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Owolabi Odesanmi, who retired after 35 years of service with the Nigeria Police Force, speaks with PETER DADA about his life as an amputee and his regrets Tell us a little about yourself. My name is Owolabi Odesanmi, a retired Superintendent of...

OYO ABDUCTION: MUSLIMS REJECT TERRORISTS’ DEMAND FOR SHARIA LAW

• You don’t represent us, group tells abductors • Schools shut in 33 LGAs • How FG can deal with insurgents’ demands – Analysts

Newspaper of the Year

What is your relationship with Gospel Kinanee? I’m the elder brother of Gospel Kinanee. We are from the same parents. Tell us what happened to your brother. Gospel went missing in 2007. He was around 14 years old when the incident happened. On that...

Bandits killed my husband, left me with burden of raising five children – Imo widow

How are you related to the deceased? My name is Mrs Chioma Eke, and I’m from Egbu by birth but married to my husband, Chimuanya Eke, from Umueze Umuhu in Ngor Okpala Local Government Area of Imo State. We were married for 13 years and had five...

I studied for eight hours daily to score 372 – UTME candidate, Owoeye

Overall best Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination candidate with 372 score, Daniella Owoeye, tells GRACE EDEMA how her determination and personal study time contributed to her success Could you tell us about yourself? I am 16 years old and an...

30 KWARA KINGS FLEE PALACES

No fewer than 30 traditional rulers across the southern area of Kwara State have fled their palaces following a sustained wave of kidnappings, killings and violent attacks, Saturday PUNCH has learnt. Our correspondents gathered from two credible...

FAMILIES BEG AS KIDNAPPERS GO SILENT

Many families of kidnap victims are living in despair as their relatives, predominantly women and children, continue to languish in various terrorist dens after being held hostage for several weeks or months. From the forests of Kwara State to the...

Before Stardom

Can you yourself? My name is Olabisi Comfort. I am from Ipetu-Ile in Obokun Local Government Area of Osun State. What influenced your decision to become an actor? While hospitalised after surviving an accident in 2024, I felt like this was another...

HORROR: WOMAN STRIPPED, SEXUALLY MOLESTED DURING DELTA FESTIVAL

Outrage has trailed the sexual assault of several women and female students during a traditional festival in Ozoro, headquarters of Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State. The victims were attacked by youths during the controversial...

NIGERIANS LOSE MILLIONS IN DASHED UMRAH DREAMS

Hundreds of Nigerian Muslims preparing for this year’s Umrah pilgrimage have been stranded after the escalating United States/Israel-Iran war disrupted flight operations across the Middle East, forcing airlines to cancel services and leaving intending...

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identified the officer tell you? He told me not to let anyone know that he was the one who informed me. What happened when you confronted the officer? Immediately I approached the officer, he started quarrelling with me. I tried to calm him down. I...

NIGHT OF TERROR IN ZAMFARA

Zamfara State was on Friday thrown into mourning as bandits reportedly killed no fewer than 50 residents of Dutsin Dan Ajiya village, Anka Local Government area of the state. Corpses of the victims were robed in white in preparation for a mass burial...

TERRORISTS' WARNING LETTERS SPARK MASS EXODUS

•Kwara communities deserted as military, DSS, police on red alert •Monarch seeks help, council summons emergency meeting

Before Stardom

Can you tell us about your educational background? I am from the Ilaje community in Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State. My educational journey began at OkeAdo Baptist Nursery and Primary School in Ibadan, Oyo State. I later studied Mass...

ANXIETY AS NYSC CAMPS OPEN IN HIGH-RISK STATES

POPULAR PASTOR STEPS DOWN AS PFN MULLS SANCTIONS

The Senior Pastor of the Mountain of Liberation and Miracles Ministries, Chris Okafor, has stepped down from pastoral duties amid growing outrage over multiple sexual allegations against him. The cleric had last Sunday publicly apologised to an...

US VISA PANICE DISRUPTS DETTY DECEMBER

Marital abuse drove me to Iraq, but I suffered worse fate — Fashion designer, Tijani

Lagos-based fashion designer, Mrs Shakirat Tijani, tells BIODUN BUSARI how domestic challenges drove her to work as a house help and caregiver in Iraq Tell us about yourself? I am a fashion designer. I’m an indigene of Lagos. I was born at Ijegun,...

REAL REASON EX-DEFENCE MINISTER, BADARU RESIGNED

Details have emerged on the reason behind the sudden resignation of a former Minister of Defence, Badaru Abubakar, after two years in office. Badaru resigned his position on Monday, citing health concerns. In his place, President Bola Tinubu swore in...