Ex-PDP secretary Prof Wale Oladipo will chair the 52-member committee for Governor Ademola Adeleke’s re-election campaign in Osun State. Read More: https://punchng.com/ex-pdp-scribe-leads-52-man-adeleke-re-election-campaign/

An Anglican bishop calls for transparent governance and credible elections in Nigeria to rebuild public trust and ensure economic accountability. Read More: https://punchng.com/anglican-bishop-urges-credible-poll-transparent-governance/

Lagos State graduates the second cohort of its youth employability scheme, a partnership with a UK firm to provide job skills and economic independence. Read More: https://punchng.com/lagos-uk-firm-graduate-youths-in-employability-scheme/

Standard Chartered is ranked the #1 M&A financial adviser by deal value in West Africa, a recognition from the DealMakers Africa Annual Gala Awards. Read More: https://punchng.com/standard-chartered-recognised-for-leadership-in-ma/

Lagos State strengthens its partnership with the Netherlands, preparing for its upcoming global investment summit to boost infrastructure and economic grow Read More: https://punchng.com/lagos-deepens-netherlands-ties-ahead-of-investment-summit/

Leke Oyede and Sylvestre Okpe win big at the 2025/26 Club Cricket Committee Lagos League. See all the winners and highlights from the successful CCC League Read More: https://punchng.com/cricket-oyede-okpe-shine-as-stakeholders-hail-ccc-league/

Nigeria’s No. 1, Daniel Adeleye, misses a main draw spot at the ATP 50 Challenger in Abidjan but earns his first ATP ranking point in the process. Read More: https://punchng.com/adeleye-misses-atp-50-challenger-spot/

World Athletics approves Nigeria’s entries for all six relay events at the 2026 World Relays in Gaborone, boosting medal and qualification chances. Read More: https://punchng.com/world-athletics-approves-nigerias-six-world-relays-entries/

A middle-aged woman, identified as Oluwasola Adebayo, has died after reportedly slumping while accompanying her child to a Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) centre in Ilara-Mokin, Ifedore Local Government Area of Ondo State. The incident, which occurred on Tuesday, according to Channels Television, threw the community into confusion as eyewitnesses said she began to feel Read More: https://punchng.com/woman-dies-after-slumping-at-childs-utme-centre-in-ondo/

Edo State Police have launched a rescue operation following a deadly attack on a commercial bus that left a driver dead and three passengers abducted. Read More: https://punchng.com/rescue-operation-begins-after-deadly-edo-deadly-attack/

The NDLEA has secured an interim forfeiture of 17 containers of illicit opioids valued at over N33.6bn, striking a major blow to drug trafficking networks. Read More: https://punchng.com/ndlea-secures-forfeiture-of-n33-6bn-illicit-opioids-in-rivers/

The Nafiu Bala Gombe-led faction of the ADC disowns a viral video of a failed convention, calling it propaganda amid a leadership crisis awaiting a court r Read More: https://punchng.com/adc-faction-disowns-empty-convention-video-awaits-scourt-ruling/

Nigerian Army troops have arrested five suspects in Ebonyi State for their alleged involvement in the killing of a police officer in Delta State. Read More: https://punchng.com/five-in-custody-over-killing-of-police-officer-in-delta/

Animashaun Adebo, a US-based Nigerian, pleads guilty to wire fraud conspiracy in a $50m scheme involving business email compromise and romance scams. Read More: https://punchng.com/us-based-nigerian-pleads-guilty-to-50m-fraud/

A dispatch rider has died in a fatal crash involving a heavy-duty truck on Otedola Bridge, Lagos, marking the second such incident in under 24 hours. Read More: https://punchng.com/again-truck-crushes-dispatch-rider-to-death-in-lagos/

The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic death of two intending pilgrims in a fatal car accident along the Rimin Gado–Kano road. The deceased pilgrims, Alkasim Ibrahim Walawa and his mother, Hadiza Garba, were indigenes of Walawa Village in the Kabo Local Government Area of the state. The board’s Read More: https://punchng.com/kano-pilgrims-board-mourns-mother-son-killed-in-crash/

APC aspirant Soji Odedina discusses why Yewa South deserves better representation, outlining his plans for development and empowerment in the constituency. Read More: https://punchng.com/yewa-south-deserves-better-representation-apc-aspirant/

