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…

Mixed reactions have trailed the Edo State Government’s decision to temporarily shut down three secondary schools in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of the state over alleged kidnap threat. The state government earlier announced the closure of the schools after the State Security Service warned about…

The National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Lagos Division, has ordered a bank to withdraw the dismissal of a former employee, Mr Tajudeen Balogun, and awarded him N5.5m in damages after finding that the bank wrongfully terminated his employment based on…

A week after the Sadiku-led Boko Haram faction killed and abducted more than 170 women and children from Woro in Kaiama, Kwara State, the terror group released a video on TikTok mocking the government and accusing it of “deceit and…

Pensioners under the umbrella of the Concerned Pensioners Association, Benue State chapter, on Wednesday defied heavy rainfall to protest the non-payment of outstanding gratuities dating back to the year 2000. The association is a splinter group of the Nigeria Union…

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, says governorship aspirants have spent between N20 billion and N30 billion on party primaries, warning that the trend poses a serious threat to democratic governance and fuels corruption…

The Edo State Commissioner for Public Safety and Security, Festus Ebea, has alleged that some residents are exploiting the country’s security challenges to bring criminal elements from outside the state for kidnapping and other violent crimes. The commissioner disclosed this…

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) says its investigation into the train derailment that occurred along the Warri-Itakpe rail corridor on Monday, 8 June, has progressed with the retrieval of critical evidence. The Director, Public Affairs and Family Assistance, NSIB,…

The Federal Government has approved a comprehensive set of guidelines regulating the award and use of honorary doctorates, as part of efforts to restore credibility and integrity to the university system. The new policy, approved by the Federal Executive Council,…

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has called on Nigerians to ensure peaceful, credible and transparent elections in 2027, describing vote buying as a threat to democratic governance. Mr Olukoyede made the call on…

The United States Africa Command has said its military cooperation with Nigeria is firmly grounded in respect for Nigerian sovereignty and mutual interest, stressing that American forces operate in the country strictly by invitation and within an agreed bilateral framework.…

An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) investigator on Wednesday told an FCT High Court in Abuja how former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, allegedly disguised an Ethiopian Airlines aircraft as Nigeria’s national carrier during the former President Muhammadu Buhari…

The Northern Elders Forum has called on the Federal Government to immediately declare a national security emergency, warning that worsening violence, kidnappings and bandit attacks across the country pose a serious threat to Nigeria’s stability and economic survival. In a…

The Nigerian government has signed a deal with Ethiopia that would allow the transfer of over 100 Nigerians serving jail sentences in Ethiopia to facilities in Nigeria. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, disclosed in a statement that the…

The Rivers State government has said it will begin the shutting down of unapproved private schools operating in the state. The State Commissioner for Education, Dr Peters Nwagor disclosed this in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Wednesday and…