News as it breaks
The Nigerian Air Force has said air strikes by the air component of Operation Whirl Punch in Niger State killed a terrorist kingpin identified as Yellow Janbros and other terrorists. The service said the terrorists were trailed from Zamfara to Niger State. The Air Force added that Janbros and his…
The United Nations General Assembly will meet on Tuesday to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, officials and diplomats said Sunday, after the United States last week vetoed a Security Council resolution for a ceasefire. A special meeting of the General Assembly has been called for Tuesday afternoon by the…
Nigerian singer, BNXN has threatened to expose clubs and lounges that sell fake drinks to its customers. In a post shared on his X handle, BNXN stressed that the fake drinks affect the health of the people who consume them. He added that club owners should endeavour to give…
The World Health Organisation’s executive board, on Sunday, adopted a resolution calling for immediate, unimpeded humanitarian access to Gaza. This call came after the WHO chief said medics were facing unimaginable conditions. The 34 countries on the board adopted the resolution by consensus, even though some, notably the United States,…
The Independent National Electoral Commission and the Nigerian Bar Association will commence the prosecution of electoral offenders in January, Sunday PUNCH has learnt. Since 1999, there has been hardly any election that has not been characterised by offences in one form or the other. Such electoral offences include culpable homicide…
The FCT Chapter of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ, has staged a media rally to mark the global 16 days of Activism against Gender Based Violence. At the event in Abuja, the Chairperson of the Association, Anna Daniel pointed out that female journalists also face violence while carrying…
Terrible things happen in Nigeria. We have lost the present and we want to lose the future. I just left Transcorp Hotel Abuja after my news analysis at Arise News TV. As I stepped to the lobby of the hotel, I saw a bevy of pretty young girls in their…
French Energy Minister Agnes Pannier-Runacher said Saturday she was “stunned” after the oil cartel OPEC urged its members to thwart any deal targeting fossil fuels at the COP28 conference. “I am stunned by these statements from OPEC. And I am angry,” she said from the climate conference in Dubai, adding…
After 18 months in prison, Rhoda Jatau, a Bauchi woman who condemned the alleged killing of Samuel Deborah in Sokoto State, has regained her freedom, The PUNCH learnt. A reliable source who spoke on condition of anonymity told our correspondent that Jatau was released on bail on Friday following interventions…
The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, on Friday, rejected the move by the Senate Committee on Appropriation to increase the crude oil production benchmark in the 2024 Appropriation Bill from 1.7 million barrels per day to 1.8 mb/d. The Chairman, Senate Committee…
