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Punch Newspapers Sections Godwin Isenyo, Kaduna Published 14 March 2021 The Kaduna State Government says bandits attacked Government Science Secondary School, Ikara in Kara Local Government Area of the state in an attempt to kidnap students of the school. The state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr. Samuel Aruwan, confirmed the attack. He said “307 students were rescued unhurt” by troops who foiled the attempted kidnap. The attack, according to the commissioner, took ...

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Punch Newspapers Sections Sodiq Oyeleke Sodiq Oyeleke Published 14 March 2021 The Federal High Court in Abuja has been asked to restrain and stop President Muhammadu Buhari and the Federal Government from borrowing an estimated N895bn of Nigerians’ money in the form of their unclaimed dividends and balances in dormant accounts. Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project filed the lawsuit after the recent move by the Federal Government to take over and borrow unclaimed dividends and do...

Banditry: Ex-EFCC chair seeks safety for women, children FRIDAY OLOKOR Published 14 March 2021 A former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Farida Waziri, has decried the spate of insecurity in the country which she said had left women and children as scapegoats and victims of criminality. According to Waziri, Nigeria must be made safe for women and children to grow and flourish, while opportunities must be provided for them to fulfil their dreams without any hindrance. �...

Punch Newspapers Sections Published 14 March 2021 Former President Goodluck Jonathan, on Saturday, said he consulted with Niger Delta leaders, including the late oil mogul and philanthropist, High Chief Olu Benson Lulu-Briggs, after his nomination as the running mate to the late President Umaru Yar’Adua in the 2007 presidential race. Jonathan, who spoke in the Lulu-kiri, Abonnema Local Government Area of Rivers State, during Lulu-Briggs’s funeral, described the deceased as a father, urging ...

It is rather unfortunate that most of the foods needed in Nigeria are produced by peasant farmers who lack capital and modern skills to produce the...

Not many people have the privilege of discovering and utilising their talents at a young age. But, for talented British-Nigerian singer, Mehitabel ...

Punch Newspapers Sections JESUSEGUN ALAGBE JESUSEGUN ALAGBE JESUSEGUN ALAGBE his views on calls for either the resignation or impeachment of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), due to the lingering security challenges across the country To say that Nigeria is battling with widespread insecurity is to state the obvious. In your years of military experience, has it ever been this bad? You see, I do not believe that Nigeria is in a state of insecurity because nobody is invad...

Punch Newspapers Sections Published 14 March 2021 Calotropis procera belongs to the family Asclepiadaceae. It is a shrub or a small tree with glaucous leaves. The flowers are green with blue or violet markings. Follicles are bladder-like used by children as handballs in local communities. The seeds have a mass of silky fibers that surround them and are used especially as a filling for mattresses, pillows, life preservers, sleeping bags and as insulation. It is common in semi- arid locations. I ...

Manchester City showed their strength in depth as a much-changed side by Pep Guardiola won 3-0 at Fulham on Saturday to stretch their lead at the t...