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Police Nab Three Suspected Drug Dealers In Jigawa

21.10.2025

The Jigawa State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of three suspects for illegal drug dealing in the state. The State Command’s Spokesperson, SPShiisu Lawan, made this disclosure in a press statement issued on Tuesday, October 21 in Dutse. According to the statement, the operatives of the command apprehended the suspects on Saturday, October 18, at...

Snapchat, Zoom, Canvas Affected As AWS Experiences Downtime

21.10.2025

An internet outage recorded by Amazon Web Services (AWS) yesterday prevented access to several major apps and websites. Downdetector, an outage tracking site, told BBC that it has recorded more than four million reports of issues globally earlier today from users, which is more than double the 1.8 million reports the tracker records on a...

Ex-Delta APC Scribe Condemns Plot To Discredit Oborevwori’s Govt

21.10.2025

As the 2027 elections draw near, Otunba Nick Ovuakporie, the immediate Past State Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State, has condemned those launching media attacks against Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s administration, describing their actions as harmful to the progress of the state. In a statement personally signed and made available to journalists,...

Bank Renovates Primary School In Plateau

21.10.2025

Stanbic IBTC Holdings has completed the renovation and upgrade of Chwelnyap Primary School in Plateau State under its Adopt-A-School initiative, according to a press release. The statement said that the extensive renovation and infrastructure enhancement project underscores the institution’s belief in the transformative power of education as a key driver for national development. “The intervention...

Aondoakaa Blames Herders-Farmers Clashes For Food Insecurity

21.10.2025

Former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mike Aondoakaaa yesterday blamed the escalating clashes between farmers and herders for the food insecurity in the country. Speaking at the ongoing Plant Science and Molecular Biology World Conference and Agriculture, Forestry and Horticulture in Paris, he said the clashes also led to the displacement...

Eulogies As Family, Friends, Associates Celebrate Osinubi @70

21.10.2025

Er s t w h i l e PUNCH Nigeria Limited Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief Sir Ademola Osinubi celebrated his 70th birthday yesterday with heartfelt messages from family, friends, and associates. At a Thanksgiving and Eucharist Service at the Methodist Cathedral of Peace and Excellence, Opebi, Ikeja, the Bishop of Ijebu Methodist Diocese, Rt. Rev. Solomon Abayomi...

Zelensky Ready To Join Trump-Putin Talks After ‘Frank’ White House Meeting

21.10.2025

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he would be ready to join Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin at a proposed summit in Hungary if he were invited. The US and Russian presidents announced after their phone call last Thursday that they planned to hold talks on the war in Ukraine in Budapest, possibly in the...

FRSC Introduces Contactless Driver’s License System

21.10.2025

The Federal Road Safety Corps has announced the introduction of a contactless biometric capture system for driver’s licence issuance, marking a significant shift toward digitalisation in Nigeria’s motor vehicle administration. The development came as the Corps launches its 2025 Ember Months Road Safety Campaign aimed at reducing road accidents during the busy festive period. The...

Aniagwu: Oborevwori’s Germany Trip Targets Infrastructural Pursuit, Expansion

21.10.2025

The Commissioner for Information and Works (Rural Roads) in Delta State, Mr Charles Aniagwu, has said the working visit of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori to the headquarters of the construction giant, Julius Berger in Germany is aimed at expanding the infrastructural pursuit of his administration. Aniagwu, supported by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Sir...

Nigerian Diplomat, Ojadah Honored As Kenyan Nat’l Hero For Peace-Building Efforts

21.10.2025

His Excellency, Ambassador Dr. Jonathan Ojadah, Global President of the United Nations International Peace and Governance Council (UNIPGC), has been conferred with the prestigious Shujaa (Hero) Award in the Peace-Building category at Kenya’s Mashujaa Day celebration. The recognition honors his outstanding contributions to promoting peace, good governance, and sustainable development across Africa. The award was...