4th Republic’s first CDS, Admiral Ibrahim Ogohi, is dead
The first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic, Admiral Ibrahim Ogohi (retired), has died. The news was confirmed by Director of Defence Information, Brigadier General Tukur Gusau,…
One dead, five injured in France wedding hall attack
One person was killed and five others wounded in northeastern France when several masked gunmen opened fire at a wedding ceremony, police sources said on Sunday. Sources suggested that the…
VIDEO: NDLEA arrests two for drug trafficking
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested two men for trafficking illicit drugs. The agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, shared the message via his…
NDLEA arrests 60 suspects at Abuja drug party
No fewer than 60 persons have been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency during a drug party organised in the Federal Capital Territory on Friday. The…
Cholera: Water safety threatened by improper refuse disposal, open defecation – NCDC
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has expressed concern over the growing threat to water safety in the country, which triggers outbreaks of water-borne diseases, including cholera. Its…
Ex-Defence chief, Ogohi, is dead
A former Chief of Defence Staff, Admiral Ibrahim Ogohi (retd.), is dead. He was said the have passed on after a brief illness in the early hours of Sunday. Ogohi…
VIDEO: Patoranking builds mini football stadium in Lagos
Nigerian dancehall sensation, Patrick Okorie, popularly known Patoranking, has built a mini football stadium in Ebute Metta, Lagos, the neighborhood where he grew up. Sharing a video of the stadium…
Police arrest two robbery suspects, recover weapon in Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command has apprehended two robbery suspects, Musa Ibrahim (30) and Ibrahim Danjuma (22), who carried out a robbery attack on a woman in her shop in…
Ondo, Ekiti to witness two-month power outage
The Transmission Company of Nigeria has announced plans to carry out critical maintenance work on the 132kV Akure Osogbo transmission line. According to a public notice sighted by PUNCH Online…
Tinubu to inaugurate Lagos-Calabar coastal highway next phase in August
In its efforts to sustain the on-going infrastructural developments drive in line with its Renewed Hope Agenda, the Federal Government has announced plans to inaugurate the next phase of Lagos-…