The Commissioner of Police in Kwara, Ojo Adekimi, has expressed shock and sorrow over a deadly bandit attack on the Police Mobile Force (PMF) Camp at Tenebo Village in Kaiama Local Government Area of the state This is contained in…

Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State has said governors in the North-West will not negotiate with bandits.He spoke in Katsina State during the opening of a new road project, saying the region’s leaders are united in fighting insecurity and are…

Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, has said that governors in Nigeria’s North-West region will not negotiate with bandits, insisting that only unconditional surrender would be accepted from criminal groups operating in the area. Aliyu made the statement in Katsina on…

The Nigerian Army has defended the arrest of a social media influencer and activist, Justice Chidiebere, popularly known as “Justice Crack,” stating that he is being investigated over alleged attempts to incite discontent among soldiers. In a statement issued on…

Six civilians abducted during a deadly attack in Borno State have regained freedom after troops of Operation HADIN KAI intercepted and rescued them during a military operation in the Mandara Mountains. The development was disclosed in a statement posted on…

Sri Lanka raised fuel prices by nearly four per cent on Sunday, further fuelling inflation, which more than doubled last month due to the Middle East war. Since March, Sri Lanka has raised fuel prices by more than 35 per…

Isa Pantami, the former minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has suspended one of his social media aides indefinitely for labelling political opponents as “hypocrites.” ​Mr Pantami, a governorship hopeful in Gombe State, distanced himself from the remarks, stating that…

President Bola Tinubu has rescheduled his planned three-nation trip to Sunday. Tinubu was initially set to fly out on Saturday. It has now been moved forward by 24 hours, as confirmed in a statement posted on X by the president’s…

The Dangote Group has strongly denied viral claims suggesting a rift between its president, Aliko Dangote, and fellow businessman Tony Elumelu, describing the reports as false and misleading. As reported by Nairametrics on Sunday, in a statement issued by its…

Isa Pantami, the former minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has suspended one of his social media aides indefinitely for labelling political opponents as “hypocrites.” ​Mr Pantami, a governorship hopeful in Gombe State, distanced himself from the remarks, stating that…

Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued a kidnapped civilian during a joint operation in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State.The incident was contained in a post shared on X on Saturday by security analyst, Zagazola Makama. According to…

A lone accident involving a commercial Mazda bus marked ARP627KY has killed three members of the Medical and Health Workers’ Union of Nigeria, Ekiti Local Government branch, Kwara State. Sunday PUNCH gathered that the health workers were returning from the…

Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has summoned South Africa’s High Commissioner to Nigeria over xenophobic attacks in South Africa. In a statement shared on X, the spokesperson of Nigeria’s foriegn affairs ministry, Kimiebi Ebienfa, said the meeting will hold…

The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has pleaded with the people of the South East to sustain peace and guide their youth away from armed struggle against the Nigerian government. He made the appeal at the funeral of Sir…

The number of Nigerian refugees who voluntarily returned home under a tripartite repatriation agreement more than doubled in the first quarter of 2026, rising by 1,805 persons from 1,705 in February to 3,510 by April. This is as Internally Displaced…