President Bola Tinubu has confirmed that Nigeria and the US carried out a joint operation to kill a prominent terrorist. “Overnight, Nigeria and the United States recorded a significant example of effective collaboration in the fight against terrorism,” he wrote…

The Jigawa State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening collaboration with traditional institutions and community leaders as part of efforts to enhance trust and cooperation in security initiatives across the state. Governor Umar Namadi made this known while declaring…

The Anglican Bishop of the Diocese of Lagos West, Rt. Rev. Olusola Odedeji, has decried the state of Nigeria’s economy, while expressing optimism that the country will “get out of the woods” in the near future. He made the remark…

As part of efforts to promote peaceful, credible, and inclusive elections ahead of the 2026 Ekiti State Governorship Election, the National Peace Committee (NPC), through its Secretariat, The Kukah Centre, on Friday held a stakeholder engagement on the conduct of…

Reactions are trailing the elimination of the world’s most active terrorist in Nigeria, as announced by the US President, Donald Trump. DAILY POST reports that Trump in a Truth Social post on Saturday morning, said the terrorist identified as Abu-Bilal al-Minuki was…

Welcome to the PUNCH newspaper roundup of headlines for this Saturday morning. Developments in security, politics, crime and entertainment dominate today’s news. Leading the headlines is the report of a coordinated attack on three schools in Orire Local Government Area,…

The Anambra Head of Service (HoS), Ngozi Iwouno, on Friday, warned workers in the state public service against age falsification and other forms of malpractice. Mrs Iwouno gave the warning in Awka when the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ)…

United States President Donald Trump has announced that American forces, in collaboration with the Nigerian Armed Forces, carried out a joint military operation that resulted in the killing of Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, identified as the second-in-command of the Islamic State of…

US President Donald Trump said on Friday that American and Nigerian forces had killed a senior Islamic State group leader. “Tonight, at my direction, brave American forces and the Armed Forces of Nigeria flawlessly executed a meticulously planned and very…

In Emere-Oke Kingdom, a cluster of five gazetted villages in Eastern Obolo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, the promise of development sits uneasily beside stark neglect. The kingdom, comprising the villages of Emereoke I, Emereoke II, Emeremen, Okwaanobolo,…

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, NDIC, and Nigerian commercial bank, Wema Bank, have been enmeshed in a fresh controversy, leaving Nigerians in limbo. The nation’s financial institution insurer filed two fresh suits, marked FHC/L/CP/466/26, on Thursday at the Federal High…

A British-Nigerian councillor, Celia Hibbert, has been elected as the leader of an opposition party, Reform UK in Wolverhampton. Hibbert said on Wednesday via her social media platforms that she was unanimously elected the leader of the party on Wolverhampton…

The Police Command in Abia State has arrested a 52-year-old suspect over alleged involvement in a kidnapping in the state. Maureen Chinaka, the police spokesperson in the state, disclosed this in a statement issued to reporters in Umuahia on Friday.…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has ordered an investigation into the altercation between operatives of the commission and the staff of the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, UUTH, which allegedly led to the brutalisation of Professor Eyo Ekpe,…

Nigeria’s headline inflation rate rose to 15.69 per cent in April 2026, from 15.38 per cent recorded in March 2026, as the surge in food, transport, hospitality, and healthcare costs pushed up consumer prices nationwide. The National Bureau of Statistics…