An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, on Thursday, heard how a father Adewunmi Ajayi allegedly had unlawful sexual intercourse with his underaged step-daughter. The unlawful sexual assault resulted in multiple pregnancies and abortions. An Investigating Police Officer, Aderinto Foluke, made this known yesterday while giving evidence before Justice Abiola Soladoye. The IPO with Read More

As Christians in Nigeria join others around the world to mark the 2025 Easter celebrations, the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered tight security measures across the country to ensure a peaceful and hitch-free holiday. In a statement on Friday by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the IGP extended warm Easter Read More

  An early morning accident involving multiple vehicles occurred on Friday at the Kara Bridge inward OPIC, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, leading to significant traffic congestion stretching back to the Otedola Bridge area. According to a post by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority via its official handle @followlastma at 7:40 a.m., the incident has Read More

  The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has been honoured with the prestigious Courage in Justice and Transparency Award by the Nigerian Human Rights Community. According to a statement released on Friday via its X page, the award was presented on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at a ceremony held Read More

The Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Matawalle, has dismissed claims suggesting that President Bola Tinubu is a political liability to Northern Nigeria, describing such narratives as baseless and politically motivated. In a statement issued on Friday and signed by his Special Assistant on Political Affairs, Ibrahim Goga, the former Zamfara State Governor declared Read More

As part of efforts to ensure a hitch-free Easter celebration, the Federal Road Safety Corps, Lagos Sector Command, has deployed officers, men, and operational vehicles across the state, including two newly donated patrol vehicles from the Lagos State Government through the Lagos State Security Trust Fund. This was disclosed by the Sector Commander, Corps Commander Read More

Head coach of the U-20 national team, Flying Eagles, Aliy Zubairu, has unveiled a 24-man squad for the upcoming U-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the 2025 U-20 AFCON will take place from April 27 to May 18. Zubairu named first-choice goalkeeper, Ifeanyi Harcourt, defender and captain, Read More

The Lagos State Police Command has announced the deployment of a large number of police personnel and tactical units across the state to ensure a safe, peaceful, and crime-free Easter celebration. In a statement signed by the spokesperson for the state command, Benjamin Hundeyin, on Friday, the Commissioner of Police, Olohundare Jimoh, directed the immediate Read More

Nigerian Afrobeats sensation, Chukwuka Ekweani, popularly known as CKay, has ended his recording agreement with Warner Music South Africa, marking the close of a pivotal chapter in his music career. The development was confirmed in a statement sent to PUNCH Online in the early hours of Friday. CKay, whose global hits like ‘Love Nwantiti’ and Read More

The newly inaugurated Nigerian-American Chamber of Commerce leadership has committed to deepening the trade relationship between the United States of America and Nigeria. NACC President, Sheriff Balogun, speaking recently in Lagos, pledged to lead the chamber to facilitate trade through increased dialogue and engagement. Balogun was inaugurated as the 20th President of the NACC at Read More

The British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation has partnered with the University of Ilorin to award N9m to six graduates under the 2025 Graduate Agripreneur Programme grant. According to a statement, the Foundation’s General Manager, Oludare Odusanya, said the grant was part of BATN Foundation’s mission to empower visionary young Nigerians who are transforming agriculture with Read More

Intreensic, a payments education and advisory group, has unveiled a suite of professional training courses aimed at bridging the growing talent gap in Africa’s digital payments and fintech sector. In a statement released on Wednesday, the company said the new offerings are designed to equip professionals and organisations with critical skills required to thrive in Read More

Google’s NotebookLM is an essential AI-powered tool designed to enhance productivity. JUSTICE OKAMGBA writes on various expert tips to maximise the tool Google developed an AI-powered tool known as NotebookLM that helps people organise, summarise, and interact with their information more effectively. It’s like a super-smart notebook that can read and understand all kinds of Read More

The Nigerian equities market closed positively on Thursday, as investors gained N239bn in market capitalisation, reversing the losses recorded in previous sessions following a four-day trading week caused by the Easter public holidays. Data from the Nigerian Exchange Limited showed that the market capitalisation rose to N65.5tn from N65.26tn recorded on Wednesday, reflecting a N239bn Read More

Tennyson Olisa wrote his name in chess history by winning the first-ever Africa Super Zonal Chess Championship in Lagos, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The 22-year-old Nigerian was in beast mode, finishing with 7½ points from nine rounds to win the title in style. He recently won silver at the Zone 4.2 Championship and dominated a Read More

They come with different names but their configuration remains the same, and every time Nigerians fall for them, losing millions of naira in the process. In this piece, OLUWAKEMI ABIMBOLA explores Ponzi schemes that promise wealth but deliver tears and heartbreak to unsuspecting clients “I was sure that CBEX was my breakthrough,” said Adekemi Fakoya, Read More

Katsina State Police Command has recovered 2,084 sachets of suspected tramadol tablets worth N3.5m from two suspected drug dealers. According to a statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Abubakar Sadiq, on Thursday, the arrest is in its bid to curb substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking in the state. “On March 20th, 2025, Read More

