FAAN clears Bolt to resume operations at aiports; says it's in talks with other e-hailing rides The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said ride-hailing platform Bolt has been cleared to resume operations at airports after the two sides reached an operational agreement. This comes after the airport ban on Ube…

You sat there with your ug!y muffler asking questions you never got full answers to - Rapper Dummodublvck calls out journalist Rufai Oseni over Blaqbonez interview Nigerian rapper Dummodublvck has criticised journalist Rufai Oseni over his recent interview with rapper Blaqbonez. In a post, Dummodublvck questioned Rufai…

Nursing mother suffers burns after stepmother allegedly poured hot water on her A breastfeeding mother, Zara Muhammad, has been hospitalised with severe burns after she was doused with hot water by her stepmother in the Kofa area of Maiduguri, Borno State. The incident reportedly followed a verbal argument between the …

I know my husband. He did not r@pe or k!ll Favour. I stand with him 100% - Wife of content creator, Odogwu Assaba breaks her silence The wife of content creator, Ifeanyi Ogbonna aka Oodgwu Asaaba, has come out to defend him weeks after he was arrested for alleged r@pe and de@th of the victim, Favour Agbro. The 20-year-…

In 2023, Bola Ahmed Tinubu sowed the seed of the political humiliation of Christianity in Nigeria. As a presidential candidate, Tinubu concluded that Christianity was of such low electoral value that no northern Christian could help him win the presidency. Thus, he picked a fellow Muslim as his running mate. It worked.…

•Accuses ex-VP of lacking basic understanding of his newfound policy prescription By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja ABUJA—The Presidency has again taken a swipe at former Vice President and presidential candidate of African Democratic Congress, ADC, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, over his alleged flip-flops on petrol subsidy, accu…

…proposals on whether he would restore the policy if elected in 2027. Read here: https://punchng.com/2027-politics-atiku-tinubu-faceoff-widens-over-subsidy-16bn-power-projects/ Dangote threatens to export petrol as imports rise The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has threatened to export excess petrol stocks as rising import…

Professor Yusuf Usman, former chairman of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), has urged voters in northern Nigeria to learn from the recent political developments in Osun State and recognise the power of their votes in determining the leadership of the country. Usman made the remarks during an interview with D…

The UK government has outlined the key requirement that anyone looking to run a food business in the country must meet before tradingThe rule applies regardless of where the business operates, including from a home, a van, or a market stallThe government also detailed a full list of responsibilities that food business …

14-Year-Old Girl M+rders Mum After Chickening Out of Planned School Sh@@ting A 14-year-old Georgia girl has been sentenced to life in prison after m+rd3ring her mother following an abandoned plan to carry out a school sh@@ting. Lilyana Rose Wagner shot her 51-year-old mother, Rachel Wagner, in the back of the head whil…

Nigerian 'lesbian' cries out for 'justice ' after her girlfriend's father allegedly forced her to end their relationship and marry a man he chose for her A Nigerian student has cried out for justice after alleging that her girlfriend's father forced his daughter to end their relationship and marry a man he reportedly c…

Court remands 70-year-old Nigerian-British grandma over alleged 13kg cocaine trafficking The Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday ordered the remand of a 70-year-old Nigerian-British woman, Barek Mary Yetunde, at the Ikoyi Correctional Facility over alleged trafficking of 13 kilograms of cocaine. The court, p…

Your salary belongs to your husband. You don't have any right to use it without his consent - Nigerian woman tells women A Nigerian Muslim woman, Muhammed Fatima, has sated that women don't have the right to use their own salary without the consent of their husband. According to her, a woman's salary belongs to her hus…

KAI rescues baby from junkyard on Lagos-Badagry Expressway (video) Operatives of Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC), also known as KAI, have rescued a child at the Alakija Junkyard along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway. The rescue was carried out on Wednesday, August 26, 2026 during a multi-agency cleanup of th…

Man arrested for allegedly pouring meth into a baby's sippy cup A Florida man has been arrested after authorities accused him of putting methamphetamine into a 1-year-old child's sippy cup, resulting in the child allegedly ingesting the drug and suffering an overdose.The incident reportedly occurred in February in Call…

Chelsea are closing in on a €40m deal to sign Nigerian-born Atalanta defensive starlet Honest Ahanor Chelsea are reportedly closing in on a deal to sign Atalanta defender Honest Ahanor, with negotiations said to be progressing rapidly.According to TuttoMercatoWeb, citing Sky Sport Italia, Chelsea have made significant …

"For the first time, I felt like I wanted to Japa" - Nigeria-based Korean lady married to a Nigerian man recounts how newborn baby was handled at NIN office A Korean woman based in Nigeria and married to a Nigerian man has shared her frustration after taking her newborn baby to a NIN office as part of the process of ob…

Singer Selena Gomez accused of using mental health for financial gain Selena Gomez and her mother, Mandy Teefey, are facing accusations from investors who claim Gomez's name, influence and expected involvement were used to attract funding for mental health company Wondermind.Attorney Jeffrey Neiman, who represents the …

Babysitter allegedly shakes one-month-old baby to d3ath in attempt to "calm him down" A one-month-old baby has d!ed after allegedly being forcefully shaken by a babysitter in Ohio, U.S. According to WFMJ, the child, identified as Elijah Dennis, was initially placed on life support after he was allegedly shaken by the b…

Late Nigerian singer St. Janet was buried in her hometown of Abeokuta following her death after a brief illnessPallbearers in colourful outfits danced with her white coffin in a procession to her final resting placeHer three children wore white lace as they bid farewell to their mother at the emotional ceremonyPAY ATTE…

Justice Abdullahi Mahmud Bayero of the Court of Appeal, Kaduna Judicial Division, passed away, and his family announced the news on Wednesday, August 26The family said Bayero was known for his integrity, fairness on the bench, and quiet generosity outside the courtroomJustice Bayero's family believed the late justice h…

The Labour Party, LP, has recorded another major boost in Ogbadibo Local Government Area of Benue State following the defection of over 1,000 members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, All Progressives Congress, APC, African Democratic Congress, ADC, and other political parties. The latest mass defection took place …

Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, on Wednesday formally launched the Ogun State chapter of the Iru Ekun Security Network. Videos and photographs circulating online showed the event drawing a large crowd of supporters, with reports stating that thousands of volunteers joined. Spea…

Former Kaduna Central Senator Shehu Sani spoke at a press conference in Abuja to reject Atiku Abubakar's plan to restore fuel subsidySani argued Nigeria spent between N3 trillion and N4 trillion on subsidies, calling the policy economically unsustainable for an oil-producing nationThe former senator also weighed in on …

GistReel Social media activist VeryDarkMan has showcased the progress of a secondary school project in Ahoada, Rivers State, saying about N290 million has been spent on its construction. The activist shared an update on the project in a viral video, highlighting the classrooms, school clinic, football field, fencing an…