SOC Okenwa Few weeks ago the Chief Imam of Apo Legislative Quarters Mosque, Sheikh Nuru Khalid, had lambasted President Muhammadu Buhari for his failure to tackle ubiquitous banditry and galloping insecurity across the federation. In a viral ...

Some unidentified gunmen have killed Edozieuno Anakpulu, a former Igwe of Mkpunado Aguleri in the Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra state. The gunmen killed Igwe Alex Edozieuno Anakpulu on Friday. According to ey...

Governor Ortom Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has shown his support for his counterparts in Lagos and Rivers states amid moves to make the collection of value-added tax (VAT) exclusive to states. The governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wik...

President Muhammadu Buhari says doctors’ outstanding benefits would not be paid until a verification exercise is carried out. Buhari also scolded the doctors for prioritising their grievances more than the services they rendered to the Nig...

Recently, Governors Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos and Nyesom Wike of Rivers said the VAT collected in their respective states would no more be sent to Abuja. Reacting to the statement, the Gombe State Commissioner for Finance and Economic Crea...

The Denton Divisional Police Officer in the Ebute Metta area of Lagos State, CSP Adegoke Atilade, has been redeployed by the Lagos State Police Command. Atilade’s redeployment followed Punch story about his alleged office escapade with a 2...

Gani Adams The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, and other members of the South-West Security Stakeholders Group have berated Kaduna State-based Islamic scholar, Ahmad Gumi, over his visit to Igboho town in Oyo State. Yoruba Nation...

A man, identified as Adebowale Babatunde, has been arrested for parading himself as a lawyer while presenting himself as a counsel before a Magistrate Court in Osogbo, Osun State. Babatunde, from investigation, has practised for over 10 year...

The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brig Gen Shuaibu Ibrahim, has assured corps members in Zamfara State that the scheme is in touch with security agencies to ensure they are safe in their locations. The NYSC also advis...

The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Muhammad Babandede, has retired from service. Idris Isah Jere, a Deputy Comptroller General in charge of Finance and Account, will take over in an acting capacity pending the appoin...