The police in Ekiti State have arrested two operators of an illegal university study centre in the state. The Commissioner of Police in Ekiti State, Mr Joseph Eribo, disclosed this in Ado Ekiti on Thursday while reporting discoveries of the State’s Criminal Investigations Department in the last three months. He said the suspects were arraigned Read More

The Securities and Exchange Commission has declared that Crypto Bridge Exchange, also known as CBEX, is not registered to operate as a digital assets exchange in Nigeria, warning the investing public against transacting with the platform. In a circular released by the commission on Thursday, it stated that CBEX, operating under various aliases such as Read More

Africa must pair artificial intelligence with strategic leadership to overcome development challenges and accelerate economic growth, the Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency, Kashifu Inuwa, said on Wednesday. Inuwa made this statement during a panel session at the GITEX Africa 2025 conference in Marrakech, Morocco, addressing an audience of policymakers, investors, and technologists Read More

 Coaches of Nigeria’s U-18 and U-20 women’s handball teams have released their final lists of 14 players ahead of the IHF Women’s Trophy Zonal Phase, which will be held in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, from April 20  to 24. The two teams have been training at the Rowe Park Sports Centre, Yaba, Lagos, for close to Read More

The Central Bank of Nigeria has issued a fresh regulatory directive to banks, payment service banks, and fintech companies, warning them to tighten their sanctions compliance frameworks or face enforcement actions. In a circular dated April 17, 2025, signed by Amonia Opusunju for the Director, Compliance Department, the apex bank reminded all financial institutions of Read More

Turkey’s largest oil refiner, Tupras, has placed orders for Nigerian crude oil cargoes scheduled for March and April, a move that could boost Nigeria’s revenue amid efforts to ramp up exports. This is according to shipping data from global commodity tracker, Kpler, which noted that although the exact volume of the Nigerian cargoes was not Read More

The Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, has announced that at least 20 suspected drug peddlers arrested in Gowon Estate and Egbeda will be prosecuted. Wahab disclosed this in a statement on Thursday via his official X handle, following an operation carried out by the Lagos State Environmental and Special Read More

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested two suspected land grabbers who attempted to attack homeowners at Wood Island Estate in the Ishawo area of Ikorodu in Lagos State. PUNCH Metro reported that about 100 houses were demolished after the suspected land grabbers invaded the estate last year. Another attempt made by the thugs on Read More

An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division, on Thursday sentenced a 51-year-old man, Owoeye Ojo, to death by hanging for armed robbery. Ojo was arraigned before the court on 25th August 2023 on a four-count charge bordering on conspiracy, attempted murder and armed robbery. The charge read, “The defendants and others at large on Read More

A teenager, Alabi Quadri, who was freed on Thursday after being incarcerated for three months following his arraignment by operatives of the Lagos State Police Command on allegations of armed robbery, has demanded N100m in compensation from the police. Quadri became an internet sensation after standing in front of the convoy of the 2023 Labour Read More

The US military said it had destroyed a key Yemeni fuel port as it targets the country’s Huthi rebels, who said Friday that 20 people had been killed in the strikes. The attack on the Ras Issa fuel port aimed to cut off a source of supplies and funds for the Iran-backed Huthis, the US Read More

Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, has called for a new generation of leadership in Nigeria – one that prioritises national development and integrity over the length of time spent in public office. Speaking at the second edition of the Lagos Leadership Summit, organised by the Lateef Jakande Leadership Academy, Hamzat delivered a keynote Read More

The Chairman of the Lagos State Task Force, Adetayo Akerele, has pledged his support for the revitalisation of the Safety Arena Medical Clinic. Akerele made the promise when the clinic’s management team, led by Dr. Funmilayo Shokunbi, paid him a courtesy visit. A statement by the Director, Public Affairs, of the task force, Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, Read More

The Interparty Advisory Council has expressed strong opposition to the nomination form fees of N150,000 announced by the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission for the upcoming local government elections scheduled for July 12. IPAC accused the electoral body of reneging on an earlier agreement reached during a consultative meeting with LASIEC Chairperson, Justice Mobolanle Okikiolu-Ighile Read More

The West African Examinations Council has disclosed that a total of 1,973,253 candidates are sitting the first-ever Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination, starting next week. Head of the Nigeria National Office of WAEC, Dr. Amos Dangut, made this known during a press briefing held at the WAEC National Office in Yaba, Lagos, on Read More

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has emphasised the urgent need for ethical leadership communication to deepen Nigeria’s democratic values. He made this call on Wednesday during the Spokespersons Summit, jointly organised by the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations and the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation, held in Abuja. “After Read More

The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy, has pledged to support Nigerian artistes with funding and infrastructure development across the country. The Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, made this announcement on Thursday during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the ministry and Read More

The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has announced that the government has outlined plans to offset N2tn out of the N4tn debt owed to power generation companies by the end of the current year. He said the amount to be paid in cash and promissory notes is an attempt to pacify the electricity generation companies Read More

A House of Representatives member representing Rano/Bunkure/Kibiya, Kabiru Rurum of Kano State, has called for the total ban of hunters’ movements from the northern to southern parts of the country. “That movement is no longer feasible in present-day Nigeria,” he said. He stated this at Torankawa village in the Bunkure Local Government Area of Kano Read More