The 14th prosecution witness in the ongoing alleged money laundering trial of the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, and two others, on Friday told the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory that he never had any…

Thousands of communities across Nigeria have been left without police presence after terrorists, bandits and armed groups forced the abandonment of police stations, Saturday PUNCH investigations have revealed. The security vacuum, uncovered in at least seven states, has left millions…

The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), an agency promoting digital transparency in Nigerian government parastatals, will embark on a two-day clean-up operation to clear congestion, unauthorised checkpoints and environmental degradation along the Lagos port corridor. The agency will commence…

The Lagos State Government has warned food vendors operating within public schools across the state to comply strictly with approved health and safety regulations, stressing that principals would be held responsible for any violations recorded in their schools. The warning…

Oakland’s City Council has voted that a Nigerian medical doctor, Matthew Bernard, and his wife will pay a fine of nearly $1m for felling 38 legally protected trees on and around their Claremont Avenue property in the United States. A…

A former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has obtained the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential nomination form. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a former Governor of Edo, John Odigie-Oyegun led other prominent politicians to collect the form…

The Finance Committee of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Friday conducted a public hearing on a proposed bill aimed at harmonising taxes and stopping the collection of levies by unions and other unauthorised bodies across Lagos State. The proposed legislation,…

How did you meet your wife? I first noticed my wife, Aderonke, during a singles programme at Goodnews Baptist Church and admired her calm, respectful personality. We later grew closer through church activities and mutual friends. Was it love at…

The Imole Campaign Council (TICC), a campaign organisation for Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke’s re-election, has accused the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state of sponsoring coordinated attacks on campaign materials belonging to the Accord Party across parts…

The Nigerian Army said its troops of Sector 1, Operation UDO KA, in collaboration with other security agencies, while on an intelligence-led patrol mission to Imezi Owa community, Ezeagu Local Government Area of Enugu State, on May 6, 2026, foiled…

Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, and counsel to one of its graduates, Shekoni Oluwagbemisola, have traded words over the institution’s alleged failure to comply with a Federal High Court judgment ordering the restoration of her academic grade from “Pass”…

The Transition Monitoring Group (TMG), one of Nigeria’s leading election monitoring organisations, has condemned alleged comments by former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, warning that statements capable of inciting violence ahead of the 2027 general elections pose…

Over 35 million candidates have written examinations conducted by the National Examinations Council, NECO, in the last 25 years, according to the Registrar and Chief Executive, Professor Dantani Wushishi. Wushishi disclosed this at the Council’s 25th anniversary gala and awards…

Former federal lawmaker, Dr Dele Ogunsiji and other All Progressives Congress stakeholders in the Imeko-Afon Local Government have thrown their weight behind the emergence of Jamiu Ogundele, the coordinator of the City Boy Movement in the local government, as the…

Some high-profile politicians and entrepreneurs in Ebonyi State have resigned their membership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The resignations of the politicians happened shortly after Governor of Ebonyi State, Francis Nwifuru, convened a final stakeholders meeting which produced…