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Portuguese club sign 19-year-old Nigerian footballer, Yaqub Usman-Malah
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PICTORIAL: Tinubu hosts China’s foreign affairs minister at Aso Rock Villa
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Yoruba, Igbo, others should separate if Nigeria isn’t working - Sunday Igboho
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UPDATED: Lagos gov signs N3.366trn 2025 budget
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Speed Darlington petitions DIG over continued detention
I remain authentic PDP national secretary - Anyanwu
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Samuel Anyanwu, has said he is the authentic National Secretary of the party. The major opposition party is embroiled in a fresh crisis as both Anyanwu and...
10th January 2025
Portuguese club sign 19-year-old Nigerian footballer, Yaqub Usman-Malah
Brito Sporting Club of Portugal has signed a highly-talented young Nigeria-born footballer, Yaqub Usman-Malah. PUNCH Online reports that the club signed the United Kingdom-based Nigerian on Saturday, ...
10th January 2025
PICTORIAL: Tinubu hosts China’s foreign affairs minister at Aso Rock Villa
President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, met with the Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Wang Yi, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Co...
9th January 2025
Yoruba, Igbo, others should separate if Nigeria isn’t working - Sunday Igboho
Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has said many Nigerians are no longer proud to identify themselves as citizens of the West African nation. In a video seen onl...
9th January 2025
UPDATED: Lagos gov signs N3.366trn 2025 budget
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, signed the ₦3.366 trillion 2025 appropriation bill into law. Sanwo-Olu gave his assent to the budget tagged ‘Budget of Sustainability’ at L...
9th January 2025
Speed Darlington petitions DIG over continued detention
Popular Nigerian singer, Darlington Achakpo, also known as Speed Darlington, has petitioned the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Force Intelligence Bureau in Abuja, DIG Dasuki Galadanchi, asking hi...
9th January 2025
Blasphemy: Atheist Bala raises fears over safety after release from jail
A self-proclaimed atheist, Mubarak Bala, has raised concen about his safety after he regained freedom. PUNCH Online reports that Bala regained his freedom after spending four years in prison for blasp...
8th January 2025
Kano gov assigns portfolios to seven new commissioners
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has assigned portfolios to the seven newly appointed commissioners. Shortly after taken oath of office and allegiance on Monday, Yusuf urged the new appointees to serv...
6th January 2025
Ortom’s alliance with Akume worrisome - APC group
The North-Central All Progressives Congress Forum has expressed worry over the alliance between the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akme, and the former Governor of Benue State, ...
6th January 2025
MOSIEND lauds NDDC board, praises Tinubu's appointments
The Movement for the Survival of the Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta has lauded the leadership of the Niger Delta Development Commission for its recorded success. Speaking with reporters in...
6th January 2025
Cleric seeks speed rail construction to boost connectivity in South West
A cleric and philanthropist, Sam Olu-Alo, has urged South West Governors to collaborate with the newly formed Southwest Development Commission to invest in constructing an interstate speed rail networ...
6th January 2025
Tinubu arrives Enugu on official visit
President Bola Tinubu has arrived at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, for an official visit to the state. The Nigerian leader arrived on board the Nigeria Air Force Airbus A330 at about 1...
4th January 2025
2027: I won't contest Oyo governorship seat - FIRS chair, Adedeji
The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Zaccheus Adedeji, has said he has no plan to contest for the Oyo State governorship seat in 2027. The former Oyo Commissioner for Finance,...
4th January 2025
Ghana President’s ADC collapses in parliament
A dramatic moment unfolded on the floor of the Ghanaian Parliament on Friday when Colonel Isaac Amponsah, the Aide-de-Camp to President Nana Akufo-Addo, collapsed during the President’s final State ...
4th January 2025
Persistent inflation hindrance to economic growth, says expert
An economic analyst, Dr Dominic Joshua, has said persistent inflation will hinder the country’s economic growth if not checked by the Bola Tinubu administration. In a statement on Saturday, Josh...
