The shooter who disrupted former President Donald Trump’s Pennsylvania rally on Saturday has been neutralised, according to Butler County District Attorney Richard Goldinger. The incident sparked panic among the rallygoers and left at least one attendee dead. With blood staining his left ear and face, Mr Trump was swiftly escorted off the stage by Secret Service agents following a brief but alarming sounds of gunshots. Despite sustaining injuries, Mr Trump urged the crowd to remain resolute in their support before being taken to safety. Since the event, footage showing Mr Trump with blood on his face and ear has gone…
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Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau has declared three days of mourning in response to the tragic loss of lives and injuries sustained by teachers and students of Saints Academy, Jos, following the school building collapse. The state government confirmed 22 persons dead and 154 injured in the collapse that took place on Friday morning. Mr Mutfwang, on Saturday, declared July 13 to 15, 2024, as days of mourning, directing that during the period, all flags would be flown at half-mast to honour the victims of the school building collapse in Jos. A statement by the commissioner for information and communication,…
Sources in the camp said the female section of the hostel collapsed in the early hours of Friday, July 12, 2024. The wall of one of the female hostels collapsed this morning (Friday). It was the bathroom wall which caved in when they were planning to take their bath,” a source told Daily Trust. “But thank God, people rushed down there to retrieve them from the rubble. They have been stabilized at the clinic and they will get further medical treatments.” The corps members are currently in the camp for the three-week compulsory orientation camp. An official of the NYSC…
The Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has commiserated with the bereaved families in Plateau state. He described the tragic incident of the collapse of a school building in Jos on July 12 as disheartening. Mr Obi stated this via his X handle on Saturday, expressing regret over the deaths and injuries sustained in the unfortunate incident. “I am disheartened by the heartbreaking reports of the unfortunate collapse of a school building in Busa Buji village, Jos, Plateau State. “This has left at least 16 of our children dead, and many others, including teachers, trapped…
The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has lauded security agencies in Delta for ensuring peace and creating a secure atmosphere for the ongoing local government election. IPAC chairman, Henry Eze, made the commendation in an interview with journalists while monitoring the elections in Asaba on Saturday. He noted that the election was generally peaceful and encouraging from all the polling units visited and as reported by IPAC members across the state. “We have been going around covering polling units in Oshimili South Local Government Area, and things are moving on smoothly at the units; no fighting, no thuggery. “The security agencies…
Two members of a seven-person criminal gang, Chukwuma Bartholomew and Igwe Monday, who allegedly abducted and murdered Point of Sale operator, Olúwaṣeun Oworu, and 71-year-old farmer Adekunle Ifelaja in the Ijebu-Igbo area of Ogun State, have been arrested. On Saturday, PUNCH Online learnt that the suspects were responsible for a series of kidnappings and murders in Ijebu-Igbo before being arrested at their hideouts in Ijebu on June 28, 2024, following months of intelligence gathering and tracking by the state police command. A police source, who was privy to the sting operation but chose to remain anonymous due to a lack…
The police command in Benue State has confirmed the abduction of the acting Rector, Benue State Polytechnic, Ugbokolo, Dr Emmanuel Barki. The institution’s Public Relations Officer, Sewuese Anene, while confirming the incident, said the rector was kidnapped with others on their way to Ugbokolo, after an official trip to Makurdi. Also abducted along with the rector were staff members of the polytechnic and their driver. It was gathered that the abductees were herded into the bush with their vehicle abandoned on the highway. Adviser to the Governor on Internal Security, Joseph Har, who equally confirmed the incident, said that security…
Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau has shut down The Saints Academy School, Jos, whose block of classrooms collapsed on Friday, killing scores and leaving many others injured. A visibly angry Mr Mutfwang cited crass negligence by its owners as reason for the shut down order. 22 persons were confirmed dead with about 145 injured when the one-storey building collapsed on the students who were writing their examinations. Mr Mutfwang, who inspected the site where the incident occurred, and visited some casualties on Saturday, said the disaster would have been avoided if the school owners had complied with building laws. “It’s…
President Bola Tinubu has lauded Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on the occasion of his 90th birthday, saying the playwright merits every accolade for his unwavering dedication to human dignity and justice. “I am delighted to join admirers worldwide in celebrating the 90th birthday of Nigeria’s iconic figure and the globally acclaimed Professor Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde, better known as Wole Soyinka,” said Mr Tinubu in a statement on Friday. He noted, “Professor Soyinka, who became the first African to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986, truly deserves all the accolades as he reaches this significant milestone of 90…
The police command in Anambra State has arrested 200 suspected criminals and made some recoveries in the last two months. The disclosure was made by the state Commissioner of Police, Nnaghe Itam. Mr Itam further stated that during the period, the command’s operatives recovered about 1,644 rounds of ammunition. Among those arrested were suspected kidnappers, cultists, car snatchers and petty thieves. He said, “I am putting in place operational strategies to ensure that within 10 minutes after a crime is reported, a response team will storm the scene. Governor Chukwuma Soludo has been supportive. Sister security agencies, including the state…