Governor Uba Sani has not borrowed a kobo since he assumed office and the 2026 budget will be financed without borrowing, the Commissioner of Planning and Budget, Hon Mutktar Ahmed Monrovia has clarified. In a statement issued by Chief Press…

The Lagos State Police Command has invited the Senior Pastor of Mountain of Liberation and Miracles Ministries, Chris Okafor, to report at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, over allegations of multiple rape and other offences likely to cause a…

Cameroon booked their place in the quarter-finals of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after a hard-fought 2–1 victory over South Africa on Sunday night The Indomitable Lions have thus set up a mouth-watering last-eight clash with hosts Morocco after…

Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has described as a national shame the terrorists’ attack on Niger community that claimed the lives of 30 people and several others abducted. In a post on his verified X handle on Sunday,…

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has condemned the attack on Kasuwan Daji market in Niger State, where terrorists killed at least 30 villagers and abducted scores of women and children. In a statement released on Sunday,…

Opposition political parties have expressed deep concerns about the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) certificate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) deputy governorship candidate in Ekiti State, Monisade Afuye, released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) recently. The certificate,…

Governor Uba Sani has been demonstrating that health is not a privilege but a fundamental human right in Kaduna State since he assumed office, through his policies and enhanced welfare of personnel, the Commissioner for Health, Hajiya Umma Ahmadu said…

The Northern States Governors Forum on Sunday deplored in the strongest terms the dastardly terrorist attack at Kasuwan Daji Market in Demo community, Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State, describing it as a cruel assault on innocent citizens and…

The Youth Electoral Reform Project (YERP-Naija) coalition called for renewed legislative commitment to electoral reforms ahead of the 2027 general elections. Bukola Idowu, Executive Director of Kimpact Development Initiative (KDI) and National Coordinator of the YERP-Naija, in a press statement…

Ogun State Governor and Chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has strongly condemned the gruesome killing of at least 42 innocent people and the abduction of several others by terrorists in Agwarra and Borgu Local Government Areas…

Three teams have now secured places in the quarter-finals of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. Hosts Morocco are the latest to secure their spot with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Tanzania on Sunday, joining Senegal and Mali. The Atlas…

Five persons have been confirmed dead and 13 others injured in a road accident that occurred early Sunday at Zangzat Roundabout in Langtang, Langtang North Local Government Area of Plateau State. The accident, which occurred around 3 a.m., involved a…

Former Minister of Justice, Chief Michael Aondoakaa, SAN, has called on the United States of America to commence air assaults in Benue over the large presence of armed herdsmen attacking farmers in the state. He stated this over the weekend…

Gunmen have demanded N200 million ransom for the release of two brothers, Ibrahim and Tahir Abu, who were kidnapped in Auchi, Edo State, on January 2. The father of the abductees, Momoh Tahir, told The PUNCH on Sunday that the…

Troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have killed at least five terrorists along the Sojiri axis of Konduga Local Government Area, Borno State. A statement issued by the Media Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force, Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, said…