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The Nigeria Police Force has said it is yet to be served with the order of the Federal High Court stopping the enforcement of tinted-glass permits. Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this on Saturday while reacting to reports that the court had restrained the police from arresting or prosecuting motorists over tinted glasses. PUNCH Online reports that …

Edo state government has approved a revised N799 billion 2025 supplementary budget for legislative consideration and passage by the state House of Assembly. The Edo State Executive Council has approved a revised supplementary budget of N799.820 billion for the 2025 fiscal year, up from the initial N675.220 billion, representing an increase of approximately N125 billion, or 18 percent. The approval …

The week’s fatality rate was placed at 18.2 per cent Nigeria has recorded 166 deaths from Lassa fever in 2025, with the case fatality rate rising above that of the same period last year. This was contained in the latest situation report released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC). In its epidemiological week 37 report, the agency said …

President Bola Tinubu has said that Abia remains essential to the economic development plan of the Federal Government, hence its investment in the state. Tinubu, represented by the Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, said this while addressing Abia residents during the inauguration of seven roads in Aba, on Friday. He thanked the AbiaAba on people for coming out en …

Rev. Father Andrew Obinyan stated that whoever refuses God’s voice will not only loose it on earth but will also loose it in the great beyond. Dignitaries and sympathisers from all walks of life, flocked to the funeral service of Retired Inspector General of Police, and ex-Chairman of Police Service Commission, PSC, Dr. Solomon Ehigiator Arase in Benin City, Edo …

Former Senator Elisha Abbo has disproved reports of him sexually assaulting a 13-year-old secondary school pupil. On Thursday, reports that the former lawmaker was in police custody over claims of raping a minor on June 29, 2025, went viral. Addressing the allegation, which was said to be filed by the alleged victim’s mother, Abbo called it baseless, unfounded and mischievous. …

Former Nigeria Labour Congress president and senator, Adams Oshiomhole, has criticised the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria for escalating its disagreement with the Dangote Refinery into a nationwide shutdown of oil facilities, describing the move as hasty and unfair to other workers. Speaking in an interview with Arise Television on Friday, Oshiomhole said while unions have …

U.S. District Court Judge Arun Subramanian sentenced Sean Combs to 50 months behind bars. Prosecutors had sought an 11-year, three-month prison term for his Mann Act conviction, while the defense was aiming for a 14-month sentence, which would have amounted to time served. Combs, 55, was taken into custody in September last year so he’ll have more than a year of credit …

Hamas has agreed to release all the remaining Israeli hostages but says it wants further negotiations on a number of key points outlined in the US peace plan. In a statement, the group said it agreed “to release all Israeli prisoners, both living and dead, according to the exchange formula contained in President Trump’s proposal” – if the proper conditions …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has set an 18-month grace period, effectively giving food companies until early 2026 before facing full enforcement of regulations to eliminate industrially produced Trans-Fatty Acids (TFA). The Director-General of NAFDAC, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye (6th from L) and other stakeholders at the event on Trans-Fatty Acids. | Credit: NAFDAC. The initiative, …