Hassan Faruk, a teenager, has been sentenced to six months imprisonment for stealing a Nokia phone valued at N120,000 in Jos, Plateau State. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the teenager was convicted and sentenced on Monday by Jos Area Court. The court gave the teenager an option to pay a fine of N50,000…
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the release of funds for the payment of pension arrears, salary increases, and other entitlements owed to retired military personnel, following two days of peaceful protests at the Federal Ministry of Finance by military veterans. Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Muhammed Matawalle, announced the development on Friday, expressing…
Operatives of the Lagos State CP Special Squad have arrested two suspects involved in the recent abduction of Mrs. Odumosu, the wife of Retired Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Hakeem Odumosu. The suspects, identified as 27-year-old Agbojule Smart and 30-year-old Keleke Michael, were apprehended early Friday, January 24, 2025, while attempting to flee Lagos State. During…
President Bola Tinubu says his administration has implemented bold policies to propel Nigeria’s economy out of the downturn caused by multiple shocks in the global economy. Tinubu spoke on Friday while declaring open the 2024 African Caucus meeting held at the Transcorp Hotel, Abuja. He was represented by Vice-President Kashim Shettima. “As a government, we…
Controversial street-pop musician Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable has declared his intention to fight former heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua following his victory over Speed Darlington in their celebrity boxing match. “Now that I’ve beaten Speed Darlington, it is only Anthony Joshua I can fight now,” Portable told PUNCH Sports Extra. The “Zazuu” crooner,…
Justice T.G. Ringing of the Federal High Court sitting in Gombe, Gombe State has convicted and sentenced two police officers alongside an immigration officer to seven years imprisonment each for employment fraud to the tune of N1,640,000 (One Million Six Hundred and Forty Thousand Naira). The officers are identified as Yusuf AbdulKarim Bature and Musa…
Justice R.I.B. Adeniyi of the State High Court sitting in Ikeja Lagos, on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, convicted and sentenced Alhaji Mohammed Gobir to seven years imprisonment for stealing, obtaining under false pretence and possession of fraudulent document. He was arraigned on March 17, 2016 by the the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on…
The Founder of Deeper Life Ministry, Pastor Kumuyi, and the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, have won the 2025 Persons of the Year Award of Irohinodua. In a statement at the weekend, Irohinodua, the first pan Yoruba news online established in 2010, said the decade-old…
Davido, the Afrobeats singer, and Chioma Rowland, his partner, have officially celebrated their love with a lavish white wedding in Miami, Florida. The highly publicised ceremony took place at the upscale Mana Wynwood Convention Center, drawing an elite gathering of Nigerian celebrities, business tycoons, and political figures. Davido made a dramatic arrival in a custom…
The Youth Assembly of Nigeria (YAN) convened its second world press conference today at the Civil Service Union House in Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos State. The significant event not only marked a milestone for the organization but also included the inauguration of new appointees, a youth town hall meeting, and an engaging dialogue with the press….