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  Two notorious gunrunners, Yahaya Adamu and Saeedu Haruna, have been arrested in Plateau State by troops of the 3 Division/Operation Safe Haven.   PUNCH Online gathered that the operation leading to their arrest was conducted between May 10-11, 2025, in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area, where the suspects were ...

  The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission has said that the Federal Government’s Public Private Partnership initiative in the shoe and garment factory under the Nigeria Correctional Service is capable of meeting a substantial part of the uniform needs of Nigeria’s paramilitary agencies.   According to World Bank data, Nigeria had ...

  Goals from Sandro Tonali and Bruno Guimaraes in either half were enough to secure three points for Newcastle, moving the Magpies within touching distance of Champions League football next season with a crucial victory against 10-man Chelsea at St James’ Park.   The victory put Newcastle three points clear ...

  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that Kyiv would meet with Moscow for talks in Istanbul on May 15, but that Russia must first commit to a 30-day ceasefire starting from Monday.   Zelensky, using rare language since Moscow invaded more than three years ago, described Russia’s proposal ...

  Former Senate President, Senator Ahmad Lawan, has denied involvement in the arrest of Ishe’u Ibrahim Jadda, a constituent alleged to have been detained over criticism of the Gashua Water Supply Project.   The senator representing Yobe North was reacting to an online newspaper report linking him to the incident. ...

  The Ondo State Government has assured Akure residents that the 7.8km Oda Road project will be ready for inauguration in June 2025.   It stated that it is committed to improving infrastructural development across the 18 local government areas.   The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Infrastructure, ...

  Two dispatch riders have lost their lives after a 20-feet container fell on them during a collision involving two fully loaded Mack trucks on Eko Bridge inward Alaka on Sunday.   The Lagos State Transport Management Agency disclosed this tragic incident in a statement signed and released by its ...

  Human Rights Lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, on Sunday demanded a probe into what he described as the diversion of a $3.4 bn loan from the International Monetary Fund.   Falana made this known in a statement he signed and made available to our correspondent.   ...

  The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Anambra State chapter, has uncovered an illegal artisanal refinery and illegal petrol station at Y-Junction, Nkwelle Ezunaka in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State.   In a statement released on Sunday, the Head Media and Tactical NSCDC, Anambra State Command, Okadigbo ...

  The Chief Imam of Maiduguri International Airport, Muhammad Ibrahim Adam, has commended the Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, for the recent ban on the sale of alcohol, while urging the state to consider establishing Hisbah to enforce the ban.   In a statement released on Sunday, the State ...