Communities in Irele Local Government Area of Ondo State are currently under tension following a 300-level Computer Engineering student of Al-Hikmah University, Igbaja, Kwara State, Gideon Akindoyo, who went missing under suspicious circumstances. Gideon...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that civil servants who relocated abroad while drawing salaries without formally resigning must refund the wages they received during the period. Tinubu spoke at the 2024 Civil Service...

A retired Brigadier General of the Nigerian army, Uwem Harold Udokwe, was tragically murdered during an armed robbery at his residence in Sunshine Homes Estate, Abuja, in the early hours of Saturday. According to...

The Federal Government has allocated a substantial ₦14.77 billion for the repair and maintenance of the presidential air fleet over the past 11 months. According to Punch, these funds were disbursed in 11 tranches...

The Kano State government and a legal practitioner, Abba Hakeem, have disagreed on the Federal High Court Thursday’s ruling regarding the claim to the Kano royal stool by  Muhammadu Sanusi and Aminu Ado Bayero....

Nigerians will begin utilising the services of the proposed three-in-one identity card, the National Identity Management Commission has confirmed. It said the single multipurpose card combining multiple functions of identity, financial and social services...

The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the permanent forfeiture of properties worth over N11.14 billion and N1.04 billion belonging to the former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele to the Federal Government....

The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has disclosed the reasons behind his decision not to contest his dethronement by the immediate past Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje. Naija News recalls that Ganduje...

Nollywood actress Biola Adebayo has announced with sadness that the lady who featured in her controversial podcast interview has committed suicide. The lady simply identified as Nike came under heavy fire on social media...

The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the opposition party in Rivers State, has urged President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency in the state. APC made this call in reaction...

A recent tweet by activist, Aisha Yesufu, criticising President Bola Tinubu has sparked a heated online exchange with the presidency. Yesufu in a post on X.com on Wednesday, claimed that Tinubu was disgraced and...

Lagos state Government set out Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) to generate N2.5b revenue. Motorists in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria who are fond of breaking road traffic laws should be warned as officials of...

A 25-year-old woman, Temitope Adetanju, has been arrested for allegedly inserting a piece of firewood into the vagina of a 12-year-old girl in Isewo, Obada Oko, Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State. The...

The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed that the abducted Fouani brothers and two others have been rescued. The spokesperson for the command, Benjamin Hundeyin, made this known via a text message to our...

Supporters of Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara on Tuesday destroyed the statue of the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, in the Obi Akpor Local Government Area of the state. The youths were...

MultiChoice Nigeria, the leading satellite television provider in Nigeria, has denied claims of reducing its subscription fees amid a recent drop in subscribers. Reports had claimed that the company had initially increased its prices...

A former presidential aide, Okoi Obona-Obla, has stated that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is not in a position to dictate appointments to be made by President Bola Tinubu for the governing...

At least six persons were reportedly killed and scores injured following attack on a farming community by suspected herdsmen. The attack that occurred on Sunday targeted Mararaban Azagwa and Alele villages all of Maihula...

Abdul Abiola, one of MKO Abiola’s children, the acclaimed winner of the 1993 presidential election on Saturday, disclosed that some international and local forces were behind the death of his father. Abdul also disclosed that...

    The Economic Financial Crimes Commission acting Zonal Director, Benin Zonal Command, Effa Okim, says the anti- graft agency is unable to arrest ex-Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello because he is being protected...

President Bola Tinubu has been appealed to by the leader of the Ijaw nation,  Edwin Clark  to direct the Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, to file a nolle prosequi for the release of...

Simisola Fajemirokun-Ajayi had earlier written a petition to the minister which forced the latter to equally write to the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Folasade Yemi-Esan, to probe the allegation.   At...

Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has faulted the state judiciary for granting bail to some suspected bandit leaders who were arrested with weapons and brought before the court for trials. The governor claimed that...

According to him, Osimhen should apologise to Finidi George and ex-Super Eagles players or should be banned from the Nigerian national team. Former Nigerian goalkeeper, Idah Peterside has weighed in on the controversy surrounding...

“It’s one thing to be a nation, but a different phenomenon for such a nation to be a society that’s domiciled by patriotic citizens or by a bunch of docile, unrepentant, confused and wicked...

The National Biosafety Management Agency has called on the general public to exercise caution over the recent cholera outbreak in some states across Nigeria. Head, Information and Communications for NBMA, Mrs Gloria Ogbaki, in...

The Nigeria Police Force has sounded the alarm over alleged irregularities and corruption that allegedly marred the recently released list of successful candidates in the ongoing 2022/23 police constables recruitment. This follows a deluge...

Armed gunmen, on Friday, abducted the Managing Director of Fouani Company, which represents LG and Hisense, along with three Lebanese while travelling by boat in Lagos. Although the names of the victims have not...

The National Assembly has resolved to ensure that states, local governments, and the Organised Private Sector stop defaulting on the payment of the approved minimum wage A source who spoke to Punch on the...