Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, on Sunday unveiled a new spiritual movement, the New Wine Prophetic Tabernacle. Announcing the development via a post on her Instagram page, Dikeh described NWPT as an interdenominational altar and “global movement of consecrated believers called…

The son-in-law of veteran journalist and former Managing Director of the defunct Monitor newspaper, Ayo Akinyemi, has been abducted in Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State. The victim, Oreoluwa Osunuga, a businessman operating a poultry farm, was kidnapped by…

A woman identified as Innocent Serah has allegedly stabbed her husband, Innocent Nwaọjị, to death in Umuokereke Ngwa, Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State. The incident, which occurred on Saturday night, has thrown residents of the community into shock.…

The race for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup is gathering pace, with 18 of the 32 places at the tournament now secured. With qualification battles continuing across the world, five confederations have already produced their confirmed representatives, setting the…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the deadline for the submission of the list of candidates for the governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections for the 2027 general elections to 11 August. Mohammed Haruna, INEC National Commissioner…

Elders in the Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress have met with a former governor of the state, Bisi Akande, to review the party’s preparations ahead of Saturday’s governorship poll. Although the meeting was held at Akande’s country…

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says it will deploy a dedicated Passport Intervention Team to the United Kingdom to facilitate the processing and issuance of passports to Nigerians in the country. In a statement on Sunday, which was tweeted on…

Nigeria’s tax collections have surged by 113 per cent in less than three years, rising from N12.3tn in 2023 to N27.1tn as of July 2026, the Nigeria Revenue Service has said. The revenue authority attributed the sharp increase to the…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused former President Olusegun Obasanjo of sustaining a campaign of “lies, political manipulation and orchestrated deceit” against him for more than two decades, saying the former president’s latest allegations are collapsing “like a pack…

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has described a statement by the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, ahead of Saturday’s governorship election as an indication that the All Progressives Congress plans to rig the poll. Adeleke made the…

Former coach Christian Martin has tipped Galatasaray target Can Uzun to form a potent partnership with Victor Osimhen if the Turkish champions succeed in signing the attacking midfielder from Eintracht Frankfurt, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Galatasaray have been pursuing Uzun…

Nigeria’s foreign exchange demand for oil-sector imports surged by 114.91 per cent in 2025, highlighting the country’s continued reliance on imported petroleum products and related inputs. This was disclosed in the recently released Central Bank of Nigeria’s 2025 Annual Report…

One of the legacies that the Bola Tinubu administration will bequeath to future Nigerian governments as a development paradigm is the reintroduction of a regional economic model. But it is not enough to reintroduce it; it must start working by…

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has officially unveiled the names of his newborn daughter at a colourful traditional naming ceremony held at the ancient Emese Court within the Ooni’s Palace in Ile-Ife, Osun State. According to…

Nigerian scholar, Prof Chidi Oguamanam, has been invited to serve as a member of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation’s World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology. The appointment, which covers four years from 2026…