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Punch Newspapers Sections Published 13 March 2021 Daud Olatunji, who was in the Republic of Benin, captures the suffering of villagers who fled their homes in Yewaland, Ogun State, to the neighbouring country following persistent attacks by killer herders I  forgot that I was pregnant when I ran from danger. I ran from Asa village in Ogun State at night when Fulani herdsmen invaded our village and started killing people. The following day, I was rushed from Eegelu where I slept to this hospita...

Delta 2023: Omo-Agege, Keyamo, Ogboru battle for APC soul Published 13 March 2021 MATTHEW OCHEI takes a look at the battle for supremacy among leading members of the opposition All Progressives Congress in Delta State as aspirants position themselves for the 2023 governorship election The Delta State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has been in the news for the wrong reasons over the last couple of months. As late as February, 2021, supporters of party leaders were at each other’s thr...

Punch Newspapers Sections Olufemi Olaniyi Published 13 March 2021 Residents of Ibarapa area of Oyo State have lost sleep despite the arrest of Iskilu Wakili, said to be a dreaded warlord terrorising the area. Dwellers in Ibarapaland have been suffering attacks at the hands of killer herders who destroyed their farmlands with cattle, raped, killed and kidnapped many for ransom. Farmers are said to be the worst hit as those in communities such as Ayete, Igangan, Idere, Igboora, Tapa, Lanlate and...

Punch Newspapers Sections Leke Baiyewu, Abuja …says govs not against autonomy for state legislature, judiciary Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, has stated that the Nigeria Governors’ Forum will meet with organised labour on the implementation of the minimum wage. Tambuwal made this known after leading the Chairman of States Legislators Conference to meet with the Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. A statement titled ‘Gov...

Punch Newspapers Sections Published 13 March 2021 The Lagos, Ogun, Delta, Enugu and Akwa Ibom state governments on Friday commenced the vaccination of frontline health workers in the state against the deadly coronavirus as part of efforts to reduce the spread of the pandemic. This is just as the Lagos Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and his Delta counterpart, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, received the first jab of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. Also, Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State and Governor AbdulR...

Punch Newspapers Sections Published 13 March 2021 Experts have called on the federal and state governments to accord more legal, political and financial rights to Nigerian women as critical players in the national development. Speaking at an event organised by the Nigerian Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (Women’s Wing) to mark International Women’s Day in Lagos on Friday, they urged women to challenge the barriers to socioeconomic and political growth. In a lecture titled, ‘Wo...

Punch Newspapers Sections Joseph Olaoluwa Published 13 March 2021 The Nigerian Ports Authority has designated 17 trucks parks as batching points for all trucks doing business at the Lagos ports. According to a statement signed by the Assistant General Manager, Corporate and Strategic Communications Division of the NPA, Ibrahim Nasiru, on Friday, the categorisation of the parks will deepen the electronic truck call-app. The authority designated FORU Truck Terminal, Sodik Garage, Anet Constructi...

Punch Newspapers Sections Abiodun Nejo Abiodun Nejo Published 13 March 2021 The police have begun investigation into the shooting of I5-year-old girl, Omolayo Adaranijo while awaiting a commercial motorcycle with her mother, 45-year-old Omolayo Adaranijo. The single mother on Friday narrated how a gunman shot her daughter beside her on a street in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, on Wednesday. Adaranijo said the incident had left her in trauma and confined her daughter, a senior secondary ...

Punch Newspapers Sections Published 13 March 2021 Kwara United’s Brazilian winger Lucas Alves has hailed the Nigeria Professional Football League, saying it’s competitive and blessed with talented players. Alves, who last played for American side, Seahorses LA, joined the Ilorin-based club during the last transfer window ahead of the 2020/21 season. “The Nigerian football league is very good, very competitive with a lot of good players. And I can say that the players are good enough to co...

Punch Newspapers Sections Leke Baiyewu, Abuja Leke Baiyewu, Abuja Published 13 March 2021 Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, has stated that all the governors have given their backing to financial autonomy for state legislatures and judiciary. Tambuwal made this known after leading the Chairman of States Legislators Conference to meet with the Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. A statement quoted the governor as saying that mod...