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Bandits kidnap scores of Gusau varsity students Bandits have reportedly kidnapped a significant number of students of the Federal University Gusau, Zamfara State, in the early hours of Friday (today). An indigene of Sabon Gida village, Abubakar Sani, told The PUNCH that the bandits, who were in large numbers, stormed the students’ off-campus residences in the village. He said the students abducted were mostly females. Sani said the bandits invaded the area around 4:00am on Friday, where they attacked three students’ hostels. He said, “Many of the kidnapped students were females, while other students were able to escape to the bush”. According to Sani, the bandits only abducted the university students but did not abduct any residents of the village. He said, “When they arrived the village, they went straight to the students [off campuses] and started shooting sporadically”. “They later broke into the campuses and brought a number of students who are mostly females”. The university autho...

Premier League: Man Utd seek to stop rot as Arsenal host Spurs Manchester United face old nemesis Vincent Kompany at Burnley this weekend in desperate need of a Premier League win while Arsenal host in-form Tottenham in a tantalising north London derby. Struggling Chelsea take on Unai Emery’s Aston Villa and new-look Liverpool will look to make it five wins in a row against West Ham. AFP Sport picks out three talking points ahead of the action in the English top flight. Man Utd’s away-day blues A trip to newly promoted Burnley would not usually strike fear into Manchester United hearts — they have only lost twice against the Clarets since 1968. But Erik ten Hag’s team are leaking goals, struggling to score and desperately low on confidence. The 13th-placed Red Devils have now lost 18 of their past 35 away matches in all competitions and pre-season belief has evaporated, with the club beset by problems on and off the pitch. Lying in wait on Saturday are Kompany’s Burnley, who are yet to...

OPSH TROOPS ON OPERATION HAKORIN DAMISA IV BURST GUN MANUFACTURING SYNDICATE, RECOVERS 26 WEAPONS, COMBAT GEARS AND CACHE OF AMMUNITION In line with the Commander Operation SAFE HAVEN (OPSH) and General Officer Commanding (GOC) 3 Armoured Division, Major General Abdulsalam Abubakar’s resolve to deal decisively with sponsors and perpetrators of crime as well as mopping up illegal weapons in OPSH Joint Operations Area, troops have uncovered a gun manufacturing factory in Kafanchan, Jema'a Local Government Area of Kaduna State.   The discovery followed a week long intelligence operations that finally led to the capture of a wanted gunrunner Napoleon John who has been on the wanted list of OPSH. The suspect who confessed to the crime led troops to a concealed factory where arms of different calibre were sold by another miscreant identified as Monday Dunia, who confessed to have been in the business for more than five years fuelling the crisis in Kaduna and neighbouring Plateau St...

 Asking a mourning widow to submit her son for DNA is pure evil” - Actress Mary Remmy speaks on Mohbad’s wife Actress Mary Remmy Njoku has described as evil, calls by some Nigerians for a DNA to be conducted on Liam, the five-month-old son singer Mohbad shared with his wife.  A few Nigerians have said that for a thorough investigation to be carried out on the unfortunate death of the singer, a DNA test must be done to ascertain if he was indeed the father of the boy. Reacting to this, Mary said it is evil for anyone to ask a mourning widow to submit her son for a DNA paternity test.

Wike Revokes Choice Land Allocated To Peter Obi, Ex-Governors Dariye, Imoke, Julius Berger, Other Prominent Nigerians, Firms In Abuja Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has revoked 165 land allocations, some of which belonged to prominent Nigerians. Those affected include former governors, ex-ministers, former senators, and other categories of people and companies. Some of those affected are Peter Obi, former Anambra State governor and candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election; former Cross River and Plateau governors respectively, Liyel Imoke and Joshua Dariye; former Senate Chief Whip, Udoma Udoma, first Minister of Niger Delta, Ufot Ekaette and late publisher of Leadership Newspaper, Sam Nda-Isaiah. Others include former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Kanu Agabi (SAN); and former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), the late Senator Olabiyi Durojaiye. The revocation order issued through a public notice wa...

Mohbad: Senate mulls new commission to resolve artiste-manager disputes – Abbo The Senator representing Adamawa State North Senatorial District, Ishaku Abbo, has said plans are underway to establish a commission that sees to dispute resolution between record labels and their signees. Abbo, who is also the Chairman, Senate Committee on Creative Economy, said this on Thursday in Lekki, Lagos State, when he paid a condolence visit to the residence of Mrs Adebose Olumuyi, the mother of late Ilerioluwa Aloba, also known as Mohbad. The PUNCH Metro reports that the circumstances leading to the death of Mohbad who died last week at the age of 27, is yet to be unraveled and ascertained. Speaking further, Abbo said that the senate, in collaboration with the Ministry of Art, Culture, and Creative Economy, will see to the creation of the commission. He said, “I have received petitions from Nigerians calling for either a creative economy or entertainment economy commission where disputes that arise...

 📢Update from Lagos State Police Command: RE: CROWD DISPERSAL AT LEKKI TOLL GATE The Lagos State Police Command is fully aware of false narratives making the rounds in relation to the dispersal of crowds at the Lekki Toll Gate yesterday, September 21, 2023.  It is instructive to note that the Lagos State Police Command had an agreement with the organizers of the candle light procession that the procession was to end at 8pm latest and should terminate at Muri Okunola, Victoria Island. It was clearly stated for avoidance of doubt that in the interest of all Lagosians and considering the heavy use of the Lekki-Epe Expressway, the Lekki Toll Gate would be a no-go area.  It, however, became disconcerting that after the procession duly ended at Muri Okunola park as agreed, with the police providing optimal security all through, some persons started gathering at the Lekki Toll Gate with intent to manifest objectives extraneous to the #justiceforMohbad initiative.  Being a ...