Voting in the Osun State governorship election is proceeding smoothly in several polling units across the state, according to reports from the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) Situation Room. Besides, according to the CJID, there is a high…

Paris Saint-Germain have announced the signing of Spanish World Cup-winning forward Ferran Torres, with the attacker joining the French champions on a contract running until 2031. The club announced the move on its official website on Saturday, confirming that Torres…

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Friday began offering free hydrocele surgeries to affected residents across the six Area Councils. Teresa Nwachukwu, Director of the FCT Public Health Department, stated that the intervention would enable access to surgical care…

Police operatives from the Federal Bureau of Investigation -Intelligence Response Team have arrested the lawmaker representing Irewole/Isokan State Constituency in the Osun State House of Assembly, Abiola Ibrahim, in Ikire for allegedly harbouring about 146 suspected mercenaries. PUNCH Online earlier…

Almost 72,000 people were displaced by floods, heavy rainfall and windstorms in Katsina State between January 2025 and January 2026, more than the nearly 60,000 displaced by banditry and kidnapping during the same period, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM)…

A businessman and Chairman of Jezco Group, Chief Joseph Ezeokafor, who was kidnapped alongside a reverend sister by yet-to-be-identified gunmen at Ifite-Awka, Awka South LGA of Anambra State, have been released and has safely returned. It was gathered that they…

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has warned that funding constraints could threaten gains recorded under an EU-funded peacebuilding programme in Katsina and Zamfara states as the 18-month intervention approaches its end. Sharon Dimanche, Chief of Mission of IOM Nigeria,…

Osun governorship election dominates headlines Saturday morning as the APC and Accord Party accuse each other of widespread vote-buying, with agents reportedly offering voters between N10,000 and N20,000. This is as Afrobeats star Davido claims soldiers are trying to block…

Osun State voters will go to the polls today to elect the next occupant of Bola Ige Government House as governor for the next four years. A total of 15 parties are on the ballot for the off-cycle election, with…

Nigeria Democratic Congress 2027 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has called on the Federal Government to intensify efforts to protect lives and property following recent attacks in Benue State. Obi made the call after visiting Otukpo-Nobi and Efeyi-Ugboju communities in Otukpo…

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission has confirmed the commencement of consultations with relevant industry stakeholders on a domestic crude oil and gas swap arrangement aimed at cutting supply costs and ensuring more crude is available to Nigerian refineries. The…

No fewer than four soldiers were reportedly feared killed when suspected Lakurawa terrorists invaded Kebbe town in Kebbe Local Government Area of Sokoto State on Friday. Saturday PUNCH gathered that the terrorists, numbering over 300, rode on motorcycles and engaged…

A fresh internal disagreement is brewing within the Nigeria Labour Congress following a directive by its national secretariat asking affiliate unions and their officials to steer clear of the Working People United, a support group campaigning for the re-election of…

At least 34 election-related violent incidents and 18 deaths have been recorded in Osun State since May 2026, according to CJID’s Conflict Tracker. With voters heading to the polls on Saturday, 15 August, the pattern and concentration of these incidents…

The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force has arrested a 37-year-old Nigerian national over an alleged cyber fraud in which criminals reportedly created fake foreign identities, built relationships with victims, and later impersonated customs and tax officials to extort money. The…