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The National Emergency Management Agency, Lagos Operations Office and other stakeholders on Monday received 203 vulnerable Nigerian returnees from Libya.   This was according to a statement shared on NEMA’s official X handle on Tuesday. The agency, in the statement, noted that the returnees were received at the Murtala Muhamed ...

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered businesswoman Aisha Achimugu to appear before it on Wednesday in connection with an ongoing investigation involving her.   Justice Emeka Nwite issued the directive after also ordering Achimugu to report to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday and subsequently ...

The Oyo State Police Command on Tuesday said that the video of the alleged invasion of the state by suspected Boko Haram currently circulating on social media was recycled.   The command’s spokesman, CSP Adewale Osifeso, stated this in a statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Ibadan, the ...

A General Court Martial sitting at the Headquarters, 82 Division, Nigerian Army, Enugu, has sentenced Private Adamu Mohammed to death by hanging for murder, while Private Abubakar Yusuf was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for robbery.   The sentences were handed down following the conclusion of their trials for murder ...

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday, commended the commitment and determination of Remo Stars Football Club, which culminated in the team winning its first-ever Nigeria Professional Football League title on Sunday.   The governor described the achievement as an unprecedented feat in the annals of the state.   PUNCH ...

A total of 41,027 underage candidates were among the 2.03 million who registered for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.   This was according to real-time data obtained from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board registration dashboard on Tuesday.   According to data available on the Board’s official website as ...

  Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has paid N155.4 million as compensation to property owners affected by the dualisation of the Ikere-Akure road.   Oyebanji said that the N155.4m “covers the formal acquisition of land valuation and payments for unexhausted improvements on the affected property. The transparent and fair disbursement ...

  A massive power outage across Spain caused widespread panic on Monday, with customers rushing to withdraw cash from banks and crowds filling the streets in a futile attempt to get a mobile signal.   Carlos Condori, one of millions affected in Spain and Portugal, was travelling on the Madrid ...

  The White House announced Monday a crackdown on “sanctuary cities” that defy Donald Trump’s hardline immigration policies, as the president closes in on his first 100 days in office.   Trump’s spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said the administration would name and shame cities accused of blocking efforts to protect “American ...

Music streaming giant Spotify said Monday it had paid out more than $100 million to creators of audio and video podcasts in the first quarter of 2025, marking the first time the platform has shared such figures.   The Swedish company generated a revenue of 15.7 billion euros ($17.9 billion) ...