The Federal Government has commenced the demolition of the ageing Carter Bridge in Lagos to make way for a new 1.93km bridge estimated to cost N548.98bn. The Minister of Works, David Umahi, said the decision followed repeated technical assessments which established that the existing bridge had deteriorated beyond rehab…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has urged participants in the Lateef Jakande Leadership Academy to measure leadership by the practical solutions it delivers to society as the 2025/2026 cohort prepares to complete the fellowship. Sanwo-Olu gave the charge during the cohort’s final mentorship session at Lagos H…
…were opening bank accounts in women’s names as well as using phone numbers for mobile banking or account alerts that are not registered to the account holder or the true beneficiary. The disclosures are contained in the NFIU’s 2025 Annual Report, obtained by The PUNCH from a top official. According to the report, the c…
…down the makeshift camp of the criminals and made cash recoveries that included five mobile phones amongst others. The CPS added, “Governor Sule described the arrests as a demonstration of the effectiveness and dedication of the security agencies, urging them to sustain the momentum and remain resolute in the fight aga…
…public advertising becomes partisan messaging, official trips become mobilisation platforms, or state programmes are timed for electoral advantage. Public office must never confer ownership of public resources. Political language requires similar discipline. Where ethnicity, religion, and region overlap with political…
An irate mob has allegedly beaten two suspected thieves to death after they were reportedly caught attempting to dispossess a commercial motorcyclist of his motorcycle in the Nasko area of Niger State. The incident occurred on Sunday, according to a statement on Monday by the Force Public Relations Officer, Ani Iniedu,…
…the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), has implored the Ijaw Youth Council ( IYC) to mobilise support for President Bola Tinubu’s reelection in 2027. He said it is in the strategic interest of the Ijaw and Niger Delta people for President to secure a second term. Otuaro spoke when the newly inaugurated 10th leadersh…
…vehicle. Police detectives and personnel of the Edo State Security Corps (ESSC) were mobilised to the scene. Ikhoedem stated that on sighting the security personnel, the youths attacked them, damaging the side glass of a police patrol vehicle and assaulting ESSC members. Two locally-made single-barrel guns belonging to…
…where traffic will move in both directions before rejoining the main carriageway at Mobil Filling Station. According to the statement, motorists coming from Ejigbo will maintain free movement and share the carriageway with Ejigbo-bound traffic from Mobil Filling Station to Pako Roundabout, after which they will regain…
The Osun State Government has received the newly posted Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Zungura, with Governor Ademola Adeleke demanding reforms in the state police command and the release of persons he described as political detainees. Zungura, who assumed duty in Osun on Monday, paid a courtesy visit to Adeleke along…
By Bayo Wahab The Presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Party, Peter Obi, has disagreed with the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, over his proposed return of fuel subsidy if elected in 2027. Obi also accused the federal government of mismanaging the savings fr…
…removed subsidy. We are in 2026, they are still removing subsidy. They are robbing Peter Obi to pay Bola Tinubu. That is what the removal of subsidy is all about. The poor people of this country only benefit from subsidy on petrol, gasoline. There is no subsidy on kerosene. What did they build with it? When it comes to…
…of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.Northern Vanguard for Asiwaju (NOVA) says it will mobilise supporters across the North and FCT to back President Bola Tinubu in 2027. Photo Backs Matawalle's North West InfluenceNOVA argued that Matawalle's years of grassroots engagement in Zamfara State and across the North West geopolit…
Friends and colleagues of Nigerian dancer and socialite, Iweh Odinaka, popularly known as Poco Lee, have rallied behind him following reports that he is being held on remand in the United Kingdom over an alleged assault offence. Poco Lee’s associates, in separate posts on social media, described him as a kind-hearted p…
…wanted to kidnap her. "However, the husband and other people woke up and ran away. They mobilised the Amotekun operatives and the Fulani men, who cordoned off the area and were able to successfully apprehend him. "The second suspect also confessed to being a serial kidnapper operating in the Akure North axis. "So, we h…
The Cross River State Police Command has arrested two men in connection with the alleged attempted rape of a 12-year-old girl in the Thomas Henshaw area of Calabar. The suspects were identified as Moris Monday, 68, a shoe repairer, and Asuquo Effiom, 70. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command, Sunday Eitokp…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has explained the approval by his administration for a comprehensive staff payroll verification exercise targeting “ghost” workers across the 23 local government areas of the state. The governor, who gave the explanation on Monday during the commissioning of the Omademe Interna…
The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, says fuel subsidy reversal talks can’t be reduced to election season promises . This is as he condemned former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s proposal to reverse the removal of petrol subsidy if elected president in 2027. Yilwatda,…
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has clarified President Bola Tinubu’s recent comments on the construction of flyovers by state governors, saying the President did not condemn governors for building the infrastructure. It was earlier reported that Tinubu urged state governors to stop building flyovers in areas wi…
Popular Nigerian dancer and socialite Iweh Odinaka, better known as Poco Lee, is being held on remand in the United Kingdom and is expected to appear before a London court in September over an alleged assault offence, according to Benjamin Kuti, popularly known as the Oluomo of Derby, founder of the community of Nigeri…
The Council of Legal Education has imposed a 10-year moratorium on Atiba University, Oyo State, over deficiencies in its facilities and violations of regulations governing legal education. The decision was contained in resolutions adopted at the Council’s Third Quarter Hybrid Meeting held on August 13, 2026, at the hea…
The Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, says the Nigeria Police Force remains resolute and committed to its constitutional responsibility of protecting lives and property. Disu said this on Monday in Abuja during a memorial parade held in honour of 10 Nigerian Police Special Intervention Squad (SIS) officers who w…
Russia likely to mobilize at least 300,000 more troops to Ukraine war, Zelensky warns Russia is likely to mobilize another 300,000 troops later this year, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, as it tries to complete the capture of a long-coveted region of eastern Ukraine.In wide-ranging remarks, Zelensk…
…to the success of his administration, particularly his role in governance, political mobilisation and the last two general elections. He said, “On behalf of my adorable wife, Ibijoke, family, the government, and the good people of Lagos State, as well as the State Executive Council and all staff in my office, I join fa…
Ogun APC gubernatorial candidate, Solomon Adeola, has mourned veteran actor, Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, saying he supported the late actor’s medical treatment and did everything possible to ensure he received necessary care. Adeola, in a tribute signed alongside his wife, Temitope Adeola, and posted on Fac…