The Nigeria Police Force is taking disciplinary action against 167 senior officers for alleged misconduct, reinforcing its commitment to accountability. Read More: https://punchng.com/167-senior-police-officers-face-disciplinary-action/

BIC is boosting its investment in Nigeria, expanding its distribution network and strengthening local partnerships to deepen market penetration and growth. Read More: https://punchng.com/bic-expands-nigerian-operations/

Nasir El-Rufai remains in ICPC custody after a court delayed his bail ruling. This trial could prevent him from joining the ADC presidential primary race. Read More: https://punchng.com/trial-el-rufai-may-miss-adc-presidential-primary/

Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, is expected to resign his position this week after meeting with President Tinubu to pursue his 2027 governorship ambiti Read More: https://punchng.com/oyo-2027-adelabu-may-resign-after-tinubu-meeting/

The Labour Party leadership crisis deepens as Julius Abure rejects the Appeal Court’s ruling affirming Nenadi Usman as chair, vowing a Supreme Court battle Read More: https://punchng.com/abure-vows-appeal-after-acourt-affirms-usman-lp-chair/

Devastating fire in Sokoto’s Goronyo LGA leaves farmers with losses of N56.8m after 2,275 bags of onions were destroyed in storage huts. Read More: https://punchng.com/sokoto-farmers-count-losses-as-fire-razes-2275-bags-of-onions/

Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police calls for strengthened intelligence sharing among security agencies to combat evolving security challenges and improv Read More: https://punchng.com/ig-seeks-intelligence-sharing-among-security-agencies/

Nigerian police have arrested six suspected kidnappers in Kaduna linked to the abduction of an officer and his son, despite collecting a N24m ransom. Read More: https://punchng.com/six-suspected-kidnappers-linked-to-officers-abduction-nabbed-in-kaduna/

MTN Nigeria opens applications for its 5th Media Innovation Programme, expanding the cohort to 25 fellows to support media talent and digital storytelling. Read More: https://punchng.com/mtn-invests-in-media-talent-digital-storytelling/

The Nigerian Air Force conducted precision airstrikes in the Sambisa Forest, killing several terrorists and destroying key logistics facilities. Read More: https://punchng.com/air-force-strikes-sambisa-eliminates-terrorists-logistics-hubs/

The NACC will honour filmmaker Bolanle Austen-Peters for her immense contribution to Africa’s creative economy and projecting Nigerian stories globally. Read More: https://punchng.com/nacc-honours-austen-peters-for-creative-industry-impact/

Nigeria’s power sector incidents led to 192 casualties in 2025, a NERC report shows. Discover the causes and why the distribution network remains a key con Read More: https://punchng.com/192-die-in-power-sector-incidents/

A professor of agricultural economics warns that persistent rural poverty in Nigeria, particularly among women, undermines development due to ineffective p Read More: https://punchng.com/don-decries-rural-poverty-urges-policy-overhaul/

Nigeria is expanding its malaria vaccine program, reaching nearly 1.3 million children while navigating declining donor funding and logistical challenges. Read More: https://punchng.com/nigeria-scales-up-malaria-vaccine-rollout-amid-funding-pressures/

FAAN arrests 14 suspected Lagos airport vandals targeting the N712bn Terminal 1 renovation project, a major bust to safeguard aviation infrastructure. Read More: https://punchng.com/security-busts-vandals-targeting-n712bn-lagos-airport-project/

Nigeria’s FCCPC toughens merger rules, mandating prior approval to avoid stiff penalties, and signs a pact with Lagos to enhance consumer protection. Read More: https://punchng.com/fccpc-toughens-merger-rules-signs-lagos-consumer-pact/

Nigeria and Saudi Arabia open talks to review their Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA), focusing on improving aviation ties and Hajj operations. Read More: https://punchng.com/nigeria-saudi-to-review-basa/

President Bola Tinubu reshuffles his cabinet, replacing Finance Minister Wale Edun and Housing Minister Ahmed Dangiwa to boost economic delivery. Read More: https://punchng.com/edun-dangiwa-quit-as-tinubu-reshuffles-cabinet/

Frequent bird strikes in Nigeria are disrupting flights, increasing airline costs, and raising serious concerns for the nation’s aviation safety rating. Read More: https://punchng.com/rising-bird-strikes-threaten-nigerias-aviation-safety-rating/