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By Abdulkareem Rofiat Ayomide Gunmen on Saturday ambushed a Toyota Sienna passenger vehicle on Obbo-Aiyegunle/Osi Road in the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State and abducted seven passengers travelling from Abuja to Offa in Kwara State. PUNCH Online gathered that the suspected kidnappers, however, spared three children who were travelling with their abducted parents.Continue reading “Gunmen Kidnap Seven Passengers In Kwara”

By Abdulkareem Rofiat Ayomide To avoid the repeat of the massive killings going on in Plateau and Benue states and ensure a peaceful celebration of Easter, the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 3 Yola, AIG Auwal Mohammed Musa, has tightened security in Adamawa and Taraba states with heavily armed officers deployed around the twoContinue reading “Easter: Police Beef Up Security In Adamawa, Taraba”

By Abdulkareem Rofiat Ayomide The Lagos State Police Command has debunked claims circulating on social media regarding an alleged explosion in the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Olohundare Jimoh, dismissed the report in a statement on Saturday by the command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin. Jimoh clarified that no explosion occurred anywhere in Lagos StateContinue reading “No Explosion In Lagos, Police Assure Residents”

By Abdulkareem Rofiat Ayomide The Lagos State Police Command has debunked claims circulating on social media regarding an alleged explosion in the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Olohundare Jimoh, dismissed the report in a statement on Saturday by the command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin. Jimoh clarified that no explosion occurred anywhere in Lagos StateContinue reading “No Explosion In Lagos, Police Assure Residents”

By Abdulmaruff Adebayo Millions of users in Nigeria and around the world may soon lose access to WhatsApp as the platform phases out support for older devices. Meta, the parent company of WhatsApp, has announced that starting May 5, 2025, the app will no longer function on certain outdated smartphones that do not meet theContinue reading “WhatsApp To Cut Off Millions Of Nigerians Using Older Phones “

By Olu Bukola Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has insisted that a coalition remains the only way to unseat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election. Atiku argued against the position of 11 Peoples Democratic Party governors, who distanced the party from the proposed coalition being championed by the former vice president. Rising from theirContinue reading “2027: Atiku Bloc Defies PDP Gov’s  Over Coalition Talks”

By Olu Bukola Nigerians on several social media platforms have begun to count their losses as a digital asset trading platform popularly known as CBEX reportedly swept over N1.3 trillion from their investors’ accounts. The digital trading platform crashed on Monday after the money in their investors’ wallets vanished. CBEX also locked its telegram channelsContinue reading “Can Nigerians Still Withdraw Their Money On CBEX? — What You Need To Know”

By Temitope Samuel The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has launched the second phase of its contactless biometric passport application system in the U.S., Mexico, Jamaica and Brazil. This is contained in a statement issued by the Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO), Mr Akinsola Akinlabi, on the NIS official ‘X’ page on Monday in Abuja. TheContinue reading “NIS Launches 2nd Phase Of Contactless Nigerian Passport Application In 4 Countries”

By Temitope Samuel ABUJA—Senator Ali Ndume has said the loss of over 300 lives in 252 attacks within the last six months by the Boko Haram terrorists, BHT, in Borno State forced Governor Babagana Zulum to lead a delegation to seek help from the military high command. Ndume who spoke to journalists, in Abuja, yesterday,Continue reading “Boko Haram Returns: 300 Dead In 252 Attacks, Borno Bleeds — Ndume”

By Zainab Titilope The National Association of Nigerian Students has cautioned the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities against any action capable of disrupting peace and academic activities at the Federal University Oye Ekiti. The leadership of NANS Southwest Zone D, in a statement made available in Ado Ekiti on Saturday, condemned and rejected whatContinue reading “Again : NANS Cautions SSANU Against Disrupting Academic Activities In FUOYE”