…one of the social investment programmes launched under now-late former President Muhammadu Buhari in June 2016, was designed to tackle youth unemployment in Nigeria. The programme, established by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) administration, enrolled thousands of beneficiaries across its Batch A, B, and C…

…to touch lives. Within the space of a day, the First Lady commissioned the President Muhammadu Buhari Estate and the Gateway Medical Centre of Excellence, while also witnessing the South-West zonal launch of the National Community Food Bank Programme. She later engaged traditional rulers, community leaders and other st…

By Idris Salisu, Gusau The Zamfara State Police Command has foiled a bandits’ attack along the Gusau-Funtua Federal Highway in Tsafe Local Government Area and rescued nine victims who were intercepted by the armed criminals. The command also recovered 11 locally fabricated AK-47 rifles in a separate operation on the hi…

…Force should do something. They should do something.” Meanwhile, the Kogi State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of several NYSC members travelling from Bayelsa State to Abuja, saying 11 victims had been rescued. The victims were abducted last Wednesday along the Aloma–Egane Expressway in Ofu Local Government…

…of the 2027 general elections. Lawal, son of the late former Kwara State Governor, Muhammad Lawal, stated this on Saturday in Ilorin while formally declaring his support for Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and the APC’s governorship candidate, Yakubu Salihu-Danladi. The declaration came months after Lawal returned to t…

…proof of a national coalition capable of unseating an incumbent.The APC, meanwhile, commands 31 of Nigeria’s 36 governorship seats, giving the ruling party an extensive political structure across the country.In any case, the Osun governor-elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke, is one of the promoters of Wike’s rainbow coaliti…

…candidate, Abubakar Malami. The candidates, Abubakar Sadiq Sa’adu Fakai, Muhammad Umar and Nafiu Bello Shuwa, are challenging in court their alleged replacement after emerging as candidates from the party’s primaries. In a statement jointly signed on Saturday, the candidates described allegations that they were being s…

…realise that it is payback time for the backing that Tinubu gave to late President Muhammadu Buhari’s two tenures of eight years.” Afolabi recalled the national crisis that brought about the formation of OPC in August 1994, saying that “Some 32 years ago when Dr. Frederick Fasehun took the initiative to establish OPC,…

…bought phones with payment — Victim Samuel Ezekiel has told police how his friend, Emmanuel Odeh, allegedly changed his identity to Hassan Abubakar before he underwent kidney removal at Wellington Hospital in Abuja. After receiving payment in dollars, Ezekiel handed the money to Odeh, who spent part of it on phones, po…

…presidential election. Posting on X, the former media aide to the late ex-President Muhammadu Buhari said some members of the Movement don’t understand how politics works. He wrote: “Any Obidient who genuinely believes that Mr. Peter Obi is guaranteed to finish second is simply being delusional and, frankly, does not u…

…Samuel Ezekiel, whose kidney was allegedly removed after he was deceived by his friend, Emmanuel Ode, has revealed that she only learnt about the incident after receiving a phone call from someone who heard that her son had undergone the procedure. The woman said she had no knowledge that her son had been taken to a ho…

…complex, is home to the headquarters of Niamey’s Russian Africa Corps partners and the command of the unified force of the Alliance of Sahel States, of which Niger is a member with Burkina Faso and Mali. The site is sensitive. Between December and January, it hosted a large shipment of uranium concentrate, which was he…

…complex, is home to the headquarters of Niamey’s Russian Africa Corps partners and the command of the unified force of the Alliance of Sahel States, of which Niger is a member with Burkina Faso and Mali. The site is sensitive. Between December and January, it hosted a large shipment of uranium concentrate, which was he…

By Kingsley Omonobi Troops of Operation Fansan Yamma have recorded operational successes in Kaduna and Katsina, with the arrest of 3 suspected terrorist collaborators, the interception of weapons and ammunition, as well as the destruction of identified terrorist enclaves during separate operations conducted on 27 and 2…

The Plateau State Police Command has arrested some female students over a viral video showing them allegedly attacking another female student in Pankshin Local Government Area of the state. The command spokesman, SP Alfred Alabo, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Jos. Alabo said the Commissioner of Police, Ayo…

…APC National Chairman Nentawe Yilwatda as vice-chairmen. Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma is secretary, while Yari serves as Director-General. The composition is politically significant. It brings the presidency, vice-presidency, party leadership, a strategically important governor and an experienced former governor in…

The Cross River State Police Command has commenced an investigation into the death of a 29-year-old Bolt driver, Emmanuel Effiong Ita, whose body was found in his Honda City vehicle along the Target–Udy King axis of Calabar on Friday. Saturday PUNCH gathered that Ita, a resident of Ikot Effanga Mkpa, Calabar, was disco…

…Governor Senator Abdulaziz Yari as Director-General and Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma as Secretary. The council’s structure spans deputy director-generals for administration, mobilisation, media and election planning, alongside zonal directors and coordinators covering all six geopolitical zones. The gathering also…

…in the incident. There was also controversy over the role of the Osun State Amotekun Commandant, Isaac Omoyele. Although he was invited by the police for questioning, he initially failed to honour the invitation. The corps later explained that Omoyele voluntarily reported to the Force Headquarters in Abuja. The then In…

The Lagos State Police Command has busted a suspected vehicle vandalism syndicate that has allegedly been operating across the state for about 10 years. Two members of the gang, identified as 46-year-old Uba Chigozie and 37-year-old Onyeka Emordi, were arrested by operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the command u…

The Vice Chairman of Geidam Local Government Area of Yobe State, Abubakar Muhammad Nur, has alleged that soldiers attached to the Nigerian Army assaulted and injured him while he was carrying out his official duties in the town on Friday. Nur told The PUNCH Online in an exclusive interview on Friday that the soldiers b…

…in May 2026 and school children taken from Lassa in June 2026.The Military High Command praised the ONSA Tactical Team and Operation HADIN KAI troops for their conduct during the mission.The troops described it as an example of the joint force's ability to operate in restrictive terrain while dismantling established te…

…stepdaughter to d3ath after accusing her of being a witch The Cross River State Police Command has arrested a 29-year-old man, Saviour Otu Adim, for the alleged m8rder of his six-year-old stepdaughter in Bakassi Local Government Area of the state. The spokesperson for the command, ASP Eitokpah Sunday Akata, disclosed t…

…River State, made the remarks during an interview that was shared on X by Imran Muhammad on Friday.Donald Duke warns opposition leaders on how to sack President Bola Tinubu Photo must build a common frontSpeaking on the prospects of challenging the ruling All Progressives Congress in 2027, Duke said the advantage of in…

…on Friday mourned the death of the General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Emmanuel Ugboaja, describing him as a committed unionist and democrat who played significant roles in the development of the party and Nigeria’s democratic process. Ugboaja, who died recently at the age of 60, was also credited with he…