Punch Newspaper Headlines Today Saturday 18th April 2020
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BREAKING: Abba Kyari’s body arrives Abuja
Sodiq Oyeleke The body of the late Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, has arrived in Abuja. The spokesperson to the President, Garba Shehu, made this known on Saturday. The PUNCH gathered that Kyari’s body had left the defence guest house for burial. In a series of tweets, Shehu explained that Kyari’s burial …
APC mourns Abba Kyari
John Alechenu, Abuja The All Progressives Congress has joined other Nigerians to mourn the death of Mallam Abba Kyari, Chief of Staff and one of the closest advisers to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, on Saturday, the APC said, “Even in …
BREAKING: Abba Kyari to be buried today
Sodiq Oyeleke The late Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, will be buried on Saturday (today). Personal Assistant on New Media to the President, Basir Ahmad, made this known via his Twitter handle. He tweeted, “Mallam Abba Kyari will be buried later today in Abuja according to Islamic rites.” The PUNCH reports that …
Jonathan, Atiku, Lawan, others mourn Abba Kyari
Kayode Oyero Former President Goodluck Jonathan, former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, and Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, have expressed shock to the passage of the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari. In a separate tweet on Saturday morning, the three politicians paid tributes to the departed CoS. Kyari died on Friday at age 81, The PUNCH …
Abba Kyari’s death saddening, says Ekweremadu
Former Deputy President of the Senate, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, (PDP Enugu-West) has described the death of Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mallam Abba Kyari, as a heavy loss to the Presidency and the nation. Ekweremadu, on his Twitter handle, @iamekweremadu, expressed deep sadness and condolences to Kyari’s immediate family, President Buhari and the …
*-for-marks-lecturer-enough-punishment-osagie-victim/ Sacking, jailing OAU s**-for-marks lecturer enough punishment –Osagie, victim
Miss Monica Osagie is the lady who as a postgraduate student at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, leaked an audio conversation between her and her lecturer, Prof Richard Akindele, in which he demanded s** from her two years ago, in a s**-for-marks scandal. Akindele was subsequently sacked by the school and jailed. The …
My 24-hour experience in the hands of kidnappers –10-year-old boy
Master Chidera Nwankwo is a 10-year-old boy who was kidnapped along with his younger brother, a two-year-old boy. But Chidera was later found after he was left on a road at Ngwa in Abia State by the kidnappers, who took his brother away. He shares his experience in the hands of the kidnappers with RAPHAEL …
Coronavirus deaths across Africa hit 1,000
Coronavirus deaths across Africa hit 1,000
Boy dies as hoodlums attack Ondo ex-monarch home
Peter Dada, Akure Hoodlums, numbering about 50, on Thursday night, allegedly attacked the residence of the deposed monarch of Ugboland in the Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, Adebanjo Mafimisebi, allegedly leading to the death of a boy. The seven-year-old boy, identified as Marvelous Akintubuwa, was allegedly thrown into the river by the bandits …
Edo, Ondo, Ebonyi lead as Lassa fever cases hit 973
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Friday said the number of confirmed cases of Lassa fever in the country has increased to 973 in the 15th week of 2020 from the 963 cases recorded in the 14th week. It said the 10 new cases were reported from Edo, Ondo, Kogi, Nasarawa …
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