The Confederation of African Football Disciplinary Board has imposed a series of sanctions on the Fédération Sénégalaise de Football, the Fédération Royale Marocaine de Football, as well as several players and officials, following incidents during the 2025 African Cup of…

The Lagos State Police Command said it will charge two leaders of a protest on Wednesday, despite the reported largely peaceful conduct of the protest. It was rather the police that, without any provocation from the assembly, attacked protesters and…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday has arraigned Dr. Tersoo Loko, former Chairman of the Benue State Independent Electoral Commission, BSIEC, alongside ten others, over alleged fraud totaling N1.1 billion. The Makurdi Zonal Directorate of the EFCC…

A Lagos-based mechanical engineer, Uchenna Nwachukwu has accused police officers attached to the Area J Police Command of extorting N250,000 from him during a stop-and-search operation in the Ajah area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the incident occurred…

Civil rights activists and advocacy groups have condemned the Lagos State Government and the Lagos State Police Command over the violent dispersal of peaceful protesters and journalists at the Lagos State House of Assembly complex in Alausa, Ikeja, on Wednesday.…

A legal practitioner, Opatola Victor, has hailed President Bola Tinubu for seeking to increase the number of Appeal Court Justices. Speaking during an interview on Arise Television on Wednesday, Victor, however, said that this measure alone is not enough for…

Nigerians living in Norwich, United Kingdom, have launched a fundraising campaign to repatriate the remains of Uchenna Okirie, fondly known as “Common Man,” who was stabbed to death in his student apartment in November 2025. Okirie, a Nigerian national, was…

The Nigerian Bar Association, through its Anti-Corruption Committee (NBAA-CC), on Wednesday, signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoU)with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Anti-Corruption Academy of Nigeria (ACAN) to formalise collaboration on anti-corruption initiatives.…

The Borno State Government has commenced the return of refugees from Gwoza Local Government Area who fled to neighbouring Cameroon, with the first batch arriving in the state after more than a decade in displacement. The development was disclosed in…

A yet-to-be-identified male roadside trader was injured on Wednesday after a railing attached to a bridge under construction collapsed on him in the Ojuore area of Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State. PUNCH Metro learnt from a statement issued…

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has called for collaboration between himself and the Abia State Government in the development of Bende Federal Constituency and other parts of the state. He also lamented that some officials…

The Federal Government has earmarked over N13.12bn for the procurement of arms, ammunition and related equipment for Nigeria’s security agencies in the 2026 appropriation bills. Budget documents show that a total of N13,124,747,575 has been allocated across key security institutions…

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed grave concerns over recent demolitions in Lagos State and the closure of Onitsha Main Market in Anambra State. Tony Ojukwu, NHRC’s executive secretary, said both actions have serious human rights implications. He…

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has fixed ten fresh days for the trial to be concluded in the corruption charges filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against the former Governor of the Central Bank…

Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, has approved the training and deployment of 3,000 vigilantes across the state to strengthen community protection and support overstretched conventional security agencies. The governor disclosed this on Tuesday while inspecting 500 vigilantes and hunters undergoing…