Obi campaign: OK Movement tackles NDC, Obidients - Punch Newspapers
Peter Obi and Rabu Kwankwaso. Credit: PeterObi/X
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Paramilitary recruitment: Shortlisted candidates face mandatory drug tests - Punch Newspapers
The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board has announced that its recruitment portal will open on October 28 for candidates shortlisted for the first batch of 30,000 paramilitary personnel to check their status and undertake mandatory drug tests. The Boa...
2027: Over 103m Nigerians eligible to vote – INEC - Punch Newspapers
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Monday said Nigeria’s national voters register had risen to over 103 million following the completion of the three-phase Continuous Voter Registration exercise and final biometric cleanup. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, discl...
Man dies in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway crash - Punch Newspapers
A yet-to-be-identified man has died in an accident involving a Mercedes-Benz C300 and a bus on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in the Magboro area of Ogun State.
“They called us witches after my father’s death” – Monica Brown recounts childhood ordeal, launches humanitarian foundation - Punch Newspapers
“They called us witches after my father’s death” – Monica Brown recounts childhood ordeal, launches humanitarian foundation Punch Newspapers
LASG seals nine properties over raw sewage discharge - Punch Newspapers
The Lagos State Government has sealed nine properties across the state for alleged sewage violations, including a healthcare facility accused of pumping untreated waste directly into public drains.
Dangote sets sights on Egypt for industrial expansion - Punch Newspapers
President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote. Photo: Dangote Group
2027: APC restricts ministers to campaign rallies in home states - Punch Newspapers
FG’s N50,000 relief: OPay explains eligibility, warns against scams Toluwanisings’ wife, father, others sign peace undertaking Entertainment UPDATED: US to end $3.8bn annual military aid to Israel — Trump foreign news FG begins N50,000 relief payments to vulnerable Nigerians News...
Igbo criminals, not Fulani herdsmen, behind South-East killings — Soludo - Punch Newspapers
The Anambra State governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has said the majority of kidnappings and killings in Anambra and other South-East states are perpetrated by Igbos criminals and not “Fulani herdsmen as widely believed”. Soludo stated this during an interactive town hall meeting ...
Abductors flee, abandon Plateau varsity student after security raid - Punch Newspapers
Gunmen have abandoned an abducted 100-level female student of Plateau State University, Bokkos, after a joint security operation forced them to flee in Bokkos Local Government Area of the state. The student was abducted on Saturday night at an off-campus residential area in the u...
Ex-Miss Taraba Comfort Williams dies - Punch Newspapers
Comfort Williams. Photo: Prime Planet
APC declares winner of fresh Zamfara North senatorial primary - Punch Newspapers
The All Progressives Congress has declared Senator Sahabi Ya’u Kaura the winner of its fresh senatorial primary election for Zamfara North ahead of the 2027 general election.
ITF rankings: Ogunsakin breaks into world’s top 60 - Punch Newspapers
Nigeria’s tennis sensation, Seun Ogunsakin, has achieved a career-high ranking of 59th in the world and third in Africa in the latest junior rankings released by the International Tennis Federation on Monday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.
Abducted Plateau varsity student freed, hospitalised - Punch Newspapers
A 100-level female student of Plateau State University, Bokkos, who was abducted by gunmen in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State, has regained her freedom.
UPDATED: US to end $3.8bn annual military aid to Israel — Trump - Punch Newspapers
United States President, Donald Trump. Photo: AFP
Senate passes bills clarifying Abia federal varsity, college locations - Punch Newspapers
The Senate on Tuesday passed two amendment bills seeking to distinguish the host communities of the Federal University of Medical and Health Sciences and the Federal College of Education in Bende, Abia State, in a move aimed at preventing potential communal disputes over the loca...
Tinubu graduated with first-class in accounting — Education minister - Punch Newspapers
President Bola Tinubu. Photo: State House
Lee Group unveils $1.8bn industrial park in Ogun - Punch Newspapers
A $1.8bn industrial park being developed by Lee Group of Companies Ltd along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State is expected to accommodate more than 29 manufacturing factories, generate over 2,500 direct and indirect jobs and further strengthen the state’s position as a le...