An analysis of Nigerian political campaigns, arguing for a shift from empty slogans and attacks to meaningful ideas and citizen accountability. Read More: https://punchng.com/rethinking-campaigning-fielding-the-winning-eleven/...
A non-profit, Young Aerospace Professionals Initiative, has urged Nigerian girls to pursue careers as aircraft engineers and flight dispatchers in aviation Read More: https://punchng.com/ngo-urges-girls-on-aviation-careers/...
Nigerian wrestlers have begun closed-door camping in Bayelsa and Ondo ahead of the World Wrestling Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan. Read More: https://punchng.com/team-nigeria-begins-world-wrestling-championship-camping/...
NAFDAC has warned Nigerians against consuming herbal drinks sold at motor parks, stating they can be poisons capable of causing organ failure. Read More: https://punchng.com/motor-park-herbal-drinks-may-cause-organ-failure-nafdac/...
Nigeria faces a public health and economic crisis from counterfeit products. NAFDAC warns of a growing local trade in fake medicines, food, and other goods Read More: https://punchng.com/stop-counterfeit-products/...
Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen will miss Nigeria’s 2027 AFCON qualifiers against Madagascar and Guinea-Bissau due to a right adductor muscle strain. Read More: https://punchng.com/just-in-injured-osimhen-out-of-nigerias-afcon-qualifiers-report/...
By Kunle Olawunmi Nigeria is approaching another presidential election under conditions that demand sober judgment from the Yoruba people. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is seeking a second term in 2027. His candidacy has already become the centre of an increasingly polarised strugg...
The 11th Nigerian Entertainment Conference, NECLive 2026, will focus on leveraging Nigeria’s domestic audience to build ownership and global influence. Read More: https://punchng.com/neclive-2026-to-champion-nigerias-home-advantage/...
Content creator Jojo of Lele celebrated her 28th birthday with a star-studded party in Lagos attended by Cute Abiola, Lord Lamba and other personalities. Read More: https://punchng.com/jojo-of-lele-throws-star-studded-bash-for-28th-birthday/...
A look at Nigeria’s participation in the UN General Assembly, critiquing leaders like Tinubu and Buhari for failing to meet development goals like the SDGs Read More: https://punchng.com/rituals-of-the-united-nations/...
Saraya Danjuma, daughter of Theophilus Danjuma, and her groom Bawa Salka, host their wedding celebration in Marbella, Spain, after a Lagos ceremony. Read More: https://punchng.com/danjuma-family-takes-wedding-glamour-to-marbella/...
Yemisi Shyllon Museum wins Travellers Award as Nigeria’s top art gallery The Lagos Review
The Nigerian Bar Association has set up a team to probe the death of 37 suspected illegal miners who died in the custody of the NSCDC in Niger State. Read More: https://punchng.com/nba-names-team-to-probe-death-of-37-miners-in-niger/...
The Nigerian Bar Association has called for a thorough, independent, transparent and credible investigation into the deaths of 37 persons arrested on suspicion of illegal mining and held in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Minna, Niger State. The NBA...
By signing the Bill into law, the governor has established a statutory framework for mobilising additional resources for education and skills development in Ogun State The post Abiodun’s Education Trust Fund: Building Ogun’s future beyond projects, By Kayode Akinmade appeared fir...
The Nigerian Army has charged 45 young soldiers of the 90 Regular Recruit Intake to uphold discipline and professionalism after their graduation ceremony i Read More: https://punchng.com/embrace-discipline-professionalism-army-tells-young-soldiers/...
Public commentary has raised questions about whether financial institutions or their executives could, in theory, be used as vehicles for undisclosed political financing. The post When Banking Power Meets Political Money: Questions Nigeria must ask, By Adedayo Adelami appeared fi...
Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has called on candidates of other political parties to refrain from making unrealistic campaign promises that they cannot fulfil if they get into office. He said t...
Nigeria’s Minister of Humanitarian Affairs says aid must be a bridge to recovery and prosperity, announcing a new agenda for the UN General Assembly. Read More: https://punchng.com/humanitarian-aid-must-lead-to-recovery-prosperity-minister/...
It’s been another busy week, with plenty of stories making headlines and sparking conversations across Nigeria and beyond. From the Dangote IPO and political developments to sports, entertainment, and major international stories, there’s been a lot to keep up with. Bu...
