cautioning him against visiting certain parts of the country. He spoke during a visit to Peter University in Achina, Anambra State. The former governor maintained that, as a Nigerian citizen, he was entitled to travel anywhere within…
Two persons were injured in the early hours of Sunday following a collision involving two trucks at the Arepo Bridge section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The accident, which reportedly occurred around 4 a.m., involved an empty American Cola truck and a Seaco truck. The crash caused a heavy traffic build-up along the busy highway as officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps moved to clear the wreckage and tow the affected vehicles off the road. Eyewitnesses at the scene said one of the drivers sustained severe injuries and was quickly taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. A witness, Mrs…
The Oyo State Police Command has begun an investigation into an attack on the residence of a former Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Hazeem Gbolarumi, following violence linked to the Peoples Democratic Party state congress held in Ibadan on Saturday. Suspected political thugs reportedly stormed Gbolarumi’s residence in the Asi area of Ibadan North Local Government Area, destroying vehicles and other valuables estimated to be worth millions of naira. Gbolarumi, a chieftain of a faction within the PDP, said the incident occurred shortly after the conclusion of the party’s state congress. He added that several members of the party sustained…
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have released a video showing about 300 residents abducted during a recent attack on Ngoshe community in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. The footage, which circulated widely on X on Saturday, showed the victims gathered under the watch of armed fighters believed to be members of the terrorist group. The video was shared by an X user identified as OurFaveOnlineDoc, with the handle @OurFavOnlineDoc, who alleged that the recording was released by the insurgents after their raid on the community. Sunday PUNCH gathered that the attack occurred around midnight on Wednesday, forcing thousands of…
A court in Karnataka has directed immigration authorities to deport two Nigerian nationals accused of remaining in the country for over a decade without valid travel documents. In a judgment delivered on Thursday, the Karnataka High Court instructed the Foreigners Regional Registration Office to commence the deportation process for Emeka Iwoba, also known as Austin Noso Iwoba, and Uderike Fidelis. The duo were arrested in 2024 by police in Bengaluru over alleged involvement in drug trafficking, including the distribution of the synthetic drug 3,4 -Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and cocaine. During court proceedings, the defendants argued that security operatives failed to properly…