Security agencies have heightened surveillance around schools, NYSC orientation camps, places of worship and other vulnerable locations following intelligence indicating plans by terrorists to launch coordinated attacks across the country. The Nigeria Police Force, in a security alert circulated to its formations natio…
For families across Northern Nigeria, kidnapping no longer ends with the snatching of a loved one. It begins another desperate journey. Once an individual is taken into the forest, the family is forced into a parallel economy of negotiation, borrowing, selling property, mobilising relatives, seeking community assistanc…
Towards building an inclusive digital economy, the Nigerian Communications Commission, in partnership with CBM International Nigeria, has called for greater inclusion of persons with disabilities in Nigeria’s digital sector. The call was made during a two-day specialised Digital Citizenship Training for Persons with Di…
The Enugu State police command has commenced a probe into the attack on members of the Nigeria Democratic Congress by unidentified hoodlums who invaded a political gathering in Obuofia, Nkanu West Local Government Area. The police also confirmed a separate attack on a Peoples Democratic Party rally at St Joseph Primary…
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has inaugurated a model primary healthcare centre at Ikot Osute in Oruk Anam Local Government Area, as part of efforts to strengthen grassroots healthcare delivery and position the state as a destination for quality medical services. Representing the governor at the event on Sunday to…
Workers of the Ondo State Electricity Board on Monday protested against the alleged failure of the state government to regularise the appointments of long-serving temporary staff. The protesters shut down activities at the board’s headquarters in Akure, the state capital, for several hours, preventing workers from acce…
Leeds demolished Newcastle 4-1 to climb up to third in the Premier League table on Monday and inflict a punishing first defeat for Magpies boss Matthias Jaissle. A Lewis Miley own goal opened the floodgates before Jayden Bogle, Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Noah Okafor completed the rout at Elland Road. Newcastle had made …
Joseph Quinn is currently reported to be dating Australian singer Grace Stephenson, following his high-profile romance with Doja Cat. The British actor's love life became tabloid fodder after a very public slow-burn pursuit spanning two years.Joseph Quinn attends "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" Sydney Launch Event at…
By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The Federal Government has moved to defuse the escalating crisis over the controversial management arrangement for King’s College, Lagos, assuring workers that none of them would be sacked, victimised or punished as a result of the dispute. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, gave the as…
…all family members, especially to Heloísa.” Fonseca and Vinicius Jr attended the Madrid F1 Grand Prix on Sunday, September 13, which was won by Kimi Antonelli, who started from P2. Real Madrid player Arda Guler was also seen at the event alongside his partner. ‘I’m heartbroken’ – Vinicius Jr’s partner, Fonseca laments…
Prayer and Support for Nigerian Armed Forces and Other Security Agencies has mourned the deaths of four policemen and seven other persons killed in an attack on the Ayilamo community in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State. The group commiserated with the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, the Nigeria Pol…
The Osun State Police Command on Monday said it had recovered a corpse from within the precinct of the Mayfair Motor Park in Ile-Ife, Osun State, bringing the casualty figure linked to the shooting in the park to two. This was just as the remains of Olalekan Oyeyemi, a chieftain of the Accord Party in Osun State, popul…
An X user claimed that petrol in Ghana costs the equivalent of ₦2,100 per litre in NigeriaFactsMatter.ng investigated the claim by checking live fuel price data from multiple sources in GhanaThe fact-check found that Ghana's petrol price converts to roughly ₦2,080 to ₦2,100 per litre in NigeriaPAY ATTENTION: Find…
The Ondo State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Kayode Ajulo, SAN, has declared that the state has zero tolerance for corruption in the public service. Ajulo, who described corruption as an evil, said the state government stood firmly against it. The commissioner stated this on Monday in Akure, the st…
The Comptroller-General, Nigeria Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi, on Monday said the organisation had spent over N70bn on several corporate social responsibility projects executed across the country in less than two years. Adeniyi disclosed this in Modakeke, Osun State, while speaking with journalists on the sidelines…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the allocation of a property recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to the Nigeria Data Protection Commission as its new headquarters. The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, disclosed this on Monday during the commissioning …
The Anambra State Police Command has foiled a suspected kidnapping attempt and rescued a 16-year-old victim, Favour Ayogu, at Ekene Junction, along Oguta Road, Onitsha, the commercial hub of the state. PUNCH Online gathered that the victim was allegedly abducted in Igboeze South Local Government Area of Enugu State by …
The Plateau State Government has condemned fresh attacks by gunmen in parts of Mangu Local Government Area and a separate incident in Jos South, which claimed more lives, urging residents not to resort to reprisals. In a statement issued on Monday by the Commissioner for Information and Communication, Joyce Lohya Ramna…
The Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Lawal Pedro, SAN, has said the proposed amendment to the state’s Magistrates Law, seeking to increase the retirement age of magistrates and law officers, is not an Executive Bill. Pedro said the bill was a Private Member’s Bill currently before the Lagos St…
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a man, Oloruntoba Babatunde, who allegedly produced a herbal liquid substance that killed many people in Araromi-Obu and Odigbo communities in Odigbo Local Government Area of the state. It was earlier reported that no fewer than 29 residents of the two communities were killed,…
Lagos State lawmaker and actor, Desmond Elliot, has again apologised to the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, over his actions during the last All Progressives Congress primary election. Speaking during a meeting with Gbajabiamila and some party chieftains, the lawmaker begged on his knees and prostra…
INEC’s release of the final list of candidates for the 2027 general elections has intensified the contest for Nigeria’s 109 senatorial seats. Meanwhile, the CBN reports that Nigerian banks closed 476 branches and cash centres between 2022 and 2025, reducing the number from 5,410 to 4,934, an 8.8% decline. These develop…
Poco Lee broke his silence on his UK situation during a video call with VeryDarkMan shared on September 13, 2026The dancer revealed his biggest concern during the ordeal was the wellbeing of his associates and business interestsPoco Lee named Burna Boy and Rahman Jago as the people who stood by him through the difficul…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has intercepted consignments of synthetic cannabis, opioids and other illicit drugs concealed in consolidated cargoes, music speakers and loaves of bread in operations across several states. The agency said on Sunday that its operatives intercepted two consignments of synthetic …
The commentary by the former Chief Press Secretary to Mr Samuel Ortom, and now Media Consultant to Mr Michael Aondoakaa, SAN, Dr Terver Akase, titled “Alia’s Attacks on Ortom, Aondoakaa Cannot Mask His Failure”, is long on political rhetoric but remarkably short on the evidence required to sustain its sweeping claims a…