The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, has dismissed concerns about a mass exodus of Nigerian students to foreign universities, saying the trend has reversed sharply under the current administration. Alausa made the assertion on Tuesday during an interview on Channels…

Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has expressed his administration’s commitment to tackling the current security challenges in the state. Mutfwang said this when students of Senior Course 48 of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, Kaduna State, visited…

Nigeria have clinched a total of 16 medals at the 2026 Confederation of African Cycling Para-Track and Track African Championships in Abuja, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The championship, staged at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium Velodrome, brought together elite cyclists…

The police in Anambra State say they have begun an investigation into the death of the 80-year-old man, Paul Onwualu, in the state. The police spokesperson in Anambra State, Tochukwu Ikenga, said in a statement on Tuesday that the operatives…

The National Publicity Secretary of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Bolaji Abdullahi, has charged President Bola Tinubu to replace the National Security Adviser, NSA, Nuhu Ribadu, if he lacks confidence in his ability to tackle security issues in Nigeria. Abdullahi…

He was barely old enough to speak in full sentences. Just over two years old, still figuring out the world, still learning words, when Aramide Makinde saw something at the National Stadium in Surulere, Lagos, that would change the course…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has explained why operatives from its Uyo Zonal Directorate visited the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH) on Tuesday, saying the operation was part of efforts to verify a medical report submitted by…

Residents of the Odo-Alamo area in Ogbomoso have appealed to the Oyo State Government under the leadership of Seyi Makinde to save them from incessant road accidents. The residents lamented that the poor condition of the road serving the community…

Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has urged Abians to collectively protect the progress his administration has already achieved in the state, saying that the state must not be allowed to return to the old order. Otti spoke on Sunday,…

A prosecution told the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday that six men facing charges over last year’s failed coup against President Bola Tinubu voluntarily gave confessiomal statements to interrogators during investigations. The witness, who testified as the first…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has explained the circumstances surrounding the visit of its operatives to the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, saying the action was part of an ongoing investigation into an alleged multi-bank fraud case. In…

The Nigerian Red Cross Society, Anambra State branch, has appealed for increased support from government, corporate organisations and the public to address growing humanitarian challenges and declining funding for relief operations. The appeal was made during activities marking the 2026…

The Governor of Jigawa State, Umar Namadi, was among the dignitaries who attended the funeral of former lawmaker, Abba Anas, who was laid to rest in Kano on Tuesday. ​The funeral rites, held in accordance with Islamic tradition, drew a…

The United States President, Donald Trump, has declared that his country would defeat the Islamic Republic of Iran “peacefully or otherwise.” Trump disclosed this while responding to reporters at the White House who asked whether he thinks Chinese President Xi…

The lawmaker representing Ideato North and South Federal Constituency of Imo State in the House of Representatives, Ikenga Ugochinyere, has called on opposition political parties, particularly the African Democratic Congress, Nigeria Democratic Congress and the Labour Party to stop what…