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The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has ordered the detention of investigative journalist, ‘Fisayo Soyombo, at the Force Headquarters in Abuja. It was learnt that Soyombo, the founder of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism, was detained on Monday when he ...

The House of Representatives has approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for a $5.8 billion loan and grant of $10 million. The president had in May, in a letter to the two chambers of the National Assembly, requested to borrow not ...

The Defence Headquarters has announced that 62 bandits in the Northwest and North Central geo-political zones were killed by troops in the last two weeks.  Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brigadier-Geneneral Bernard Onyeuko who gave an update on military operations ...

An operator of a gambling house resident in Ikire, Osun State, simply identified as Seyi, has reportedly committed suicide by setting himself ablaze. It was gathered that the deceased, whose kiosk is located in the Centre area of Ikire, locked ...

Two additional students have been arrested and detained by the Lagos State Police Command for alleged involvement in the death of a 12-year-old Sylvester Oromoni, a student of Dowen College, Lekki in Lagos State. This brings the total number of ...

The British High Commission has put on hold visitor visa applications from all red list countries, which includes Nigeria. Recall that in the early hours of Sunday, December 5, the country announced that it has added Nigeria to its travel ...

No arrest has been made in connection with the gruesome death of 12-year-old Sylvester Oromoni, who was a boarding student of Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos. The PUNCH had earlier reported that the father of the deceased student alleged that the Junior ...

The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) says all medical graduates who schooled abroad and seek to take the council’s assessment examination will undergo a six-month mandatory attachment programme.Applicants who are Nigerian citizens are required to pay a non-refundable ...

The Lagos State government has said the findings of the Judicial Panel of Inquiry that nine persons were killed at the Lekki tollgate on October 20, last year, is incorrect. According to a white paper released Tuesday, the state government said the ...

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Tuesday, November 30, destroyed drugs worth over N50 billion weighing 20,000 kilograms in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja. The Chiarman, NDLEA, (rtd.) Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, speaking during the burning of the ...