The cost of air tickets along several routes have doubled due to the high demand for air travel in light of the rising insecurity in the country and cost of flight operations, findings by The PUNCH have shown. Checks on several airline websites showed that even intending passengers who booked their flights days ahead of departure were also affected. A check on Friday on the website of Max Air showed… Continue Reading

                           An alleged kidnapper got more than he bargained for when he mistakenly boarded a commercial vehicle owned by one of his victims in Sokoto state.  According to DAILY TRUST, the victim, a driver, was kidnapped along Kankara in Katsina state while returning from Kano about two months ago. He reportedly spent three weeks in captivity and was released… Continue Reading

The two suspected hoodlums, Adewale Abiodun and Aliu Mubarak, arrested for being in possession of the burnt skulls of the two policemen set ablaze in Ibadan in the wake of the #EndSARS protest gave the graphic details of how they sold the skulls for N1,000 when paraded on Friday. Abiodun, 17 and Mubarak, 24, during an interview with journalists at the police headquarters in Eleyele, Ibadan, disclosed that they sold the skulls… Continue Reading

The Poultry industry is set to shut down production by January next year, unless urgent steps are taken to save the situation. This is in connection with the astronomical rise in prices of maize and soybeans— the main components of feed used for poultry production. A ton of maize, which, hitherto, sold for N85,000 one year ago, currently costs between N145,000 and N160, 000; while the price of soybeans has… Continue Reading

Host Communities in Nigeria Producing Oil and Gas (HOSTCOM) have decried renewed hostilities in the nation’s oil rich Niger Delta, leading to resurgence of violence and vandalism of pipelines. The group, representing communities hosting oil and gas exploration activities in the Niger Delta, also accused people it tagged ‘unpatriotic individuals’ of activities constituting a threat to peace in the region. The group said further: “Michael Emuh, King Diete Spiff, Chief… Continue Reading

Prince Chinedu Munir Nwoko, mostly known in the business, entertainment and political circles as Ned Nwoko, has become Grand Patron to the National Association of Online Security Reporters, NAOSRE, , an association made up of the finest hands in Nigeria’s security reportage. Ned Nwoko is one of Nigeria’s outstanding investors in hospitality, a business that requires committed attention to safety and security. The chairman of THE MOUNT NED NWOKO RESORT,… Continue Reading

                         The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, on Thursday lamented the high rate of insecurity in the North, saying it was the worst place in the country  to live. The Sultan, who stated this at the fourth  quarterly meeting of the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council in Abuja, said bandits were fast overrunning the North as residents  slept  with their… Continue Reading

An Abuja Federal High Court has vacated an ex-parte order against Peace Global Satellite Communication network and it’s Managing Director, Oreye Udo Livingstone which was earlier obtained in March this year.                                The earlier interim ex-parte order which granted Benson Ibezim, the 3rd Claimant/ Respondent the receiver Manager appointed by AMCON which is the 1st Respondent… Continue Reading

·  Ten out of the twelve  winners are girls The UBA Foundation, the CSR arm of the United Bank for Africa, today, held its tenth annual National Essay Competition(NEC) in a virtual ceremony that was attended by high school students from across the nation. The UBA Foundation’s Education initiative has been changing lives for a decade as the tertiary education scholarship programme continues to impact the lives of many students and… Continue Reading

Philip Shekwo, chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa state, has been  Armed men abducted Shekwo from his residence in Lafia, the state capital, on Saturday night. They were said to have exchanged gunfire with the security detail attached to the APC chairman before whisking him away. Bola Longe, police commissioner in the state who confirmed the incident, had said his men were combing forests and flashpoints to… Continue Reading