A Delta State High Court sitting in Orerokpe has issued an interim injunction stopping the Nigeria Police Force from enforcing the tinted glass permit policy scheduled to take effect on January 2, 2026. The ruling was delivered on Wednesday by…

Former Remo Stars player Olamilekan Adams and the media officer of Sporting Supreme FC of Abuja, Nelson Mobougwu, as well as one other player of the club, were assaulted by men of the Nigeria Police last Wednesday after Sporting Supreme’s…

The federal government economic team is expected to appear before the Senate Committee on Appropriations on Thursday to explain the rationale behind the proposed repeal and re-enactment of the 2024 Appropriation Act, which seeks to increase total expenditure from ₦28.7…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says Kano has recorded the highest number of people who revalidated their voter cards in northern Nigeria. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Kano State, Ambassador Abdu Abdussamadu Zango, made the revelation during a…

Supporters of former Sokoto State governor, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, operating under the banner of the Bafarawa Akida Movement, have formally defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the ruling All Progressives Congress in the state. The decision was announced on…

The Federal Government has dispatched a high-level delegation to Burkina Faso to engage the country’s leadership over the continued detention of Nigerian Air Force (NAF) pilots and crew members. The delegation comprises senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,…

The National Pension Commission has recovered over N4.04bn in unremitted pension contributions between January and November 2025, representing an increase of more than 180 per cent compared with the N1.44bn recovered in the entire 2024 financial year. The Director-General of…

A former Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says his new book is aimed at correcting misconceptions, providing context, and sharing firsthand accounts of the Muhammadu Buhari administration. Mr Mohammed stated this in Abuja on Wednesday at the presentation…

President Bola Tinubu is expected to present the 2026 proposed Federal Budget to a joint session of the National Assembly on Friday, December 19, 2025, at 2:00 pm, barring any last-minute changes. This is according to a letter dated December…

Eleven Nigerian soldiers have been released, 10 days after being detained in Burkina Faso. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Kimiebi Ebienfa, confirmed the development to The PUNCH on Wednesday night. “The soldiers have been released. I just confirmed with…

A Delta State High Court in Orerokpe has issued an interim order, restraining the Nigeria police from enforcing the tinted glass permit policy, which the police authorities had said would commence on 2 January. Justice Joe Egwu gave the order…

Former National Security Adviser (NSA), Babagana Monguno, has revealed that some funds approved by former President Muhammadu Buhari for his office were deliberately withheld by powerful interests within the Presidency. Monguno, who served as NSA from 2015 to 2023, made…

No fewer than 38 senior officers, including an Assistant Commandant General, have been dismissed from the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps by the Federal Government for various infractions. The dismissals, approved by the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire, and Immigration…