4th January 2025
Why Yar’Adua cancelled Port Harcourt refinery sale – Falana
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has claimed that former President Umaru Yar’Adua cancelled the sale of the Port Harcourt Refinery to a consortium led by business mogul, Aliko Dangote, bec...
4th January 2025
Tinubu's reforms benefit allies, officials over ordinary Nigerians — Rhodes-Vivour
The Labour Party’s Lagos State Governorship candidate in the 2023 elections, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has stated that the economic reforms implemented by President Bola Tinubu have plunged Nigeria...
3rd January 2025
PICTORIAL: Kogi gov's parents visit Yahaya Bello
Ahmed Sani and Habibat Sani, parents of Governor Ahmed Ododo of Kogi State, have visited a former governor of the state, Yahaya Bello, at his residence in Okene. The spokesman for the ex-governor, Muh...
2nd January 2025
Fubara reasserts Oko-Jumbo as authentic Rivers assembly speaker
Rivers State Governor, Siminialayi Fubara, has stated that the Victor Oko-Jumbo-led State House of Assembly remains the authentic one. The governor said this on Thursday during the signing of the N1.1...
2nd January 2025
Pay attention to combating corruption, Obi tells Tinubu
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has asked President Bola Tinubu to pay attention to combating corruption in the public service. Speaking on Thu...
2nd January 2025
FG urged to prioritise job creation in transport sector
The Managing Director of XpressRide, Ismaila Atus, has asked the federal government to prioritise creating jobs for the unemployed youths in the transportation sector. In a statement sent to PUNCH Onl...
2nd January 2025
Priotise education, skill training, Atus tells FG
The Managing Director of Woskybet, Ismaila Yusuf, has advised the federal government to support and priotise education and skills training. In a statement sent to PUNCH Online on Thursday, Atus called...
2nd January 2025
2025: NGO seeks govt collaboration to empower Nigerians
A Non-Governmental Organisation, Atum Humanitarian and Charitable Initiative, has asked the Federal Government to collaborate with well-meaning Nigerians to empower Nigerians. In a statement sent to P...
2nd January 2025
Police arrested 916 suspects, rescued 319 in one year - Katsina CP
The Katsina State Commissioner of Police, Aliyu Musa, said the command in one year arrested no fewer than 916 criminals, neutralised 40 bandits as well as rescued 319 kidnapped victims. He disclosed t...
31st December 2024
Expert highlights critical need for policy frameworks in emerging technologies
An international security researcher, Ogadinma Enwereazu, has said the governance of emerging technologies has become a critical concern, especially when considering their potential implications for n...
31st December 2024
An Open Letter to ‘Iya Afin’ Kemi Badenoch
Kemi Badenoch, we understand that political ambition and the quest to get the exalted position of British Prime Minister may push one to the limits, such as using uncharitable ways to convince the Bri...
31st December 2024
Akume kicks as APC forum condemns attacks on Alia
The North-Central All Progressives Congress Forum and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, have exchanged words over alleged medeia attacks against Benue State Gove...
30th December 2024
APC can’t afford to lose Benue, North Central group tells Akume
The North-Central All Progressives Congress, APC, Forum has said the party cannnot afford to lose Benue State. In a statement released on Sunday, after a meeting in Abuja, the North-Central APC Forum ...
29th December 2024
Rivers, Bayelsa resolve oil well dispute
The Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, has expressed his delight over the peaceful resolution of the Soku oil well dispute between Rivers and Bayelsa States. Speaking in Port Harcourt on Saturday ...
28th December 2024
IG mourns AIG Bola Longe, DIG Moses Jitoboh
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has expressed shock over the death of retired AIG Bola Longe and retired DIG Moses Jitoboh. PUNCH Online reports that Longe passed away on Sunday, De...
28th December 2024
Falana blames Police for deaths in stampedes across Nigeria
Human rights lawyer Femi Falana has said the Nigerian Police Force should be held accountable for the deaths of Nigerians during recent food stampedes in Oyo, Abuja, and Anambra States. He made this s...
28th December 2024