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Military, Police Launches Joint Cross-Border Manhunt For Benue Killers
A joint, cross-border manhunt has been initiated by the police and military to find the gunmen who killed about 200 villagers in Yelewata, Guma Local Government Area, Benue State, on Friday, June 13, 2025. Chief of Defence Staff General Christopher Musa and Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun arrived in Makurdi and Yelewata on Monday to coordinate the operation that would...
2027: ”Only Tinubu Can Choose His Running Mate, No One Else” – APC Chief
The party’s National Vice Chairman (North-East), Mustapha Salihu, on Monday, said President Bola Tinubu has the constitutional authority to choose his running mate for the 2027 elections. Salihu, who was attacked on stage during the event after allegedly omitting Vice President Kashim Shettima’s name in his endorsement speech for Tinubu, spoke during a live appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today. “There...
Benue: LP Calls For Urgent Attention, Military Deployment
The Labour Party has demanded that security forces be sent immediately to communities in danger throughout Nigeria's North Central region and denounced the mass murders that have occurred in Benue State. Describing the attacks as “a fresh wave of senseless killings,” the party’s National Caretaker Committee, led by Senator Nenadi Usman, demanded a full-scale investigation and immediate prosecution of the...
PENGASSAN Decries Petrol Price Hike
The rising tension in the Middle East has caused crude oil prices to spike, prompting depots to raise the price of petrol at the pump. Additionally, the increase was connected to a strike by tanker drivers along Lagos' Lekki-Epe corridor. This came as the President of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, Festus Osifo, accused oil...
Emefiele Granted N2bn Bail in 753-Unit Estate Case
The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on Monday, granted bail to the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, in the sum of N2 billion. Emefiele was arraigned on eight counts bordering on the alleged unlawful acquisition of a housing estate comprising 753 units. He was also accused of embezzling and controlling billions of naira...
Trump Urge Iran To Resume Negotiations
Donald Trump, the president of the United States, has called for diplomatic negotiations to resume with Iran, stating that the Islamic Republic is losing the war with Israel. Trump also stated that the Iranian officials have indicated they want to talk about de-escalating hostilities with Israel as the two sides trade attacks and international leaders look for a way to...
FCCPC Summons Air Peace Over Ticket Pricing, Service Issues
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has summoned Air Peace Limited to answer to numerous consumer complaints regarding non-refunded ticket fares, even in cases where the airline cancelled flights. A formal summons, dated June 13, 2025, requires the airline to appear before the Commission at its Abuja headquarters on Monday, June 23, 2025. The FCCPC alleges that Air...
Man Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Murder Of Student In Ebonyi
A High Court sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital, has sentenced a 30-year-old man, Boniface Abraham Edigbo, to death by hanging for the murder of an 18-year-old SS2 student after assaulting the deceased sexually. The deceased, until his death, was a student at Community Secondary School, Amachi, in Izzi Local Government Area of the state. The convict killed the...
GSMA Urges Enhanced Online Protection For Children In Africa
The GSMA, in collaboration with the mobile industry, has called for greater collective efforts to protect children online across Africa. In a statement signed by the Head of Sub-Saharan Africa at the GSMA, Angela Wamola, and made available to PUNCH Online on Monday, she noted that Africa’s rapid digital transformation has left children increasingly vulnerable to cyberbullying, harmful content,...
Firm Unveils Fintech, Other Cyber Defence Systems
The advanced security operations platform SECOYA, developed by cybersecurity firm DevSecFlow, is intended to provide financial institutions and highly regulated organisations nationwide with intelligent, effective, and scalable cyber defence capabilities. The disclosure was made on Sunday in a statement, following an exclusive executive breakfast session hosted by the company on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Lagos. The event, themed “Beyond Compliance:...
