Operatives of the Kano State Police Command on December 9, 2023, arrested one Abubakar Gambo Director at the Kano State Ministry of Water Resources. Gambo, and two other suspects, were arrested for conspiring to forge a letter authorising the auction…
BREAKING: Tinubu swears in Adamu, Olaopa as new ICPC, FCSC chairmen
President Bola Tinubu has sworn in Musa Adamu as the new Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). The ceremony, which was performed in the Council Chambers of the State House, just ahead of the…
Adeleke returns to Nigeria, says ‘I’m not sick’
The Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has returned to Nigeria after a month of working vacation outside the country, The governor, who arrived at the Murtala International Airport, Lagos on Wednesday, said he feels refreshed and recharged for…
Troops raid IPOB/ESN camps in Anambra, kill 1, recover arms
Troops of the ongoing Exercise GOLDEN DAWN III have raided camps belonging to the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), in the Orsumoghu area of Anambra State. The raid, conducted on…
Bandits attack LG headquarters in Zamfara, abduct 10
No fewer than 10 persons have been abducted by armed bandits in an attack on Zurmi town, the Headquarters of Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The bandits invaded Zurmi town on Tuesday evening and shooting sporadically, forcing residents…
Netizens react to Rivers State House of Assembly demolition
The Rivers State House of Assembly is currently under demolition on Wednesday as about 10 bulldozers drove into the premises of the Assembly complex PUNCH Online reports that the factional Speaker, Edison Ehie, led other lawmakers loyal to the state…
Driver escapes death as fire guts vehicle on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
A yet-to-be-identified driver escaped death on Monday after his white LT bus caught fire on the Longbridge section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. PUNCH Online gathered that the incident happened around 10 pm while the vehicle was conveying some goods inward…
Kebbi Governor’s wife, Zainab, advocates wearing of hijab as antidote to rape
Wife of Kebbi State Governor, Hajiya Zainab Nasare Nasir Idris, says, the wearing of hijab, is an effective antidote to curtailing the prevalence of rape against women and girls in the society. She stated this at the official students’ hijab…
Breaking: 1 killed, 12 kidnapped in Abuja
The escalating cases of criminality in Abuja, the federal capital, have worsened with the latest attacks on Gbaupe, a rural village behind ACO Estate Lugbe, along the Abuja Airport Road, where 12 people, including a 9-year-old boy and a 13-year-old…
Abiodun threatens action against traditional rulers selling Govt land
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Monday, threatened to take stiffer disciplinary action against any person found selling land in its forest reserves and plantation across the state. The governor stated this while speaking at the Statutory Meeting of…