…Security and Civil Defence Corps, Anambra State Command, has arrested a 24-year-old suspect for allegedly vandalising and stealing equipment from a telecommunication mast belonging to one of the service provider companies. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Head of Media and Tactical Operations, NSCDC, Ana…
…Nigeria’s judiciary has not done as badly as is being perceived. Unfortunately for the justices, they cannot come out openly to forcefully defend their actions. No matter! The challenge, in his view, is that the National Judicial Council, NJC, a supposed Ombudsman, would enjoy more public acceptance if it is reconstitu…
Nigerian businessman and political commentator, Isaac Fayose has challenged the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, over his vow to resign if President Bola Tinubu fails to win the FCT and Rivers State in the 2027 presidential election. DAILY POST reports that Wike, while addressing the leader…
…Brother Naija winner named Nollywood actress, Etinosa Idemudia, as her next target, accusing her of disturbing her through direct messages. Nkechi Blessing (Centre) floored by Phyna (not in pic) at Chaos in the Ring “I came in, and I kept my cool and did the thing. Now I would like to fight Etinosa. I think it is time…
…on the state government to urgently clarify reports of deaths allegedly linked to suspected diphtheria cases across the state. Dan’iya, in a statement issued by his media aide, Aminu Abdullahi, expressed concern over reports that more than 50 children may have died from suspected complications of the disease. However,…
…and grassroots allies of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, have rejected accusations of betrayal, insisting that it was the former governor who abandoned the political understanding that brought them together. The position, signed by former Deputy Speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Mukhtar Isa H…
…with the Kukah Centre. Speaking at the event, the Plateau State Commissioner for Justice, Philemon Daffi, who was represented by Barrister Christopher Bot, commended the Kukah Centre for driving reforms in the state’s localised security framework. “Over the years, the Kukah Centre has been the driving force behind refo…
…each reform, the policy and institutional framework underpinning it, implementation status and measurable achievements, challenges and constraints encountered, lessons learnt and good practices, impact, where evidence is available, and proposed next steps,” he said.See more Punch stories on Google.Add Punch on Google A…
…movement of methamphetamine. Or, as it is commonly known, Crystal Meth. Production and usage of the highly destructive drug has spiked in West Africa in recent years. As a result, governments, lawmakers and security organisations are grappling with new ways to disrupt its supply lines. Importantly, recent large busts i…
…Coca-Cola Nigeria Limited and its authorised bottler, the Nigerian Bottling Company, using the Leontief input-output economic model. According to the report, the Coca-Cola System supported about 160,200 jobs across its value chain, including 2,989 direct employees and more than 157,200 indirect jobs sustained across se…
…Federal Government’s target of a $1tn economy by 2030. Addressing participants and key business stakeholders at the event, Sunday made a direct appeal to the public to avoid high-yield financial traps that lack regulatory backing. He expressed grave concern over how unsuspecting citizens continue to fall victim to spec…
…stage following the selection of Umar Ayoola and Elizabeth Emelike for the prestigious ITTF World Hopes Week & Challenge 2026. The event, scheduled to take place from October 12 to 18 at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield, United Kingdom, will bring together 36 of the world’s most talented U-12 players from 26…
…an early-warning system as part of measures to prevent a recurrence of the devastation caused by recent flooding. The measures were contained in a series of directives issued by the state Governor, Ademola Adeleke, following the assessment of communities affected by the latest flooding across the state. The governor al…
…Police Command has rescued 10 passengers abducted by gunmen who attacked two commercial buses in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of the state. The command also recovered the two buses involved in the incident and intensified efforts to rescue other passengers still in captivity. The buses, travelling from Ibadan, Oyo St…
The Sokoto State Police Command has arrested a suspected bandit allegedly involved in livestock theft in Gidan Madi, Tangaza Local Government Area of the state. The suspect was arrested at a market while allegedly in possession of a goat later identified by its owner as one of the animals stolen from the community. The…
Zimbabwean billionaire Wicknell Chivayo posted three images on his Instagram page just days before his death in a helicopter crashChivayo and his wife, Lucy Muteke, were among six people who died when a helicopter went down in rural MaronderaThe final photos, which showed the businessman in different settings, drew att…
…is short in number but rich in emotional detail — and it shows up unmistakably in her music. The singer-actress has been publicly linked to three people: Broadway actor Antonio Cipriano, TikTok creator Alissa Carrington, and her current girlfriend, musician Towa Bird. Rapp, who identifies as bisexual, has been candid a…
…the arrest followed public allegations by Kendrick, a model and content creator, who accused the rapper of physically assaulting her during their relationship. She posted in a series of Instagram stories on Sept. 26 that the rapper injured her lip during an incident and shared photographs showing an injury. “The day Ri…
US President Donald Trump said Thursday that Tehran was likely involved in an attack by a pilot on a flydubai flight to Israel and that Iran would be “hit very hard” if it was. The co-pilot allegedly assaulted the captain before passengers managed to save the plane from crashing. Israel’s prime minister said the man ha…
…to millions of dollars, and had threatened visa restrictions if these countries refused. Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye has “recently agreed… that Burundi will take in migrants turned away by the United States — but only those who are not being prosecuted for crimes or suspected of terrorism”, the head of st…
…Munich’s Tom Bischof both found the net as a youthful Germany made short work of a lacklustre Serbia team in Munich. It was a win that lifted the pressure on the new national team boss, after he began his tenure with a 1-1 draw against the Netherlands and a shock 1-0 defeat to Greece last weekend. A defeat or a draw wo…
…governorship candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) for the 2027 election. Justice S.T. Ishaya issued the order on September 28 after considering an ex parte application filed by Alfred Dapal, a governorship aspirant challenging the party’s nomination process. The case, marked FHC/J/CS/87/2026, has Mr Akuns…
…said this on Thursday, Independence Day, in Abuja, saying those championing the “Tinubu Must Go” campaign do not have the interests of Nigerians at heart. His comments came after the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, in his Independence Day remark…
…A Call to Citizenship Transformation,” was held at the Presidential Conference Hall, Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), Abeokuta, with the sub-theme “Transformed Citizens, Transformed Nation.” Describing the gathering as more than a celebration, the Commissioner said it was a platform for reflection and mea…
…to represent the Super Eagles through his Nigerian heritage via his parents. His exclusion from the Azzurri squad ensures he will not become cap-tied to Italy during the October 2026 international window. The Atalanta loanee is among nine players excluded from the travelling squad to Saint-Denis, including Nicolò Cambi…