…state Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare, has arrested a mother and her accomplice for selling her baby for ₦2.9 million in Awada, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State. The mother of the child, identified simply as Miss Chioma, while narrating her story during interrogation at the SASA's offic…

…with nine identical broth­ers, was removed from the State as part of a crack­down by Justice Min­is­ter Jim O'Callaghan on for­eign nation­als involved in ser­i­ous crimin­al­ity. Okwuoha was among six men placed on a chartered flight that left Dub­lin Air­port on Tues­day morn­ing, July 28, 2026. The air­craft stopped…

…economic conditions had eroded workers' purchasing power. He cited rising food prices, transport fares, rent and inflation as factors making the current wage inadequate. President Tinubu signed the current national minimum wage bill into law on July 29, 2024, raising it from N30,000 to N70,000 per month. The legislatio…

…the National Assembly’s approval of the Rivers State emergency proclamation through a voice vote and also questioned the House’s passage of the Executive State Police Constitutional Alteration Bill on July 23, 2026. They alleged that the announced voting figures did not reflect the actual number of lawmakers physically…

…to engage their members by organising congresses and sensitisation programmes at least twice within the timeframe and send evidence or reports of the mobilisation activities to the NEC through the secretariat. It added that the reports should indicate the level of preparedness and mobilisation for the strike action. Wh…

…another man in "compromising situation", shoots him with bow and arrow The Yobe State Police Command has arrested a 22-year-old suspect for shooting a man with a bow and an arrow in Tarmuwa Local Government Area of the state. The spokesperson for the command, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, who disclosed this in a statement on T…

The Commissioner of Police in Kwara State, Ojo Adekimi, has commissioned the renovated 'C' Division Police Station in Oja-Oba, Ilorin, urging officers attached to the division to demonstrate greater professionalism and improved service delivery in line with the enhanced working environment. The state Police Command dis…

…reality even before he became president. According to the president, when he assumed office on May 29, 2023, his administration introduced the naira-for-crude to stabilise the currency, stressing that there is no need for letters of credit and paperwork. He said Nigeria has the the population, brains, and audacity to a…

…programmes. He also encouraged young people to make use of prevention services, including Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) following possible exposure to HIV.NAC Harare provincial manager Adonijah Muzondiona said Harare continues to carry Zimbabwe's largest HIV burden because of its population size. He added that adoles…

Police arrest suspected child trafficker, rescue six abducted children in Abia The Abia State Police Command has arrested a suspected child trafficker, Nnamdi Lazarus, 51, and rescued six abducted children. The spokesperson for the command, DSP Maureen Chioma Chinaka, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, August 6…

…opened fire at a school in Thailand before turning the gun on himself, a national police official said. Photos shared by emergency workers show students streaming out of the Debsirin Nonthaburi School, on the northwestern outskirts of Bangkok, as the wounded were loaded on to ambulances and teachers hugged each other a…

The Federal Fire Service has launched a nationwide mandatory Fire Warden Training and Certification Programme for organisations that receive an average of 50 or more persons daily. The service announced the programme on Friday in a statement jointly signed by the Commandant of the National Fire Academy, ACF Umetali Pet…

…compulsion and threats of forcible compulsion. Prosecutors allege the victim told police that Spencer r@ped her almost daily over several years before a friend persuaded her to report the abuse. Nearly 4,000 of the charges are felonies.Tami Fees, the Clearfield County Deputy District Attorney, described the case as lik…

…s3x at Florida mall Former NFL receiver Stedman Bailey was arrested in Florida after police alleged that he and a woman engaged in s3xual activity inside an arcade at a shopping mall.According to an arrest report from the Pembroke Pines Police Department, Bailey and Karina Manderson were drinking at Round1 inside Pembr…

…Samuel Ogbuku, was represented at the hearing by the Executive Director of Corporate Services, Ifedayo Abegunde, who led the commission's delegation. Presenting the report, the NDDC said oil and gas companies still owed the commission $290 million and ₦163 billion in outstanding statutory contributions for the period u…

…addressing the crowd, Governor Okpebholo urged Osun residents to vote Adeleke out of office, claiming the incumbent governor focuses entirely on dancing rather than fulfilling his executive duties. Responding early Friday morning, Davido took to his Instagram Stories to defend his uncle by targeting Okpebholo's academi…

…and gas makes the state a strategic destination for investment,” he said. The Executive Vice President of the Gas, Power and New Energy Directorate of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Olufemi Olalekan, disclosed that the AKK Gas Pipeline project has reached Abuja and is scheduled for commissioning in Se…

…and digital innovation to strengthen diagnosis, medical imaging and health service delivery. The governor reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to building institutions rather than projects, insisting that reforms such as Ilera Eko, the health districts and the digital health platform must endure beyond his tenure…

…fulfilled the promise. If there was any delay, it must have been from the civil service,” Nwobodo told The PUNCH. “Abacha said they should be given lands anywhere they wanted and they were all given, including the coach, Bonfrere Jo. That was the golden era of our football and it was called the Dream Team.” However, Bo…

…to quality education. The Bishop made this observation when the Jesuit Refugee Service Nigeria launched a new education intervention programme aimed at improving access to safe, inclusive and quality learning for crisis-affected children in Sokoto State. The project, titled “Enhancing Access to Safe, Inclusive and Inte…

…aggrieved customers, Anna Tuale, whose one-man protest at the company’s Obakhavbaye office in Benin, the Edo State capital, recently went viral on social media, told PUNCH Metro that she was seeking a refund of N2.35m after months of unsuccessful efforts to take possession of her land. Tuale said she approached the com…

…ABU Law Clinic, where he championed clinical legal education and promoted access to justice for underserved communities. He was widely respected for his scholarship, mentorship and dedication to legal education. Although he hailed from Bebeji Local Government Area of Kano State, he spent his childhood in Tudun Wada, Ka…

…Innovation and Investment’, was organised to expose poultry farmers to global best practices and technological innovations to improve efficiency. “This summit, which also serves as our annual conference, is aimed at sensitising our members on better and technological ways of running poultry businesses. As the theme imp…

…The initiative, led by Mandela Washington Fellowship alumna and Chief Executive Officer of Moppet Foods, Roberta Edu, received support from the U.S. Department of State through the Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund. Speaking at the graduation ceremony, the Acting Consul General of the United States in Lagos, Julie McKa…

…per thousand standard cubic feet of gas. He urged the Federal Government to reduce the price to about $3.50 per thousand standard cubic feet, arguing that cheaper gas would lower production costs, improve competitiveness and stimulate investment. “Manufacturers that have invested millions of dollars in gas-powered elec…