…met supporters who had gathered for the event, as well as evidence of the earlier disturbance, including damaged chairs and tables. Some people were also said to have sustained injuries. The politicians subsequently contacted security authorities, including the Ogun State Police Command and the Department of State Serv…

…from the victim’s 50-year-old father that his son had been abducted from Misau town to Bangala Village by Abubakar. According to him, the suspect allegedly intended to take the teenager to Kano for yet-to-be-ascertained reasons.See more Punch stories on Google.Add Punch on Google He said, “Upon receipt of the report, d…

…and Exchange CommissionThe EFCC prosecuted the companies under Section 57(1) of the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act, 2020, after they evaded interrogation for over five yearsEach convicted company faces a N30 million fine plus N200,000 for every day the unlicensed operation continuedPAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit…

…moves during the Olojo Festival 2026 in Ile-IfeThe royal procession featured a brass band, costumed performers, and an electrifying carnival atmosphere that got the crowd goingA video of the moment is circulating online, leaving fans gushing over the monarch's free-spirited display of cultural celebrationPAY ATTENTION:…

…the post attracted about 572,000 views within minutes of being published.The Central Bank of Nigeria lists OPay Digital Services Limited as a licensed mobile money operator, placing it within Nigeria's regulated payments system.OPay has advised customers and members of the public to verify any information about its ser…

…Government Area. The Judicial Commission was constituted following the May 15, 2026 bandits’ attack on three schools –Community Grammar School, Baptist Nursery and Primary School, and L.A. Primary School, all in the local government. The incident led to the abduction of 39 pupils and seven teachers, including Mrs Alamu…

…Court of Arbitration for Sport to reassess its decision to overturn a two-year European ban on City imposed by UEFA in 2020. “In my opinion, the decisions of the CAS should be reviewed, because they lifted the sanction that UEFA had imposed on them (City),” he said. “The sanctions were also lifted in a very questionabl…

…regulations”. In June, a criminal court in Qom found Ahmadi and eight members of her band and production team guilty of offences including “offending public decency” through the publication of “obscene and indecent material”. They were sentenced to 74 lashes, a two-year ban on audiovisual activities and a two-year trav…

…appeared this month on the same Washington stage as former Trump strategist Steve Bannon to call for a rethink of the AI race. – ‘Right balance’ – Mike Johnson, who leads the Republican-controlled House, has signalled the meeting will focus on striking what he termed “the right balance” between innovation and some form…

…speaking at the Ijaw Language Awareness Summit held at the DSP Alamieyeseigha Memorial Banquet Hall, Yenagoa. The summit, organised as part of activities marking Bayelsa State’s 30th anniversary, was themed, “Reviving the Izon Language: Heritage, Our Identity, Our Future.” The governor expressed concern over the declin…

…on social media, sharing new photos with a striking captionThe post surfaced amid ex-husband 2Baba's ongoing marital crisis, drawing attention from fans onlineAnnie recently made headlines after replacing her Idibia surname tattoo with a butterfly designPAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our conten…

…for foreign exchange.Uganda’s shilling came under pressure in September, with commercial banks quoting the currency at around 3,915 to 3,925 per dollar on September 24.Reuters reported that demand for dollars from energy importers, manufacturers and other businesses was weighing on the currency.Ghana’s cedi has also fa…

Troops of Sector 2, Operation Fansan Yamma, have rescued 41 travellers abducted by bandits after their commercial vehicle broke down along a highway in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The victims comprised “24 males, 10 females and seven children.” A statement by the operation on Tuesday said the vehicle,…

LAGOS — Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and her husband, Ivara Esege, have asked the Lagos State High Court to dismiss a suit filed by Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital seeking to halt the coroner’s inquest into the death of their 21-month-old son, Nkanu Adichie-Esege. Counsel to Adichie and Esege, Kemi Pin…

…Punch on Google Iran’s seven-day proposal envisages an end to hostilities in Iran and Lebanon, the unfreezing of billions of dollars in Iranian assets, the removal of sanctions on Iranian oil and the lifting of the US blockade on Iranian ports. In return, Tehran would allow the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, while…

Banking and financial technology applications have reached 88 per cent of smartphone users in Nigeria as consumers increasingly turn to mobile devices for payments, transfers and other financial transactions, a new report has revealed. The Nigeria Smartphone Study 2025, conducted by KPMG Nigeria and Orange Group, found…

…do Oeste in Osasco for the outreach was significant. Osasco is one of Brazil’s major urban and economic centres, with a population of 728,615 recorded in the 2022 Census and a per-capita Gross Domestic Product of R$163,878.12 in 2023, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, IBGE.Yet the munici…

…project and not political patronage. He described himself as a businessman who began his banking career with Citibank in the 1980s before building successful businesses, particularly in the energy sector. According to him, his career and business activities had enabled him to develop relationships with people from diff…

…major streets and junctions in the town, chanting solidarity songs and displaying banners with inscriptions in support of Tinubu and Ojogo. Ojogo, a former Commissioner for Information in Ondo State, is the incumbent member representing Ilaje/Ese-Odo Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives and the candidat…

…require “capital, fiscal stability, security, infrastructure, regulatory certainty and bankable commercial terms.” Falade disclosed that compliance with the Domestic Crude Supply Obligation rose to 97.4 per cent in Q2 2026 from 41 per cent in Q1, adding that IPPG’s 34 indigenous exploration and production companies acc…

…a controversial and lethal military campaign. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a Cuban American who has long been a vocal critic of leftist governments in Latin America, has played a key role in leading the Trump administration’s push. AFP The post US revokes visas of judges, others in Trump-allied LatAm nations appe…

…members of the public. The Head of PUNCH Digital Advertising, Mrs Mary Stanley-Ubani, told the delegation that the newspaper’s advertising operations did not interfere with its editorial responsibilities. She explained that commercial targets did not override the newsroom’s responsibilities, stressing that PUNCH remain…

…a debut in midfield for Lucas Da Cunha of Como in Italy, as well as in attack for Esteban Lepaul of Rennes, the top scorer in France’s Ligue 1 last season. Belgium, in contrast, made only two changes to the team that started last Friday’s 2-0 win in Italy for what was new coach Mark van Bommel’s home bow. France had th…

…Nigerian graduates are unemployable, pointing blame at employers insteadProf. Abiodun Bankole noted that Nigerian-trained graduates consistently perform well abroad, which he said exposes where the real problem liesSpeaking at a Forerunners Welfare Foundation graduation event in Ibadan, Prof Bankole also urged students…

…either weekly in advance or in four-weekly instalments, directly into the claimant's bank account or another eligible account.Beyond the weekly payment, carers automatically receive National Insurance credits for each week the allowance is in payment. They may also qualify for additional support, including Council Tax…