The Edo State Government has ordered the immediate closure of three secondary schools in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area following intelligence reports of a planned kidnap att@ck targeting students. The directive, contained in a circular issued by the State Ministry of Education and signed by its Permanent Secretary, Enodolomwanyi Otamere, gave the name sof the…
A Nigerian mum of two, Janet Godwin, has cried out for jutice for her huband, a motorcycle rider, who was allegedly picked up by security agents over illegal drugs. According to Janet, her husband was contacted by a customer to pick up a package for him, Unknown to her husband, security agents had already been…
The International Monetary Fund has stated that Nigerian banks raise lending rates quickly when monetary policy is tightened but are far slower to cut borrowing costs or boost returns for savers. At its most recent monetary policy committee meeting, the Central Bank of Nigeria kept the monetary policy rate, which serves as the benchmark for…
Residents of Ngoshe community in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State have opened up about the difficult ordeal they faced after spending about three months in the custody of terrorists. The survivors, who were recently released, narrated their experiences in interviews with The PUNCH in Pulka, describing the period as one marked by extreme…
Iran has launched missiles and drones at United States military targets in the region, marking a significant escalation in tensions between Washington and Tehran. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced the operation in a statement posted on its Telegram channel early Wednesday, describing it as a response to recent American military actions against…
Early Wednesday morning, Kuwait’s military said it was engaging hostile objects in the sky after Iranian state media reported that the IRGC had launched an attack on the Ali Al Salem Air Base inside Kuwait. According to Iranian media, the Revolutionary Guard also claimed to have struck four locations at the American al-Azraq base in…
By Ruth Akpan The prestigious AGIP Recital Hall of the MUSON Centre, Onikan, Lagos, became the epicentre of intellectual discourse, inspiration, and distinguished fellowship as eminent personalities from across Nigeria’s academic, business, media, and religious communities gathered for the grand presentation and launch of two remarkable books authored by renowned scholar, entrepreneur, and transformational thinker,…
A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murd£r after the boss of a leading technology firm was found dead at his £2.5million country home. Neil Muller, 54, suffered st@b wounds to his chest early on Sunday morning, June 7. A woman, 55, was arrested an hour later, police said. She has…
At least eight Nigerian soldiers, including a lieutenant, were reportedly killed by gunmen in Kaduna State on Monday. According to security publication Zagazola Makama, the troops were ambushed when travelling to carry out a rescue operation following an earlier attack and abduction in communities located along the Kaduna River between Chikun and Igabi Local Government…
The University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) has recorded another major milestone in healthcare after successfully performing four kidney transplant surgeries, bringing the total number of kidney transplants conducted at the facility to 15 since the programme began in 2024. The latest procedures were carried out on May 25 and 26, 2026, involving four patients…
