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The Federal High Court in Lagos has jailed one Courage Ipaka to two years imprisonment for impersonating Nigerian musician, Chinedu Okoli, popularly known as Flavour N’abania, and duped a U.S. citizen, Mrs. Yvelte M. Thompson, of $53,000. Justice Dehinde Dipeolu handed down the sentence on Tuesday after Ipaka pleaded guilty to two counts brought against

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has extended his warm congratulations to the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, on his 60th birthday. In a statement released on Tuesday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Gboyega Akosile, Sanwo-Olu described Egbetokun as a committed and dedicated public servant who had demonstrated vibrancy, trustworthiness,

Nigeria has called for a more robust partnership with the United Nations to achieve sustainable agricultural development and food security. This appeal was made in Abuja on Tuesday during the visit of the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Dr Amina Mohammed, to Nigeria, where she held discussions with key stakeholders in the agriculture sector. The Minister

The chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Obowo Local Government Area, Mr Chris Egbukichi, has said that his topmost priority in office is to unite the various stakeholders of the party in the local council. Egbukichi said this while speaking with a South-East PUNCH correspondent during the PDP state congress held at Kanu Nwankwo

The Lagos State Government has issued approval letters to new private school owners in the state. Speaking at the official presentation of the provisional approval letters organised by the Office of Education Quality Assurance at the Education Resource Centre, Ikeja, the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Mr Jamiu Alli-Balogun, reiterated that as a critical

The Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative distributed 20 buses powered by Compressed Natural Gas in Lagos. The buses were received by the Oniru of Iru, Oba Abdulwasiu Omogbbolahan, on behalf of Iru Land Transport Company Limited on Tuesday. Speaking, the Director of PCNGi, Oluwagbemi Michael, said President Bola Tinubu’s administration is ready to ensure there

Four people including a final-year student of Summit University, Offa, Adebayo Happiness, were on Tuesday arraigned at a Kwara State Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ilorin over the alleged murder of Awesu Mojisola, a 21-year-old graduate of the state College of Health Technology. Mojisola was allegedly murdered inside the room of Whitefield Hotel, Ilorin, Kwara

To ensure food security in Nigeria, governments at all levels have been advised to encourage Nigerian youths to venture into farming. The Chairman of Abia State Council of Traditional Rulers and Eze Udo of Ata Igbo Ukwu kingdom, Umuzomgbo, Arochukwu Local Government Area, His Royal Majesty, Eze Linus Nto Mbah, handed down this advice at

Suspected bandits have ordered the residents of M.I. Wushishi Estate in Minna, the Niger State capital, to vacate the estate or get killed. The bandits suspected to be miners in the capital were said to have invaded the estate when most of the male residents had gone to work, breaking cars and windows of houses.

A middle-aged man, whose identity is yet to be established, was electrocuted early on Tuesday while attempting to vandalise a transformer and cables belonging to the Jos Electricity Distribution Company. The incident occurred opposite the Queens Hotel, located at Ankpa Ward in Makurdi, the Benue State capital. Residents awoke to find the vandal’s lifeless body

Operatives of the Lagos State Task Force on Tuesday arrested six persons suspected of being involved in the illegal sale of petroleum products in different parts of the state. The Director of Press and Public Affairs of the task force, Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, in a statement on Tuesday, noted that the illegal sale of fuel in

The Zone 16 Police Command headquarters in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, has paraded 10 suspects for alleged Internet fraud, possession of charms, illicit drugs and indulging in diabolical ritual activities. Addressing journalists at the command’s headquarters in Yenagoa, the Zonal Police Public Relations Officer, Ewhoborwo Emonena Gunn, said the suspects were arrested in Port Harcourt, Rivers

The Briton accused of sponsoring the #EndBadGovernance in Nigeria, Andrew Wynne, has continued to push back, tackling the Nigeria Police Force by alleging an illegal invasion of his Abuja bookshop and theft of his granddaughter’s bicycle during the July 7 night operation at the Labour House in Abuja. The Nigeria Police Force had on Monday

The Commander, Ekiti State Amotekun Corps, Brig. Gen. Olu Adewa (retd), said the security agencies were tracking the kidnappers of three persons along the Emure-Eporo Road in the Emure Ekiti council area to arrest them and set their captives free. PUNCH Metro gathered that the kidnappers on Saturday evening attacked four persons in the incident,

The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has approved a standardised uniform and kits for Supernumerary Police, popularly known as Spy Police. Egbetokun said the approval was to enhance the professionalism and visibility of Supernumerary Police officers. Speaking at the unveiling of the kits on Tuesday, Egbetokun, who was represented by the Deputy Inspector General

Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, on Tuesday, lambasted the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, over his threat to destabilise their states for supporting the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara. The governors’ response was contained in a statement on Tuesday by the Director General of the PDP Governors’

Nigeria has become the third-largest debtor to the World Bank’s International Development Association as of June 30, 2024, surpassing its previous position as the fourth-largest borrower. A $2.2 billion rise in the country’s debt underscores a major shift in the nation’s financial dynamics under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. According to the latest financial statements, Nigeria’s

The Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency, Professor Charles Anosike, has called for insurance coverage for Nigerian farmers to strengthen food security. Anosike made the call when a delegation from the United States Agency for International Development paid a courtesy visit to his office in Abuja on Tuesday. He appreciated

Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, adjourned till September 5 for hearing in a suit filed by the All Progressives Congress against the Independent National Electoral Commission over the conduct of the Local Government election in Rivers State. The court issued the adjournment to allow the plaintiff to effect

Four people including a final year student of Summit University, Offa, Adebayo Happiness were on Tuesday arraigned at a Kwara State chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ilorin over alleged murder of a 21-year-old graduate of Kwara State College of Health Technology, Offa, Awesu Mojisola. Mojisola was allegedly murdered inside the room of Whitefield Hotel, Ilorin,

The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has approved a standardised uniform and kits for Supernumerary Police, popularly known as Spy Police. Egbetokun said the approval was to enhance the professionalism and visibility of Supernumerary Police officers. Speaking at the unveiling of the kits on Tuesday, Egbetokun, who was represented by the Deputy Inspector General

Justice Emeka Nwite of a Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, issued an arrest warrant against a British citizen, Andrew Wynne, and some Nigerians over allegations bordering on treason and terrorism. The order was granted in an ex-parte motion filed by the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, but moved by the Federal Government’s counsel,

Russian President Vladimir Putin was welcomed by honour guards and red carpets in the Mongolian capital on Tuesday on his first visit to an International Criminal Court (ICC) member since it issued a warrant for his arrest last year. Putin landed in Ulaanbaatar on Monday night at the start of a high-profile trip seen as

A yet-to-be-identified man has been apprehended for allegedly assaulting an employee of the Lagos State Environment and Water Resources while on duty at Berger along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident happened in the early hours of Tuesday. The suspect was said to be defecating on the median along the expressway when

The Police Service Commission, on Tuesday, announced the abolition of special promotions in the Nigeria Police Force. The Chairman of the Commission, DIG Hashimu Argungu (retd.), announced this when he received a delegation of members of the executive of the Association of Retired Police Officers of Nigeria at his office in Abuja. A statement by