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One officer of a new generation bank in Abia state has lost his life following an arm robbery attack on a bullion van conveying cash from Aba to Umuahia. The incident happened on Tuesday at about 1:30 pm at Ntigha junction along Enugu-Port Harcourt expressway way, and also left one of the robbers […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has reportedly offered a “tempting” package for workers willing to accept voluntary retirement. The group chief executive officer of the company, Melee Kyari, gave assurance that none of the 7,000 workers would be sacked and that the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) did not prescribe such a measure. He […]
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has berated President Muhammadu Buhari over the rising insecurity, saying that Mr. President cannot shut down the country because of bandits and other forms of insecurity. The Presidential candidate of the SDP, Prince Adewole Adebayo, said this after he led an entourage to a meeting with officials of […]
A loud explosion was heard in the premises housing the office of the Secretary to the Kogi State Government, Dr. Folashade Arike Ayoade, the Punch reports. The office premises which are next to Lugard street, house the Kogi State Council of the Nigerian Union of Journalists secretariat. On Tuesday around 8:30 am a […]
President Muhammadu Buhari is set to travel on Tuesday from Abuja to Monrovia, Liberia to deliver an address bordering on West Africa’s security, free and fair elections, and respect for rule of law. The President will join other African leaders as Liberia marks a Special Independence anniversary, commemorating 175 years of self-rule; making […]
Beatrice, wife of Ike Ekweremadu, former deputy senate president, has been reportedly granted bail amid a trial over alleged organ harvesting. Ekweremadu, senator representing Enugu west district, and his wife are currently standing trial over allegations bordering on organ harvesting. According to a report by Daily Mail on Monday, Beatrice was granted bail when […]
One of the captives from the Kaduna-Abuja train attack, Barrister Hassan Usman, has regained freedom. Hassan was released on Monday, a day after he was seen in a viral video appealing to Nigerians, the federal government, and the international community to intervene in securing their safe release from captivity. In the video, the […]
The terrorists operating in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja have ambushed men of the Guards Brigade. Sources confirmed to Pointblanknews.com that troops of the elite Guards Brigade, whose primary responsibility is guarding the FCT, especially the Presidential seat of government, were ambushed along the Bwari-Kubwa road. It was confirmed that the troops […]
Students of Federal Government College (FGC) Kwali, Abuja, have been evacuated from their hostels following an attack on a nearby community. Parents trooped to the school on Monday morning to evacuate their children from the unity college located at Sheda village, on the ever-busy Abuja-Lokoja highway. Our reporter, who visited the college on Monday […]
Nigerian Athlete, Tobi Amusan has won the World Athletics Champion gold medal, being the first Nigerian to reach a world record time of 12.06s. It was the second time Amusan would break the record on the night, improving on her 12.12s in the semi-final. It was previously set by America’s Kendra Harrison at […]
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