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Families of three police officers who lost their lives in the course of duty have been given the sum of N11.2 million by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, in Lokoja on Tuesday. The cheque for the sum represents the Group Life Assurance and IGP Family Welfare Schemes. A statement by the…

The Lagos State House of Assembly has resumed operations following the reinstatement of Speaker Mudashiru Obasa. The heavily armed security presence that marked recent sessions has been notably reduced, signaling a return to a semblance of normalcy. However, the day was not without its drama. Former Clerk Olalekan Onafeko, whose return to the Assembly had…

The fraud trial of a former employee of The Punch Nigeria Ltd, Olusegun Ogunbanjo, could not proceed on Tuesday before an Ikeja High Court, following absence of his counsel. Ogunbanjo, is standing trial before Justice Ismail Ijelu, on an eight-count charge bordering on conspiracy, obtaining by false pretences, stealing and forgery. He is being tried…

Doballi, a Dubai-based firm, will train 10,000 graduates across Africa to support global business process outsourcing (BPO). The trainees are expected to be equipped with the knowledge to work with multinational companies while living in their respective countries. The knowledge will empower them with the skills to serve as virtual assistants for the foreign-based firms,…

Concerned youth organisations across Nigeria, including Arewa Youths for Good Governance, South-West Youths Development Initiative, Northern Youths for Justice, and Igbo Youths Progressive Forum, on Tuesday, called for the immediate resignation of Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Their demand follows allegations of sexual harassment leveled against Akpabio by a female lawmaker, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, a controversy…

Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, and Sierra Leone’s President, Julius Maada Bio, have agreed to strengthen ties to enhance agricultural productivity and food security through technology and research. The collaboration, which also involves the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), aims to introduce innovative farming practices and public-private partnerships to accelerate agricultural development in both…

A three-year-old girl, Sonia Emmanuel, drowned in a mini water container at her home in the Mpape area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), security sources told Zagazola Makama on Tuesday. The incident occurred on March 3 at around 4:00 p.m. while the child’s mother, Etalong Marina, was at the market. Police in FCT have…

Three suspects have been arrested by operatives of the Ondo State Police Command for allegedly attacking some members of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS). The suspects, who are youths, committed the crime on February 23, 2025, in Ogbese, Akure North Local Council Area of the state. According to the Police Public Relations Officer,…

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the appointment of six Deputy Inspectors General of Police and the promotion of the Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, Uzuegbu Kanayo, to the next rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police. The new Deputy Inspectors General of Police are Sadiq Idiris Abubakar, Commandant, Police Academy, Wudil, Kano.…

Retired Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), David Shikfu Parradang, has been killed by unknown gunmen suspected to be kidnappers in Abuja. A security source, Zagazola Makama, hinted that Parradang was abducted in Area 1, Abuja, in the early hours of Tuesday after being trailed from a bank where he had withdrawn money.…

A leadership crisis has engulfed the Northern States and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) over allegations of tenure elongation. Former Kaduna State CAN Chairman, Reverend Joseph Hayab, announced on Monday that he had been duly elected as the new Northern CAN Chairman following the expiration of the tenure…

Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped a parish priest, Rev. Fr. Philip Ekweli, and a major seminarian during an attack on St. Peter Catholic Church in Iviukhua-Agenebode, Etsako East Local Government Area (LGA) of Edo State, on Monday night. The spokesperson for the Catholic Diocese of Auchi, Rev. Fr. Peter Egielewa, revealed this in a statement on…