A man identified as Taiwo Saheed was allegedly murdered by suspected cultists in the Atan area of Ogun State, with footage of the killing circulating on social media. PUNCH Metro learnt from eyewitness accounts and a video of the incident on Monday that the killing, which occurred on Thursday, was suspected to have bee…
The Nigeria Labour Congress has warned that Nigerian workers remain under severe economic pressure despite the increase in the national minimum wage to N70,000, insisting that its two-week ultimatum to the Federal Government over rising petrol prices and fresh wage negotiations remains in force. The NLC president, Joe …
There was pandemonium in Damba area of Gusau town, the capital of Zamfara State, as bandits killed three policemen on duty in the very early hours of Saturday morning. An eye witness who gave his name as Mohammed Sani told Arewa PUNCH that the bandits who came in large groups and rode on several motorcycles arrived Dam…
A Kenyan pastor, Paul Mackenzie, has been convicted of murdering 191 people, including 190 children, after directing members of his religious cult to starve their children to death to “meet Jesus”. The BBC reported on Monday that 28 other leaders of the cult were also convicted of murder. All the defendants had pleaded…
The Nigerian Medical Association, Ogun State branch, has urged the state government to increase healthcare funding to at least 15 per cent of its budget, improve doctors’ welfare and strengthen public hospitals ahead of the 2027 governorship election. The association also called on governorship candidates and political…
The Nigerian Independent System Operator has announced the restoration of the national grid after multiple trippings on the 330-kilovolt transmission network on Monday, as electricity generation plunged from 3,840 megawatts to about 477MW, raising fresh concerns about the stability of Nigeria’s power system. NISO said …
President Bola Tinubu has likened calls for a return to fuel subsidy to asking Moses to return to Egypt, insisting that Nigeria cannot afford to continue paying the subsidy. Tinubu made the comparison on Monday while addressing members of the City Boy Movement, saying the country risked going bankrupt if it continued t…
Moldovan tourist Raisa Neagu spent hours on Wednesday waiting to fuel up her scooter, one of many people snared in a petrol shortage on resort island Bali that authorities blamed on supply disruptions. Officials urged people to stay calm, noting there was enough fuel to go around on the island that relies on shipped in…
Germany has outlined steps for applying for selected long-stay visas through its Consular Services Portal, offering applicants an online option to complete applications and submit supporting documents before booking an appointment. In a post on the German Embassy’s X handle on Wednesday, Germany said the portal, availa…
The International Monetary Fund has advised Nigeria against restoring blanket petrol subsidy, urging the Federal Government to channel support towards vulnerable citizens as rising energy costs put pressure on households. The Director of the IMF’s Fiscal Affairs Department, Rodrigo Valdés, gave the advice on Wednesday …
The Coffee Farmers Alliance Association of Africa has warned that up to 40 per cent of African smallholder cocoa farmers could be excluded from the European market because they cannot meet compliance requirements under the European Union Deforestation Regulation. The Global President of COCEFAAA, Adeola Adegoke, raised…
The first Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has ordered the fumigation of the Igbokoda River and the distribution of nose masks and other health kits to residents following complaints about the offensive stench from the site of last week’s Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash. The directive followed growing concerns …
…Carroll contaminating food with bodily fluids on county property without his co-workers' consent.Carroll initially faced 20 counts relating to the misconduct, along with three counts of malicious destruction of property, following a months-long investigation. The remaining charges were dropped under his plea agreement.
An Air India flight from Frankfurt, Germany, to New Delhi, India, was diverted to Jaipur following a security alert linked to a reported bomb threat and a suspected hijacking rumour on Wednesday. The flight, identified as AI 2030, landed safely at Jaipur International Airport and was moved to an isolation bay, where se…
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has urged the Federal Government and state governments to prioritise policies that promote production, support businesses and create jobs to ease the rising cost of living. Adeleke said this on Tuesday in Ilesa at the second Distinguished Public Lecture Series of the University of …
A Saudi employee of OpenAI was arrested after allegedly planting a recording device in one of the company’s San Francisco offices, the AI firm and federal prosecutors said Tuesday. “We discovered a sophisticated recording device that was hidden inside one of our offices” and “referred the matter to the FBI,” OpenAI tol…
Nine days after a Nigerian Air Force aircraft crashed in Igbokoda, Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, the wreckage and bodies of the 25 victims remain unrecovered, raising fears of a public health crisis as residents complain of an increasingly offensive stench from the crash site. The development has heightene…
Court documents have showed that the Enugu State Government secured an offer letter for the lease of a parcel of land at Holy Ghost, Enugu, three months after it demolished properties belonging the Ohha Microfinance and hundreds of other businesses worth several hundreds of millions, court documents have revealed. The …
…purchased online. Prosecutors also revealed text messages, pregnancy details, and family consent records, while the defence argued Hernandez had mental health struggles and violent tendencies.
Former American gang leader Duane “Keffe D” Davis has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for orchestrating the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur, BBC reports on Tuesday. According to the BBC, a jury found Davis guilty of one count of murder with a deadly weapon in September over the drive-by shooting that killed the…
Eniola Sulyman-Yusuf, the elder sister of the Attorney-General of Kwara State, Ibrahim Sulyman, has celebrated her brother’s conferment as a Senior Advocate of Nigeria in an emotional post late Monday. Sulyman was among the 68 legal practitioners sworn in as Senior Advocates of Nigeria by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, …
The Acting Consul-General of South Africa in Lagos, Ms Kgothatso Xulu, has rejected the portrayal of her country as xenophobic, disclosing that 364 people have been arrested in connection with attacks on African migrants. Xulu spoke on Tuesday at the 47th Annual Conference of the Nigerian Society of International Law, …
The deceased, who had recently resumed her primary assignment at the state House of Assembly, was on her way home after the day’s work with another corps member, who also recently resumed service at the Assembly, when the incident occurred. The two corps members were reportedly riding on the same motorcycle when an art…
The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, and the African Union Counter-Terrorism Centre have warned that terrorist groups are increasingly exploiting social media, cryptocurrencies and emerging technologies to recruit members, conceal funds and coordinate attacks across West Africa and the Sahel. They raised the ala…
The monarch of Igbokoda in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, Oba Afolabi Odidiomo, has urged the Federal and state governments to expedite efforts to recover the remains of victims of a Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash in the community. PUNCH Online reported that a NAF ATR-42 aircraft crashed in the community…