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A member of the House of Representatives, Dachung Bagos, has condemned the killing of 12 people in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State by suspected herders. The attack, which occurred on Wednesday, affected five communities and left several others injured. Bagos, who represents Jos South/Jos East Federal Constituency, urged the Federal Government to step up efforts to secure lives and property across Plateau. He also called on the National Assembly to fast-track the passage of bills seeking to establish state police, saying the move would help decentralise security and improve local policing. A statement by his Special Adviser on…

The National Judicial Council has said it didn’t approve the appointment of Justice Theophilus Nzeukwu as the Acting Chief Judge of Imo State. While disassociating itself from the appointment, the NJC said Nzeukwu ranks fourth in the hierarchy of judges in the state. In a statement signed by its Deputy Director of Information, Kemi Ogedengbe, in Abuja on Friday, the Council stated that although it received a letter from Governor Hope Uzodimma requesting approval for Nzeukwu’s appointment, the NJC has yet to consider the request. The Council urged the general public to note that it was not a party to…

Contrary to the general belief that only two political parties would slug it out during the November 8, 2025, governorship poll in Anambra State, the National Rescue Movement (NRM) has altered the political dynamic in the state. In this report, LEO SOBECHI writes that most of the prospective aspirants in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) have emptied into the NRM in search of a ticket to the ballot. The mood within the camp of the incumbent All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) administration of Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo in Anambra State is that…

  Agency The Katsina State Government has announced progress towards reactivating the Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Centre located in the Rimi Local Government Area. The Commissioner for Health, Musa Adamu-Funtua, disclosed this while briefing journalists in Katsina as part of activities marking the 2025 World TB Day. World TB Day is observed annually on March 23. The 2025 theme is “We fit do am,” highlighting Nigeria’s commitment to eradicating TB. Adamu-Funtua said the reactivation of the centre would enable the state to begin treatment for drug-resistant TB. Drug-resistant TB occurs when the TB bacteria become resistant to at least one of the…

1 day ago A group, Mandate4, has launched FixINEC, a 30-day advocacy campaign aimed at mobilising five million citizen polling unit agents and securing 1 day ago Nine people were reported injured yesterday during a fire outbreak on the Igbega Eko vessel at Ipakodo Ferry Terminal, Ikorodu, Lagos. 1 day ago Less than 24 hours after Lagos Island was grounded to a halt due to repairs of the Independence Bridge, the Minister of Works, David Umahi, yesterday apologised for the discomfort. 1 day ago A 28-man syndicate specialising in luring foreigners, particularly Africans, to Nigeria under the pretence of facilitating…

A bomb explosion on Taiwo Street, Idi-Araba, in the Mushin Local Government Area of Lagos State was triggered by a scavenger, Saturday PUNCH has gathered. The explosion claimed the life of the scavenger and left three others injured. Findings by Saturday PUNCH revealed that the scavenger was attempting to dismantle military-grade grenades with the intention of collecting them as part of the scrap metal he was searching for. The scavenger, whose identity is yet to be known, was handling one of the grenades when it detonated, killing him instantly. Three other individuals, whose names and addresses are also unknown, sustained…

The battle for the leadership of the Labour Party took a fresh twist on Friday after the Supreme Court set aside an earlier ruling recognising the Anambra convention that ratified the re-election of the Julius Abure’s National Working Committee. In a unanimous judgment, a five-member panel of the Supreme Court set aside the decision of the Court of Appeal in Abuja, which recognised Abure’s leadership. The apex court, in its decision, emphasised that matters relating to party leadership were internal affairs, which the judiciary had no jurisdiction. The court also observed that based on the submissions before it, Abure’s tenure…

Lara Adejoro The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare received over one million pentavalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine (Men5CV) doses from the Gavi-funded global stockpile this week to combat the meningococcus C and W outbreak in northern Nigeria.  This was disclosed in a joint press statement on Friday by the Vaccine Alliance, Gavi, the World Health Organisation and the United Nations Children’s Fund.  According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, the country has recorded a total of 807 suspected cases of cerebrospinal meningitis, and 74 deaths from 22 states as of March 26, 2025 The NCDC stated…

As part of its efforts to boost welfare of inmates, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), in conjunction with the Peace and Development Projects, Velma Foundation, Benioni Akpa Development Foundation, and Lov Network Foundation, have presented medications and other relief materials for comfort to inmates of the Port Harcourt maximum correctional centre, Rivers State. Presenting the materials to the Deputy Controller of Correction (DCC) in charge of Port Harcourt maximum correctional centre, DC Olaniyi Otegbola, the representative of the NGO, Sir. Mathias Ovie, said, that the essence of the gesture replicated in other states of the Niger Delta, was…

A frontline governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress in Anambra State, Dr Paul Chukwuma, has resigned from the party barely 24 hours to its governorship primary scheduled for Saturday. Chukwuma was among the seven aspirants who bought the APC’s N40 million nomination form and were screened by the party ahead of the primaries. Other aspirants include Chukuma Umeoji, Obiora Okonkwo, Nicholas Ukachukwu, Johnbosco Onunkwo, Valentine Ozigbo, and Edozie Madu. In his resignation letter dated April 3 and addressed to the APC Ward Chairman in Umueri Ward 2, Anambra East Local Government Area, Chukwuma said he was stepping down to…