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The House of Representatives will vote today on the proposed creation of state police. The bill on state police is one of the constitutional amendment bills currently under consideration by the National Assembly. It is titled,” A Bill for an Act to alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 to provide for the establishment of state police, and for related matters (Sixth Alteration) 2026.” It is part of ongoing constitutional amendment proposals, seeking to formally introduce state and community policing structures, following growing concerns that the current centralised policing system has been unable to curb insurgency, banditry…
The Federal Government has unveiled a new National HIV and AIDS Strategic Plan (NSP) 2026–2030 aimed at shifting Nigeria’s HIV response from heavy reliance on donor funding to a sustainable, locally driven model. Speaking at the launch in Abuja on Thursday, the Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS, Dr Temitope Ilori, said Nigeria had reached a critical stage in its fight against HIV/AIDS and must adopt a new approach to financing and implementing programmes. Ilori noted that although the country had recorded significant progress in reducing new infections and expanding access to treatment over the last…
The Lagos State Police Command says it has launched an investigation into the deaths of two persons allegedly killed by suspected cultists in separate incidents across the state. The command’s spokesperson, Abimbola Adebisi, disclosed this in a statement made available to PUNCH Metro on Wednesday while reacting to the recent killings. The victims were reportedly killed in separate cult-related attacks in Sangotedo, Ajah, and Ikotun areas of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro had earlier reported, based on accounts from sources, that the victims were identified as Ola and another man known simply as Chief Priest. Videos obtained by PUNCH Metro on…
The Nigeria Customs Service said it recorded about 65 seizures of vegetable oil products in 2025 and another 23 in 2026, with a combined duty-paid value of approximately N1.314bn. This is even as the service announced that it has intensified efforts to combat the smuggling of vegetable oil into the country, with plans to launch intelligence-driven special operations aimed at protecting local investments, preserving jobs and supporting the growth of the agricultural value chain. According to a statement on Wednesday, the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed this on Friday during a meeting with stakeholders in the vegetable oil industry…
Super Eagles midfielder Alex Iwobi made his 100th appearance for Nigeria on Wednesday during the friendly match against Portugal in Leiria, receiving a commemorative plaque bearing the number 100 to mark the milestone, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Shehu Dikko, was in Portugal to make the presentation before kick-off. Iwobi became only the fourth player to reach 100 appearances for the Super Eagles, joining Joseph Yobo, Vincent Enyeama and Ahmed Musa in the exclusive club. The Fulham midfielder made his debut for Nigeria in a friendly against DR Congo in Visé, Belgium, on October 8,…
After getting its hands on a Trump phone and tearing it apart, iFixit has confirmed what I first reported back in February: the T1 Phone is an almost exact duplicate of the HTC U24 Pro.iFixit partnered with NBC to get hold of the network’s media sample of the Trump phone, along with a U24 Pro. They ran the phones through a CT scanner, tore them down to parts, and even put them back together into a functional Frankenstein phone with the U24 Pro’s board inside the T1 Phone’s chassis, confirming along the way that the two phones are functionally identical.There…
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The first group of Nigerians evacuated from South Africa has arrived in Lagos, following weeks of rising xenophobic attacks that triggered a government-coordinated repatriation exercise. The returnees, totalling 262, arrived on Wednesday at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport ( Cargo Airport) aboard a specially arranged evacuation flight, part of efforts by the federal government to bring home citizens affected by the unrest. The flight landed at about 10.30 a.m. on Wednesday. Officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other agencies were on ground to receive the evacuees, who are expected to undergo profiling before being reunited with their families.…
Nigerian singer Davido drew attention to the abduction of schoolchildren and teachers in Oyo State on Wednesday after appearing in a jacket bearing the inscription “Bring Them Home” during his performance at the FIFA World Cup Countdown Concert in Los Angeles. The custom-made jacket featured the names of 39 abducted schoolchildren and seven teachers from Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. The incident, which occurred in May when armed men attacked schools in the Ahoro-Esinele community, led to the death of a school official and a motorcyclist during the raid, while a teacher later died in captivity, as previously…
The Niger State Government has urged residents to go about their normal activities and disregard reports of bandit invasions in the state capital and other communities. The Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Obed Nana, made this known in a statement on Thursday, assuring residents, particularly school authorities, that Niger State remains safe, secure, and conducive for teaching and learning. The commissioner was reacting to reports of the invasion of some schools in Minna and its environs, as well as the alleged abduction of pupils, students, and teachers. The reports sparked panic in some schools, resulting in the hurried closure of…
