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Suspected cultists have shot dead a man, identified as Tyohee Aseer, in the Wurukum area of Makurdi, Benue State. PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident occurred on Sunday night, which was barely a week after scores were killed in rival cult clashes across the state. In a statement issued on Monday by his media aide, Teran Nathaniel, the Executive Chairman of Makurdi Local Government Council, Joseph Keffi, condemned the killing. He also declared Wurukum, in Walomayo Council Ward, a place of particular concern following a spate of youth killings in the area. According to the statement, the attack occurred at…
Nigeria is deemed the giant of Africa. As such, it is expected that Nigerian President Bola Tinubu should have added his voice to the ongoing quagmire between the United States of America and Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The silence in a situation such as this is unfathomable. It’s more confusing as the Nigerian President has a very eloquent and vibrant spokesman, Bayo Onanuga. Onanuga has mastery of his job and has never lacked words in any situation. Is anything fishy, or is Onanuga on vacation? Onanuga, please say something. For example, recently, when US President Donald Trump threatened a forceful…
The Club Cricket Committee Lagos League is hitting new gears in the new year as the 2025/26 season hots up in the Premier and First Divisions, to the excitement of the organisers and their headline sponsor, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Action entered week six during the weekend, with Premier League leaders Ibeju Lekki Cricket Club maintaining their strong start to the new year with a three-wicket win over Rocks of Abeokuta. Government College Ibadan also grabbed a 78-run win over MRI Warriors, while reigning champions Rising Stars Cricket Club beat Federal Government College Warri by eight wickets. The race for…
The Vice-Chancellor of Anchor University, Lagos, Prof. Samuel Bandele, has renewed calls on the Federal Government to extend the Nigerian Education Loan Fund to students of private universities. Bandele, in a statement issued on Monday, said the exclusion of students in private universities undermines the broader objective of ensuring equitable access to higher education. “There is no doubt that the education loan fund has brought succour to many students whose parents could not afford to send their children to higher institutions,” he said. “This government initiative has restored hope to many Nigerian students who crave higher education. I hope successive…
Eric Adams has made his first major public move since leaving the New York City Mayor’s Office, launching a New York City–themed crypto token aimed at addressing antisemitism and “anti-Americanism.”In a post to X on Monday, Adams announced the launch of the NYC Token, with a link to a website that says it also aims to inspire the next wave of innovation in NYC.“I always say there are two types of Americans, those who live in New York and those who wish they could,” Adams said in a video, adding that “We’re about to change the game.”“If you can’t make…
A California mother has been found guilty of murder after her 2-year-old daughter drowned in a pool while she was busy talking on the phone to men she’d matched with on a dating app. The Stanislaus County District Attorney’s Office confirmed that Kelle Anne Brassart was convicted of second-degree murder and child neglect stemming from the death of her daughter Daniellé Pires in September 2025. Prosecutors said that police officers responded to a Turlock, California, home on September 12, 2025, around 3:30 p.m. after they received a report of an unresponsive child in a swimming pool. Upon their arrival, officers found…
Not fewer than 95 aspirants, comprising 94 princes and one princess from the Fusengbuwa ruling house of Ijebu Ode, have emerged as contenders for the vacant Awujale stool, the paramount ruler of Ijebu land, Ogun State. The aspirants emerged on Monday during a nomination meeting of the ruling house held at Bisrod Hall, GRA, Ijebu Ode. The meeting was presided over by the Chairman of the Fusengbuwa ruling house, Otunba Abdulateef Owoyemi, alongside his deputy, Prince Adedokun Ajidagba, and the Vice Chairman, Prof. Fassy Yusuf. Officials of the Ijebu Ode Local Government, including the Secretary, Mr Abiodun Oke, attended as…
Officers of the Zone 2 Command of the Nigeria Police Force on Monday arraigned a man, Israel Onen, before the Federal High Court in Lagos over an alleged visa racketeering scheme involving N60m. Onen was docked before Justice Ibrahim Kala on four counts bordering on conspiracy, obtaining money by false pretence, money laundering, fraud, and stealing, preferred against him by the police in the charge marked FHC/L/1203C/2025. During the arraignment, the prosecutor told the court that the defendant conspired with others, now at large, between 2024 and 2025 to defraud the complainant, Akinola Ayodele Emmanuel. He alleged that Onen “fraudulently…
A persistent fear in Nigerian politics is the emergence of a single-party system or a sole presidential candidate. Despite recurring anxieties, this outcome has never materialised. While recent party defections might suggest an invincible ruling party, Nigeria’s political history is defined by unexpected twists. Shattered dreams and surprise elements are inherent to our national life. The surprise element is unavoidable. Unexpected events are an inescapable part of life and strategy. I will cite three examples in relation to three former leaders—Alhaji Shehu Shagari (25 February 1925 – 28 December 2018), General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (84) and General Sani Abacha (20…
Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle has attributed Nigeria’s impressive form at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations to the players’ improved understanding of his tactical demands, dismissing suggestions of major changes since the failed World Cup qualifying campaign, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Nigeria were runners-up at the last AFCON in 2024 and have been this tournament’s top scorers with 14 goals, winning all five matches to reach the semi-finals. Asked what has changed from the disappointing World Cup qualifiers that saw Nigeria fail to qualify for the 2026 tournament, Chelle insisted it was simply a matter of development. “Nothing,” said…
