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Female lawyers under the platform of International Federation of Women Lawyers, FIDA, have pleaded with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and all heads of security agencies in the country to declare a ‘state of emergency’ over the menace of ‘one-chance’ robbers in the FCT. They made the call on Thursday while addressing journalists over the murder of a nurse, Chinemerem Chuwumeziem, and a senior legal practitioner, Princess Chigbo Mediatrix, by one-chance operators in the FCT. The lawyer’s lifeless body was dumped by the roadside a few days after the killing of the health worker. Speaking on…

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has established a 22-member Constitution Review Committee to strengthen internal democracy, discipline, and party administration. The committee was inaugurated at the party’s national headquarters in Abuja on Thursday. Speaking at the event, ADC National Chairman, Senator David Mark, said the party’s constitution is central to its growth and direction. He described it as a guide that “guides our conduct, regulates our internal processes, and safeguards internal democracy.” Mark said the review had become necessary as the party continues to grow, adding that the ADC must align its operations with global democratic standards. According to him,…

January 9, 2026 3:38 am (FILES) Venezuela’s Vice President Delcy Rodriguez speaks during the presentation of the 2026 fiscal year budget at the National Congress in Caracas on December 4, 2025. (Photo by Pedro MATTEY / AFP) Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodriguez insisted Thursday her country was not “subjugated,” despite US President Donald Trump’s claim to be in charge there after removing her predecessor Nicolas Maduro. “We are not subordinate or subjugated,” Rodriguez said during a ceremony for the 100 Venezuelans that her government says were killed during the US assault. “Nobody surrendered. There was fighting for the homeland” when…

The Nigerian Bar Association and the International Federation of Women Lawyers, Nigeria, Abuja Branch, have raised the alarm over what it described as the disturbing resurgence of “one chance” criminal operations in the Federal Capital Territory, following the killings of a nurse, Chinemerem Chuwumeziem, and a lawyer, Chigbo Mediatrix. PUNCH Metro learnt on Thursday that Mediatrix was a former treasurer of the NBA Abuja Branch, while Chuwumeziem was a healthcare worker. Both women were reportedly attacked by criminals posing as commercial transport operators, and their bodies were later found in different parts of the city. The FCT Police Command, in…

In ancient times, the sages sought to know the bowels of the future by looking into the bowels of animals. They would spread the skin of a slain beast, and after studying the surface contours, lines and features, they would determine whether a journey scheduled for the future should be undertaken or not or whether the gods approved or disapproved the levying of a war. For a long time in history, according to legend, this meeting point between living men and lifeless creatures was the answer to man’s immanent crave to see beyond his present. These men and women of…

The Federal Government has said all group-stage bonuses due to Super Eagles players at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations have been released and are expected to reflect in the players’ domiciliary accounts within hours. The Minister of State for Finance, Dr Doris Uzoka-Anite, disclosed this on Thursday while responding to reports that the national team was considering boycotting training sessions and could decline to travel to Marrakesh for their quarter-final clash against Algeria. In a post on her official X handle, Uzoka-Anite said the concerns over unpaid bonuses had been resolved through coordinated action by the Federal Government and…

Despite the Federal Government’s promise to pay the outstanding match bonuses of the Super Eagles at the ongoing 2025 Africa Cup of Nations between Thursday and Friday (today), captain Wilfred Ndidi said he has made a pledge to his teammates and officials that he would settle the bonuses if the government fails to pay before Saturday, when they will face Algeria in the quarter-finals, The PUNCH reports. This comes just after the Federal Government, through the Office of the Minister of State for Finance, Doris Uzoka-Anite, promised to fast-track the payments with the Central Bank of Nigeria. While it appeared…

Jigawa State government, through its Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Special Duties, has announced the dismissal and suspension of several food contractors over alleged fraud and substandard quality across some boarding schools in the state. The PUNCH gathered that the measures were taken to restore integrity to the state’s school feeding programme. This came following a series of complaints from concerned citizens over the allegedly compromised nature and quality of foodstuff supplies, coupled with alleged inflation of the number of beneficiary students in some schools in the state. Speaking with journalists on Thursday, the Jigawa State Commissioner of Humanitarian Affairs…

The clips are filmed from different angles. Some are zoomed in, making them indecipherably grainy, and others are slowed down. Some are 20 seconds while others are longer, sandwiched by commentary from users on social media platforms like X, Bluesky, Reddit, and TikTok. Each video — depicting the moment an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shoots and kills a woman in Minneapolis — is ever so slightly different, but the gunshots ringing out and the wailing bystanders are the same.The shooting occurred just days after federal officials said they were sending thousands of immigration agents to Minnesota, following a viral…

Ongoing sanctions against nation-states last year pushed the total value of crypto received by illicit addresses to its highest in history, as blacklisted entities sought to evade sanctions at scale.Throughout 2025, there were “unprecedented volumes associated with nation-states’ on-chain behavior,” blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis said in their 2026 crypto crime report on Thursday.Illicit cryptocurrency addresses received at least $154 billion in 2025, a 162% increase year-over-year from 2024’s $59 billion, primarily driven by the value received by sanctioned entities. At the same time, Russia, which is facing sanctions due to its invasion of Ukraine, launched its ruble-backed A7A5 token in February…