Author: Press Room

Behind closed doors, some Nigerian men are living with violence, fear and enforced silence in intimate relationships society assumes they control. This report by VICTOR AYENI interrogates the hidden reality of male survivors of domestic violence, the stigma that keeps them quiet, and how cultural expectations, social shame and weak support systems silence many. It also examines how unresolved abuse can escalate into fatal outcomes, including cases of androcide To those who met the Akinjides for the first time, they appeared to be an ordinary couple, one that had weathered its share of ups and downs but was managing well…

A Lagos State Special Offences and Domestic Violence Court sitting in Ikeja has sentenced a 64-year-old former Lagos State education director, Olawale Solomon Feleti, to two years and five months’ imprisonment for stealing N48,992,271.73. Justice Rahman Oshodi convicted and sentenced Feleti after finding him guilty on a five-count charge of stealing preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The prosecution counsel, Mr A. M. Dambuwa, told the court that the convict dishonestly converted the sum of N48,992,271.73 belonging to Access Bank Plc. According to the EFCC, Feleti exploited a glitch during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020…

The Chief Executive Officer of RE360 Agent Development Limited, Elisha Olorunda, says Nigeria’s travel industry is grappling with a critical structural gap that continues to expose citizens to fraud, visa denials and financial losses. Speaking on the state of international travel advisory services in the country, Olorunda said the absence of a structured and professional travel consulting ecosystem has weakened Nigeria’s global competitiveness and damaged its international credibility. He said, “Structured travel consulting is not merely an industry upgrade; it is a strategic necessity. With professionalism, ethical standards and capacity development, Nigerian travellers can access global opportunities safely and successfully.”…

Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State, under the leadership of Governor Douye Diri, yesterday, endorsed President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027. At a special stakeholders meeting of the party convened by Diri at the DSP Alamieyeseigha Banquet Hall in Yenagoa, the Senator representing Bayelsa Central, Dr Konbowei Benson, moved the endorsement motion, which was seconded by a former Speaker of the House of Assembly and former deputy governor, Peremobowei Ebebi. Chairman of the new caretaker committee of the party, Dr Dennis Otiotio; Senator representing Bayelsa East, Benson Agadaga; the Minister of  State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken…

Fresh reports linking unrest to Super Eagles of Nigeria camp after the AFCON clash against Mozambique have been played down, Soccernet.ng reports.  New details clarify both the Victor Osimhen–Ademola Lookman exchange and Akor Adams’ brief absence from the team hotel. Contrary to widespread speculation, Super Eagles media officer Promise Efoghe insists the situation inside camp remains calm and fully under control. Akor Adams never left camp permanently Speculation surrounding Akor Adams’ “exit” from camp has been firmly dismissed. The Sevilla forward did not leave the Super Eagles camp on a long-term basis. Per Efoghe, Adams briefly stepped out of the…

The family of twins abducted after their father was killed by suspected kidnappers has challenged claims by the Edo State Police Command that the victims were rescued unharmed. The deceased brother, Okhale Ilabeshi, disclosed this during an interview with PUNCH Metro on Tuesday. Recall that gunmen, suspected to be kidnappers, killed Andrew Ilabeshi and abducted his two children. The incident occurred on December 11 at Kalabar Quarters, Afokpella, in the Etsako East Local Government Area, when the assailants forcibly broke into his residence, inflicted machete wounds on the deceased, and abducted his children. A resident said the gunmen, after gaining…

Ademola Lookman has made a fresh public move to defuse the growing tension with Victor Osimhen after their on-field confrontation threatened to overshadow Nigeria’s emphatic 4-0 victory over Mozambique and cast an unexpected cloud over the Super Eagles’ Africa Cup of Nations campaign, Soccernet.ng reports. Nigeria’s place in the quarter-finals of AFCON 2025 was secured in style on Monday night in Fès, with Osimhen scoring twice and Lookman producing a man-of-the-match display that included a goal and two assists. Yet within hours, the story of Nigeria’s dominance had been replaced by images, arguments and reports of a dressing-room rupture involving…

Christabel Ndoeche The Federal Capital Territory Administration has rescued several children from an orphanage in Kagini, Bwari Area Council, after concerns about their welfare and adoption practices. In a statement on Tuesday, the National Television Authority reported that the operation involved the FCT Department of Child Development, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, and other security and social welfare agencies. “The Federal Capital Territory Administration, through the Department of Child Development under the Women Affairs Secretariat, has intensified efforts to protect vulnerable children with the commencement of a rescue and monitoring operation involving adopted children within…

Nigerian Police Force (NPF) Armed bandits have kidnapped a veteran photojournalist, Malam Umar Usman Iyale, and several other residents in Danhonu II community, Millennium City, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, triggering renewed fear among residents. Malam Umar, a retired staff member of Africa Independent Television (AIT), Kaduna Station, and formerly of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Kaduna, was abducted from his residence at about 9:00 p.m. on Monday, according to community sources. Residents said the gunmen carried out the operation quietly but in a coordinated manner, gaining access to the compound at a time when some members of…

Kian Smith FZE is set to list and trade over N21bn worth of 1kg London Bullion Market Association-certified gold bars on the floor of the Lagos Commodities and Futures Exchange. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Kian Smith, Nere Emiko, in a statement on Tuesday, said the gold bars had been certified by the LBMA for listing and trading on the LCFE. Emiko said the initial offer to be listed would be 100kg of gold bars, valued at about N21bn. She explained that the initial listing was designed to test the responsiveness of the Nigerian capital market to structured gold…