No fewer than 100 communities in Kaduna State have been displaced following incessant attacks by bandits, Saturday PUNCH has learnt. The affected communities cut across six local government areas of Shiroro, Kachia, Kajuru, Kagarko, Chikun, and Birnin Gwari. Findings by…

The family of veteran journalist and publisher of The Eagle Online, Dotun Oladipo, has announced 10 and 11 September for his funeral rites. Mr Oladipo died on Tuesday in Lagos at the age of 56. According to a statement issued…

A US federal judge ruled Thursday that sanctions imposed by President Donald Trump’s administration against AI giant Anthropic were illegal, finding that the government punished the company in a row over military use of its technology. Anthropic infuriated Pentagon chief Pete…

A Nigerian national, Oluwasegun Baiyewu, has been sentenced to 95 months (7 years and 11 months) in prison in the United States for laundering more than $3.1 million in proceeds from various fraud schemes targeting US citizens. The US Department…

The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has directed the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) to repair damaged sections of the Benin-Asaba Highway in Delta State within 14 days. Mr Umahi gave the directive on Thursday during an inspection of…

Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has apologised for the recent strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) chapter at Abia State University (ABSU), describing the industrial action as avoidable. Mr Otti said this on Thursday during a…

The Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 13 Police Headquarters, Ukpo, Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra State, AIG Miller Dantawaye, has directed the Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Nnanna Ama, to ensure that all…

President Bola Tinubu has directed the Minister of Finance and Co-ordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, to oversee and coordinate a comprehensive forensic audit of federal government systems. The audit will include a review of the Integrated Personnel and…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Abia State University branch, has suspended its ongoing industrial action and directed members to resume academic duties with immediate effect from Friday, August 28, 2026. The decision was reached at the union’s congress meeting…

The 17th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP17) ended Friday with governments, development banks, funds and companies announcing a $1.3 billion portfolio to support land restoration and drought resilience…

Nigeria’s capital market will return to the global Frontier Market universe from September 21, 2026, following its reclassification by global index provider FTSE Russell, the Federal Government has said. The development was contained in a statement issued by the Minister…

Two people have died after a collapsed refuse dump struck a building at Ikot Effanga along Old Odukpani Road in Calabar, Cross River State, the police said. The incident occurred on Friday, according to a statement by the state police…

Reno Omokri, Ambassador-designate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua, has challenged Atiku Abubakar’s claim that President Bola Tinubu is 90 years old. Omokri, in a statement on Friday, also challenged journalist and publisher, Dele…

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has said he will reopen Nigeria’s land borders that are still shut and introduce policies to ease the importation and movement of goods if elected president in 2027. Atiku,…

The Ekiti State Government has warned residents against improper waste disposal and other activities capable of endangering public health or causing environmental nuisance. The Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Tosin Aluko-Ajisafe, condemned the practice of discharging wastewater into drainage…