Category: News

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has sentenced a woman, Halima Haliru Umar, to 20 years’ imprisonment for unlawful possession of 302 rounds of […]

As the All Progressives Congress (APC) holds its direct primary for House of Representatives seats on Saturday in Ondo State, Bamidele Omosehin, a prominent aspirant […]

Governor Umar Namadi says the ruling APC in Jigawa State has achieved what he describes as a major political milestone ahead of the party primaries, […]

The British Government has declared that it has no preferred candidate in Nigeria’s 2027 general elections, reaffirming its commitment to neutrality and support for a […]

A new gender inclusion report unveiled at the 4th Gender Impact Investment Summit in Lagos has highlighted persistent financing gaps facing women-led businesses in Nigeria, […]

Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have attacked a primary and junior secondary school in Mussa village, Askira-Uba Local Government Area of Borno State, with reports indicating […]

BY BLAISE UDUNZE When the word “xenophobic” is talked about, most affected African countries tend to focus on the pains being experienced […]

Police in Akwa Ibom arrested three women for allegedly selling a newborn baby boy for N145,000 without the father’s consent. The Nigeria Police Force in […]

The Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has confirmed the killing of a teacher and the abduction of some pupils following an attack on […]

Mahmud Sadisu Buba, a prominent House of Representatives aspirant under the All Progressives Congress (APC), has been dragged before a court over the alleged falsification […]

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has called for stronger African-led financing systems and commercially sustainable payment structures to unlock the continent’s vast gas […]

What makes the situation even more fascinating is that several of the league’s top scorers are also directly involved in season-defining fixtures tied to the […]

Desmond Elliot, the lawmaker representing Surulere Constituency I in the Lagos State House of Assembly, has apologised to Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to Bola […]

The Sokoto State Publicity Secretary of the ADC, Amir Aminu, confirmed the development during a telephone interview with The Punch Newspaper on Friday. Former Sokoto […]

Justice Aisha Ibrahim of the Borno State High Court in Maiduguri has convicted and sentenced two fraudsters, Abdullahi Suleiman and Ahmad Yahaya, over separate fraud […]

Operatives of the Abia State Police Command have uncovered a notorious kidnapper’s hideout in Ogwashi Forest, Old Umuahia, leading to a fierce gun battle with […]

Justice Hauwa Yilwa of the Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced a female gunrunner, Halima Haliru, to 20 years imprisonment following her guilty plea […]

Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos State, has remanded Okoro Blessing, popularly known as Blessing CEO, over an alleged […]

Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has expressed grief over the death of Nollywood actor Alexx Ekubo, describing the late filmmaker as […]

Senator Aminu Tambuwal has decided not to run for another term as the lawmaker representing Sokoto South Senatorial Zone. Following his withdrawal, Amb. Hon. Faruku […]