The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has persistently criticized Peter Obi, the former Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, in response to Obi’s recent remarks about the state of public schools in Abuja. Earlier this week, Obi visited LEA Primary School in Kapwa, Abuja, describing the conditions as “deeply troubling” and calling…
The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested a 35-year-old man, Shafiu Dahiru, for allegedly killing his three-day-old baby at Unguwan Lasa in Soba Local Government Area. According to sources who spoke with security analyst Zagazola Makama, the suspect is said to have strangled the infant, born to his 25-year-old wife, Hadiza Shafiu. Upon receiving the…
Armed bandits abducted 11 children while they were working on a family farm in Ruwan Kaiwa village, Kekun Waje District, Bungudu Local Government Area, Zamfara State. The incident took place around 11 a.m. on Thursday, October 16, 2025. The attackers, wielding dangerous weapons, raided the farm owned by Nasiru Oli and forcibly took his 11…
US President Donald Trump has refiled his $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times, weeks after a federal judge dismissed the original case for being excessively long and overly ornate. The renewed filing signals the latest development in Trump’s ongoing legal campaign against media outlets he accuses of bias and unfair treatment. Court…
China has expelled two of its highest-ranking military officials—He Weidong and Miao Hua—as part of an intensifying anti-corruption drive that continues to reshape the country’s military and political leadership. The move comes just days ahead of a key Communist Party meeting in Beijing focused on long-term economic and strategic planning. In a statement released Friday,…
Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, has stated that the recent defections of some South Eastern state governors to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will not guarantee the party’s success in capturing the region in the 2027 general elections. Speaking to reporters in Abuja earlier today, Obi was asked…
Former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has claimed that three more governors from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are preparing to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), leaving the opposition party in deeper crisis. Fayose made the disclosure on Wednesday, October 15 during an interview on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme, following…
A middle-aged man known only as Edward was electrocuted to death while attempting to reconnect an electricity cable to a pole in Kajola community, Ifo Local Government Area, Ogun State. A local resident, who spoke to Punch on Wednesday under anonymity, said the incident happened around 1:30 p.m. on October 13. Edward, though not an…
On Wednesday, October 15, the Nigeria Police Force arraigned four suspects allegedly connected to the murder of the late Chairman of Irewole Local Government Area in Osun State, Remi Abass, before the Federal High Court in Abuja. The suspects—Abubakar Kabiru (aka Jeje, 38), Tajudeen Opeyemi (30), Akeem Agbomojo (28), and Akintoye Olayemi (40)—were presented before…
The 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate and former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, has filed a N1.5 billion defamation lawsuit against Abuja-based rights activist and lawyer Deji Adeyanju. According to court documents shared by Adeyanju, the suit was filed at the High Court of Anambra State, sitting in Onitsha. Earlier in August, Obi had…