By the time Ogunde died in 1990, Ogogo was already a rising star, and the Alarinjo travelling Theatre culture was being disrupted by time, economy of scale, evolving technology and audience taste. The post TRIBUTE: Ògògó: Death on the River Bank appeared first on Premium Times Ni...
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) says it is aware of the financial pressure caused by the recent increase in petrol prices, but maintains that it does not fix pump prices under Nigeria’s deregulated petroleum market. The post NMDPRA sp...
Enyimba technical adviser, Emmanuel Deutsch, has declared that his side’s Matchday 4 encounter against Inter Lagos is a must-win. The People’s Elephant will do battle with Inter Lagos at the Enyimba Stadium in Aba on Sunday. DAILY POST reports that Enyimba are without a win from ...
The Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, CP Ahmed Muhammed Sanusi, has issued a stern warning to miscreants causing unrest in the nation’s capital to voluntarily return to their respective states of origin or face repatriation. Sanusi gave the warning on Saturday while parading o...
The Falconets will be seeking to reach the semi-finals for the first time since 2014 The post FIFA U-20 WWC: Aduku warns against complacency as Falconets battle Colombia for semi-final ticket appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
A teenage gold miner in Niger State has alleged that personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, have been shooting at miners at the gold mining site. Speaking to News Central Television, the teenager, who did not disclose his name, made the allegation follo...
A resurfaced video of Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote’s three daughters has triggered reactions online after Halima Dangote revealed that she and her sisters did not grow up “spoilt” despite their privileged background. The video, which resurfaced on X on Saturday, was taken f...
Falconets head coach Moses Aduku has challenged his players to move on from the win over England and shift attention to their upcoming clash against Colombia, DAILY POST reports. Nigeria will take on Colombia in a quarter-final fixture at the ongoing 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World ...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has deployed a new commandant, Abdulhamid Kabara, to the Niger State Command amid the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in custody. Kabara replaces Suberu Aniviye, who was suspended as Niger NSCDC commandant after the 37 su...
By Henry Umoru, ABUJA STRONG indications have emerged that crisis looms in the family of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, as the national leadership of the party has disowned the 59-member Presidential Campaign Council comprising zonal and state coordinators put in place by ...
Nigeria’s Ambassador to Austria, Dr Florence Ajimobi, has been appointed the country’s Governor on the IAEA Board of Governors for the 2026–2028 term. Read More: https://punchng.com/florence-ajimobi-appointed-nigerias-governor-on-iaea-board/...
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) says fuel pump prices are determined by market forces and not fixed by the regulator under the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021. The NMDPRA management made this known in a statement on Saturday, in res...
Former Nigerian Navy officer and security commentator, Commodore Kunle Olawunmi (retd.), has called for accountable governance, democratic consent and peaceful constitutional change, saying no political office should be regarded as greater than the people. Olawunmi made the call ...
Troops carrying out security operations in Nigeria’s North-West have arrested another person suspected of working with armed bandits in the region. A security source told security expert Zagazola Makama that the suspect was arrested during an intelligence-led operation and is cur...
The Governor of Taraba State, Agbu Kefas, has urged Nigerians to transcend parochial interests rooted in individual communities and states and identify concrete collaborative opportunities that would benefit the populace and advance national progress. He further exhorted Nigerian...
Nigerian troops of Sector 7, Sub-Sector 71 Sanga, have neutralised a suspected terrorist during an offensive operation in Ungwan Nungu village, Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The operation was carried out at about 8pm on Friday, September 18, 2026, following intelli...
Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has denied authoring a purported letter addressed to the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Ugochukwu Achebe, amid the ongoing dispute over political and financial issues in Anambra State. The letter, d...
An official said the latest success comes days after the conviction of nine crude oil thieves by the Federal High Court in Uyo, following their arrest during a Nigerian Navy-led operation under Operation DELTA SENTINEL. The post Navy uncovers 119,850 litres of suspected stolen cr...
Barau FC maintained their unbeaten start to the new season following a 0-0 draw against hosts Ikorodu City at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos, on Saturday. The two teams had chances to win the game but failed to hit the target. Barau FC stayed in second position in the ...
