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The Deputy Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mojisola Meranda, has called for a comprehensive review and implementation of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act so as to combat the rising problem of substance abuse among Nigerians. The Deputy Speaker made the call on Wednesday in Lagos …

The Supreme Court of Nigeria has dismissed the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship candidate, Asue Ighodalo and affirmed Senator Monday Okpebholo as the Governor of Edo State. The appeal by Ighodalo challenged the result declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission, which announced Monday Okpebholo of the …

Ehiremen Aigbokhan, a Nigerian national is currently on the radar of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) over an alleged N460 million fraud. The FBI has filed a civil forfeiture complaint against the Nigerian who is accused of stealing over ₦460 million in cryptocurrency intended for the January …

The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the freezing of all bank accounts operated by Afex Commodities Exchange Limited across 60 Nigerian banks over an alleged N17.8 billion debt owed to Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank). The ruling made by Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke followed an ex parte application filed on …

P+ Measurement Services, Nigeria’s foremost media intelligence consultancy, is proud to announce the launch of its newly developed Reputation Sentiment Intelligence Report, a strategic research-driven product designed to complement the agency’s well-established PR Measurement and Performance Audit reporting suite. The Reputation Sentiment Intelligence Report introduces a more advanced and dimensional …

  A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja has nullified arbitration proceedings at the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), London, instituted against indigenous energy company, Aiteo Eastern E&P Company Limited, by a group of lenders who partly financed its acquisition of Oil Mining Lease (OML) 29. The court …

The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Akinloye Olakulehin, Ige Olakulehin I has joined his ancestors. The monarch, who ascended the throne in July 2024, died in the early hours of Monday, July 7, 2025, after spending a year on the throne. The demise of Oba Olakulehin, born July 5, 1935, …

As opposition political figures rally around the African Democratic Congress in a bid to challenge President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections, Sunday PUNCH has learnt that leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party are stepping up efforts to prevent further defections from the party. Multiple sources in the party, …

The Federal Government has put its two-decade-old Boeing 737‑700 Business Jet up for sale, with the listing hosted by AMAC Aerospace in Basel, Switzerland. The aircraft, acquired for $43m in 2005 during former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s tenure, is being sold months after President Bola Tinubu transitioned to a refurbished Airbus …

Jos Electricity Distribution Plc has vowed that the mobile barracks will remain disconnected until the outstanding debt is settled. The company said that the decision to have the mobile barracks disconnected was a result of the attack on their staff member. According to the statement released on Sunday and made …