Nigerian-born bodybuilder Samson Dauda finished second in the Men’s Open division at the 2026 Mr Olympia in Las Vegas, United States, as Nick Walker claimed his first title in the competition. Dauda, who won the Mr Olympia title in 2024, finished on 20 points, two behind Walker’s 18, while Derek Lunsford placed third w…
Lagos State representative, Danielle Adewusi, has been crowned Miss Universe Nigeria 2026 after defeating 19 other contestants at the pageant’s grand finale in Lagos. The finale was held on Sunday at Balmoral Hall, Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, following weeks of competition featuring camp activities, a…
Investigative journalist Fisayo Soyombo has warned Nigerians seeking to escape economic hardship through irregular migration that they could encounter more difficult conditions in Libya. Soyombo, who is also the founder of Foundation for Investigative Journalism, spoke during an interview on ARISE News on Sunday while …
An Ogun State businessman, Ashiru Azeez, has petitioned the state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Oluwasina Ogungbade, seeking a review of the Directorate of Public Prosecutions’ legal advice in a case involving alleged assault, theft and other offences. Azeez, through his counsel, Ayodeji Ifonlaja, made…
The family of a teenager, Imole Ilesanmi, has raised the alarm over her whereabouts after she reportedly went missing in the Agbado area of Ogun State. Imole was said to have gone missing around 3pm on Sunday, September 20, 2026, after she left her family home. Speaking exclusively with PUNCH Metro on Sunday, Imole’s f…
The Federal Government has opened discussions with the World Bank for three new loans totalling $1.5bn, even as Nigeria’s public debt climbed to a record N166.79tn at the end of June 2026. Documents obtained from the World Bank show that the proposed financing comprises three separate $500m facilities for climate resil…
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested 11 suspects and recovered 25 Automated Teller Machine cards, three firearms and two suspected stolen vehicles during an 11-day security operation across the state. The command said the ATM cards were recovered from a 45-year-old man, Ameachine Anthony, who was arrested in Igbe…
The Lagos State Building Control Agency has warned building professionals against taking on roles outside their areas of expertise. The General Manager of LASBCA, Gbaye Florence, gave the warning on Thursday at a conference organised by the Building Collapse Prevention Guild, Amuwo-Odofin Cell, in Satellite Town, Lagos…
The Central Bank of Nigeria raised N8.14tn through Treasury bills issuances in the third quarter of 2026, surpassing the Debt Management Office’s N5.8tn target by N2.34tn, as investor demand exceeded the government’s borrowing plans. A review of eight Nigerian Treasury Bills auctions conducted between July and Septembe…
The Christian Association of Nigeria, Borno State Chapter, has called for the urgent rescue of 78 abducted schoolchildren and others who have spent more than 100 days in captivity across the state. The state CAN Chairman, Most Reverend John Bakeni, made the call on Sunday at a prayer session organised to mark ‘CAN at 5…
Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, on Sunday lamented the escalating threats of flooding and gully erosion in the state, as he called for collective action from residents of the state. Soludo stated this on Sunday while commemorating Nigeria’s 66th independence anniversary at a solemn interdenominational tha…
Nollywood actor Ricardo Agbor has survived a car crash in Ibadan, Oyo State. Agbor announced the incident on Saturday in a video posted on his Instagram page, showing his badly damaged vehicle at the scene of the crash. The silver Lexus SUV was seen with extensive damage to its front, including a crushed bonnet, smashe…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Anambra State Command, has arrested three suspects for the vandalism of public properties and building structures on government land. The suspects were apprehended on Monday evening by operatives of the Corps in collaboration with Agunaechemba Security Outfit in Onitsha Loc…
Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has rejected claims by the Anambra State Government that his administration left behind inherited debts, including a ₦2bn ecological loan, contractor liabilities and unpaid salaries, gratuities and pensions. Obi, in a statement on X on Tuesday, descr…
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A 40-foot container-laden truck suffered brake failure and rammed into demarcation blocks and other vehicles at the exit of the Kara Bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The incident was disclosed in a post on Tuesday on its X handle by the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency, which urged motorists to remain patien…
Security agencies have heightened surveillance around schools, NYSC orientation camps, places of worship and other vulnerable locations following intelligence indicating plans by terrorists to launch coordinated attacks across the country. The Nigeria Police Force, in a security alert circulated to its formations natio…
For families across Northern Nigeria, kidnapping no longer ends with the snatching of a loved one. It begins another desperate journey. Once an individual is taken into the forest, the family is forced into a parallel economy of negotiation, borrowing, selling property, mobilising relatives, seeking community assistanc…
Towards building an inclusive digital economy, the Nigerian Communications Commission, in partnership with CBM International Nigeria, has called for greater inclusion of persons with disabilities in Nigeria’s digital sector. The call was made during a two-day specialised Digital Citizenship Training for Persons with Di…
The Enugu State police command has commenced a probe into the attack on members of the Nigeria Democratic Congress by unidentified hoodlums who invaded a political gathering in Obuofia, Nkanu West Local Government Area. The police also confirmed a separate attack on a Peoples Democratic Party rally at St Joseph Primary…
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has inaugurated a model primary healthcare centre at Ikot Osute in Oruk Anam Local Government Area, as part of efforts to strengthen grassroots healthcare delivery and position the state as a destination for quality medical services. Representing the governor at the event on Sunday to…
Workers of the Ondo State Electricity Board on Monday protested against the alleged failure of the state government to regularise the appointments of long-serving temporary staff. The protesters shut down activities at the board’s headquarters in Akure, the state capital, for several hours, preventing workers from acce…
Leeds demolished Newcastle 4-1 to climb up to third in the Premier League table on Monday and inflict a punishing first defeat for Magpies boss Matthias Jaissle. A Lewis Miley own goal opened the floodgates before Jayden Bogle, Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Noah Okafor completed the rout at Elland Road. Newcastle had made …
Prayer and Support for Nigerian Armed Forces and Other Security Agencies has mourned the deaths of four policemen and seven other persons killed in an attack on the Ayilamo community in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State. The group commiserated with the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, the Nigeria Pol…
The Osun State Police Command on Monday said it had recovered a corpse from within the precinct of the Mayfair Motor Park in Ile-Ife, Osun State, bringing the casualty figure linked to the shooting in the park to two. This was just as the remains of Olalekan Oyeyemi, a chieftain of the Accord Party in Osun State, popul…