The Adamawa State Command of the Nigeria Police has confirmed that 33 huts were burnt after a communal clash in Lamurde Local Government Area. The Chobo and Bachama people in the LGA had been involved in a brawl over long disputed land. It has now been elevated into the large scale destruction that prompted heavy […]

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has introduced the National e-invoicing regime for large taxpayers. The FIRS stated that the Electronic Fiscal System (EFS) will commence on August 1, 2025. The commencement of the National E-Invoicing Solution – the Merchant-Buyer model – with effect from August 1, 2025 is a strategic initiative designed to promote […]

Dangote Refinery has reduced its ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit for the second time in two weeks. The 650,000-barrel-per-day refinery slashed its fuel price to N820 per litre from N840 per litre. This was contained in a fresh price template announced through its X account on Tuesday. The oil firm noted that the new […]

President Donald Trump has said the United States will send additional weapons to Ukraine, triggering Russian criticism after Moscow claimed new gains in its grinding war against its neighbor. The Kremlin warned Tuesday that sending arms to Ukraine only serves to prolong the conflict, a day after Trump’s pledge for “more weapons” for Ukraine to […]

The Kano State Police Command has arrested four suspects in connection with the attack on the Emir’s palace at Kofar Kudu in the Kano metropolis on Sunday. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi Haruna, confirmed the arrest of the suspects to The PUNCH via a WhatsApp message on Tuesday. “Yes, the command has arrested […]

The Rivers State Police said it has located the 300-level female undergraduate student of the University of Port Harcourt, who set her lover ablaze to a hospital. The suspect identified as Cynthia Chukwundah allegedly set the boyfriend, Saint Sunny Amadi, 32 years old, from Elibrada community in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State. State […]

Okeke Chinedu from Anambra state has emerged the top scorer of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination with 375 score. However, on Tuesday, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, noted that the board realised some discrepancies regarding Okeke, who applied for mechanical engineering at the University of Lagos. According […]

A twenty-one-day mourning period has begun in honour of the late Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, starting this Tuesday. The declaration of this mourning period follows an age-old tradition of the ancient city. Nigerian Tribune reports that Oba Olakulehin passed away on Monday after a prolonged illness at an undisclosed private hospital in Ibadan. […]

Heads of universities at the 2025 policy meeting organised by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board set the 2025 minimum admission benchmark for universities at 150 on Tuesday. This means that JAMB will permit no university in the country to admit any candidate who scores below 150 in the 2025 Unified Tertiary and Matriculation Examination. […]