•Thugs and APC flag Suspected political thugs today disrupted a stakeholders’ meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akure, the Ondo State capital, injuring several members and forcing party leaders to flee. Eyewitnesses said the assailants, armed with broken bottles, planks, machetes, stones, and other dangerous objects, stormed th...
Three South Africans appeared in court today charged in connection with the death of a 22-year-old Nigerian student and e-hailing driver whose killing in Pretoria West last week has drawn widespread attention and renewed concerns over driver safety. The accused, a 25-year-old woman and two men aged 26 and 30, were arraigned before the Pretoria...
•The derailed train in Goppenstein, southern Switzerland, today A regional train derailed early today in southern Switzerland, police said, injuring five people, with more than two dozen evacuated. The accident near the town of Goppenstein occurred as the region is under its second-highest avalanche warning, a level four out of five, reports ...
Police authorities in Ondo State have confirmed the death of two students of the Ondo State-owned Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, after they drowned inside a swimming pool at a hotel in the town. The victims were said to be among the new students who matriculated at the university. The spokesperson of the state police command, [&hel...
•Late Abuja-based singer, Ifunanya Nwangene The Senate has called for urgent action to ensure public and private hospitals are stocked with life-saving antidotes, following a series of preventable deaths from snakebites, poisoning, and other medical emergencies. Sponsored by Senator Adebule Idiat Oluranti (Lagos West), the motion highlights th...
•Candle light procession The atmosphere was thick with sorrow as mourners gathered to honour three brothers whose lives were cruelly cut short. Sunday PUNCH captured the heartrending scenes and reports that Stephen, Casmir, and Collins Omatu were remembered not just in prayer, but in the shared heartbeat of a community struggling to come to t...
•Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Fresh details have emerged surrounding the death of the 21-month-old son of renowned writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and her husband, Dr Ivara Esege, following a brief illness while the family was in Lagos during the Christmas holidays. The child, identified as Nkanu Nnamdi, reportedly fell ill after developing an inf...
•Nwabali Super Eagles goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali has revealed the immense grief he faced after losing both his parents, admitting that he even considered quitting football. In an emotional interview with ACL Sport today, Nwabali said, “Most times I feel like quitting, you know? I feel like quitting because of my mum and dad. My mom […]...
A passenger train smashed into a herd of elephants in India’s northeast, killing seven animals on the spot, officials said today. No travellers were injured in the accident in Assam state, home to more than 4,000 of the roughly 22,000 wild elephants in India, reports AFP. Senior Assam police official V.V. Rakesh Reddy told our […]
•Godswill Akpabio The Senate today directed the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, to probe rumours alleging the collapse or death of the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. The Senate’s demands followed a point of order raised under order 42 by Senator Titus Zam, who expressed concern over the reports that had circulated within the last ...
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