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The Coalition for Whistleblowers Protection and Press Freedom (CWPPF) on Saturday called on the Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command to set up an independent investigation panel to probe into the assault meted out to the Editor of Pinnacle Daily, Sunday Ogwu, by police officers in Lugbe, Abuja. In a statement, the coalition demanded that the investigation should be “under an independent mechanism outside the direct command structure implicated in the allegation.” It demanded that the police publicly identify ” the officers and unit deployed to the Lugbe Federal Housing Estate operation on…
At least 1,917 Nigerians applied for asylum in the Netherlands in 2024 and 2025, according to the latest data obtained by Sunday PUNCH from the Dutch Immigration and Naturalisation Service. The figures are drawn from the Asylum Information Database’s Netherlands country reports for 2024 and 2025, compiled for the AIDA project by the Dutch Council for Refugees, VluchtelingenWerk Nederland, and published by the Dutch Immigration and Naturalisation Service, also known as the IND, and Eurostat. According to the report, Nigeria is one of only four African nationalities to rank among the Dutch government’s top 10 countries of origin for asylum…
Mychal Threets is sharing an update on his wellness amid the Reading Rainbow host’s recent hospitalization. “I just wanted to apologize for worrying so many people,” Threets, 36, said in a video shared via Threads on Saturday, August 22. “I just got back from a five-day stay at the hospital, a five-day psychiatric hold. I haven’t been OK for what feels like a very, very long time. I am not OK. But I have hope that I will get to OK.” He continued, “I’m on the struggle bookmobile. It’s gonna take a long time for me to be OK. It’s…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said he is not interested in serving as the Director-General of President Bola Tinubu’s campaign council for the 2027 presidential election because of the challenges associated with the role. Mr Wike, a member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) serving in the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led government, said history has shown that presidential campaign directors-general often lose their states while focusing on national campaigns. The minister stated this on Saturday while addressing journalists during an inspection of the Apo-Karshi and Kubwa-Bwari roads in Abuja. He referenced examples from…
The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress in the 2027 election, Atiku Abubakar, has urged the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation to release, where legally permissible, records relating to President Bola Tinubu. He said Nigerians have a democratic right to information about the history and character of the man seeking to retain the country’s highest elective office. Atiku, in a statement issued on Saturday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, said the FBI could protect sensitive law-enforcement information without withholding records that could legitimately be disclosed in the public interest. The former vice president…
Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Ed Oliver is mourning the death of his 2-year-old son, also named Ed. “On behalf of the entire Buffalo Bills organization, we want to publicly express our condolences to Ed Oliver and his family on the devastating loss of his son,” the team’s general manager, Brandon Beane, wrote in a Saturday, August 22, statement shared via social media. “It’s an unthinkable tragedy for any parent.” He continued, “We will continue to support Ed and his family as we all grieve this loss.” ESPN and NFL Network reporter Cameron Wolfe further reported via X that a source…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has criticised the composition of President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 presidential campaign council, describing it as a “rehabilitation centre” for individuals linked to unresolved corruption allegations. The party said the inclusion of former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, and former Chairman of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Ngozi Olejeme, among others, raised questions about the government’s commitment to accountability and the status of corruption investigations involving them. The ADC’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, made the allegations in a statement on Saturday, following the unveiling of the All Progressives Congress…
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced retaliatory tariffs on the United States on Saturday, after walking away from a “bad deal” on trade in a deepening rift between the longtime allies. Negotiations between the neighboring countries broke down Friday in Washington, putting into force new 50-percent US tariffs impacting about $20 billion worth of goods, or 5.5 percent of Canadian exports to the United States. Impacted products range from hockey sticks to cement. “You’re at war when you get attacked. We got attacked,” Carney said. US President Donald Trump had said Washington “should be able to have a deal with…
Sugar Hill and The Five Heartbeats star Michael Wright has died. He was 70. “It is with profound sadness and an unimaginable heaviness in my heart that I share the passing of my beloved husband, Michael Wright,” Michael’s wife, Susan Wright, wrote in an Instagram statement shared Friday, August 21, announcing the actor’s death. “Michael was a husband, a father, a grandfather, loved one, a friend and an extraordinary artist whose work touched generations.” Susan continued, “Many knew and loved him through The Five Heartbeats, The Wanderers, V, The Principal, Streamers, and the many other characters he brought to life…
The police in Cross River State have arrested five suspects allegedly found with stolen items within the premises of the SPAR shopping mall in Calabar, where a fire outbreak destroyed properties on Saturday. The police spokesman in the state, Sunday Eitokpah, disclosed this in an update on the incident. The suspects were identified as Victor Daniel, Gideon Asuquo, Okafor Michael, Ochi Joseph and Veronica Ebi. “Five suspects have been arrested with stolen items within the premises in connection with inferno incidents in Spar shopping mall, Calabar,” Mr Eitokpah said. The police did not immediately disclose the specific items allegedly recovered…
