A senior police officer has commended the Akwa Ibom State Emergency Ambulance Service after it responded to a distress call and rescued a man who collapsed and began convulsing along Ikot Ekpene Road in Uyo. The officer, Odiko Macdon, a…

Super Eagles winger Moses Simon has backed Eric Chelle to remain in charge of the national team, praising the Franco-Malian tactician’s leadership and the unity he has brought to the squad amid reports that he is set for a contract…

The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 2 Division of the Nigerian Army, Chinedu Ralph-Nnebeife, a major-general, on Monday, recounted the recent rescue operation freeing 44 schoolchildren and teachers abducted in May by kidnappers in Oyo State . One of the victims,…

Nigeria opened their Billie Jean King Cup Africa Group III campaign in Botswana with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Burundi on Monday to strengthen their bid for promotion, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Khadijat Mohammed handed Nigeria the perfect start with…

The headmaster of Nomadic Basic School, Igbojaye, in Itesiwaju Local Government Area of Oyo State, Matthew Owoade, has been freed barely two days after he was abducted by gunmen. Oyo State Police Command said the victim regained his freedom on…

The National Sports Commission has applauded Nigeria’s U-18 men’s basketball team after they secured qualification for the 2026 FIBA U-18 AfroBasket championship with an unbeaten run at the FIBA Africa Zone 3 Qualifiers in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, The PUNCH reports.…

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has called on the United Nations and other international human rights and accountability bodies to examine the circumstances surrounding the abduction of schoolchildren and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area. Mr Makinde said the incident…

The Court of Appeal sitting in Ilorin has affirmed the death sentence imposed on self-acclaimed Islamic cleric, Abdulrahman Bello, for the murder of his lover, Hafsoh Yetunde Lawal, a final-year student of the Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin. Arewa…

A preterm baby girl delivered at just 25 weeks of pregnancy and weighing 750g at birth has been discharged from Ibom Multi-Specialty Hospital after spending six months in the hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), a feat the hospital describes as the…

The Nigeria Airspace Management Agency and the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority are embroiled in a quiet dispute over the sharing formula for the five per cent Ticket Sales Charge, raising wider concerns about the future direction of Nigeria’s aviation industry,…

Judge Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday received an update on the whereabouts of an elusive casefile on police offficers implicated in the disapperance of a businessman who was abducted by the officers from his…

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has penned an emotional tribute to his wife, Pastor Folu Adeboye, as she celebrated her 78th birthday on Monday. Pastor Folu Adeboye. Photo credit:Pastor Enoch Adeboye In…

The value of import duty waivers granted on military hardware, healthcare supplies, manufacturing inputs, food commodities, Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles and other items rose to ₦34 trillion between March 2000 and December 2025. The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs…

The White House has thrown its support behind England to win the 2026 FIFA World Cup following the United States’ elimination from the tournament. Andrew Giuliani, a representative of US President Donald Trump on World Cup matters, said England would…

President Bola Tinubu has said the life and legacy of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari who died on 13 July, 2025, has continued to speak to Nigeria, saying his transformation from military ruler to civilian democrat marked him out…