The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has dismissed widespread claims that a viral video circulating on social media shows a police officer interacting with armed bandits in Katsina State, explaining that the men in the footage are registered vigilantes and hunters…

The Oyo State Executive Council has appealed to the Nigerian Union of Teachers to allow students to go back to school and discontinue the disruption of the academic calendar. The appeal was contained in a statement on Wednesday, issued by…

The Nigeria Police Force in Akwa Ibom says it is investigating a man found in possession of a toy AK-47 rifle after he allegedly claimed to be a vigilante operative attached to the state Commissioner for Information, Aniekan Umanah. The police disclosed…

United States striker Folarin Balogun’s impressive FIFA World Cup performances are the result of months of intensive preparation, according to his private coach, Saul Isaksson-Hurst. Balogun announced himself on the global stage with a brace in the USA’s 4-1 victory…

The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has released the names of candidates shortlisted for the conferment of the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) for 2026. The candidates, grouped into the usual advocacy and academic categories. They comprise 77…

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has expressed his disappointment over the Super Eagles’ failure to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, saying Nigerians are unhappy with the team’s absence from the global showpiece, PUNCH Sports Extra…

A Nigerian national, Franklin Nwadialo, has been sentenced to five years in prison in the United States for orchestrating a long-running online romance scam that defrauded victims of more than $3.5 million. The sentence was handed down on Tuesday by…

The Bayelsa State Commissioner for Women, Children Affairs, Empowerment and Social Development, Joanah Gigi, has warned operators of orphanage homes in the state to strictly comply with laws and regulations governing child adoption or risk sanctions, including closure of their…

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Disu, has directed the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) to investigate allegations that officers of the Nigeria Police Force unlawfully handed over a woman to an angry mob that lynched her in Maraban…

A Lagos Magistrate’s Court sitting in Ikeja has remanded a 27-year-old TikToker, Oladimeji Hammed, popularly known as Immunizer, over allegations of cyberbullying and online harassment of Omowunmi Aloba, the widow of late singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad. Hammed…

Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has called for urgent investments in health, education and skills development across northern Nigeria, saying the region continues to bear the consequences of inadequate human capital development. Mr Shettima made the call on Wednesday at…

The Nigeria Customs Service has intensified its battle against smuggling and illegal importation, intercepting prohibited goods worth more than N273.7m in Cross River State as part of efforts to protect local manufacturers, preserve jobs, and support the Federal Government’s industrialisation…

The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has suspended Mike Ozekhome from the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) pending the determination of disciplinary proceedings against him. The commttee’s secretary, Kabir Akanbi, who doubles as the Chief Registrar of the…

The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee has suspended the Senior Advocate of Nigeria rank of constitutional lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome, pending the determination of disciplinary proceedings against him. The decision was taken at the LPPC’s 173rd General Meeting held on June…

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday fixed 2 July for ruling on an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) seeking the final forfeiture of five additional properties linked to former Minister of Power Saleh Mamman,…