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The Chairman of the Mile 12 International Market in Lagos State Shehu Usman Jubrin said insecurity was responsible for the recent high cost of tomato, pepper, and other perishable items in the country. Jubrin disclosed this in an…

The Lagos State Police Command says it is intensifying efforts in the search for the Managing Director of Fouani Nigeria Ltd, Mohamed Fouani, and his three brothers – Abbas Fouani, Youssef Fouani, and Amtal Fouani – kidnapped along the…

The 10 Nigerian teenage girls allegedly trafficked to Ghana for prostitution have returned to Nigeria, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has disclosed. The Chairman of the Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, who made the…

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Adegoke Fayoade, has assured residents of heavy police presence on Wednesday to maintain safety and order during planned protests. Notices circulating on social media reveal that a mass protest…

Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 127 suspected internet fraudsters in Ondo State. A statement posted on the official X handle of the commission said the…

Amid circumstances surrounding the death of Miss Favour Ugwuka, a final student of the Department of English, Ebonyi State University, who reportedly committed suicide on Wednesday night, the accused lecturer, Prof. Amechi Enyi has…

The Kano State Hisbah Board, otherwise known as the Sharia Police, has ordered a ban against male Disc Jockeys from events dominated by women across the state. The decision was revealed by the Commander General of the Board, Sheikh…

The Department of State Services has reportedly arrested Mukaila Lamidi, the embattled chairman of the Oyo State Park Management System, popularly known as Auxiliary. The PUNCH reliably gathered Auxiliary was arrested at about 4:00…

Landmark Beach, a popular resort destination on Victoria Island, Lagos, is issuing refunds to customers following the demolition of parts of their property to make way for the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project. The demolition,…

The Lagos State Police Command said it has identified the police officer who shot a young man, Toheeb Eniafe, at a petrol station on Wednesday. This was made known in a statement by the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and celebrity barman, Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, have reached an agreement to resolve the naira abuse charge outside of court, The Nation Newspaper reports.…

The Lagos State Government has announced plans to dedicate the last week of September every year as “Yoruba Week” to celebrate the Yoruba culture. In a press statement on Monday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker of the…

Tragedy struck at BrickHall Schools located in the Cadastral Zone B11, Kaura in Abuja on Wednesday, when a four-year-old pupil, Miguel Ovoke, died during the school’s feeding hours. According to the death certificate dated April 24,…

Police authorities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, have launched an investigation into a viral video of a female student being bullied by her classmates a school while two ministers visited the learning institution on…

The Nigerian Army, on Monday, said it has dismissed two soldiers, Corporal Innocent Joseph, and Lance Corporal Jacob Gani, accused of stealing armoured cables at the Dangote refinery on April 14, 2024. The soldiers had entered the…