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Punch Newspapers Sections Published 9 March 2021 DAUD OLATUNJI writes on the reported persistent attacks on locals by suspected herdsmen in the Yewa area of Ogun State, which have compelled many residents to flee to neighbouring Benin Republic where they are currently living as refugees The farmers and herders’ conflicts that started like skirmishes have now become a full blown crisis with attendant loss of lives and property. In fact, hundreds of residents of Ogun West Senatorial District, o...

Punch Newspapers Sections Whatsapp. The commission on Monday warned the general public to avoid disclosing personal information on unverified platforms and advised them to visit their social media pages on Twitter, Instagram, Youtube and Facebook, as well as its website. NIMC also notified the public on its website that National Identification Number enrolment was free, adding that persons should beware of fake and unauthorised apps collecting NINs. Read Also

Punch Newspapers Sections Daud Olatunji,Abeokuta A former governor of Ogun state,  Gbenga Daniel has thrown his weight behind the  take-off of the College of Broadcasting by the Freelance Independent Broadcasters Association of Nigeria . The college located in Abeokuta, Ogun state capital, is being floated  by FIBAN  in affiliation with Crescent University, Abeokuta, Ogun state. It  will serve as a training institute for broadcasters and prospective broadcasters. Daniel declared his suppo...

Punch Newspapers Sections Published 9 March 2021 There are words that have been given different meanings in Nigeria. Sometimes, the meaning given to these words is even the opposite of their original meaning. Let us look at 10 of these words. fatal    WRONG:    I witnessed a fatal accident this morning in which the vehicles were damaged beyond repair; but surprisingly, no life was lost. It was a miracle. The word ”fatal” means “causing or resulting in death.” If death is not involv...

Punch Newspapers Sections Daniels Igoni, Yenagoa Fifty one teachers who were wrongfully suspended by the Bayelsa State Government in 2013 have called on the government to obey the judgment of the National Industrial Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, which directed their reinstatement. The affected teachers in Yenagoa on Monday urged the state government to implement the court’s verdict. The teachers, who were employed under the State Universal Basic Education Board, secured the ju...

Punch Newspapers Sections Gbenga Adeniji, Friday Olokor  and Olufemi Olaniyi The Coordinator of the Oodua People’s Congress in Oyo State, Mr Rotimi Olumo, has said the police have arrested four members of the group, who were part of the team that arrested a Fulani warlord, Iskilu Wakili. A joint team, including the Oodua Peoples Congress, a vigilante group and others arrested the Fulani on Sunday. He was arrested on Sunday along with three of his gang members after an exchange of gunfire. Wa...

Punch Newspapers Sections Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja The opening ceremony for the training of 1,110 agriculture extension agents in all 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory commenced on Monday. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, inaugurated the exercise at the headquarters of the States’ Agricultural Development Projects in Abuja. He said 30 extension agents each from the 36 states and the FCT were being trained by the Federal Government to reali...

Punch Newspapers Sections Sunday Aborisade, Abuja The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, is expected to lead top management staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria to the Senate today (Tuesday). They are expected to explain details of the alleged missing $9.5m interest which accrued from Petroleum Profit Tax investment. They will appear before the Senate Public Account Committee to explain the alleged disappearance of the principal sum deposited, the tenor and rate of interest. ...

Punch Newspapers Sections Patrick Odey, Uyo The Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in the Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area of the state has sentenced a 31-year-old man one Edidiong Ototi to death by hanging. Edidiong, a native of Ikot-Akwa in the Obot Akara Local Government Area of the state, was convicted for killing his father, Mr Pius Ototi, whom he accused of being a wizard. In his confessional statement to the police, Edidiong admitted that he killed his father and buried him inside a pit...

Temiloluwa O’Peters The Lagos State Head of Service, Mr Hakeem Muri-Okunola, the Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folashade Adefisayo and the Tutor...