The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has urged residents of border communities in Ogun State to collaborate with authorities in the fight against human trafficking and violence against persons. The agency also warned Nigerians against online recruitme...
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has said state governors, rather than President Bola Tinubu, should explain how the gains from petrol subsidy removal are being spent. Abiodun spoke on Thursday at an All Progressives Congress rally at the Dipo Dina International Stadium in Ijeb...
Ikpendu and John. CREDIT: Ogbonnaya Ikokwu
Fisayo Dele-Bashiru of S.S. Lazio is in action during the 38th matchday of the Serie A championship between S.S. Lazio and Pisa Sporting Club 1909 at the Olympic Stadium in Rome, Italy, on May 23, 2026. (Photo by Domenico Cippitelli / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)
Lady Gaga and her fiancé Michael Polansky attend the red carpet of the movie 'Joker: Folie a deux' presented in competition during the 81st International Venice Film Festival at Venice Lido, on September 4, 2024. Photo: AFP
Economist Bismarck Rewane has urged Nigerians to invest in the Dangote Refinery Initial Public Offering rather than seek quick financial gains by selling their Permanent Voter Cards. Rewane said the IPO could encourage millions of Nigerians, particularly low-income earners, to mo...
Oando Energy Resources Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of Oando Plc, has commenced a 12-month drilling engineering training programme for young Nigerians. The programme, being implemented in partnership with the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board and Hilong Oil Servi...
Five major stories dominate the morning news, including Nigerians counting their losses after the PXES online investment platform stopped paying returns and became inaccessible; criminal groups posing as civil society organisations, humanitarian workers, and orphanage representat...
UNIBEN lecturers extend strike over salary dispute Punch Newspapers
Many Nigerian men looking for a wife are now de-emphasising church. Some of them claim that once they hear that a lady is a “born-again”, too many vices (and not virtues) come to mind, including: The possibility of an extramarital affair with her pastor Loyalty to pastors and not...
The Federal Government said on Friday that it was targeting the creation of two million jobs in the creative industry by 2030 as it moves to turn the country’s cultural assets and creative talent into commercially viable enterprises. The Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and Crea...
First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu. Photo: Presidency
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has increased the gantry price of premium motor spirit (petrol) from N1,265 to N1,350 per litre, effective Saturday, 12 September 2026. The PUNCH had earlier predicted that there could be a fresh hike in fuel prices following the rise in oil prices. The...
The Peoples Redemption Party has thrown its weight behind its Bauchi State governorship candidate, Senator Shehu Buba, dismissing allegations linking him to banditry and kidnapping as a campaign of falsehood aimed at damaging his political prospects. The party also challenged tho...
National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons. Photo: NAPTIP
FILE: Osun poll: INEC Begins Distribution Of Non-sensitive Materials In Osogbo. Credit: Saheed Olugbon
Popular actress and event planner, Folorunsho Adeola, better known as Arikegold, has revealed that she would never compromise her comfort in the name of fashion. Speaking to Saturday Beats, she said, “One thing I would never do in the name of fashion is wear something that makes ...
The Lagos State Police Command has summoned some officers who allegedly assaulted a man, Olugbenga Adeleke, after his complaint video went viral on social media on Friday. The spokesperson for the command, Abimbola Adebisi, told Saturday PUNCH on Friday that the Divisional Police...