The Edo State Police Command has announced that an investigation is underway into the mysterious death of Fidelis Osaghae in the Auchi area of Edo State. Fidelis, an employee of Valchi Fast Food and Bar, is reported to have died under questionable circumstances on Monday, 29 July 2024, after allegedly being summoned by his employer, Valentine Oyemike, in the early hours of the morning. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Moses Joel, informed our correspondent on Saturday that the case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department. “The case has been transferred to the homicide section of the…
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The one million-man march planned by leaders of the #EndBadGovernance protest flopped on Saturday across the country due to low turnout. In different parts of Nigeria, protesters shunned their usual meeting points, which had been occupied by security agents. Organisers of the protest had said the march would signal the end of the 10-day protest against economic hardship. In preparation for the march, security agencies deployed operatives into cities as roadblocks were mounted. Low turnout in Abuja The security situation was the same on Saturday as the police mounted barricades on all roads leading to Eagle Square, the venue where…
It was betting (gambling) that made me realise I could play games using my ceiling. I would look up at the ceiling and begin to arrange the wood filings in my mind. At that time, I almost died,” a former gambling addict can be heard saying in Yoruba in a viral video recently shared on TikTok by a user named Erosneephy. He added, “I once reached the point where I could no longer sleep on my bed; I began to sleep under it. I didn’t have a bed frame, so I would lift the mattress and place it over me…
Senior child experts have cautioned that children under five years should not be given large pieces of whole peanuts to avoid choking hazards. They recommended that mothers blend the peanuts into a paste or chew them into soft and absorbable pieces for the child. The experts, however, advised the early introduction of peanuts to their children’s diet due to its health benefits and potential to prevent peanut allergies. In exclusive interviews with PUNCH Healthwise, the paediatricians also advised parents to start with small amounts and monitor any allergic reactions or intolerance that might occur. According to the Mayo Clinic, choking…
A former assistant coach of the Nigerian national football team, Sylvanus Okpala, has voiced his opinion on the current state of Nigerian football and the recent controversies surrounding the team. Okpala, in an interview with PUNCH Online on Saturday, emphasised the need for homegrown solutions to the country’s football challenges. “Nigeria are going to Mount Kilimanjaro looking for a coach. They are going to Mount Everest looking for the coach, but the coaches that will solve Nigerian football problem for now are under their feet here in Nigeria,” Okpala stated. He added, “If they ask me today, I will select…
Some university students who recently benefitted from the N20,000 stipend paid by the Nigerian Education Loan Fund have begun celebrating the receipt of the money. While some took to social media to share their surprise, others narrated how they spent the money on foodstuffs. A few said it took the burden of care off their parents. Financial constraint is a major challenge facing many students of public tertiary institutions in Nigeria. The lack of funds has kept many young people out of school, as their parents or guardians cannot afford to sponsor their tertiary education. A total of 20,371 students…
Poland has denied that its nationals who were arrested by security operatives in Kano, Nigeria, waved the Russian flag. The detained Poles were arrested on August 6 in Kano for allegedly displaying Russian flags during the #EndBadGovernance protest held by some Nigerians against economic hardship in the country. Also arrested were six Spanish nationals. The spokesperson for the Department of State Services, Peter Afunanya, at a meeting of diplomats in Abuja, said the Poles were arrested “because of where they were found during the protests and for displaying foreign flags.” However, the Polish foreign ministry denied the allegation. The ministry,…
Nigerian businessman, Tony Elumelu, has said the government and security agents in Nigeria should be able to tell Nigerians who steal the country’s crude oil, especially using vessels that move through the territorial waters. Elumelu stated this in an interview published by the Financial Times on Friday. The businessman, who said he dreaded oil theft, said the menace contributed to the divestment of international oil companies in Nigeria. He said he discovered first-hand why international oil companies were partly divesting from onshore assets after criminal gangs began stealing crude from his pipelines. In 2022, when things got to a point…
One of the organisers of the nationwide hunger protest, Omoyelye Sowore, tells ISMAEEL UTHMAN the next move of the organisers of the 10-day demonstration and what the government should do to address their agitations What inspired the #EndBadGovernance protest? The protest was driven by the enormous hardship suffered by the Nigerian people. We have seen inflation rising to over 30% within a year. The currency has been devalued by over 100% from about N550 when President Bola Tinubu took over to well over N1,500 per dollar today. Banks are lending at more than 30% interest rate, which means businesspeople must…
Twenty-seven states and the Federal Capital Territory have yet to set up committees to implement the recently approved N70,000 minimum wage. The states are Plateau, Kebbi, Sokoto, Nasarawa, Bayelsa, Delta, Osun, Ekiti, Zamfara, Benue, Enugu, Taraba, Gombe, Kogi, Enugu, Adamawa, Niger, Anambra, Imo, Ebonyi, Oyo, Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Katsina, Kaduna, Cross River and Yobe. However, seven other states — Kano, Kwara, Ogun, Borno, Jigawa, Ondo, and Abia — have set up implementation committees. Only Lagos and Edo claimed to have started paying the minimum wage. Recall that President Bola Tinubu signed the new minimum wage into law on July 29,…