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The Lagos State Police Command has debunked claims circulating on social media that an Inspector of Police was caught stealing in a viral video, insisting that the narration accompanying the footage is “false and misleading”. The matter first drew wide attention after a viral video circulated on Wednesday showing a uniformed officer with blood pouring from his mouth sitting on the ground surrounded by an angry crowd. In the footage, the officer appeared distressed and pleading, while dozens of onlookers held up their phones to record the incident. Voices in the background repeatedly accused him of theft, chanting “Ole!” (thief),…

The National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ini Ememobong, is of the opinion that Governor Siminilayi Fubara of Rivers State ‘has fallen in love with a captor’ following the latter’s defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Fubara announced his decision during a stakeholders’ meeting held at the Government House in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, joining several of his colleagues who had also switched to the APC earlier this year. Recently, 17 members of the House of Assembly, loyal to former Governor Nyesom Wike and led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule, announced their defection from the PDP to…

Celtic head coach Wilfried Nancy has commented on Kelechi Iheanacho‘s injury issues ahead of the Super Eagles’ AFCON 2025 campaign, Soccernet.ng reports. The 29-year-old suffered a hamstring problem a month ago in the Hoops UEFA Europa League clash against Sturm Graz. Since then, he has not featured for the Record Scottish Champions, and his recovery date is currently unknown. Nancy, who recently took over from Martin O’Neill on the Hoops touchline, has now weighed in on Iheanacho’s fitness after the former Sevilla forward was included in Eric Chelle’s 54-man preliminary squad for the AFCON 2025. Kelechi Iheanacho breaks free and…

The All Progressives Congress (APC), Odigbo Local Council Area of Ondo State, has endorsed Mayowa Akinfolarin as the candidate of the party ahead of the pending bye-election to the Ondo South Senatorial District seat. Party leaders who converged at the council’s headquarters in Ore to decide who will fly the party’s flag in the bye-election resolved that Akinfolarin’s antecedents as former deputy speaker and federal lawmaker give him an edge over the others. According to sources within the party, the APC leadership in the state has ceded the ticket to the council. The Ondo Southern Senatorial District seat would be…

By Justice Okamgba Rising cases of dementia across Nigeria are exposing significant gaps in public awareness, diagnosis, and carer support, a health-psychology expert has warned. A volunteer community speaker for Alzheimer’s Research UK and a health-psychology specialist, Kelechi Eluigwe, said dementia has quietly become a major public-health challenge in Nigeria, affecting an estimated 500,000 people, with many more likely undiagnosed. “Countless families are dealing with situations they cannot explain a mother forgetting her children, a once-active father wandering from home, a grandmother whose personality shifts suddenly,” she said in a note shared with PUNCH Healthwise. “These cases are common, yet…

After years of neglect, Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State has absorbed over 700 ad-hoc staff of state-owned tertiary institutions, a gesture described as a triumph of justice over years of neglect. For workers who had served for a decade, on stipends barely enough to keep body and soul together, this was the long-awaited dawn after a very long night.For too long, Plateau’s tertiary institutions operated like engines running on borrowed fuel.A crippling employment embargo dating back to 2007 had left a gaping hole in manpower, forcing institutions to rely on temporary, casual, and part-time staff as a stopgap measure.What…

Initial jobless claims surged to 236,000 vs 220,000 expected, a significant jump from last week’s 191,000 reading that was the lowest since September 2022. Bitcoin dropped from $92,000 to $90,000 yesterday, and it is holding there as traders digest whether the 45,000-person increase validates concerns about a softening labor market or simply represents holiday volatility normalizing. The timing couldn’t be more critical as yesterday’s Fed meeting saw Chair Powell deliver a hawkish 25-basis-point cut and slash 2025 rate-cut projections from four to two, citing resilient employment as justification. Today’s weaker claims data directly challenge that narrative and could revive arguments…

The Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Ondo State, Kayode Ajulo SAN, has declared that the country needs state police to effectively tackle the country’s mounting security challenges. PUNCH Online rreports that President Bola Tinubu recently called on the National Assembly to review existing laws to allow states to establish their own police forces as part of efforts to combat rising insecurity nationwide. Tinubu, who declared a nationwide security emergency, said: “I call on the National Assembly to begin reviewing our laws to allow states that require state police to establish them.” Ajulo, in a statement he personally issued on…

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) Dr Kabiru Turaki, has urged National Ex-Officio members of the PDP to embrace sacrifice as an imperative in the collective effort to move Nigeria forward. Dr Turaki stated this during an interactive meeting with the National Ex-Officio members, held on Wednesday, at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja . The meeting, which served as a forum for strategic engagement, leadership consolidation, and affirmation of commitment to the party’s future, the National Chairman stressed that the current political and economic climate in Nigeria demands introspection, dedication, and selfless commitment from all…

Reigning FA Cup Champions Crystal Palace have made their transfer decision regarding Super Eagles midfielder Christantus Uche, Soccernet.ng reports. The 22-year-old joined Oliver Glasner’s side on a season-long loan with the option to make the move permanent for a fee of £17m, provided he starts ten league games for the FA Cup Champions. However, things haven’t panned out for Uche in London as he’s played just 44 minutes of Premier League football after a decent start to the season in Spain, where he’d scored a goal and registered an assist for Jose Bordalas’ men. Christantus Uche reacts to his team’s…