The Lagos
Nigeria’s 100m record holder, Kayinsola Ajayi, has urged young athletes to be disciplined and seize opportunities during a homecoming reception in Lagos. Read More: https://punchng.com/ajayi-inspires-young-athletes-on-homecoming/...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has visited President Bola Tinubu in Lagos after representing him at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Read More: https://punchng.com/shettima-visits-tinubu-in-lagos-after-unga/...
Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has congratulated GAC Chairman, Prince Tajudeen Olusi, on his installation as the Baba Adini of Yorubaland. Read More: https://punchng.com/sanwo-olu-celebrates-lagos-gac-chairman-olusis-installation-as-baba-adini-of-yorubaland/...
Lagos State University graduate, Kehinde Ozein Hamzat, has joined Turkish football club Fişekspor ahead of the new season after playing for grassroots team Read More: https://punchng.com/nigerian-winger-signs-for-turkish-club-fisekspor/...
BBNaija winner Phyna explains how she used strategy and wisdom to knock out actress Nkechi Blessing in a celebrity boxing bout in Lagos. Read More: https://punchng.com/phyna-reveals-tactics-behind-nkechi-blessing-knockout/...
Another batch of 105 Nigerians has returned home from South Africa following concerns over xenophobic attacks on migrants. This batch, comprising 55 adults, 45 children and five infants, arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos late Friday night. Their retur...
Plateau Governor Caleb Mutfwang says efforts to address insecurity in the state are yielding progress, following a meeting with President Bola Tinubu in Lagos. The post Plateau Attacks: Mutfwang briefs Tinubu, says solution in sight appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
Katsina United are optimistic of securing a positive result in the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, matchday seven clash against Inter Lagos. The Chanji Boys will be up against Inter Lagos at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos on Sunday. Katsina United are determined...
The Lagos State Ministry of Justice has clarified that a teenager and an adult were charged with armed robbery, not detained over a pair of slippers. Read More: https://punchng.com/teenager-adult-were-charged-with-armed-robbery-says-lagos-justice-ministry/...
Academic and non-academic workers in Lagos State-owned universities have threatened to commence an indefinite strike from October 3 over the alleged failure of the state government to implement agreements reached with the unions. The Joint Action Committee, JAC, of Lagos State-ow...
VANITI Lagos, will host nominees of the 18th Headies Awards on Saturday, October 3, 2026, as part of activities leading up to the prestigious music awards. The exclusive nominees’ party is scheduled to begin at 10pm and will bring together this year’s nominees for an evening cele...
By Benjamin Njoku, Ammah sarah, Ojekunle Israel &Ihemeje Chidera The remains of veteran Nollywood actor, Olu Jacobs, were laid to rest in Lagos yesterday, closing the final chapter of a career that spanned more than five decades. Jacobs, fondly called “The Lion of Lufodo”, died o...
By Sola Ogundipe A US-based addiction and behavioural health specialist, Dr Daniel Ikpechukwu, is among the experts billed to feature at the 4th Vanguard Mental Health Summit in Lagos, where he will examine Nigeria’s response to young people caught between substance dependence an...
Fela FC have been crowned champions of the 2026 MTN Independence Cup after thrashing Future Heroes 5-1 in the final at Fela Field, Ipaja, Lagos. Read More: https://punchng.com/fela-fc-dominate-to-win-independence-cup/...
Lagos Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, has backed the N2bn endowment fund by the Knights of St. Mulumba to support vulnerable Nigerians. Read More: https://punchng.com/hamzat-backs-churchs-n2bn-endowment-fund/...
By Esther Onyegbula The human cost of the prolonged demolition dispute involving residents of Okokomaiko, Church Estate 1, Church Estate 2, Igbenyadu Community and Jubilee Estate came into sharp focus when an elderly retiree collapsed in the courtroom during proceedings before a ...
Nigerian singer Seyi Vibez brought his latest musical era to life on Thursday night as he headlined the Grand Turnup Affair GTA, an Independence Day Special organised by Mainland Block Party in Lagos. The event, held at Sol Beach, Elegushi Private Beach, stretched from Thursday n...
