The Zone-2 Police Command in Lagos has apprehended two suspected international fraudsters allegedly involved in forging foreign certificates in Lagos and Ghana. In a bold move underscoring their integrity, the police operatives turned down a bribe offer of N66 million from the suspects. AIG Adegoke Fayoade, who heads the Zone-2 Command, confirmed the arrest on…
The Supreme Court has dismissed the lawsuit seeking the removal of President Bola Tinubu from office. The suit filed by the presidential candidate of the Hope Democratic Party in the 2019 general election, Ambrose Aworu, sought Tinubu’s removal based on Central Intelligence Agency and drug allegations. The apex court in an unanimous decision by a…
Former Governor of Kogi State, Yayaha Bello, has threatened legal action against an online news platform which reported that he (Bello) vowed to reveal how President Bola Tinubu emerged victorious in the last presidential election. The online medium has reported that Bello threatened to open a can of worms on how President Bola Tinubu emerged…
The 2024 CAF Awards, celebrating African football, will take place at the Palais des Congrès in Marrakech, Morocco. Set for today, Monday, the event will honour Africa’s footballing greats of the past year, with two distinguished presenters, Kate Scott and Jalal Bouzrara, at the helm. This was announced in a press release on the CAF…
The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee disbursed a total of N2.08tn in allocations to local government councils between July and December 2024, findings by The PUNCH have shown. However, despite the July 2024 Supreme Court ruling granting full financial autonomy to Nigeria’s 774 Local Government Areas, The PUNCH learnt that the allocations were still paid to…
Troops of the 1 Brigade, Nigerian Army, have apprehended a notorious bandit leader and arms dealer, Bako Wurgi, alias Baka NaGarba, suspected to be behind the murder of the Emir of Gobir, Alhaji Isa Mohammad Bawa, in Sokoto State. The operation, conducted on Dec. 14 at 10 p.m., followed intelligence reports that Wurgi was receiving…
Three Francophone countries have signalled their intentions to end their membership of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) from 2025. The three countries are Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger Republic. The President of ECOWAS Commission, Alieu Touray, made the announcement on Sunday during the 66th ordinary session of heads of states and governments…
The Director General of Media and Communication to Governor Abba Yusuf, Sunusi Dawakin Tofa, has narrated how he took refuge in the Kano State Government House to avoid being arrested by security operatives. Making this known while delivering an address at the PR Nigeria Young Communication Fellowship in Kano, he claimed that at least 40…
A yet-to-be-identified pedestrian was, late on Saturday, crushed to death by an overspeeding vehicle in an accident that occurred around the Onipanu area of Lagos State. The vehicle, a Toyota Venza, was however set ablaze by angry miscreants who condemned the driving of the vehicle’s owner. Commuters around the area had a hectic time as…
Kemi Badenoch, controversial leader of the British Conservative Party, has said she does not believe in God. Badenoch in a now-viral interview with Free Press revealed that she no longer believes in God. Born Kemi Adegoke, the politician, who changed her last name after marrying a Scottish banker, clarified that she is not an atheist…
