Empty tanks: CNG queues turn cheaper fuel into costly ordeal - Punch Newspapers
Queue at NIPCO gas station, Magboro, Ogun State. Photos: Daniel Ayantoye
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APGA candidates fear protest votes over Soludo-Tinubu pact - Punch Newspapers
The decision by the governors of Osun and Anambra states, Ademola Adeleke and Prof Chukwuma Soludo, respectively, to coordinate President Bola Tinubu’s campaign in their states has caused anxiety among National Assembly candidates, Sunday PUNCH can report. Findings by our corresp...
2027: S’West ADC leaders revolt against Atiku - Punch Newspapers
Many leaders of the African Democratic Congress in the South-West have expressed dissatisfaction with what they described as the marginalisation of the party’s structure in the region by the ADC presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The ...
My mum, church rejected me over HIV status — Advocate, Ekezie - Punch Newspapers
Chika Ekezie, a native of Imo State living with HIV, became an advocate after disclosing his status in November 2024, following seven years of self-denial. He tells AYOOLA OLASUPO about his diagnosis, workplace rejection, family and church stigma, and how treatment helped sustain...
Joke Silva thanks Nigerians for support after Olu Jacobs’ death - Punch Newspapers
Veteran actress, Joke Silva, has thanked Nigerians and others who supported her family following the death of her husband, veteran actor Olu Jacobs. Silva, in an Instagram post on Saturday, thanked those who offered prayers, sent messages and made contributions towards the actor’...
What you need to know: UK tightens immigration rules affecting work, study, family visas - Punch Newspapers
The UK government has unveiled a sweeping overhaul of its immigration rules, introducing wide-ranging changes that tighten visa requirements, strengthen deportation powers, and reshape the framework governing work, study and family migration. The changes, contained in Statement o...
30 nabbed for sanitation offences in Ondo - Punch Newspapers
No fewer than 30 people were arrested by environmental officers of the Ondo State Government on Saturday for allegedly violating environmental sanitation regulations.
Armed thugs beat me, threatened to kill me in Ekiti — Sowore - Punch Newspapers
Sowore, pictured with bandages on his hand and leg. Photo: Omoyele Sowore on X
Edo residents now call me ‘Okpe’s baby’ — Okpebholo - Punch Newspapers
File photo: Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State.
Soldiers kill two bandits in Kogi ambush - Punch Newspapers
Troops of Sector 3, Joint Task Force Operation Whirl Stroke, killed two suspected bandits during an intelligence-led ambush along the Adankolo–Apata Road in Kogi State on Saturday.
2027: Tompolo, Adeleke, Oyetola target 1.5m Osun votes for Tinubu - Punch Newspapers
The Grand Patron of the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement, Chief Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, and the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, have set a target of at least 1.5 million votes for President Bola T...
Leão thanks Osimhen for allowing him to take penalty - Punch Newspapers
Galatasaray forward, Rafael Leão, has thanked Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen, for allowing him to take a penalty during the club’s 4-0 victory over Konyaspor in the Turkish Super Lig on Friday. Leão scored his first goal for the Turkish champions after Osimhen handed him the op...
INEC declares Adeleke winner of Osun gov poll - Punch Newspapers
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, was on Sunday declared elected, having won 19 out of the 30 local government areas in the governorship election held across the state on Saturday. The State Returning Officer, the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti, Prof Jos...
Fire guts Customs office in Lagos - Punch Newspapers
Fire on Monday gutted the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Western Marine Command office in Apapa, Lagos, destroying property worth millions of naira. The fire, which reportedly started at about 10:23am following an electrical surge in the conference room, spread to other sections o...
I never asked Nigerians abroad to abandon families — Obi - Punch Newspapers
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has defended his remarks urging Nigerians living in the United Kingdom to reject requests for money from people back home.. He accused his political opponents of twisting his message to Nigerians living abr...
2027: Adeleke, Oyetola unite for Tinubu, unveil Tompolo-donated vehicles - Punch Newspapers
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, and the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Saturday in Osogbo, Osun State, inaugurated 30 campaign vehicles donated by the convener of PBAT Door-to-Door Movement, Government Ekpemupolo, also known as Tompolo, in suppo...
Wale Tinubu joins Tinubu for Umrah in Saudi Arabia - Punch Newspapers
Oando Group CEO, Wale Tinubu (left), with President Bola Tinubu during the lesser Hajj in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Photo: X/@adewaletinubu
Sherrock stuns world champion Littler to win £501,000 - Punch Newspapers
Fallon Sherrock defeated reigning two-time world champion Luke Littler to win £501,000 at Netflix’s live darts event, Beat Luke Littler, in Manchester on Friday. The 32-year-old became the first challenger to beat the world number one in the contest, ending his winning run after ...