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…I lost my father, 10 other family members to attack, Jos photographer laments …President orders killers’ arrest, CAN, northern govs, elders, Saraki condemn attacks There was outrage on Tuesday over Christmas Eve attacks on communities in three local government areas ...

No fewer than 25 persons have lost their lives following an explosion from an illegal oil tapping point in Omoku, Ogba/Egebema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State. PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident occurred on Sunday morning, after the youths allegedly ...

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) is facing allegations of extensive corruption from its erstwhile media director, even as the the Forum has strongly denied claims of misconduct. In a letter by the former Director of Media and Public Affairs of ...

As the world celebrates Christmas Day today, 11 out of the 24 students of the Federal University Gusau in Zamfara State, who were kidnapped by bandits on September 20, remain in captivity. Also, two corps members who were kidnapped on ...

For some women, home is no longer a safe haven where they find peace and succour. They live in fear of their spouses who are meant to love and protect them. SODIQ OJUROUNGBE writes about how domestic violence is taking ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has uncovered a total sum of N37,170,855,753.44 allegedly laundered in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs under former minister Sadiya Umar-Farouk. Details of the ongoing probe exclusively obtained by Sunday PUNCH revealed that the money was ...

Abuja-based human rights lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, has said that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) lacks the legal authority to declare anyone wanted without valid court orders. In a statement on Friday, Olajengbesi, the Managing Partner of Abuja-based law ...

The Abia Police Command has confirmed the arrest of 60 individuals for a range of alleged offenses, including murder, armed robbery, kidnapping, and government property vandalism. Speaking on Friday, the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Kenechukukwu Onwuemelie, addressed journalists, briefing them ...

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 75-year-old grandma, Mrs Sekinat Soremekun, for dealing in illicit drugs. At the time of her arrest in the Oshodi area of Lagos on December 15, 2023, quantities of cannabis and litres ...

The recently published Africa Organised Crime Index 2023 – compiled by the Enhancing Africa’s Response to Transnational Organised Crime (Enact) project – ranks Nigeria second, with Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) topping the continental charts when it comes to the scourge ...