The trial of a former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, over alleged money laundering has been postponed at the Federal High Court in Abuja due to the absence of a court interpreter. When the matter came up on Friday, the prosecution counsel, A. O. Mohammed, informed the court that although the hearing was slated for […]

Sokoto State Governor Ahmed Aliyu, represented by his deputy Alhaji Idris Mohammed Gobir, joined three former governors and other dignitaries to witness the wedding Fatiha of Hawa’u Dingyadi, daughter of Malam Yusuf Dingyadi, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communications to the PDP National Chairman. The ceremony, which drew a large crowd of political […]

President Bola Tinubu said his administration is committed to reclaiming ungoverned areas, particularly forests, in the North West and across Nigeria, deploying advanced surveillance and technology to combat kidnapping, banditry, and terrorism. “We will invest more in technology and take over the forests,” Tinubu said when he addressed the Katsina elders and leaders at a […]

The Federal Capital Territory Police Command said it arrested 1,611 suspects linked to various criminal activities, including drug trafficking, in April alone. The Command also said it recovered 21 stolen vehicles, a large quantity of codeine, a large quantity of Tramadol tablets, 10 iPads/tablets, 14 laptops, 19 power banks, two generator sets, 10 POS machines, […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has commenced investigation into alleged misappropriation of funds and abuse of office by some former senior officials of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPC Ltd. Former chief executives of the company, Mele Kyari, Abubakar Yar’Adua and others were alleged to have misappropriated about $2.96 billion earmarked for […]

Dozens of outraged passengers, including expatriates, children, and families, were left stranded overnight at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja after Air Peace abruptly cancelled multiple flights. Passengers were forced to sleep on cold, hard aluminium chairs in the departure hall, PUNCH Online has confirmed. Videos and photographs obtained by our correspondent show frustrated […]

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has condemned the action of a group of women loyal to suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, over their walkout on the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, during an empowerment programme in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The minister described the incident as a “show of […]

The family of Oluwabamise Ayanwola, who was murdered by a Bus Rapid Transit driver, Andrew Ominikoron, has called on the government to arrest all accomplices involved in their daughter’s death. Justice Sherifat Sonaike of a Lagos State High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square on Friday convicted and sentenced Ominikoron to death by hanging for […]

The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions has summoned Governors Hyacinth Alia and Dauda Lawal of Benue and Zamfara states respectively as well as their respective state Assemblies to appear before it on Thursday, May 8. Saturday PUNCH gathered that the summon was in connection to the rising insecurity in the state which prompted […]