Residents of Woro community in Kwara State who came under attack recently have said that terrorists wrote a letter informing them of their intention to preach before launching the attack. DAILY POST recalls that over 100 residents were killed, with…

The North East Development Commission has conveyed its condolences to the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Bauchi State Council. The condolence followed a road accident that involved several journalists covering the commission’s project inauguration in Bauchi State. This is contained in…

Suspected terrorists have returned to Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State, killing at least 13 people. The attack on Anwase Market in Mbaikyor ward came barely days after a similar deadly assault on Abande community. The latest attack occurred…

The lawmaker representing Isuikwuato constituency in the Abia State House of Assembly, Lucky Udoka Nweke Johnson,  has expressed sadness following the killing of a 35-year-old man, Uche Simon by unknown gunmen. Johnson, who  raised a  matter of urgent public importance…

Muslims on Friday in Kano attended special prayers for the late General Murtala Ramat Mohammed, organised by the Murtala Mohammed Foundation as part of activities to mark the 50th anniversary of his death. Gen. Murtala was Nigeria’s Military Head of…

A civic organisation, Connected Advocacy, has criticised the Nigerian Senate’s rejection of a proposed amendment mandating real-time electronic transmission of election results, describing the decision as “a betrayal of the Nigerian people that should be corrected.” This is contained in a statement…

Ekiti State Chief Judge, Hon. Justice Lekan Ogunmoye, has set 57 awaiting trial inmates free. The Chief Judge made this decision during an official visit to the Federal Correctional Centre, Ado Ekiti. The Comptroller of Corrections in Ekiti, CC Oluremi…

Welcome to the PUNCH newspaper roundup of headlines for this Saturday morning. Developments in security, politics, health, and crime dominate today’s news. Leading the headlines is the unveiling of the terrorist leader behind Tuesday’s massacre in Woro, a remote community…

The passage of the electoral act amendment bill by the senate on Thursday has drawn sharp criticism from experts, who say the rejection of real-time transmission of election results risks eroding public confidence in Nigeria’s elections.Mahdi Shehu, a public affairs…

United States President Donald Trump has said he made no mistake for a video briefly shared on his official Truth Social account that depicted former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes. Speaking late Friday to…

The North East Development Commission, NEDC, has expressed deep sympathy to the Nigeria Union of Journalists,NUJ, Bauchi State Chapter, and the Bauchi State Government over a tragic road accident that occurred on the Bauchi–Alkaleri road on Friday, February 6, 2026.…

The Pentagon is to cut all academic ties with Harvard University, ending military education, fellowships and certificate programmes, it said in a statement on Friday. The move is the latest in the Trump administration’s battle with Harvard over claims that…

The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Friday ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) to pay N2.5 billion judgement proceeds awarded to 110 former workers sacked by the university nearly three decades ago. The workers…

Sand miners in Onitsha, Anambra State, have protested alleged extortion by the Anambra State government, insisting they are only answerable to the federal government through the National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA. About 200 members of the Onitsha Sand Miners Association…

A 20-year-old Nigerian student of De Montfort University, in Leicester, Khaleed Oladipo, was stabbed to death in a street attack on Tuesday evening. The incident happened outside a busy university building when he was on his way home to watch…