Taraba State Governor, Dr Agbu Kefas has finally opened up on why he joined the All Progressives Congress. The governor also explained the rationale behind his call for a United State of Taraba. Kefas said that his decision to leave the Peoples Democratic Party for the ruling APC was aimed at strengthening the state’s relationship Read More: https://punchng.com/why-i-joined-apc-advocated-united-state-of-taraba-kefas/

Parents have been urged to build strong friendship with their daughters to enable them speak freely about challenges confronting them. The post Parents charged on closer ties with their daugthers to face life challenges appeared first on Tribune Online.

The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the Federal University of Transportation, Daura, Wahab Akanni Owokoniran, has inspected ongoing construction and renovation projects at the institution, demanding strict compliance with contractual specifications and quality standards. Owokoniran conducted the inspection on Monday, August 24, 2026, as part of efforts to monitor projects secured for Read More: https://punchng.com/pro-chancellor-orders-quality-compliance-in-futd-projects/

A 34-year-old Nigerian is expected to appear before the Durban Magistrate’s Court in South Africa for allegedly dealing in drugs in Montclair, South Africa. The South African Police Service, in a statement on its Facebook page on Monday, said the suspect appeared before the court on Monday following his arrest by members of the Provincial Read More: https://punchng.com/safrica-arraigns-34-year-old-nigerian-for-suspected-drug-peddling/

The Senate of Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba, Kogi State, has approved the expulsion of six students for gross examination misconduct after they were found to have rewritten an examination at a lecturer’s private residence. The Senate also approved the withdrawal of nine students over poor academic performance and failure to register for two consecutive Read More: https://punchng.com/kogi-varsity-expels-six-students-arrests-lecturer-over-examination-malpractice/

A Lagos-based bank customer, Onifade Isaac, has said that he lost N4.6m to an unauthorised transaction from his Guaranty Trust Bank account without receiving any SMS alert notifying him of the transfer. The incident, which occurred on August 22, 2026, has renewed public concern over the reliability of mobile banking security alerts as more Nigerians Read More: https://punchng.com/unauthorised-transfer-wipes-out-gtb-customers-n4-6m/

Controversy has trailed operations at the Victor Attah International Airport, Uyo, amid growing public perception that Ibom Air, the home-based carrier in Akwa Ibom State, has become so dominant at the airport that other airlines are either unwilling or unable to compete effectively on the route. The post Controversy trails Uyo Airport operations over Ibom Air alleged monopoly appeared first on Tribune Online.

The Federal Government of Nigeria and the Kingdom of Thailand have deepened bilateral cooperation with the signing of new agreements focused on agriculture, cooperatives and innovation, in a move to drive implementation of the Renewed Hope Cooperative Reform and Revamp Programme, RH-CRRP 2030. The post Nigeria, Thailand deepen cooperation with new agreements on agriculture appeared first on Tribune Online.