…process ahead of the 2027 general electionsPAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has listed Okiemute Chinda, popularly known as OK Chinda, as the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candida…

Media personality Nedu has criticised the Nigerian government over the country's worsening economic situation, questioning how much an average Nigerian needs to earn to live comfortably. In a video shared online, Nedu asked whether earning ₦100,000 or ₦200,000 monthly was enough to meet basic needs amid rising transpor…

A Nigerian Bolt and inDrive driver has gone viral after sharing a prayer he says before starting work, asking God for safety, good earnings and the ability to provide for his wife and children. In the video, the driver prayed for a safe and successful day, with enough money to pay his children's school fees and take ca…

…attacked Riyadh’s international airport with a missile on Saturday, a diplomatic source told AFP, with dozens reported wounded and a witness describing panic in the terminal. Saudi authorities did not confirm any new attack or evacuation, but one witness reported hearing an explosion while waiting to board a flight, an…

…on Thursday.Make PUNCH part of your everyday experience.Add us to your Preferred Sources The planned execution has drawn criticism from some Republican lawmakers and conservative strategists. Republican Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina described the livestream proposal as “beyond disgusting” in a social media post…

…statement read.Make PUNCH part of your everyday experience.Add us to your Preferred Sources He said the government would extend the enforcement exercise to all 18 local government areas to ensure that schools complied with established standards and provided pupils with properly regulated learning environments. In Calab…

…there were times she could not move at allPAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!Nollywood actress Regina Daniels has broken her silence on a prolonged health struggle, choosing her 25th birthday to address fans who had noticed her extended absence fro…

…action against those responsible.The commission did not name any individual as the source of the disputed document in its petitions.INEC denies APC primary election results trending on social media Photo drags Uzodimma, APC to courtLegit.ng earlier reported that Rochas Okorocha filed a suit at the Federal High Court in…

…threshold.Make PUNCH part of your everyday experience.Add us to your Preferred Sources The trend has also affected applicants from other countries. The proportion of study visa applications withdrawn by prospective students from Pakistan rose to 40.9 per cent in the first half of 2026, compared with three per cent a ye…

…of the incident.Make PUNCH part of your everyday experience.Add us to your Preferred Sources Citing local media reports, the department said he was “found with his trousers off and exposing himself in a residential neighbourhood near a park where residents, including children, were present.” Reacting to the incident, I…

…his wife as she begins her recovery journeyPAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!Veteran Nigerian entertainer Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy or Area Fada, has taken to social media to ask fans to keep his wife in their thoughts after a m…

…what happened.Make PUNCH part of your everyday experience.Add us to your Preferred Sources “That’s not how to investigate accidents. How it is done all over the world is that every part of that aircraft must be retrieved and pinned back together by experts because if there had been a bomb blast, how would we know?” he…

…statement said.Make PUNCH part of your everyday experience.Add us to your Preferred Sources The electronic medical records system is expected to reduce hospitals’ reliance on paper documentation, improve access to patients’ medical histories, promote continuity of care and support evidence-based decision-making in hosp…

Canal+ is reshaping DStv with package changes, channel closures and a streaming overhaul—but Nigerian subscribers aren’t automatically affectedShowmax shut down in April 2026 after losses exceeding R9 billion, with some content shifting to DStv StreamNigerian DStv prices remain distinct: subscribers should verify local…

…a weak decision.”Make PUNCH part of your everyday experience.Add us to your Preferred Sources The US Treasury issued a temporary license Friday to enable Russian diesel to flow to global markets through April 2027. “Lower prices for Americans, especially our Great Farmers, Ranchers, and Truckers, is my Greatest Priorit…

…be available during all holiday periodsPAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!The United States Embassy in Abuja and the Consulate General in Lagos will shut their doors five times between October and December 2026, as both missions observe a combinati…

…net foreign reserves reached $46 billionPAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!Legit.ng journalist Victor Enengedi has over a decade's experience covering energy, MSMEs, technology, banking and the economyThe Dangote Group expects the naira to trade at…

…data does not confirm local price cutsPAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!Pascal Oparada is a journalist with Legit.ng, covering technology, energy, stocks, investment, and the economy for over a decade.Petrol-only cars have lost their majority shar…

…as usual. We could not speak on Sunday because she was preparing the children for church. We have two children, an 11-year-old boy and an eight-year-old girl. (https://punchng.com/i-didnt-kill-my-wife-im-ready-for-probe-husband/)

Ogaga Ifowodo has won the 2026 edition of The Nigeria Prize for Literature with his poetry collection, ‘Why Does God Need a Gun?’, earning the $100,000 prize, while Peter Oghenetega Oke and Feranmi Abiola emerged joint winners of the inaugural Nigeria Prize for Creative Arts. The winners were announced at NLNG’s Grand …

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, has said Nigeria’s crude oil production constraints remain a major challenge to meeting domestic refining needs, despite President Bola Tinubu’s decision to remove the petrol subsidy in 2023. Oyedele said the country did not have enough freely…

The family of a 40-year-old man, Taofeek Azeez, has demanded justice following his death in police custody at Agbeye, in the Odo-Otin Local Government Area of Osun State. Saturday PUNCH gathered that Azeez died in custody shortly after local vigilantes arrested him over an accusation of stealing cocoa seeds. He was rep…

The United States Government has warned American investors and business executives that routine business trips to Nigeria could result in detention, particularly where their companies are involved in regulatory investigations, tax disputes or other disagreements with Nigerian authorities. The warning was contained in t…

…as usual. We could not speak on Sunday because she was preparing the children for church. We have two children, an 11-year-old boy and an eight-year-old girl. Between 10am and 11am on Sunday, after the church service, I received a call from a neighbour and friend who told me that my wife had collapsed. I was told that…

A young lady has gone viral after she took to social media to question the rationale behind elaborate funeral ceremonies. In the viral video, the lady questioned why people spend so much money to throw massive parties for a deceased person. She said; ''I feel like, humans are so sentimental because I've never understoo…