The 10th annual Aminu Good Works Foundation Nigeria Basketball Combine, which kicked off at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba, Ibadan, Oyo State, on Friday, climaxed on Sunday with the emergence of the First Team and two Most Valuable Players. Precious Jude and Ajibade Abraham were named the Most Valuable Players, …
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has approved the appointment of 4,800 special assistants as part of efforts to strengthen grassroots governance and deepen the participation of All Progressives Congress members in his administration. Okpebholo disclosed this on Monday during a meeting with APC members from the 18 …
Seven state governments increased their domestic debt stocks by a combined N355.18bn in the first quarter of 2026, despite repeated claims by some governors that they had not contracted fresh loans to meet the financial needs of their administrations. The increase, however, was concentrated in only seven sub-national g…
The police in Ekiti State have arrested three men suspected to be members of a syndicate specialised in ATM card theft and fraud. The Police Public Relations Officer, Sunday Abutu, in a statement in Ado-Ekiti, listed the three suspects arrested by operatives of the police Rapid Response Squad on Monday as 39-year-old T…
The All Progressives Congress Adamawa Central senatorial candidate, Alhaji Mustapha Salihu, has commended President Bola Tinubu for what he described as the best reforms in Nigeria’s health sector since the return to democratic rule in 1999. Salihu spoke on Monday at the Modibbo Adama University Teaching Hospital, Yola…
Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA under the 8 Division of the Nigerian Army have engaged more than 200 suspected bandits in a fierce battle along the Kebbi-Zamfara border. The bandits, who were reportedly mobilised on motorcycles, were allegedly advancing towards communities in Kebbi State when the troops moved to inter…
Former Kano State Governor and 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has condemned comments attributed to Islamic cleric, Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir, in support of the continued adoption of Muslim-Muslim presidential tickets ahead of the 2027 general elections, describing …
Troops of the 82 Division/Joint Task Force South East, Operation UDO KA, in collaboration with operatives of the Department of State Services, have arrested a suspected commander of a kidnapping syndicate and recovered four AK-47 rifles, seven magazines and 133 rounds of ammunition from a forest hideout in Enugu State.…
The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure has empowered youths and women in Ile-Ife, Osun State, with advanced technical skills and work equipment to enable them to establish and grow local businesses. The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NASENI, Khalil Halilu, stated this in …
The Delta State Government has suspended the Commissioner for Works (Highway and Urban Roads), Reuben Izeze, indefinitely over allegations linking him to the assault of the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Protocol, Mr Simon Mudi, popularly known as Temple.a The state government announced the suspension in a…
Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has approved a new salary review for academic and non-academic staff of Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil, and Northwest University, Kano. The approval was contained in a statement issued on Monday by the governor’s spokesman, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, ti…
Global security in 2026 is defined less by neutrality and more by alliances, as nations seek firmer guarantees in times of crisisThe US-Israel war with Iran revealed the limits of informal ties, showing that only formal defence treaties ensure military backingFrom NATO to new regional pacts, the strength of alliances n…
Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on Monday said the appointment of 4,000 Special Assistants was not an issue, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to taking governance to the grassroots. The governor stated this on Monday during a meeting with APC members from across the 18 local government areas of…
The operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested one Kehinde Makinde popularly known as Pastor Kenny in Ibadan, Oyo State for allegedly obtaining ₦2.5 million from 18 fellowship members in Saje, Adatan, under the false pretence of organising a government-sponsored pilgrimage to Jerusalem and promising each…
The family of late Nollywood actress, Temitope Osoba, has recounted her final moments, revealing that the actress repeatedly said she would die on the day she eventually passed away. Osoba’s maternal aunt, Pejuola Ogunesan, disclosed this in an interview with actor Kunle Afod alongside another family member, Dupe, on S…
Human rights lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, has condemned the provocative comments by Islamic cleric, Sheikh Yahya Jingir, in support of the continued adoption of Muslim-Muslim presidential tickets, warning that religious rhetoric capable of deepening divisions could threaten Nigeria’s unity. Adeyanju, in a statement on Sunday…
The Redeemed Christian Church of God has ordained 2,820 candidates as full pastors, alongside 11,830 deacons and deaconesses and 5,977 assistant pastors, as the church concluded its 74th Annual Convention. The figures were disclosed on Sunday by the church's Holy Ghost Service account on Instagram during the convention…
The Executive Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service, Zacch Adedeji, has dismissed concerns over the alleged lavish lifestyles of public officials. Adedeji said President Bola Tinubu does not live extravagantly despite his position. He stated this during an interview with Channels Television, on Sunday, where he was q…
Germany deported at least 137 Nigerian citizens in five documented chartered operations between February and June 2026, according to reports sighted by The PUNCH. The documented arrivals comprised 27 Nigerians deported in February, 37 deported directly by Germany as part of a 50-person joint European Union operation in…
A young man identified simply as Azeez has been beaten to death by suspected cultists following a dispute over a missing phone at Oko-Oba in the Agege area of Lagos State. A police source told PUNCH Metro on Sunday that the incident occurred on Monday, August 3. According to the source, Azeez was involved in an argumen…
The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the death of a 23-year-old student of the Nigerian Law School, Faith Alayande, who reportedly died after allegedly jumping from the rooftop of a four-storey hostel building at the institution’s campus in Victoria Island, Lagos. PUNCH Metro learnt in a telephone conversation …
Nigeria’s tax collections have surged by 113 per cent in less than three years, rising from N12.3tn in 2023 to N27.1tn as of July 2026, the Nigeria Revenue Service has said. The revenue authority attributed the sharp increase to the digitisation of the tax system, the enactment of four new tax reform laws, the transfor…
The Nigerian Communications Commission has granted the Enugu State Government a 15-year lease to operate its Digital Industrial Park and Learning Centre, aimed at fostering artificial intelligence, startups, digital skills and technology-driven enterprises. The arrangement is intended to turn the facilities into platfo…
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has officially unveiled the names of his newborn daughter at a colourful traditional naming ceremony held at the ancient Emese Court within the Ooni’s Palace in Ile-Ife, Osun State. According to PM News, the ceremony, held on Sunday evening, came exactly one week after t…
The former commander in chief of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, Mohsen Rezaei, has been named head of the country’s highest national security body, the Iranian presidency announced on Sunday. “In light of the resignation of Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr from his position as secretary of the Supreme National Security Council a…