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Punch Newspapers Sections Published 11 March 2021 The Swiss Federal Criminal Court has ruled that extraordinary Federal Prosecutor Stefan Keller acted illegally by extending his investigation beyond its remit. A statement obtained on FIFA’s website noted that Mr Keller was appointed to look into certain meetings that the former Swiss Attorney General, Michael Lauber, had with the FIFA President, Gianni Infantino “However, instead of doing this, Mr Keller, who has yet to even interview the F...

AK-47: Presidency releases video of Buhari’s shoot-on-sight order Kayode Oyero The Presidency, on Thursday, released a video showing the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), ordering security agents to shoot on sight, any civilian seen with AK-47 rifle. The PUNCH had earlier reported that the Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said on March 3, 2021 that his principal gave specific orders to military commanders to shoot any civilian bearing AK...

Sodiq OyelekeThe Peoples Democratic Party has expressed readiness to take over power from the All Progressives Congress and the President, Majo...

Olufemi Olaniyi, IbadanThe Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Leo Irhabor, has led other military chiefs to hold a meeting with the Oyo State Governo...

Protesting drivers block Benin-Ore highway, allege herdsmen killed two colleagues Adeyinka Adedipe, Benin Drivers of petroleum tankers and other articulated vehicles on Wednesday blocked the Benin-Ore highway, at Ofosu, over the killing of two drivers by suspected Fulani herdsmen on Tuesday. Ofosu is a boundary community between Edo and Ondo states. The hoodlums were said to have also made away with an undisclosed amount of money stolen from their victims. The angry drivers, who blocked the eve...

Michael AromolaranAn increase in the school fees of students of Delta State University, Abraka has stirred an online protest.Many students ...

Swiss spectacles manufacturer Gotti said Thursday they had been inundated with demand for the oversized glasses worn by Oprah Winfrey for her TV in...

Punch Newspapers Sections Segun Adewole Niger State government has announced that all public secondary schools in the state will be closed from Friday, March 12 to March 26, 2021. The directive is to enable security agencies to conduct a comprehensive risk assessment of all public secondary schools in the state. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the state Public Enlightenment Unit on social media on Thursday. “This is to enable security agencies to conduct a comprehensive risk asses...

Segun AdewoleThe Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has urged the military to deploy more troops in Oyo State to help battle insecurity in th...

Ikpeazu receives first dose of COVID-19 vaccine Ogbonnaya Ikokwu, Umuahia Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, has received his first dose of the Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. The Governor was vaccinated by his Personal Physician, Dr. Mike Enyinnaya, at the Government House Umuahia on Thursday. Speaking after receiving the vaccine, Ikpeazu encouraged all those within the age bracket recommended for the vaccine to avail themselves of the opportunity of being vaccinated. He said, “The de...