June 11, 2026 2:05 pm File: House of Representatives The House of Representatives has adopted the report on the proposed establishment of state police and approved 18 constitutional amendment clauses. The report was adopted during Thursday’s plenary session presided over…

The House of Representatives has announced its minority leadership positions, ending a week-long controversy surrounding the nomination of principal officers for the opposition caucus. The Speaker of the House, Abbas Tajudeen, made the announcement during Thursday’s plenary after reading a…

The Senator representing Edo Central Senatorial District of Edo State, Senator Joseph Ikpea, has commended Governor Monday Okpebholo for the proactive steps taken to prevent the mass abduction of students in the state. Okpebholo had on Tuesday instructed the temporary…

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…

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…

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…

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…

The National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Seriake Dickson, has said the NDC is doing its candidates a favour by providing them with a platform to contest elective positions in the 2027 general elections. Mr Dickson, a senator,…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has uncovered a disturbing trend in the country’s worsening pipeline vandalism crisis, revealing that well-equipped criminal syndicates are disguising themselves as members of a purported Federal Government task force to steal critical oil infrastructure.…

For one month, the world will speak a common language: football. From the bustling streets of Lagos and Casablanca to the cafés of Buenos Aires, the boulevards of Paris and the plazas of Mexico City, billions of people will become…

Justice Yellim Bogoro of the Federal High Court, in Lagos, on Wednesday ordered the remand of popular social media influencer and self-styled relationship therapist, Blessing Okoro, fondly called Blessing CEO, in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Service pending the…

The Edo State Government has announced plans to employ 5,400 members of a local security corps across its 18 local government areas as part of measures to strengthen grassroots security. The announcement was made by the Commissioner for Security and Public Safety,…

As the football world looks ahead to the next FIFA World Cup, debate continues over the players who have left the greatest mark on the tournament’s history. With thousands of participants across 22 editions since 1930, selecting the top 10…

The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has threatened to issue an arrest warrant against a former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), Mele Kyari, to compel his appearance before the committee. The committee…

There was palpable fear in Osun State on Wednesday following the sudden collapse of a podium where guests, including Governor Ademola Adeleke, were seated at a rally held in Ijebu-Jesa. In a 30-second video obtained by The PUNCH showing the…