Nigeria has been here before. But under Tinubu, threats, harassment and intimidation of human rights defenders, activists, journalists and civil society organisations are being compounded by the growing weaponisation of the criminal justice system, particularly by the State Secur...
By Elizabeth Osayande Academic activities may remain suspended in all Lagos State-owned universities following the ongoing indefinite strike declared by their academic staff unions. This comes four days after the Lagos State University arm of the Academic Staff Union of Universit...
The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Niger State chapter, has condemned the deaths of 37 artisanal miners who died while in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC. The state CAN Chairman, Most Rev. Bulus Dauwa Yohanna, described the incident as t...
The Northern Senators Forum (NSF) has urged the Federal Government to ensure a full, independent and transparent investigation into the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners who died in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Minna, Niger State. In ...
Properties worth millions of naira have been destroyed after a fire ravaged a residential building in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The incident occurred at 11 Adeoye Adeosun Street, Akala Way, Akobo area of Ibadan, on Saturday. DAILY POST gathered that the fire affected a twin-...
The 2027 presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, has denied authoring a letter circulating on social media, purportedly addressed to the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Ugochukwu Achebe, over political and financial matters in Anambra State...
The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has signed into law the State Education and Skills Trust Fund Bill, creating a framework for sustainable funding and improved management of the state’s education and skills development sector. Speaking with journalists after the signin...
The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency has issued a high flood risk alert for 15 states, including Lagos, Rivers, Imo, and Kogi, from Sept 19 to 25. Read More: https://punchng.com/agency-issues-high-flood-risk-alert-for-lagos-rivers-imo-kogi-11-others/...
Lagos school wins innovation challenge with solar-powered teaching robot TheCable
By Henry Umoru Senators from the 19 Northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), under the aegis of the Northern Senators Forum, NSF, have called for an independent, thorough and transparent investigation into the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in the custody o...
The newly deployed State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Niger State Command, Abdulhamid Kabara, has assumed duty. Kabara took over the leadership of the command from Suberu Aniviye, who was suspended by the Ministry of Interior over the death ...
“The era of making our young ones abandon what took them to school to work all day for any school head or teacher is over,” the council chairman said. The post Akwa Ibom local council bans use of pupils for manual labour in schools appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
Despite pressure from some of his aides, President Buhari remained unconvinced that Nigeria should pay USD 200, to Leno Adesanya and his Sunrise company regarding the Mambilla project. The post Mambilla: How and why Sunrise, Leno Adesanya, lost at ICC tribunal in Paris appeared f...
The Chairman of Bariga LCDA, Adedeji Omope, has congratulated the Lagos State Deputy Governor, Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, on his 62nd birthday. Read More: https://punchng.com/lagos-lcda-chairman-congratulates-hamzat-at-62/...
Convener of The Alternative, Otunba Segun Showunmi, has criticised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s proposal to restore petrol subsidy, describing it as overtly and inordinately ambitious. Showunmi said Nigeria would never return to Egypt, insisting that subsidy has failed....
The President said Nigeria’s exposure to global energy price shocks makes the transition to alternative fuels necessary. The post Tinubu urges CNG rollout as petrol prices surge appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
By Efe Onodjae Importation of arms and ammunition into Nigeria rose by 104.31 per cent in the first half of 2026, reaching N55.06 billion, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS. Read Also: 2027: Fear grips Nigerians as political thugs begin actions that tr...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has deployed Abdulhamid Kabara as the new commandant of its Niger State Command following the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in custody. Kabara replaces Suberu Aniviye, who was suspended as Niger NSCDC commandant after t...
By Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, has described Saturday’s bye-elections in Gombe, Kano, Bauchi and Delta states as dress rehearsals for the 2027 General Election, insisting that no electoral contest ...
An Ogun State PDP chieftain, Segun Showunmi, has declared his support for President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election, urging South-West voters to mobilise. Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-ogun-pdp-chieftain-backs-tinubus-re-election-urges-south-west-support/...
President Bola Tinubu insists Nigerians will see a drop in transportation costs from October 1, urging states to ensure savings from CNG-powered vehicles l Read More: https://punchng.com/nigerians-will-witness-drop-in-transportation-costs-from-october-1-tinubu-insists/...
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