Author: Vincent Osuwo

Troops from Operation MESA, part of the Nigerian Army’s 3 Brigade, have rescued seven people kidnapped during a bandit attack on Yankamaye Cikin Gari village in the Tsanyawa LGA of Kano State. Capt. Babatunde Zubairu, Assistant Director of Army Public Relations, 3 Brigade, issued a statement on Sunday. He stated that the incident occurred on November 29 at approximately 23:00 p.m. Zubairu stated that the forces received a distress call indicating that a large number of bandits on foot had assaulted the village, abducted ten citizens, and killed a 60-year-old woman. A team of soldiers and police responded quickly and…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s African Democratic Party (ADC) bloc has begun looking for a politician from the southern part of the country to serve as his running mate in the 2027 presidential election. The group is thought to be looking at Mr. Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential contender for 2023. According to our sources, if Obi declines to run alongside the former vice president, Atiku will choose Rotimi Amaechi, a former governor of Rivers State. Speaking with one of our journalists on Saturday, Mr. Dele Momodu, a political associate of Atiku, asked Obi to join forces with Atiku…

Fulani leaders under the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria in the southern part of Kaduna State have pledged to work with security agencies to tackle insecurity in the zone. The Fulani leaders made the commitment at a meeting convened by MACBAN on Sunday in Kafanchan, headquarters of Jema’a Local Government Area. Speaking at the meeting, the Southern Kaduna Zonal Chairman of MACBAN, Alhaji Mato Yahaya, stated that it had become imperative for the group to seek solutions to the security challenges bedeviling the area. “We cannot stand idly by and allow insecurity to take firm root in our…

President Bola Tinubu has been accused of lacking an in-depth understanding of the security situation bedeviling the country. Tinubu’s call for herders to stop open grazing, relinquish illicit weapons, and fully transition to ranching has sparked outrage from the country’s major opposition parties. In an exclusive interview with Sunday PUNCH, representatives from the Labour Party, African Democratic Congress, and Peoples Democratic Party accused the Tinubu administration of using “rhetoric,” lacking strategy, and misdiagnosing Nigeria’s security situation. On Wednesday, the president launched a new national livestock strategy with the goal of eliminating farmer-herder conflict and gun violence in rural communities. The…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected former Jigawa State governor Sule Lamido’s call to dissolve the new National Working Committee and appoint a caretaker leadership. The party argued that Lamido’s suggestion violated the party’s constitution and could not stand while outstanding judicial cases were pending. Lamido issued a 10-day ultimatum to the party’s leadership on Thursday to address its internal problem, after his legal action against the PDP over the national convention held in Ibadan, Oyo State, in mid-November. While speaking to his supporters at his Sharada Office in Kano, Lamido called for the dissolution of the NWC and…

Bandits have reportedly abducted the Ojibara of Bayagan, Alh. Kamilu Salami, in the Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State. It was gathered that the monarch was kidnapped around 9:30 am on Saturday at his farm by a gang of bandits who stormed the location with AK-47 rifles. Fellow farmers in the region raised the alarm after they were unable to locate Salami but discovered his motorcycle abandoned on the farmland. This raised concerns and prompted a search among the residents. Speaking anonymously, a community member revealed that a farmer from a neighboring village observed the kidnapping. The eyewitness, who…

The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese and Convener of the National Peace Committee (NPC), Most Rev. Matthew Kukah, has stated that Christians are not persecuted in Nigeria, emphasizing that genocide is decided by intent rather than the quantity of victims. Kukah recently came under fire for urging the international community not to designate Nigeria as a “country of particular concern,” arguing that doing so would heighten tensions, breed suspicion, and allow criminals to exploit the situation, ultimately undermining interfaith dialogue and cooperation with the government. Speaking while presenting a paper at the 46th Supreme Convention of the Knights of St.…

Takumi Minamino scored the game’s only goal as Monaco defeated reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 in Ligue 1 on Saturday. The 30-year-old Japanese international, who formerly played for Liverpool, scored just past the halfway mark of the second half at the Stade Louis II, handing PSG their second domestic defeat of the season. Monaco hung on in the final stages, including seven minutes of added time, after former Paris defender Thilo Kehrer was sent off in the 80th minute. It is a surprising outcome, with Monaco stopping a sequence of three successive Ligue 1 losses that had seen them fall…

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has called off its indefinite strike after 29 days. The strike, which began on November 1, 2025, was halted following discussions at an Extraordinary National Executive Council meeting conducted on Saturday. Dr. Shuaibu Ibrahim, Secretary-General of NARD, verified the development during a phone chat with our correspondent. During the strike, almost 11,000 resident doctors from 91 teaching hospitals walked out in protest of terrible working conditions and unpaid allowances, substantially disrupting health services across the country. Ibrahim added that the suspension occurred following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Federal…

Bayern Munich scored two goals in injury time to beat lowly St. Pauli and remain top of the Bundesliga table. Andreas Hountondji, on loan from Burnley, handed the visitors an early surprise lead after Bayern conceded multiple times. Bayern Munich attempted to equalize through Lennart Karl and Tom Bischof, both of whom struck the post. The equalizer came late in the first half, when Luis Diaz flicked the ball on with his heel for Raphael Guerreiro to score. In the second half, Bayern striker Harry Kane slammed a shot off the post. Three minutes into injury time, Diaz headed home…