The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Muhammad Matawalle, on Tuesday declared that the health of Nigerian service members must remain a top priority, stressing that access to comprehensive healthcare for troops and their families is non-negotiable. He described health insurance as a critical pillar in reducing the financial burden of medical care on…
The police command in Niger has arrested four suspects over alleged criminal conspiracy, armed robbery and murder in Minna. The command’s spokesman, Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. Mr Abiodun said that on Thursday, at about 4:00 p.m., police received a report concerning Umar Bingel, 32, of Dadin-Kowa, Kontagora. He said…
The Bank of Agriculture and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security have distributed over 2,000 tractors and heavy-duty equipment to mechanised farmers to boost production and strengthen the national food security programme. The distribution of the tractors, supported by Heifer International and Heifer Nigeria, is being conducted under the federal government’s Renewed Hope…
In an effort to boost national food security, the federal government, through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, has distributed free farming equipment and inputs to 31 smallholder farmers’ cooperatives in Kebbi. The cooperatives were drawn from across the 21 LGAs. Each of the cooperatives received a package including 20 cartons of liquid…
The Federal High Court in Abuja will hear a pivotal case on February 24 regarding the deregistration of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and three other political parties. This legal action seeks to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to remove these parties from the electoral roll, amid efforts by a coalition of…
The Federal Government has filed charges against the former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai. The charge, marked C2/99/2026 and dated February 16, 2026, lists the Federal Republic of Nigeria as complainant and El-Rufai as defendant. According to court documents seen by PUNCH Online, the prosecution claimed that on February 13, 2026, while appearing as a…
The police command has confirmed the killing of three people following the collapse of a mining pit in Ebonyi. Confirming the death on Sunday, Joshua Ukandu, the command’s spokesman, said, “Three people were killed on Saturday when a mining pit collapsed in Enyim Agalegu, a community in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi state. ”We…
The United Nigeria Airlines (UNA) has announced flight disruptions after another bird strike hit one of its Airbus A320 aircraft, the second in 24 hours and fourth since January. The incident occurred during take-off of Flight UN0519 at noon on Sunday from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos….
The Senate has released empirical data that guided its decision to make the electronic transmission of election results discretionary rather than mandatory in the ongoing reform of the country’s electoral governance framework. The upper legislative chamber stated that the decision was based on the stark realities of the country and not on emotion or…
A fire outbreak at the Singer Market in Kano has destroyed properties worth over N5 billion, affecting over 1,000 businesses and leaving seven persons missing. The market’s Chairman, Junaid Zakari, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria in kano on Sunday. Mr Zakari described the incident as one of the worst tragedies in…
