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  The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has laid a solid foundation for elevating women’s voices and leadership in governance, setting a precedent for others to follow. The state Commissioner for Information, Dotun Oyelade, speaking on Wednesday at the “One ...

  The Director-General of the National Orientation Agency, Lanre Issa-Onilu, has unveiled five new nationwide enlightenment campaigns on government policies, national values, security awareness, disaster preparedness and national identity. The five thematic areas for the campaign include national enlightenment on ...

  The Federal Government has indicated plans to revive all moribund steel companies in the country, more than two decades after a failed privatisation drive left once-thriving plants across Nigeria in ruins. It stated that the resuscitation of steel assets, ...

  The Deputy Speaker of Benue State House of Assembly, Lami Danladi-Ogenyi, has raised the alarm of an illegal detention cell in  Ezza in Ado Local Government Area of Benue State. Speaking with journalists in Makurdi on Wednesday, Mrs Danladi-Ogenyi ...

  President Bola Tinubu has described Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, as his friend of over two decades, pledging to partner with him and any state committed to human, social, and economic development. ‎ ‎Tinubu, in a post on ...

  President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday inaugurated Dakas C.J. Dakas (SAN) as Chairman of the Nigeria Law Reform Commission. Tinubu also swore in Uchenna Okolocha as Commissioner of the commission. The ceremony, held at the Council Chambers of the State ...

  Typhoon Podul pounded Taiwan on Wednesday, shutting down businesses, grounding flights and knocking out power for tens of thousands of households, while parts of mainland China made ready for the storm. Wind gusts of up to 178 kilometres (111 ...

  An Ikeja Magistrate Court sitting in Ogba, Lagos State on Wednesday, discharged Comfort Emmanson, the passenger accused of unruly behaviour and assault aboard an Ibom Air flight. Magistrate Olanrewaju Salami discharged Emmason following the withdrawal of the five charges ...

  The Independent National Electoral Commission has warned Nigerians against multiple registration in the forthcoming Continuous Voters Registration exercise. The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Plateau, Alhaji Mohammed Sadiq, said this during a meeting with stakeholders on the resumption of CVR ...

  Liberia says it is set to partner with Jigawa State government on rice farming to boost domestic production, reduce importation, and enhance food security in the West African region. This came to light when the Deputy Minister of Agriculture ...

  The Ondo State Police Command has confirmed the death of the Divisional Police Officer in-charge of Kajola Police Station in Odigbo Local Government Area, CNimrod Anaka. The command’s spokesman, Ayanlade Olushola, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria ...

  The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has identified the lack of linkages to road and rail infrastructures as one of the reasons the Baro Inland Port is not fully functional despite its commissioning in 2019. He, ...

  The Kogi Police Command announced on Wednesday that it is prepared to provide adequate security for the Dekina-Okura State Constituency by-election, scheduled for Saturday. The Commissioner of Police, Miller Dantawaye, announced this during an interactive session with members of ...

  The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday fixed September 24, 25, and 26, 2025, for the Federal Government to close its case in the decade-long trial of former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.), over alleged unlawful ...

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has granted bail to former Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, after questioning him over alleged fraudulent cash withdrawals totalling N189bn. Tambuwal, who governed Sokoto State from 2015 to 2023, was invited to the ...

  Tragedy struck in the Ipara area of Remo, Ogun State, when a N30,000 car race wager resulted in an accident that left five people, including three suspected Yahoo boys and two residents, dead. PUNCH Metro learnt on Tuesday from a ...

  Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos State Special Offences and Domestic Violence Court, Ikeja, has struck out a N60bn fraud case against former Managing Director of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, Ahmed Kuru, following the Federal Government’s decision ...

  The Federal Government has announced plans to engage Fuji star, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known as KWAM 1, as an ambassador for proper airport security protocol, after the recent controversy over his conduct at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, ...

  The Federal Government has withdrawn its criminal complaint against Ms. Comfort Emmanson, the passenger accused of unruly behaviour aboard an Ibom Air flight, and reduced the flight ban imposed on Fuji music star Wasiu Ayinde Marshal (popularly known as ...

  The Federal Government has commenced the rollout of a national Electronic Fiscal System to modernise Nigeria’s tax administration, curb evasion, and enhance transparency in revenue collection. The Federal Inland Revenue Service said the EFS, which incorporates an electronic invoicing ...

  A 33-year-old Nigerian man, Segun Ogundipe, has been sentenced to five years in prison in the United Kingdom for raping and sexually assaulting a woman in Gloucester. PUNCH Metro learnt on Sunday, in a report published by Eye_opener220 on Instagram ...

  Refineries in India are buying Nigerian crude while the country’s Dangote Petroleum Refinery is largely running on American oil, The PUNCH reports. In a twist that underscores the complexities of global oil trade, India’s state refiners are snapping up ...

  IN Nigeria, bad behaviour often cascades from the top, with the so-called ‘big man’s’ impunity undermining integrity in every aspect of national life. The incident involving celebrity musician Wasiu Ayinde, popularly known as KWAM 1 and K1 de Ultimate, ...

  Ibom Airlines Limited has banned a passenger identified as Comfort Emmanson, from flying with its airline after she was found assaulting one of the crew members of their aircraft. Emmanson had in a viral video repeatedly slapped a Purser ...

  Wanted General Overseer Arrested In Lagos For Cross-border Dr^g Tr^fficking Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested the founder and General Overseer of The Turn of Mercy Church, Prophet Adefolusho Aanu Olasele (alias Abbas Ajakaiye) ...