Author: Vincent Osuwo

The opposition leader in Israel, Yair Lapid, accused the government on Thursday of steering the country towards a “security disaster” because of a shortage of combat soldiers. “The IDF is stretched to the limit and beyond. The government is leaving the army wounded out on the battlefield,” Lapid said in a televised statement, echoing a warning delivered a day earlier by military chief Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir to the security cabinet, according to Israeli media reports. “The government is sending the army into a multi-front war without a strategy, without the necessary means, and with far too few soldiers,” Lapid…

Anambra State Governor Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, during his surprise visit to the state secretariat in Awka on Thursday, ordered the suspension of civil servants who were not on duty by 10 a.m. Soludo issued the order following an on-the-spot review of workers’ punctuality across all state ministries and divisions. Addressing journalists after the visit, the governor stated that any employee who is not present at their duty post by 10 a.m. should be suspended without pay. He said, “I walked in, office by office, and there are quite a significant number of workers who are not yet at work as…

Senegal intends to showcase the Africa Cup of Nations trophy prior to their match against Peru in Paris on Saturday, with the leader of the national football federation pledging a “crusade” against the ruling to revoke the title from the team. On 18 January, the Lions of Teranga secured their second Afcon title by defeating host Morocco 1-0 in extra time, following tumultuous events as Senegal players left the field when their rivals received a last-minute penalty with the score tied. However, last week the Confederation of African Football (CAF) reversed that outcome, granting Morocco a 3-0 win. On Tuesday,…

The Factional PDP National Chairman, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki (SAN), has appealed the bench warrant issued by a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for his arrest. The warrant was issued by Justice Peter Kekemeke due to Turaki’s failure to appear in court for a one-count charge of allegedly giving false information to the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) in a petition he wrote. Turaki, who was minister of special duties and inter-governmental affairs from 2013 to 2015, explained his absence through his principal private secretary, Ibrahim Abdullahi, citing a sudden medical visit. He also mentioned that his lawyers had…

The security forces in Iran are recruiting children as young as 12 to monitor checkpoints and perform other responsibilities during the capital’s conflict, according to a Revolutionary Guards official who spoke to state television on Thursday. Since the beginning of the war, checkpoints have appeared all throughout Tehran, with locals reporting youths in plainclothes manning them. Some of them had machine guns. Iranian officials have launched a recruitment drive named “For Iran” in Tehran to register people to join the security services, with the minimum age of recruits reduced to 12. Rahim Nadali, a Guards official in Tehran, told state…

The Nigerian Army has confirmed the killing of a citizen, Abdulrahman Mustapha, by troops from Operation Hadin Kai in Borno State and said an investigation is underway to uncover the facts surrounding the occurrence. The incident apparently took place on March 22, 2026, in the Polo neighborhood near the Federal High Court in Maiduguri, the state capital. In a statement issued on Thursday, Lt. Col. Sani Uba, Media Information Officer of the North-East Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai, stated that the Theatre Command has launched a “comprehensive and impartial investigation” into the event. He added that reports indicated the…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has unveiled plans to introduce a Telecoms Identity Risk Management System platform to tackle SIM-related fraud, strengthen digital security, and boost confidence in Nigeria’s digital economy. Aminu Maida, the commission’s executive vice chairman, made the announcement on Thursday in Abuja during a stakeholders’ consultative conference on the proposed platform and expected regulatory amendments. Maida, who was represented by Rimini Makama, executive commissioner, stakeholder management, stated that the mobile station international subscriber directory number, also known as a SIM or mobile phone number, had become central to financial transactions, digital identity, and service access but cautioned…

Hafsatu Yusuf, a Kano woman who just delivered quintuplets at Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, has died. In a phone interview with PUNCH Online on Thursday, Nabilusi Abubakar K/Na’isa, Public Relations Officer of the Kano State Ministry of Health, confirmed the news, stating that the woman died at the hospital about 2 a.m. He said that the woman had prolonged bleeding after giving birth to the five babies — three boys and two girls — and that medical staff attempted but failed to stabilize her. “She had been bleeding since after delivery, and all efforts by doctors to control the situation…

A High Court sitting in the Federal Capital Territory issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Kabiru Turaki (SAN), a factional national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for failing to appear for arraignment in a criminal case initiated by the police. The trial judge, Justice U.P. Kekemeke, ruled that Turaki’s absence from court was unjustified and ordered his arrest. Turaki, a former minister of special duties and inter-governmental affairs under ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, is being prosecuted by the inspector-general of police on a single count of allegedly submitting false information to the police in a petition filed…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said its recent operation in Ilorin, Kwara State, was not responsible for the protest by students of Kwara State Polytechnic. According to a statement on its X on Thursday, the agency said its operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Directorate had carried out a sting operation on Wednesday at two buildings in the Agbede community for suspected internet fraud. According to the commission, the operation led to the arrest of 30 suspected internet fraudsters, including six students of the polytechnic. “The operation, carried out on Wednesday, March 24, 2026, yielded the arrest of…