JUST IN: Katsina Gov’s Nephew, Two others Die in Auto cras Katsina State Governor Aminu Masari’s nephew has died in a fatal accident. The accident which happened on Saturday also claimed the lives of two security operatives. The incident was said to have happened while the trio was driving to the governor’s hometown. Punch
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant, Friday, for Russian President Vladimir Putin over alleged war crimes in Ukraine. According to AL Jazeera, the Hague-based court said in a statement that the warrant was issued over Putin’s suspected engagement in the illegal extradition and transfer of children from occupied areas of Ukraine to Russia. Meanwhile, Moscow has dismissed the warrant as meaningless from a legal perspective. “There are reasonable grounds to believe that Mr Putin bears individual criminal responsibility,” ICC said. Speaking on the child abductions, it added, “for having committed the acts directly, jointly with…
What looked like a squabble between youths of two Benue communities over power supply has left many injured and scores of houses and facilities razed to the ground. Saturday PUNCH gathered from residents that the quarrel brewed for over two weeks before the clash occurred on Monday between youths of Obi and Otukpo local government areas of the state. A resident, Jack Anya, said the cable linking the Ijegwu people of Obi LGA, to the Otukpo power source, was disconnected by hoodlums, leaving Ijegwu in darkness. “We thought it was just a regular blackout but when it lasted for…
A new report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) says the Nigerian market tops the list of cocaine smuggling regions in Africa. In The Global Report on Cocaine 2023 released on Thursday, The Cable report that the UN agency said the steep growth in supply has been matched by a similar swell in demand. It said Nigerian traffickers often work in collaboration with their compatriots in other countries, particularly members of “cult groups” in European destination countries and those operating in Brazil. The report noted that the role of Nigerians, however, is relatively important at…
Crystal Palace have confirmed that Patrick Vieira has been sacked as the club’s first-team manager. The Arsenal FC legend was hired by the club on July 4, 2021, in a three-year contract following the departure of their previous manager, Roy Hodgson, who served the club since 2017. Following his recent poor performance in about 12 successive matches since the beginning of 2023, taking the Eagles teetering above the Premier League relegation zone, with a three-point gap separating them from 18th-placed Bournemouth. In a statement from the club’s chairman, Steve Parish, on Friday which was obtained from their website by The…
The Anambra State Police Command has dismissed the report making the rounds that security agents from the Department of State Service were responsible for the murder of a middle-aged man in Ogidi on March 16. The command through its spokesperson, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, made this known in a statement on Friday, adding that the Ogidi homicide was done by a vigilante member, not DSS officials as erroneously reported. The statement read, “The attention of our Command has been drawn to a misleading story purporting that security agents from DSS were responsible for the murder of a middle-aged man in Ogidi…
TikTok CEO, Shou Zi Chew has said the selling the parent company, ByteDance wouldn’t be enough to prevent it from scrutiny over security concerns. Chew made the statement following warning by the US government for TikTok to divest itself from ByteDance or face a national ban. Chew said “Divestment doesn’t solve the problem: a change in ownership would not impose any new restrictions on data flows or access,” TikTok said in the wake of those reports. Chew claimed that the US and other countries would still have problems with how the app handles user data were it to have a…
Presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has accused the Presidential Campaign Organisation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for shopping for endorsements and “begging” United States President, Joe Biden, to call to congratulate Bola Tinubu. Atiku, in a statement by his Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, said the APC PCC asking Biden to congratulate Tinubu, was act of desperation. Meanwhile, the APC PCC Director of New Media, Femi Fani-Kayode, had taken to Twitter to say that although the US State Department had congratulated Tinubu, there was a need for Biden to add his voice as…
Microsoft on Thursday announced a new Artificial Intelligence-powered Copilot for its Microsoft 365 apps and services. The AI-powered Copilot is designed to assist users with generating documents, emails, presentations, and much more, Medianspy gathered. In a statement, the Tech Gaint coy said, “Today, we are bringing the power of next-generation AI to work. Introducing Microsoft 365 Copilot — your copilot for work. It combines the power of large language models (LLMs) with your data in the Microsoft Graph and the Microsoft 365 apps to turn your words into the most powerful productivity tool on the planet,” the company…
Marcus Rashford’s swerving strike from distance earned Manchester United a 1-0 win at Real Betis on Thursday and passage to the Europa League quarter-finals with a 5-1 aggregate triumph. The Red Devils and their counterparts from Andalucia played out an entertaining game at a lively Benito Villamarin stadium, with home fans believing for a while they could mount a comeback, despite their three-goal deficit. Joaquin hit the post for Betis and Juanmi spurned two clear chances for the hosts as they started well. However, Rashford’s brilliant goal early in the second half quelled that idea and United saw the game…
A pressure group, Concerned Abia Citizens (CAC), has called on security forces to investigate recent comments made by a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia State that suggest threats to the lives of individuals. The group, a collection Abian professionals resident in Abuja, known for its advocacy of human rights and social justice, expressed concern about the dangerous rhetoric being employed by the PDP, which has the potential to incite violence and intimidation against other political parties ahead of the March 18 governorship and State House of Assembly elections. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on…
March 18, 2023, is finally here. And the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, is set for the gubernatorial polls, in this year’s general elections. Analysts are already anticipating an epic battle between the All Progressives Congress, APC, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, and the Labour Party (LP), especially in Lagos, Kano, Rivers, Oyo, Kaduna, Benue and Bauchi States. The last round of election – the Presidential and National Assembly polls – threw up many surprises, making it difficult for any political Nostradamus to prophecy the winners of this Saturday’s titanic governorship elections, in the aforementioned…