The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, on Thursday said the Nigerian Armed Forces had killed at least 1,770 terrorists and arrested 3,070 others in the past three years across five North-West states. He gave the figures in Katsina during a military sensitisation exercise for residents of Batsari and Dutsin-Ma Local Government Areas. The […]

A yet-to-be-identified 28-year-old man was electrocuted in Eruwa, Ibarapa Local Government Area of Oyo State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the deceased was electrocuted while rectifying a fault on the 33kv high-tension cables at the Odi Babaode area of the town. The general manager of the State Fire Service, Yemi Akinyinka, confirmed the incident. “The incident […]

Bain, a member of the K-pop boy band, Just B, has publicly come out as gay. The 23-year-old opened up about his sexuality during a concert in Los Angeles. This is a rare move in a high-pressure Korean music industry, where artists are very guarded about their private lives. Bain, while performing a solo, said: […]

The Nigeria Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, has reached a remarkable milestone as over 500,000 Nigerian students have now applied for student loans through its portal. The spokesperson of NELFUND, Mrs Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. This feat comes months after its establishment on April 3, 2024, when President Bola Ahmed Tinubu […]

The National Youth Service Corps has sworn in 1,900 corps members of the 2024 Batch ‘A’ Stream I deployed to Jigawa State for their national service. Addressing the corps members during the swearing-in held on Friday at the Gen. Yakubu Gowon NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Fanisau, Dutse metropolis, Jigawa state capital, Governor Umar Namadi, who […]

The Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal has upheld the $220 million fine imposed on Meta Platforms Incorporated by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC. The Director for Corporate Affairs of FCCPC, Ondaje Ijagwu, made this announcement in a statement on Friday. Ijagwu said the tribunal also awarded the commission $35,000 to cover the […]

The Rivers State Sole Administrator, Ibok-Ete Ibas, has pleaded for more time to brief the National Assembly’s Ad-hoc Committee after shunning an invitation on Thursday. Ibas, who addressed the committee at the National Assembly on Friday, cited the fragile security and political environment under the current state of emergency. While acknowledging the leadership of the […]

A cybersecurity incident has targeted MTN Group, leading to unauthorized access of personal information belonging to some customers across certain markets. The telecom giant, however, assures that its main operational structures, including network, billing, and financial platforms, are secure and fully functioning. The company also confirmed that its Nigerian operations were not impacted by this […]