The judge issued the order appointing a reciever to manage the Lagos property temporarily in a suit instituted by Mrs Abacha. The post Court appoints interim receiver over disputed Lagos property linked to Maryam Abacha appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
The General Manager of the National Theatre, Tola Akerele, has said Nigeria has abundant but largely untapped talent capable of helping the country establish a presence in the global contemporary circus industry. Akerele spoke during the unveiling of the Lagos Contemporary Circus...
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has issued an interim injunction restraining Levitikal Realties & Construction Limited from selling, transferring, mortgaging, leasing, assigning or otherwise dealing with a disputed property located at No. 68 Molade Okoya Thomas Street, of...
Legendary Nigerian actor, Olu Jacob has been buried. He was buried at a private cemetery in Lagos on Friday October 2, 2026 after a funeral service. The funeral service which was attended by actors and other public figures was held at Freedom Center, Lekki Phase 1 area of Lagos S...
By Adesina Wahab LAGOS — Teaching and non-teaching staff of Lagos State government-owned universities have commenced an indefinite strike over what they described as unmet demands and the state government’s failure to implement agreements reached with the unions. The workers, und...
By Innocent Anaba A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has appointed a receiver/manager to take possession and control of a disputed property at No. 68 Molade Okoya Thomas Street, off Ajose Adeogun Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, in a suit instituted by Dr Maryam Sani Abacha aga...
MyCityApp Nigeria brought together government leaders, private sector executives, technology and telecommunications leaders, tourism and hospitality professionals, creatives and media at its Private Sector and National Stakeholders Conference in Lagos on Monday, September 14, to ...
Food prices across major Lagos markets recorded a mixed but broadly easing trend in September 2026, with a larger share of staple food items posting month-on-month declines despite renewed increases in a number of key agricultural commodities. The post Lagos food prices: Egusi ju...
Big Brother Naija Level Up winner, Phyna, has bagged N50 million and a brand-new car after defeating actress Nkechi Blessing by a fourth-round technical knockout. DAILY POST recalls that the two entertainers faced each other on Thursday, October 1, at the Federal Palace Hotel, La...
The funeral mass for late Nollywood veteran Olu Jacobs is holding today, Friday, at This Present House, Freedom Way, Lekki Phase I, Lagos, with family members and dignitaries gathered to honour the actor. A live coverage by Lufodo Productions showed Jacobs’ widow, actress Joke Si...
Carter Efe and Big Brother Naija Season 7 winner Phyna emerged victorious in the headline celebrity boxing bouts tagged “Chaos in the Ring” Independence Edition, which took place in Lagos. Efe, an online streamer, retained his celebrity boxing title after the referee ...
By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS: The Lagos State Government has taken delivery of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and electric buses as part of efforts to expand the state’s public transportation fleet and promote cleaner mobility. The buses were received on behalf of the state governmen...
The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has begun phasing out diesel-powered buses from the state’s regulated public bus system, restricting operators adding new buses to compressed natural gas (CNG) and electric vehicles (EVs). The post Lagos moves to phase out ...
Former Big Brother Naija reality show winner, Phyna, has defeated actress, Nkechi Blessing by a fourth-round technical knockout in their celebrity boxing bout in Lagos. The fight took place on Thursday at the Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos, as part of Balmoral’s ‘Chaos in the Ring’ ...
Reality television star, Phyna, and skit maker, Carter Efe, emerged winners in the celebrity boxing bouts at Balmoral Promotions’ Chaos in the Ring event, held at the Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, on October 1, 2026, while Ghana’s Seth “Freezy Macbones” Gyimah det...
Nigerian comedian and content creator, Carter Efe has defeated rapper, Speed Darlington to retain his celebrity boxing title in Lagos. The two entertainers faced each other on Thursday at the Balmoral Convention Centre, Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, during the ‘Ch...
***Decry Tinubu’s indifference to demand ***Public sector unions order total compliance By Victor Ahiuma-Young & Johnbosco Agbakwuru LAGOS — Public sector unions under the aegis of the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council, JNPSNC, have directed all federal, state and...
A medical practitioner and Medical Coordinator at Victoria Island Medical Centre, OneHealth by AXA, Dr Akinlawon Olamide, has urged families caring for ageing parents to adopt structured healthcare plans to help them balance the demands of work, family and caregiving. Olamide mad...
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday attended the official launch and premiere of MKO, a documentary on the life and legacy of late Chief MKO Abiola. The premiere was held at the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Creative Arts in Lagos, ahead of the documentary’s nationwide ci...
