Team Nigeria made a bright start to the 2026 CAA African Senior Athletics Championships in Ghana, winning two medals on the opening day and recording several strong performances across track and field events. Nigeria’s first medals came in the women’s…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has welcomed the outcome of the 10th France-Nigeria Business Council Meeting held during the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, saying both countries are now focusing more on implementing business agreements and investment plans. The development…

The UN Rights Chief, Volker Turk, has demanded independent investigations into reports that Nigerian airstrikes on a market killed at least 100 civilians, while Chadian airstrikes in Nigeria killed dozens of fishermen. “It is crucial that both Nigerian and Chadian…

The Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, has opposed the Federal Government’s decision to exempt candidates seeking admission into the Nigeria Certificate in Education, NCE, programme from writing the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, warning that the move could further undermine…

Lionel Messi remains the highest-paid player in Major League Soccer after signing a lucrative contract extension with Inter Miami CF. According to figures released by the MLS Players Association, cited by PUNCH Online on Wednesday, the Argentina captain now earns…

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has criticised President Bola Tinubu over the country’s worsening insecurity following the death of former House of Representatives member, Abba Adamu in kidnappers’ custody. Adamu, who represented Guri, Kiri-Kasamma and Birniwa Federal Constituency from 2007…

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,…