Amina Abubakar, widow of the late Rabe Abubakar, a retired major general, has been rescued by troops during ongoing military operations against bandits in Katsina State, the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said on Monday. Mrs Abubakar was abducted alongside her husband…

The House of Representatives on Monday began a two-day public hearing on a package of defence reform bills aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s military institutions, improving the welfare of service personnel and veterans, and equipping the Armed Forces to respond more…

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister five political parties including Accord on whose platform Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke is seeking re-election over failure to meet constitutional parties performance…

The President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has reaffirmed plans to develop a large-scale industrial and free trade zone at Olokola in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State. He described the development as a power-driven investment hub designed…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has auctioned a six-storey hotel in Lagos and three other properties confiscated from convicted drug traffickers for a total of N6.15 billion, in what the agency described as a demonstration that proceeds of…

The Federal Government has inaugurated a Technical Working Group on Agricultural Produce Residue Standards to address recurring export rejections of Nigerian agricultural commodities arising from non-compliance with Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) and other sanitary and phytosanitary requirements. The Minister of…

Nigeria’s former Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, under whom terrorists and other armed groups killed thousands of people and displaced many more, has proposed strategies to tackle the nation’s security crises. Mr Buratai, who led the Nigerian Army between…

The Kano State Government has set aside the sum of N1.5bn ahead of its planned mass wedding programme for 3,000 beneficiaries. The Commander-General of the Hisbah Board in the state, Sheikh Ibrahim Daurawa, made the disclosure on Monday while briefing…

A tricycle operator abducted alongside a female farmer in Abia State has narrated how he used Igbo to reveal the captors’ den, tipping off relatives, security operatives, and community volunteers who rescued them from captivity. The account was shared in…

The governorship candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress in Kano State, Aminu Gwarzo, has picked Mustapha Kwankwaso as his running mate for the 2027 governorship election. The development was confirmed to The PUNCH on Monday by Gwarzo’s spokesperson, Ibrahim Shuaibu.…

The Chairman of the Northern Traditional Rulers’ Council (NTRC) and Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, has urged citizens to identify their priorities and communicate them to their state governors, stating that political leaders and traditional rulers are servants of the…

A British court on Monday convicted two men of a series of arson attacks on two houses in London and a car linked to Prime Minister Keir Starmer. A jury at London’s Old Bailey found Roman Lavrynovych, 22, and Stanislav…

The House of Representatives has reshuffled the leadership of several standing committees following recent changes to its minority caucus leadership. Speaker Abbas Tajudeen disclosed the adjustments during Monday’s emergency plenary, stating that the vacancies created by the appointment of some…

The Federation Account Allocation Committee has shared N2.26 trillion among the Federal Government, states and local government councils as April 2026 revenue, representing an increase of N217 billion from the N2.04 trillion distributed in the previous month The latest allocation…

Troops of Operation Fasan Yamma have rescued six kidnap victims who escaped from captivity following sustained military pressure and air interdiction operations in Zamfara State. This is included in a military operational report made available to the News Agency of…