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The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a police officer seen in a now-viral video threatening to kill anyone who makes a video recording of him while at work. A press release by the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Finance and Administration, Ngozi Ezeabata, on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, Ikioye Orutugu, identified the officer as Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP Newton Isokpehi. The release read: “The Anambra State Police Command wishes to formally address the public concerning a viral video currently circulating on social media in which a police officer was seen threatening violence and engaging…
Al Nassr captain, Cristiano Ronaldo, has finally won the Saudi Pro League title. They were confirmed champions on Thursday, thanks to a 4-2 win over relegation battlers Damac. The title race had gone down to the final day after Al-Nassr dramatically dropped points against Al-Hilal the previous week. Jorge Jesus’ side knew there could be no mistakes against a Damac side fighting for survival at the other end of the table. Ronaldo was on the scoresheet, as his brace helped Al Nassr secure the title ahead of rivals Al Hilal. Sadio Mane opened the scoring in the first half, before…
The inability of the All Progressives Congress leadership to secure a consensus arrangement forced the postponement of the party’s governorship primaries in Kwara, Bauchi and the state assembly primaries in two constituencies in Zamfara. Also in Nasarawa, late arrival of electoral materials forced voters back to their homes with the process expected to be completed on Friday (today). This comes as the ruling party constituted key election management structures for its 2026 presidential primary, appointing a committee chaired by former Senate President, Pius Anyim, along with a separate appeal panel led by former Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari. In Thursday’s…
The Imole Campaign Council, the body leading the re-election campaign of Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, in the 2026 governorship poll, has said an independent survey commissioned by the All Progressives Congress projected that the incumbent governor will emerge victorious in the August 15 poll. The council said it has in its possession the results of a political assessment sponsored by APC, adding that the unfavorable outcome of the survey has led the opposition party to resort to intimidation of the people. In a swift reaction, Kola Olabisi, the co-chairman of Media (Print) of AMBO governorship council, the group leading…
When you talk about safety and security in today’s Nigeria, the country is a stench. The country is trying to crawl out of the gory gutters of the crippling conundrum of insecurity. Nobody and nowhere is safe. Morality is evanescing. Patriotism is in peremptory interment. And in the hands of brutal bandits, the sacredness of life is gone with the wildest weird wind. Almost everywhere are renditions of lullaby of pain and suffering in the hands of killers who confidently stroll into any home, command the occupants to file like hypnotised zombies and then led into some ugly snake-infested bushes…
Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, on Thursday commended the leadership of the All Progressives Congress for conducting what he described as a transparent, peaceful, and exemplary primary election. He spoke after emerging as the APC governorship candidate for the 2027 general election, following a direct primary in which 345,375 party members across the state’s wards affirmed his candidacy. Oborevwori, who was the sole aspirant, said the exercise demonstrated party unity ahead of the polls. Speaking after casting his vote in his Ward in Okpe Local Government Area of the state, he said the large turnout across the 270 wards reflected…
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency said it has graduated 492 advanced combat personnel and conducted the capability presentation of the Deep Blue Project Task Group. This is even as the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, announced plans by the Federal Government to expand the Deep Blue Project to vulnerable coastal and maritime corridors across the country, including the sensitive Bakassi axis, as part of efforts to further strengthen Nigeria’s maritime security architecture. Oyetola announced this on Thursday during the graduation ceremony of the 492 advanced combat personnel and capability presentation of the Deep Blue Project…
The Lagos State Sports Trust Fund on Thursday took another step towards developing sports at the grassroots level by donating sports equipment to 1,020 public primary schools in Lagos, The PUNCH reports. Since 2019, the group has been delivering equipment such as table tennis boards, running vests and pants, spike shoes, footballs, basketballs, volleyballs, chess sets with clocks, Scrabble boards with dictionaries, draught boards, tennis rackets, and first aid boxes with medical kits to schools in Lagos. At this year’s official presentation held at the Adeyemi Bero Auditorium, the Chairman of LSSTF, Wahid Oshodi, described the initiative as part of…
The Executive Director of Golden Links Educational Consultants, United Kingdom, Angelina Ikeako, has called on the federal government and stakeholders to make inclusive education a practical national priority to ensure children with learning differences are not left behind in Nigerian classrooms. Ikeako, who is also a Senior Fellow of the International Forum of Inclusion Practitioners, said that while conversations around inclusive education and neurodiversity had increased in recent years, many children still lacked adequate support within the education system. In a statement sent to PUNCH Online on Thursday and titled “Inclusive Education Must Move Beyond Conversation in Nigeria,” the education…
Soundcore, Anker’s audio brand, has mostly lived in the budget-to-midrange world, but with its new Liberty 5 Pro earbuds, it’s aiming at the big guys. The two new earbuds — the Liberty 5 Pro and Liberty 5 Pro Max — use Anker’s new Thus chip, which has more processing power than previous Soundcore earbuds to try and compete with the chips found in Apple, Sony, and Bose products. And that extra processing power gives the Liberty 5 Pro the best in-call noise canceling I’ve heard in any earbuds.Previously, the highest-priced Soundcore earbuds (not counting the sleep buds) were the Liberty…
