…Consumer Protection at the NCAA, Michael Achimugu, gave the warning while speaking with journalists in Abuja on Tuesday amid ongoing efforts to amend the revenue-sharing formula in favour of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA). According to Achimugu, the proposed amendment, which is currently before the Nati…

…hard luck. We have been cheated unfairly today, we have suffered injustice,” Hassan told journalists. “We haven’t seen respect or fair play. There has not been respect or fair play.” Hassan told BeIN: “Perhaps they wanted to keep the world champions in the competition. Perhaps they wanted Messi to stay in the running.…

…organisations, comprising the NPAN, the Nigerian Guild of Editors, the Nigeria Union of Journalists, the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria and the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers. According to the organisation, a delegation met with the President in March to raise concerns over what it described as the growing…

The Committee to Protect Journalists called late Monday for an investigation into the attempted kidnapping of a senior journalist in Kenya that followed angry criticism of his newspaper by President William Ruto. Rights groups have reported dozens of abductions of government critics in Kenya in recent years. Alex Kipro…

…Femi Falana, SAN, who disclosed news of the arrest in a telephone conversation with journalists yesterday, said police operatives stormed the family's residence and arrested Adeyemi's father alongside a family friend who was visiting the home. "Police have now stormed the house of the parents of Prince Adeyemi Adeniyi,…

Three African journalists, including The PUNCH's sports correspondent, Abiodun Adewale, have been recognised by the International Center for Journalists in partnership with Wikimedia Foundation, for outstanding reporting that expands public knowledge about Africa through the 2026 Open the Knowledge Journalism Awards. N…

…efforts. This was made known in a statement signed by Dr Duan Yun and made available to journalists by the Chinese Embassy in Abuja. According to the statement, the equipment was handed over to the National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), Umudike, Abia State, representing a significant step forward in agricultur…

…and organisations - ghost workers, fake products, fake religious leaders, fake journalists, fake politicians, fake soldiers, fake task force, fake government officials, fake lawyers and several others. In all honesty, how do you think Nigeria won't produce a ghost or fake official agency with a ghost leader, ably backe…

…to journalism and public service as well as for them to connect with practising journalists who could serve as their role models in the profession.” The Jakande Memorial Lecture started in 2023, with a lecture delivered by Chief Felix Adenaike, Fellow of the NGE. In 2024, Prince Nduka Obaigbena, Chairman of ThisDay and…

…The state Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Bakori, disclosed this while briefing journalists on Monday, describing the development as a security threat. "Kano State Police Command has observed an alarming increase in the number of vehicles plying our roads with covered number plates, defaced registration numbers, or no…

…state during the 2023 presidential election. Alia made the declaration while addressing journalists after meeting Tinubu at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja, alongside former Governor Gabriel Suswam. He said Suswam's alignment with the APC was among the political developments strengthening the ruling party's pros…

…reports that the briefing, held at the Nasarawa Broadcasting Service, was attended by journalists from various media organisations. According to Moyi, since Governor Abdullahi Sule assumed office in 2019, he has prioritised the issuance of Certificates of Occupancy to individuals and businesses across the state's 13 lo…

…disclosed this on Monday during a bi-monthly press briefing held at the Nigeria Union of Journalists Secretariat in Lafia, the state capital. Speaking on the recruitment exercise being conducted by the Nasarawa State Universal Basic Education Board, Ahemba said the state government approved the recruitment of 1,000 pri…

…arrested by police operatives on Monday in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. Residents told journalists that the arrest took place at the family’s residence, where officers reportedly arrived in several vehicles before taking Adeniyi’s father and another man said to have been visiting the home into custody. Witnesses said the opera…

…Obin stated. Confirming the incident on Monday in a statement made available to journalists in Calabar, the state Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Sunday Eitokpah, said the command had commenced an investigation. He said, "The incident reportedly occurred on Friday, July 4, 2026, at about 3:00 p.m., when two farmer…

…was becoming increasingly alarming. Odedeji made the appeal while speaking with journalists shortly after the installation of Venerable Emmanuel Kolawole as the seventh Dean of the Archbishop Vining Memorial Cathedral Church, Ikeja, Lagos, on Sunday. Also instituted as canons during the service were Revd Canons Tope Fa…

…years - with the criticism, that's how you grow the most as a person, and I thank you, journalists, for that," he said.

…primaries and an early mobilisation for the 2027 general elections. Addressing journalists during the rally, the State Coordinator of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors, Abdulateef Alakawa, said the event was organised to thank God for the peaceful conduct of the primaries, which produced candidates for elective offices acro…

…and a penalty in the 2-1 victory win over Croatia in the last 32. Relishing taking on journalists eager to ask about his future and the harsh spotlight on him, he told reporters: “It’s been like this since I was 18, it is not going to change. “I always put body and soul trying to get our goals — playing or not playing,…

Journalists, fact-checkers and civil society organisations have launched a nationwide #CheckBeforeYouPost campaign as part of efforts to curb misinformation, disinformation and hate speech ahead of the Osun State governorship election and the 2027 general elections. The stakeholders said Nigeria's information ecosystem…

…primaries and an early mobilisation for the 2027 general elections. Addressing journalists during the rally, the State Coordinator of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors, Abdulateef Alakawa, said the event was organised to thank God for the peaceful conduct of the primaries, which produced candidates for elective offices acro…

…tackling crime. Commissioner of Police, Audu Garba Bosso, disclosed this while briefing journalists in Owerri, saying the exercise is in line with the enforcement of laws prohibiting the use of vehicles without clearly visible registration plates. According to him, the operation is designed to strengthen intelligence g…

…vast complex and surrounding streets were packed with mourners on Sunday morning, AFP journalists saw. With temperatures forecast to exceed 35C, many were handed refreshments as they made their way to the Grand Mosalla, some carrying Iranian flags or portraits of the late Khamenei. Authorities have said they expect mor…

…through technical assistance, policy engagement and capacity building. Speaking with journalists after the retreat, the Speaker said the bill, which he sponsored, had passed first and second readings in the Assembly and was currently at the committee stage. He added that a public hearing on the proposed legislation is…

…not have money to take him to the hospital," she recounted in a testimony shared with journalists by MSF. Still grieving, Sheriff added, "I can't stand losing another child to malaria." Her experience mirrors that of countless internally displaced families where poverty, conflict and poor access to healthcare often tur…