The Muslim Community of Oyo State, on Sunday, converged at the Yidi Praying ground, Agodi, in Ibadan, Oyo State, to seek divine intervention amid rising cases of banditry, kidnappings and other criminal activities across the state. They also called for…

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has declared that its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, agrees with the Nigerian government’s alleged admission that the Abuja Federal High Court presided by Justice James Omotosho “acted without jurisdiction” in convicting him. Justice Omotosho, on…

President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Sunday, urged Nigerians not to give up hope, saying he was compelled to introduce monthly prayer sessions to tackle abduction, killings and militancy when he served as the governor of Akwa Ibom State.…

Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Olugbenga Abimbola, has advised residents of the state to report suspicious movements in their communities.  Abimbola gave the advice when he led his officers and journalists to the house where the kidnappers used as…

Following the rising wave of school abductions in the country, experts have called for urgent reforms in the Safe School initiative. According to media tally done by The PUNCH, over 2,000 students and teachers have been kidnapped since the establishment…

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has resorted to divine intervention for good governance, peace and economic recovery in Nigeria. The Governor also called for prayers against kidnappings, cultism, other security challenges in the country, as well as for wisdom, guidance and strength…

The Federal Government has released funds to pay five months of accumulated Consolidated Academic Tools Allowance owed to lecturers in federal universities and has directed vice-chancellors to immediately clear all outstanding payments. A letter exclusively obtained by The PUNCH showed…

The Kaduna State Pilgrims Welfare Agency has announced that the airlift of pilgrims from Saudi Arabia back to Nigeria will commence on June 15, 2026. Chairman of the Agency, Malam Salihu S. Abubakar, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday,…

Researchers warned on Monday that nuclear-armed states were taking their arms out of storage and putting them on delivery systems, as the weapons of mass destruction are playing an increased role in global politics. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute…

Agrarian communities in Akwa Ibom have been asked to adopt nature-based solutions, such as tree planting, sustainable farming, and ending bush burning, to mitigate the growing impact of climate change on livelihoods and food production. Participants at a World Environment…

Household items such as a solar panel, plastic chairs, and mattresses were among the items found in the house where the sister of the immediate past Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, and her twins were held after being kidnapped. DAILY…

Panic gripped residents and traders in the Old Garage area of Osogbo, Osun State, on Sunday after a fire engulfed a warehouse used for storing plastic containers. The affected facility is located close to a filling station and the Dugbe…

The Akwa Ibom State University (AKSU) is again missing from the latest list of universities approved to run law programmes in Nigeria, renewing scrutiny of Governor Umo Eno’s earlier claim that his defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)…

The Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Gwabin Musa (retd), has observed that Nigeria is fighting an asymmetric war in which its enemies employ radicalisation and false narratives, adding that the best counter-weapon is the truth taught in a safe classroom.…

The Nigerian Navy has intercepted over 135,000 litres of suspected illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil and disrupted illicit fuel transportation networks operating along waterways in Rivers State. The Director of Naval Information, Navy Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, disclosed this in a…