…paid tribute to Nigeria’s extraordinary cultural influence across Africa and internationally. The Uganda-born mayor recalled growing up listening to Nigerian music and said he was excited to see some of the country’s stars perform. “I heard that Runtown was going to be here later, and I was born in Kampala, Uganda, and…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has warned commercial drivers and the public against conveying parcels whose contents they do not know, after a bus driver was nearly charged over a package containing cocaine and methamphetamine. The Director, Media and Advocacy of the agency, Femi Babafemi, said in a post on h…
…Mr Peter Obi, has called for the immediate and safe rescue of about 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, members abducted while travelling to their orientation camp. Obi described the abduction as another disturbing indication of the worsening insecurity in Nigeria, saying young Nigerians preparing to ser…
…The report recommended the continuation of construction work under enhanced professional supervision and strict adherence to approved engineering standards. According to a statement issued on Saturday by the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media and Publicity in the Deputy Governor’s Office, Jack Tasha, Jat…
A Nigerian groom wore a traditional attire for his white wedding in Taraba State. The groom's attire consists of a wrapper and white singlet. A Facebook user, Agbu Jibaniya posted the photo on Saturday, October 3, 2026. According to him, the wrapper and singlet is the traditional outfit of the Jukun Wapan people in Wuk…
…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.The Federal Government has reported lower transport fares on selected routes across Nigeria following the deployment of compress…
…amid a widening treatment gap and a severe shortage of mental health professionals. The 4th Vanguard Mental Health Summit, scheduled for October 9, 2026, at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos, will focus on the state of mental healthcare in Nigeria, particularly the growing mental health challenges confronting yo…
…in Akwa Ibom State resulted in the arrest of three suspects at a suspected criminal hideout in Itiam Etoi Village, Uyo. The operation also led to the seizure of substances suspected to be cannabis and other illicit drugs. Another suspect was arrested during a stop-and-search operation with a locally made single-barrel…
…a suit marked FHC/L/CS/1233/2026. A certified true copy of the ruling was issued to journalists on Saturday. The company is seeking to preserve $13,924,343.32 and N157.5m awarded to it after an arbitration arising from water infrastructure projects executed in Ilesa West Local Government Area of Osun State. The financi…
…more Punch stories on Google.Add Punch on Google The company noted that the original contract values were $15.98m for Slot 1 and $9.70m for Slot 2. It claimed that engineering design alterations and scope variations caused delays, leading to project cost revisions. Subsequent amendments raised the values of Slot 1 and…
Suleiman, the elder brother of Isma’il Ishaq, a 24-year-old final-year student of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai, Niger State, who was killed by a stray bullet from military personnel during a land dispute, speaks with AYOOLA OLASUPO about the death of his younger brother, how it has left a painful void i…
Madonna University, Elele Campus, Rivers State, has expelled a final-year nursing student, simply identified as Mercy, and suspended 14 other 500-level students over a viral TikTok video. The video showed a group of nursing students dancing in a hospital waiting area, staircase, and bus. Mercy, who featured in the open…
Rangers International will put their place at the top of the table on the line when they face Abia Warriors in a South-East derby at the Awka City Stadium on Sunday (today), PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The Flying Antelopes climbed to the summit after edging Warri Wolves 1-0 in a rescheduled midweek fixture, responding…
…opened the scoring after just six minutes with a superb finish from the edge of the penalty area. Despite being surrounded by three defenders, the Barcelona forward created enough space to curl the ball beyond the goalkeeper and into the far corner. Spain beat Czech to reach 10 straight wins – Getty image Spain doubled…
…the week prior in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. US President Donald Trump had rejected a proposal from Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but told US media he expected talks to resume in the coming days. Iranian state news agency IRNA reported that Tehran had no more direct talks scheduled w…
…seeking to hold the Commandant-General of the NSCDC, Professor Ahmed Abubakar Audi, personally responsible for the Niger State incident,” they said in a joint statement.See more Punch stories on Google.Add Punch on Google “Our position is that responsibility, whether individual, supervisory, or institutional, must be e…
…from the $5bn financing programme agreed with the United Arab Emirates-based lender. An analysis of the DMO’s Actual External Debt Service Payments for April to June 2026 showed that the $22.5m was classified entirely as “other charges”, with no principal or interest payment recorded on the facility during the period.…
…Saturday on X after paying a courtesy visit to Tinubu following his return and the national premiere of the MKO Abiola documentary. She said the visit gave her the opportunity to present the drawing, which she made herself as a hobby. Musawa explained that although drawing was a hobby for her, the particular portrait h…
…as domestic deliveries fluctuated significantly during the period, according to an analysis of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority’s monthly fact sheet. The data analysed on Friday showed that domestic aviation turbine kerosene receipts averaged about 3.1 million litres daily over the e…
…while filming in Colombia."We found each other first as friends, then as co-stars, and finally as lovers," Douglas wrote. "Following an exhausting day of shooting in the jungle, we'd go out and have a meal, or head out with the group and afterward I would sneak into her hotel room after everybody was asleep." Douglas w…
…community south of mainland Massachusetts. The plane had departed L.F. Wade International Airport in Bermuda for Boston Logan International Airport, the FAA said in a statement to PEOPLE, adding that it issued "a Search and Rescue Alert Notice (ALNOT)" for the aircraft. The Coast Guard is currently searching for the G…
…2015 to 2023. He questioned why Amaechi, despite his years in public office and his personal resources, could not obtain financial assistance from friends, relatives or family members to help pay for his mother's treatment. Wike also referred to Amaechi's description of his wife as an industrialist and questioned why h…
President Donald Trump has publicly shared what he identified as Republican Senator Tom Cotton's personal phone number while criticising the Arkansas senator over his opposition to legislation that would make Daylight Saving Time permanent in the United States.Trump made the comments on Truth Social as he urged Arkansa…
…call on Thursday, October 1, in direct response to the kidnapping of 19 prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members who were travelling from Ibadan, Oyo State, to orientation camps in Abia and Akwa Ibom states. Gunmen attacked the two buses conveying the group along the Owerri-Onitsha Road in Umunoha, Imo S…
…to speaking with one voice and acting with one purpose on matters of common subregional concerns as they relate to security, social, economic integration and development. The meeting was Chaired by Professor Babagana Umara Zulum who is also the Chairman of the NEGF and Chief Host. Present at the meeting were governors…