The Chairman of the National Population Commission, Nasir Kwarra, has announced plans to conduct Nigeria’s population and housing census in 2025, nearly two decades after the last census in 2006. He made this known during the 2024 anniversary of the Nairobi Summit on the International Conference on Population and Development held in Abuja on Thursday….
The Taliban Supreme Court in Kabul on Tuesday sentenced a man and woman to 39 lashes and 18 months in prison for engaging in extramarital sex. It was unclear whether the floggings carried out on Monday took place in public, as has been the case in previous instances. Since returning to power in 2021, the…
A bill proposing the rotation of the presidency among the six geopolitical zones has failed to scale through at the the house of representatives. The bill, which is sponsored by Benjamin Kalu, the deputy speaker, was rejected by lawmakers during Tuesday’s plenary. The house also rejected a bill sponsored by Tajudeen Abbas, speaker of the…
The Lagos state police command says four persons have died in a fire outbreak at a lounge and bar on Baale road in the Olodi Apapa area of the state. In a statement issued on Monday, Benjamin Hundeyin, police spokesperson in Lagos, said the fire started around 7:45 am on Sunday. Hundeyin noted that a…
A 24-year-old lady, Justina Daniel, on Thursday, appeared before a Kaduna chief magistrates’ court for allegedly stealing her friend’s purse, containing an iPhone 12 and other valuables, at a wedding. The defendant, who resides in Goni-gora Kaduna, is charged with stealing, to which she pleaded not guilty. The prosecution counsel, Insp Chidi Leo, told the…
At least 50 people have now been confirmed killed in last week’s bandits’ attacks on villages in the Malumfashi LGA, Katsina State. The bandits opened fire on worshippers at a mosque and set others ablaze. Aminu Ibrahim, who represents Malumfashi constituency in the Katsina State House of Assembly, confirmed the death toll to his colleagues…
Abducted National President of the Afenifere Youth Council, Eniola Olajuni, has been released after 12 days in the kidnappers’ den. The National Secretary of the Youths Council, Biodun Aderohunmu, confirmed his release to PUNCH correspondent in a short WhatsApp message on Saturday. “He has been released”, the message read. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Olajuni was…
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared ₦1.578 trillion among the Federal Government, states and local governments for the month of March. This is according to a communiqué issued by FAAC and made available by the Director, Press and Public Relations, Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, Bawa Mokwa, on Saturday. According to…
The Conference of Professionals in the Peoples Democratic Party (CP-PDP) has called for the expulsion of FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, accusing him of undermining the party. In a statement on Sunday, the group criticised Wike for endorsing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid and attacking the PDP’s National Working Committee (NWC). “Wike has crossed…
On 9th. January, 2025, the Rivers State Police Command received a petition about the disturbing activities of unknown hoodlums attacking local security guards and vandalizing public assets. The report suggested that on the 3rd of January, 2025, at about 0300hrs a 1,000KVA transformer worth Fifty-Two Million Naira (₦52,000,000.00) was vandalized and stolen from NNPCL Estate…