The Katsina State Police Command has arrested two suspected car thieves who attempted to bribe its officers with ₦1,000,000 during an operation. According to the Command’s spokesperson, DSP Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, the incident took place on April 11th, 2025, around 3:00 PM during a routine patrol in the Birnin Kuka village area of Mashi Local…
The senate committee on public account has queried the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) over the alleged missing of 3,907 rifles from its armoury. The missing firearms are contained in the 2019 audit report of the office of the auditor-general of the federation (AuGF). During the committee’s sitting on Tuesday, Kayode Egbetokun, the inspector-general of police…
Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, received heartfelt birthday wishes from Hon. Khadijat Kareem Omotayo, Personal Assistant to President Tinubu on Constituency Affairs, as he celebrated his 52nd birthday. “Happy birthday to Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, an inspiring leader and a beacon of excellence in public service!” Omotayo exclaimed. “Today, we…
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has suspended Senegal’s head coach, Pape Thiaw, following a disciplinary review of the chaotic scenes that marred Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final in Rabat. Senegal defeated host nation Morocco 1–0 after extra time at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium to clinch their second continental title, but the…
A former chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Biodun Olujimi, has downplayed the coalition platform under the Africa Democratic Congress (ADC) and believes the party does not have the clout to defeat incumbent President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election. Olujimi, who recently left the opposition PDP for the All Progressives Congress (APC),…
The family of a Lagos-based hairstylist identified simply as Fatima has raised the alarm after her yet-to-be-identified lover brutalised her, resulting in the loss of her six teeth. According to PUNCH, the incident occurred on Saturday, July 12. It was gathered that the lovers who reside on Ibadan Street in the Ebutte Meta area of…
Gloria George’s world was turned upside down when her 34-year-old son, Horsefall Rowland, failed to return home on the fateful night of September 10, 2024. He had informed his mother at about 3.30 pm that he was going for a meeting at Peter Odili road and Government Reserved Area, GRA in PortHarcourt, Rivers State respectively,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Kaduna Zonal Directorate, has apprehended 11 suspected internet fraudsters in Chanchangi Local Government Area of Niger State. In a Sunday statement released on the agency’s official X handle, titled “EFCC Arrests 11 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Niger,” the commission disclosed that operatives recovered two vehicles and 13 mobile phones…
It has been revealed how former Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo clashed with the Department of State’s Security (DSS) over the refusal of the agency to obey a court order for the release of Omoyele Sowore during the Muhammadu Buhari administration. This is contained in a new book by Richard Akinnola, titled “I WRITE WHAT…
Former Governor of Anambra state, Chris Ngige, has been remanded at the Kuje Correctional Centre pending the hearing of the bail application. Justice Mariam Hassan of the Federal Capital Territory High Court issued the remand order on Friday, after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned the ex-minister of Labour and Productivity in court over…
