Ex- Big Brother Naija housemate and Reality TV star and actress Erica Nlewedim has revealed that she endured three years of persistent insults and online criticism after participating in the Big Brother Naija reality show. According to a post shared on Cablelifestyle on Sunday, Erica made the disclosure during an inter…
The Bank of Industry has unveiled a financing strategy that will see 80 per cent of its lending to large enterprises channelled into priority sectors, including power, manufacturing, agribusiness, pharmaceuticals and digital infrastructure, as it positions itself at the centre of Nigeria’s industrial revival efforts. T…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has begun the collation and announcement of results for the Osun State governorship election held on Saturday. INEC’s move came hours after the election concluded across the state’s 30 local government areas. State Retuning Officer: Prof. Joshua Ogunwole, VC Federal Univers…
The officials were questioned over their respective roles in processes through which the purported agency appeared to gain recognition within government. The agencies told the committee that they acted on information and documents presented to them by Adeniyi Adeyemi, who had presented himself as the Director-General o…
Goldberg Lager has unveiled a monumental talking drum installation atop the iconic Cocoa House in Ibadan, Oyo State, as part of its efforts to celebrate Yoruba heritage and cultural identity. The unveiling, which took place recently, brought together cultural stakeholders, government representatives, entertainers, medi…
Gospel music stars and industry stakeholders gathered for the 2026 edition of the Nigeria International Gospel Music Awards, NIGMA, with Timothy Ogboruche, Kunle Ajayi, Frank Edwards and others among the night’s notable honourees. Organised by the Academy of Gospel Music Nigeria, the awards celebrated gospel ministers,…
The National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Senator Seriake Dickson, has reunited with former leaders and founding members of the defunct Alliance for Democracy after about 27 years, pledging to revive their democratic conversation and contribute to the survival of Nigeria’s democracy. The reunion, held on …
The Borno State Police Command has recovered an unexploded ordnance, identified as a hand grenade, from a drainage slab in the Moduganari area of Maiduguri, the state capital. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Nahum Daso, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, saying the recovery followed a report received at…
Tennessee Titans cornerback Nazeeh Johnson says a fertility medication he was taking while trying to start a family with his wife led to a positive test that resulted in a six-game NFL suspension. The NFL suspended Johnson without pay for the first six games of the 2026 regular season for violating its Performance-Enha…
The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission has completed the review of Nigeria’s Revenue Allocation Formula, paving the way for a new framework for sharing revenues among the Federal, state and local governments. The commission also said it had concluded the review of remuneration for judicial office hol…
The Executive Chairman of the Nasarawa State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr Kassim Muhammed-Kassim, has empowered 75 less-privileged men and women from the Nasarawa North Senatorial District with N18.7m in business grants to improve their livelihoods. The state Governor, Abdullahi Sule, who flagged off the distrib…
The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a 27-year-old man in connection with the alleged murder of a woman at a hotel in Girei Local Government Area of the state. In a statement issued on Saturday, the command’s spokesman, SP Suleiman Nguroje, said the incident occurred at No Vex Hotel, Girei, on Friday. “Followi…
Voting has ended in some polling units across Osun State as voters complete accreditation and cast their ballots, with sorting and counting already underway and the first results beginning to emerge from different parts of the state. Following the conclusion of voting, presiding officers have commenced the sorting and …
Afrobeats singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has queried the delay in the uploading of results from Saturday’s Osun State governorship election to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s Result Viewing Portal. In a series of posts on his X account on Saturday, the singer called on the electoral b…
The Peoples Democratic Party 2027 State House of Assembly candidate in Benue State, Bemgba Iortyom, has called on the Federal Government not to bear the burden of investing in individual businesses by establishing ranches for herders. Iortyom, who made the call in a statement issued on Saturday and made available to jo…
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai in the early hours of Saturday repelled a simultaneous attack by members of the Islamic State of West Africa Province on a Forward Operating Base in Mandaragirau, Biu Local Government Area of Borno State. The Army said troops detected the advancing terrorists through emplaced early warning…
The Osun State Police Command has arrested an officer posted to the Registration Area Centre in Modakeke Ward 10, Ife East Local Government Area, following the accidental discharge of tear gas that sparked panic during Saturday’s governorship election. The command’s response followed viral video clips on social media d…
There was an impressive turnout of voters at Ifofin Unit 001, Ward 8, Ilesa East Local Government Area, on Saturday as the governorship poll held across the state. Ifofin Unit 001, Ward 8, Ilesa, Osun State, is where the National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress, Rauf Aregbesola, is registered as a voter. A…
An 85-year-old voter, Pa Odejide Mosunmoye, says he wants good governance that will benefit people across all strata of society to be entrenched in Osun. Mosunmoye spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria after casting his vote at Unit 3, Ward 9, AUD School, Atile, Ikire, Irewole Local Government Area, during the ongoing …
The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has called on traditional rulers to prioritise the development of their domains and partner with the government to achieve rapid development at the grassroots. Abiodun made the call in a statement on Saturday during the official installation and presentation of the instruments of …
Nigeria Democratic Congress 2027 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has called on the Federal Government to intensify efforts to protect lives and property following recent attacks in Benue State. Obi made the call after visiting Otukpo-Nobi and Efeyi-Ugboju communities in Otukpo Local Government Area, where recent att…
A fresh internal disagreement is brewing within the Nigeria Labour Congress following a directive by its national secretariat asking affiliate unions and their officials to steer clear of the Working People United, a support group campaigning for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in 2027. The directive has repor…
Since the death of actress, Temitope Osoba, conflicting accounts and fresh allegations surrounding her final days have raised questions about the circumstances of her death. Osoba died on August 5, 2026, at the age of 40. However, controversy over how she died intensified after her fiancé, Prophet Itunu Onadeko, disput…
The All Progressives Congress and Accord Party have been accused of engaging in a vote-buying jamboree across Osun State as agents of both parties offer voters between N10,000 and N20,000 ahead of today’s governorship election. Saturday PUNCH gathered that, unlike previous elections, the vote-buying started six days be…
The proposed summit of opposition political parties convened by the G-100 has been shifted from August 18 to August 31, 2026, to allow participating parties to hold further consultations after the National Peace Summit. The group is urging former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, ex-Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, who …