No fewer than 11 local vigilante members have been confirmed dead following a fierce gun battle with heavily armed bandits and unconfirmed numbers of vigilantes in Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State. PUNCH Online learnt that the tensed standoff between these two parties occurred on Friday, when members of the community-based vigilante group intercepted…
The Federal Government has inaugurated an independent investigative panel to probe allegations of corruption and gross violations of standard operating procedures within the Nigeria Correctional Service NCoS. Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo who inaugurated the committee on Monday in Abuja said the committee must also look at the recent allegation that some correctional service…
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has said that more than 3,000 Nigerians remain in active employment at its $20bn facility, despite an ongoing reorganisation of its workforce. In a statement on Friday, the management dismissed reports of mass sackings, clarifying that only a “very small number” of staff were affected by the exercise, which it said…
A former Vice-President of Living Faith Church, also known as Winners Chapel, Bishop David Abioye, will commence Sunday morning services on May 4, seven months after his retirement. Bishop Abioye announced the Sunday morning service during the evening service in Abuja on Sunday, April 27. The announcement was well received by the congregation who erupted…
Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has called on incumbent President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to fish out bandits terrorising the country in a bid to ensure the security of the lives and property of all Nigerians. According to Obasanjo, should the government fail to do the needful in ending the killings by the armed groups, Nigerians…
The police on Wednesday arraigned a 40-year-old man, Umaru Garuba, before an Akure Magistrates’ Court for allegedly biting off the ear of a suspect in police detention. The police Prosecutor, Inspector Adebayo Suleiman, told the court that the defendant was arrested on June 5 for stealing N35,000 belonging to one Yakubu Salisu and detained in…
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has officially commenced its recruitment exercise, seeking experienced professionals to fill specialized roles and bolster its workforce. This was announced on Monday, as part of FIRS’s ongoing efforts to consolidate its operations and enhance its service delivery. The advertised positions include assistant manager and deputy manager roles in key…
British police on Sunday said they had arrested five men, including four Iranians, on suspicion of “preparation of a terrorist act”. The arrests were carried out in London, Swindon and the Greater Manchester area, with all five arrested on suspicion of “terrorism offences”, London’s Metropolitan Police said in a statement. The men aged between 29…
Nigerian businessman Ikechukwu Ogbonna, known as IVD, has been reportedly arrested at airport. According to blogger Stella Dimoko Korkus, the businessman was arrested at the airport on his way to Qatar on Friday, August 1st. According to insiders, the arrest has to do with a Domestic Violence case against him regarding his late wife, Bimbo,…
On November 28, 2025, a group called Human Rights Watchdog in Africa (HRWA) issued a press statement, signed by its Executive Director, Samson Adamu, calling on President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency in Zamfara after accusing Governor Dauda Lawal of “pardoning and releasing convicted bandits.” — CLAIM — The HRWA’s statement,…
