No fewer than thirty-five kidnapped victims of Banga village in Kaura-Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State were said to have been slaughtered by bandits for failure to pay N35 million ransom. An indigene of the village, Sani Suleiman, disclosed this in a telephone interview with PUNCH Online on Sunday, stating that bandits had kidnapped…
The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a 29-year-old man, Victor Kalu, for attempted suicide at the premises of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) in Ibafo area of the state. According to Zagazola Makama, the incident occurred late Friday night at about 10:45 p.m., when the suspect was caught…
A 48-year-old teacher at Kings College, Lagos, Mr. Ezekiel Akano, was on Saturday evening found dead under mysterious circumstances inside one of the school rooms. The Vice Principal of the school, Mr. Oguniyi Ayodele, made the report to the Lagos State Police Command at about 7:40 p.m. According to the police sources, Ayodele said he…
Oyo State Rule of Law Enforcement Authority has confirmed the arrest of herders with an unspecified number of rams for allegedly grazing on 5.4 acres of cassava farmland at Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority Land, Nikko, Iseyin. The OYRLEA Public Relations Officer, Opeyemi Ogunniyi, disclosed this in a statement made available to the newsmen in…
The factional interim National Chairman of the Labour Party, Senator Nenadi Usman, has claimed that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)-led government has impoverished Nigerians more than any previous administration in the countryās history. She described the level of suffering across the nation as āintolerable.ā Speaking to Reporters in Kafanchan, Jemaāa Local Government Area of…
Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, says rice is no longer a luxury item for Nigerians. According to Bwala, the Tinubu administrationās food security policies have made the staple more accessible and affordable. Speaking in an interview with DW Africa on Friday, Bwala said the government has made ātangible and…
The senate has denied reports suggesting that Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Opeyemi Bamidele, senate leader, clashed during a recent executive session. In a statement on Sunday, Yemi Adaramodu, chairman of the senate committee on media and public affairs, said the reports were false and misrepresented the workings of the upper legislative chamber. āOur attention…
Ahead of the November 8 governorship election in Anambra State, thousands of former political appointees who served under ex-governors Peter Obi and Willie Obiano have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Operating under the umbrella of the Anambra State Former Political Appointees (ASFPA), the defectors formally declared their allegiance to the APC during a…
The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested two suspected kidnappers linked to a threat to kidnap a resident of Song Local Government Area in Adamawa State. In a statement issued on Sunday, the commandās spokesman, SP Suleiman Nguroje, stated, āThis is following a complaint received from one Hassan Musa Dabutu of Song LGA, who reported…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has declared the National Youth Service Corpsā refusal to allow female corps members to wear skirts in observance of their religious beliefs as unconstitutional and a breach of the fundamental right to freedom of religion. In a judgement delivered on June 13, 2025, a certified true copy of which…