Punch Newspaper Headlines Today Saturday 25th April 2020
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Saudi Arabia abolishes flogging as punishment
Saudi Arabia has abolished flogging as a punishment, the supreme court announced, hailing the latest in a series of “human rights advances” made by the king and his powerful son. Court-ordered floggings in Saudi Arabia — sometimes extending to hundreds of lashes — have long drawn condemnation from human rights groups. But they say the …
COVID-19: Chinese diplomatic letter confirms PUNCH report, 72 Nigerians tested positive
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja An official diplomatic document has emerged showing that the Chinese Government detailed how 72 Nigerians tested positive for COVID-19 in Guangzhou, China. The document, REF. No. SWZ (2020) 0128, dated April 22, 2020 by the Foreign Affairs Office, Guangzhou Municipal People’s Government, outlined the profile of the cases and advised Nigerians resident …
Lockdown: Lagos denies biased distribution of relief items
Samson Folarin The Lagos State Government says the distribution of palliatives has been based on its database, denying allegations that relief materials are not getting to the masses. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Gbolahan Lawal, said the state government had been using data from the Lagos State Residents Registration Agency. He spoke during the flag-off and …
Obaseki’s Chief of Staff resigns
Sola Shittu, Benin The Chief of Staff to Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, Mr. Taiwo Akerele, has resigned. His resignation, The PUNCH gathered was not unconnected with the lingering crisis between the Governor and the APC National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole. In his resignation letter dated 25th April 2020, Akerele said; “My decision to …
We’re old, poor and hungry, yet we’ve received no cash from FG –Lagos’ vulnerable persons
Jesusegun Alagbe and Afeez Hanafi Flanked by the National Theatre to the East and a high-rise Lagos Mainland Hotel to the West, Otto-Ilogbo community sits lowly on a swampy, filthy site in the heart of Ebute-Metta. But for a few decent houses on Jones Street overlooking the slum to the outskirts, the neighbourhood reeks of …
Police dismiss cops for fighting on Edo road
Afeez Hanafi Two policemen attached to the Edo State Police Command have been dismissed by the Nigeria Police Force for engaging each other in fisticuffs along the road in Edo State. A video capturing the fight between the cops, Corporal Ozimende Aidonojie and Salubi Stephen, had gone viral on Thursday. They pummelled each other to …
My brother’s abductors who killed his son during operation gave me N200,000 share — Suspect who planned brother’s kidnap
Afeez Hanafi A 30-year-old farmer, Salahatu Haruna, has explained the role he played in the kidnap of his half-brother, Yakubu, whose seven-year-old son was shot dead during the operation. Haruna reportedly masterminded Yakubu’s abduction to raise some money having become broke and reluctant to seek help from him. City Round learnt that the duo reside …
Woman dies after two-month dry fasting in Delta
Dele Ogunyemi, Warri An unnamed woman in Sapele, Delta State, has reportedly lost her life after a two-month dry fasting. Eye witnesses said that the incident happened along MTN Road, Okirigwhere in Sapele. It was gathered that the woman, her husband, son, and a friend locked themselves inside the house for two months to complete …
Animals shouldn’t be treated the way I was battered — Osun housewife assaulted by police
Bola Bamigbola, Osogbo A housewife in Iwo, Osun State, Halima Abdulazeez, was at home during the stay-at-home order by the Osun State Government to prevent spread of coronavirus in the state until the morning of Saturday, April 18, when her two-year-old daughter suddenly took ill. She had ear discharges which caused her discomfort. With only …
Police know One Million Boys’ members terrorising us, fail to act — Man in wheelchair whose brother was killed
Last Saturday, Mr Junaid Owe, a 60-year-old panel beater turned airport taxi driver, was reportedly killed by hoodlums known as One Million Boys following injuries sustained from repeated machete cuts. Junaid’s elder brother, Azeem Owe, alias Owenco, being the Chief Executive Officer, Owenco Nigeria Limited, tells SIMON UTEBOR how the brutal killing of his brother …
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