The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned the Chief Executive Officer of Ski Hi-Entertainment, Ifeanyichukwu Ogbu, before the Enugu State High Court over an alleged N16.8m fraud involving the issuance of dud cheques. The anti-graft agency disclosed this in a statement shared on its official X account o…

…refuse into a covered drainage channel. Confirming her arrest to newsmen, the state Commissioner of Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, said the Ministry received a report of the incident and immediately drafted its enforcement officers to the area and arrested the woman for violating the State's environmen…

…wires, 120 lithium batteries and a suspected stolen vehicle recovered from him. The Commissioner of Police, Kano State Command, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, disclosed this on Monday, July 13, while briefing journalists at the command headquarters, Bompai, Kano. Bakori said the operation was launched to address the use of vehi…

…Central Government officer of Rs 13.10 lakh in India. Acting on the directions of Police Commissioner Pankaj Nain, the cyber crime police on Sunday, July 13, 2026, arrested the Zimbabwean, Tapuwa, who had come to India on a student visa, and the Nigerian, Kenneth, who was staying on a medical visa. The accused allegedl…

…he held the rank of Chief Superintendent of Police and was later promoted to Assistant Commissioner of Police. Before becoming Force spokesperson, Hundeyin served as the spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command and also worked at the Zone 2 Command Headquarters in Lagos. Benjamin Hundeyin during his visit to the…

…Assembly candidates for the 2027 general elections to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) nomination portal.The faction's National Chairman, Abdulrahman Mohammed, announced the development in a statement, describing it as another major step towards the party's participation in the 2027 polls."This is a…

…claim of ADC factional leader Gombe accessing portal The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed allegations by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar that it granted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) rival faction led by Nafiu Gombe access codes to upload candidates' names to its nomination po…

The Independent National Electoral Commission has dismissed allegations by former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, that it granted the African Democratic Congress’ rival faction led by Nafiu Gombe access codes to upload candidates’ names to its nomination portal. A senior official of the commission who pleaded anonymity…

…in court, granted N20m bail The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) today arraigned former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja on a six-count charge bordering on alleged certificate forgery,…

…to restore environmental order. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a post on his X handle on Monday. Wahab said the enforcement exercise, which had been ongoing for the past three weeks, targeted illegal structures…

…a notorious area of the state. In a letter of appreciation addressed to the Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Bode Ojajuni, and made available to journalists on Monday by the command’s spokesperson, Oluseyi Babaseyi, Akinsola said the corps members were rescued on June 30 after their vehicle developed a fault at a loc…

President Bola Tinubu has directed the National Identity Management Commission to enrol every Nigerian in the national identity database before the end of 2026, the commission’s Director-General and Chief Executive Officer, Abisoye Coker-Odusote, says. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, Coker-Odusote sa…

…of Justice, including the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, to continue discharging their constitutional responsibilities without fear or favour. Justice must prevail.” The charges followed months of investigation into allegations that the former minister forged academic credentials a…

…a boy and a girl from their six-year old marriage, without their mother. Meanwhile, the Commissioner for Police, CP Shetima Jauro Mohammed, strongly condemned all forms of domestic violence, describing the incident as tragic and avoidable. "The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old man, Musbawu Amodu…

…crime alongside terrorism and interference from hostile states,” said Matt Jukes, Deputy Commissioner of the London Metropolitan Police. In late April, two Jewish men were stabbed in London’s predominantly Jewish Golders Green district, which the police said was a terrorist attack. It was one of a series of incidents i…

…Algeria national team job and interest from clubs in North Africa, with National Sports Commission Director General Bukola Olopade insisting the Franco-Malian is focused on continuing his project with the Eagles, The PUNCH reports. Fresh doubts had emerged over Chelle’s future after it was revealed that he was yet to s…

…in Oriire, saying the abduction exposed glaring security gaps in the council. Oyo State Commissioner for Information, Dotun Oyelade, speaking with The PUNCH on Sunday, said the state was ready to partner with the Federal Government in securing and restoring the Old Oyo National Park. He said the state was prepared to u…

The National Industrial Court of Nigeria has ordered the Police Service Commission, the Nigeria Police Force and the Inspector-General of Police to deploy legally qualified police officers to every police division across the country to promote human rights compliance. The order was contained in a judgment delivered on…

…Rights and Accountability Project has sued the Independent National Electoral Commission over alleged failure to investigate claims that governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress diverted N800bn for political and campaign activities. SERAP, in the suit filed before the Federal High Court in Abu…

…Reacting to allegations that the demolition was an act of political vendetta, the Commissioner for Information, Mr Leader Leneke, told The PUNCH in an exclusive interview that the exercise was carried out in the public interest. “The First Lady’s shop was also demolished. The shop of the immediate past chairman of the…

…resulted in her death; however, he expressed remorse over his actions. Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Nasarawa State Command, Shetima Jauro Mohammed, has ordered the transfer of the case to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Lafia, for a thorough, discreet, and expedited investigation. The Comm…

…Adedeji, the group’s national president, disclosed that the National Universities Commission (NUC) had accredited NOUN’s law programme and that earlier cohorts of graduates were successfully admitted into the Nigerian Law School under a special arrangement. He said that arrangement, however, has not been extended to mo…

…in over six years. According to data from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), the daily average production was 1.74 Million barrels per day, comprising of both Crude oil (1.56 Million bpd) and condensate (0.18 Million bpd), while lowest and peak combined crude oil and condensate were 1.57 mil…

…baby was allegedly sold to another woman who is currently at large. "Consequently, the Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu, fwc, mnips, PhD, while describing child trafficking as a grave violation of human rights and a crime against humanity, directs the immediate transfer of the case to the State Criminal Invest…

…is ongoing. They will be prosecuted upon the conclusion of the investigation. "The Commissioner of Police, CP Usman Kanfani Jibrin, psc, mspsp,charged officers and men of the Command to sustain proactive, intelligence-led policing. "He also urged members of the public to continue providing timely and credible informati…