May 23, 2025
Don’t send forest guards to warfronts, security expert warns
The Special Adviser to the Sokoto State Governor on Security, Colonel Ahmed Usman (rtd), has warned against the proposed recruitment and deployment of forest guards for counterinsurgency operations in the state. He said that the move could worsen Nigeria’s already fragile security situation. While acknowledging the vital role forest guards play in protecting the nation’s […]
5m members have quit LP – Callistus Okafor faction
Callistus Okafor and factional LP membersThe Labour Party factional chairman, Callistus Okafor, has revealed his group, which consists of “five million members”, has left the party. Okafor made the disclosure during a press conference in Abuja on Thursday, adding that the decision was made after deliberations with members of his faction. According to him, it […]
FX crisis: MAN urges CBN to unfreeze manufacturers’ accounts
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to urgently intervene in the ongoing crisis surrounding unsettled foreign exchange (forex) forward contracts, by directing commercial banks to unfreeze the accounts of manufacturers unjustly caught in the web of unresolved transactions. Expressing deep concern, MAN decried the increasingly harsh […]
2027: I expect more defections to APC, it’s a game – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has stated that he expects more opposition party members to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking in a statement issued by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, on Thursday, Tinubu expressed satisfaction with the gale of defections so far, calling it a game. In his address at the APC Renewed Hope […]
Troops raid bandits camp in Plateau, kill one, recover weapons
Troops of 3 Division/Operation SAFE HAVEN, have raided a bandit hideout at Teng Village in Qua’an Pan Local Government Area of Plateau State killing one of the bandits. During the raid which was intelligence based, the troops made contact, overwhelmed the criminals and forced them to retreat in disarray. In the exchange of fire, one […]
US court jails Nigerian for $1m scam
A United States District Court has sentenced a 37-year-old Nigerian, Henry Ezeonyido, to 27 months imprisonment for his role in a $1m insurance fraud. PUNCH Metro learnt in a statement by the US Department of Justice on Thursday that Ezeonyido perpetrated the fraud between October 2019 and February 2022. The statement noted that during the […]
Tension as Delta community curses kidnappers
There is palpable tension as the people of Issele-Uku community in Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State have gone spiritual, laying curses on kidnappers and other criminal elements terrorising the community. There have been reports of kidnapping and killings in Issele-Uku and its environs in the first quarter of 2025. At the inner […]
Two varsity graduates bag 30 years jail for kidnapping Ekiti student
An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division, on Thursday, sentenced two graduates to 30 years imprisonment, made up of 15 years each, for kidnapping a student at the Federal University Oye Ekiti. The defendants, Ojo Babajide (31) and Olajide Nathaniel (35), who were fresh graduates when they committed the offences in 2022, are to […]
Three die, one hospitalised after consuming poisoned food in Katsina
Four people, including three children, have died from suspected food poisoning in the Magama Jibia area of Katsina State. PUNCH Metro learnt this from a statement by security and counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, posted on X.com on Thursday. According to him, the deceased victims include Hussaina Ayuba, Ahmed Ayuba, and Nana Ayuba. He stated that […]
South-East: Sit-at-home order losing grip – NSA Ribadu
National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu has stated that the ‘sit-at-home’ order enforced in the South-East by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, is fast losing its grip. This was as he said the security conditions in the region are showing marked improvements. Ribadu said this at the All Progressives Congress, APC, National Summit in Abuja […]