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The Mining Marshals of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps have sealed seven suspected illegal mineral buying and processing centres in Kontagora, Niger State, over alleged violations of Nigeria’s mining laws and mineral trading regulations. The Commander of the Mining Marshals, ACC John Onoja, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja. Onoja said the operation was part of efforts to curb illegal mining activities and restore order in the nation’s solid minerals sector. According to the statement, four suspects linked to some of the affected centres were also arrested. The statement read, “The enforcement exercise, carried…
Sevilla have rejected an offer worth €10m from newly promoted Serie A side Venezia for Super Eagles forward Akor Adams, with the Spanish club holding out for a fee in the region of €25m for the Nigerian striker, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Adams, 26, joined Sevilla from Montpellier during the January 2025 transfer window and gradually established himself as one of the club’s key attackers after an initial settling-in period. He finished the season with 10 La Liga goals, including two match-winning strikes in Sevilla’s final four league games, contributions that proved decisive in helping the club avoid relegation and…
A heartwarming video of popular singer, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba, spending quality time with his daughters, Olivia and Isabella, has been making the rounds on social media. The family outing, which seemingly took place over the weekend, served as a reminder that even after a marital separation, the bond between a father and his children can remain strong. Videos from the outing were shared on Instagram by Isabella and 2Baba’s brother, Charles Idibia, on Sunday (Father’s Day), June 21, 2026. The videos captured a relaxed evening at a lounge, with music playing softly in the background as the…
Following two successful Princess Diaries films, devoted fans have been clamoring for more — but does the tiara still fit? “There is a script for the third movie. There is a script,” Anne Hathaway, who played Princess Mia Thermopolis in the 2001 flick, revealed during a January 2019 appearance on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen. “I want to do it. Julie [Andrews] wants to do it. Debra Martin Chase, our producer, wants to do it. We all really want it to happen.” Thank You! You have successfully subscribed. Late director Garry Marshall previously adapted Meg Cabot’s bestselling Princess Diaries novels for the big screen. In the first film, Hathaway’s Mia…
Sixty-three years ago, the Midwest Region was created following the 1963 plebiscite that carved out part of the then-Western Region. The historic referendum increased Nigeria’s regions from three to four, and remains the last time a civilian government successfully created a new subnational entity. Since the creation of the Midwest Region, Nigeria’s subnational structure has expanded from four regions to 36 states, all created through military decrees, largely free from the constitutional restrictions that currently apply. All military heads of state, except Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, Olusegun Obasanjo, Muhammadu Buhari and Abdulsalami Abubakar, created states during their tenures. Yakubu Gowon created 12…
Nuhu Ribadu, National Security Adviser Ultimately, the true measure of any national security strategy lies not in the headlines it generates, but in the ordinary lives it quietly protects. Its success is reflected in children who go to school without fear, farmers who cultivate and return home safely, traders who travel the nation’s highways with confidence, and communities that trust the institutions established to safeguard them. When security forces foiled a planned terrorist attack on students writing the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in Kogi State and neutralised the notorious terrorist leader, Kachalla Ibrahim Battijo, the immediate public…
No fewer than 271 children were among the 484 people displaced after armed bandits attacked Gummi Local Government Area of Zamfara State on June 15, 2026, the International Organisation for Migration has revealed. The IOM, in a fresh assessment obtained by Saturday PUNCH, said the attack displaced 484 people from 101 households, with children accounting for more than half of those forced to flee their homes. The figures are contained in two IOM reports on Nigeria obtained by Saturday PUNCH. They include Flash Report 291 on Population Displacement, obtained on June 25, and the Displacement Tracking Matrix’s Transhumance Tracking Tool…
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a 21-year-old man, Samson Onilewaji, after he was allegedly found with a suspected human hand during a stop-and-search operation along the Lekki-Epe Expressway area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, Abimbola Adebisi, in a statement on Friday, stated that the suspect was also caught with two locally made pistols and other suspected stolen items. According to her, the suspect was travelling in an unregistered commercial shuttle bus with five other occupants when officers intercepted the vehicle during a routine operation. “Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command, while conducting a routine…
Nigeria’s sprint sensation Samuel Ogazi has officially announced his decision to turn professional, bringing the curtain down on a remarkable collegiate career at the University of Alabama that established him as one of the greatest 400m runners in NCAA history and leaves him as the fourth-fastest man ever to have run the one-lap event. The 20-year-old elected to forgo his remaining NCAA eligibility after three extraordinary seasons in the United States, during which he evolved from a promising teenager into a genuine world-class athlete and systematically dismantled the Nigerian 400m record. His final collegiate season was the stuff of track…
Lifestyle influencer and dance enthusiast, Ntumobe Chisom, popularly known as Cheesohm, has said her dance initiative, Dance with Cheesohm, was created to provide a safe and inclusive environment where people can freely express themselves while celebrating Afrobeats culture. Cheesohm stated this ahead of the next edition of the dance experience holding today (June 27, 2026), at Alpha Fitness Studio, Lekki, Lagos. The content creator explained that the initiative was designed to remove the barriers that often discourage people from participating in dance activities, particularly those who fear being judged because of their skill level. She said, “Dance with Cheesohm is…
