Liberian authorities admitted on Monday they had lost all traces of four drug dealers linked to a cocaine shipment worth 100 million dollars after a trial jury unexpectedly acquitted them. With US and Brazilian assistance, Liberian security officials seized a container full of cocaine in October 2022. The four men — one Liberian, a Portuguese, […]

The Sultan of Sokoto State and co-chairman of the Nigeria Inter-religious Council, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has refuted the claim that he said security agents were dodging bandits and mocking victims of the attacks. The Sultan, who is also the President of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, denied the claim in a […]

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday arraigned Saadatu Ramalan-Yaro, a businesswoman, for the second time in Lagos State, two weeks after her first arraignment. The businesswoman was brought before Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja on charges of money laundering amounting to over N140 billion. She is accused of not […]

Illegal migration and trafficking have been on the increase in Nigeria because the country does not have laws to stop people from leaving, a former Controller-General of the Nigerian Immigration Service, Muhammad Babandede, has said. According to him, the trend could stop if there would be good leaders who should be committed to doing good […]

The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has said the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals will be beneficial to the country’s economy. The PUNCH reports that the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), inaugurated the refinery, which is currently the world’s largest single-train petroleum refiner, in Lagos State on Monday. Senior government officials from Nigeria […]

The slogan of a telecommunication giant is “Data is life”. Data has become an integral part of our daily lives and it has brought some sort of ease to humanity. Since the Covid-19 pandemic, a steady rise in the use of data has been recorded, as many resorted to remote jobs and schooling, and massive […]

Yoruba Obas Forum, a group of traditional rulers from communities in the South-West and North Central Nigeria, has listed eight areas that the incoming administration of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, must give priority attention, to engender development. The monarchs made their position known  in a statement co-signed by administrator of the forum, Oba Odunayo Ajayi, […]

The Minister of State for Labour, Employment and Productivity, Festus Keyamo, has said the outgoing President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), will not approve the newly proposed 65-year retirement age for Nigerian workers. The minister gave the reason in an interview with our correspondent in Abuja on Monday. The PUNCH had earlier reported that the […]

Following their impressive performances in Serie A, Premier League side Manchester United are reportedly ready to splash the cash on trio Victor Osimhen, South Korean Kim Min-jae and Georgian winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia in the summer transfer window. According to Italian media, Ilnapolista, United are preparing a whooping €500m in the next transfer market and at […]

The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the detention of four suspected killers of a herder whose body was dismembered at Ijagunre village in the Imeko-Afon Local Government Area of the state. Our correspondent had last week reported that the Amotekun Corps in the state arrested two of the suspects and handed them over to […]