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A 22-year-old man, Abdulmalik Bakare, and two other persons have been reportedly killed by suspected cultists who invaded the Oreta community in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State. The father of the deceased, Tunde Bakare, said in an interview with PUNCH Metro on Sunday that the incident occurred on Wednesday. According to him, six suspects have been arrested in connection with the case. He said, “The Divisional Police Officer said he would ensure that the case is thoroughly investigated.” When our correspondent visited the community on Sunday, an eerie calm hung over the area. PUNCH Metro gathered that the attack…
As Nigeria marks another Democracy Day, I join millions of citizens in celebrating our democratic journey and our nation’s resilience. This occasion provides an opportunity not only to reflect on our progress but also to express our hopes for the future of the country we all love. Mr President, many young Nigerians believed in your leadership long before you assumed office. One of the qualities that distinguished you from many political leaders was your ability to build people. Across various sectors of national life, you have raised men and women who have become leaders in their own right. Leadership, after…
As part of activities marking the 2026 World Environment Day, Rite Foods Limited has engaged students in practical environmental education, tree-planting, and recycling awareness programmes across Lagos and Ogun states, reaffirming its commitment to environmental sustainability and climate action. The firm brought together students, teachers, and community stakeholders at Opebi Senior Grammar School, Ikeja, Lagos, and Moslem Primary School, Ososa, Ogun State, to promote environmental responsibility, sustainable living, and circular economic practices among young people. The company announced this in a statement on Saturday obtained by The PUNCH. According to the statement, the initiative featured interactive sustainability sessions with students…
With the qualifying rounds of the 47th Central Bank of Nigeria Senior Tennis Championship concluded at the Package B courts of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, attention now shifts to the main draws, which begin today. According to the draws released by the organisers, players from the national rankings, successful qualifiers and wildcard entrants will compete in the men’s Round of 64 and women’s Round of 32. In the men’s singles category, Abua Cannice is the top seed, while Adeleye Daniel is seeded second. Michael Emmanuel is seeded third, Danjuma Lucky fourth, Mohammed Musa fifth and Sani Inabo Yahaya…
Bitcoin mining difficulty dropped by 10.09% on Sunday, marking the blockchain’s 11th-largest downward adjustment and easing some of the pressure on miners.Galaxy Research said that mining difficulty fell from 138.96 trillion to 124.93 trillion at block 953,568 on Sunday, the second biggest drop of 2026 and a 20% decrease from its peak in November.The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has fallen by around 15% so far in June, which has “squeezed miner margins,” Galaxy said. It added that the epoch, the time between when mining difficulty is adjusted, ran for 15.6 days, above the typical 14 days, as hashrate came offline.Mining…
Laverne Cox is opening up about the “blessings” that come with being a trans woman — including the way it can protect a person from narcissistic men. “Being trans has really helped me with the Hollywood thing and not getting too full of myself,” Cox, 54, exclusively told Us Weekly while promoting her new memoir Transcendent, out now. “It really, it really checks you. Because even I just think about all the women colleagues of mine, in my age range or whatever, like — all the, like, famous athletes, rappers [and] actors who kind of hit on me but, like,…
In late 2025, residents of Bille, a riverine community in Rivers State, woke up to an unsettling sight and smell. From abandoned mono pumps and long-forgotten shallow wells, gas suddenly started bubbling to the surface, pushing through ageing pipes buried underground for decades. The air filled with a sharp rotten-egg stench while water frothed and hissed around the openings. What initially appeared to be an isolated incident soon spread across the community. The constant sound of bubbling gas and the low rumble rising from beneath the ground became part of daily life, raising fears about what was happening below the…
Nigeria’s domestic gas market recorded a significant increase in sales, rising by about 30 per cent between January 2022 and January 2025, driven by reforms under the Petroleum Industry Act 2021 and recent executive orders by President Bola Tinubu, according to a legal analysis by Tope Adebayo LP. The Lagos-based full-service law firm said in a statement made available to our correspondent that the reforms have improved regulatory clarity, fiscal attractiveness and investor confidence across the gas value chain, even as infrastructure gaps and implementation challenges continue to slow the pace of growth. It stated that Nigeria, which holds more…
A 23-year-old man, Ben Wazabanga, has been found guilty of murdering a United Kingdom-based Nigerian, Ayowale Aladejana, and will be sentenced on July 13. The UK Metropolitan Police disclosed this in a statement on Friday following Wazabanga’s conviction by a jury at Southwark Crown Court on Thursday. The police said Wazabanga, of Fairfax Road, Bedford, murdered the 26-year-old Nigerian in New Cross, London, after a dispute over money. According to investigators, extensive CCTV footage, phone analysis and vehicle tracking evidence established that Wazabanga deliberately travelled from Bedford to confront Aladejana before fatally stabbing him. The statement read, “On Thursday, 11…
Last week, I attempted to profile how politicians and civil servants brought the Nigerian economy to its knees despite huge potential and realised resources within the context of economic mismanagement and overarching corruption, supported by the majority of citizens overwhelmed by religious, tribal, or ethnic sentiments and deepened illiteracy. I explained, “A country where people vote based on stomach infrastructure and rigged elections using the same electorates cannot produce credible leaders. A country where politicians found guilty of corruption and jailed are later voted into the State and National Assembly to make laws cannot complain of a lack of transparency…
