Rising Afrobeats star Shoday is set to perform at the GOtv Boxing Night Jam Festival, blending top-tier music with thrilling boxing matches on Dec 26. Read More: https://punchng.com/shoday-set-to-perform-at-gotv-boxing-night-jam-festival/

Recent attacks by lawless Navy ratings, like the assault on a priest, highlight a culture of military impunity in Nigeria. This violence must end. We deman Read More: https://punchng.com/bring-those-lawless-navy-ratings-to-justice/

Nigerian music mogul Don Jazzy discusses his career journey, leadership philosophy, and the transition from Mo’Hits to building Mavin Records. Read More: https://punchng.com/don-jazzy-reflects-on-music-journey/

Security is unusually tight at the Sokoto prison following the transfer of IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu, with access heavily restricted to visitors. Read More: https://punchng.com/heavy-security-in-sokoto-prison-over-nnamdi-kanu/

The Young Innovation Leaders (YIL) Fellowship celebrates its 2025 cohort, graduating 27 young professionals from 10 African countries to solve challenges. Read More: https://punchng.com/yil-fellowship-celebrates-cohort-from-10-african-countries/

The CAN chairman in Niger expresses faith in the rescue of abducted Niger pupils, citing the government’s serious efforts and the NSA’s recent visit. Read More: https://punchng.com/abducted-niger-pupils-will-be-freed-can-chairman/

Entertainment Week Africa’s debut event in Lagos united creators, investors, and stars, fostering collaboration with panels, workshops, and new deals. Read More: https://punchng.com/entertainment-week-africa-delivers-big-wins-for-creators/

An NGO celebrates its 5th anniversary by launching Nigeria’s first Reentry Guide, urging public ex-inmate support to help them reintegrate into society. Read More: https://punchng.com/ngo-urges-support-for-ex-inmates/

A Lagos foundation empowers over 1,000 students with vital student leadership skills, financial literacy, and character-building workshops. Read More: https://punchng.com/foundation-empowers-students-with-leadership-skills/

Afrobeats heavyweights Ayodeji Balogun aka Wizkid and Ahmed Ololade aka Asake are taking their musical partnership to a new level. During a recent Apple Music takeover, the duo recently announced a monumental joint EP set to drop this December titled Real. Their announcement immediately lit up social media, with fans celebrating the collab as the Read More: https://punchng.com/on-asake-wizkids-friendship-beyond-music/

Nigeria’s education minister explains why the mother tongue policy was scrapped, citing implementation complexities and its negative impact on student outc Read More: https://punchng.com/scrapping-mother-tongue-policy-wont-kill-local-languages-education-minister-alausa/

The maiden edition of Reflection Fest, a new cultural platform, brought leaders together to discuss Nigeria’s future, unity, and cultural progress in Lagos Read More: https://punchng.com/reflection-fest-hosts-debut-edition/

Nigerian singer Sola Allyson opens up about her marriage challenges, revealing she and her husband live separately and disagree with idealized views of lov Read More: https://punchng.com/i-dont-have-happy-marriage-singer-allyson/

Billionaire industrialist Samuel Adedoyin marks his 90th birthday with an elegant thanksgiving ceremony surrounded by family, friends, and associates. Read More: https://punchng.com/billionaire-bizman-adedoyin-celebrates-90th-birthday-in-style/

Nigerian PoS agents fault the CAC’s mandatory registration plan, arguing it lacks legal authority and contradicts existing CBN agent banking regulations. Read More: https://punchng.com/pos-agents-fault-cacs-mandatory-registration/

WARIF’s 7th “No Tolerance” march in Lagos united advocates and dignitaries in a powerful stand against gender-based violence, rape, and abuse. Read More: https://punchng.com/warif-hosts-7th-no-tolerance-march-in-lagos/

Summit Bank COO Mukhtar Adam shares his journey from PwC to Zenith and the principles behind launching a non-interest banking institution in Nigeria. Read More: https://punchng.com/missionary-school-experience-taught-me-religious-coexistence-summit-bank-coo-adam/

Afrobeats artist Black Fab unveils his new single, ‘I Like Am,’ a house-influenced track perfect for late-night Lagos party circuits. Listen now. Read More: https://punchng.com/black-fab-unveils-new-single/

Dr Teal’s Nigeria recently celebrated community wellness with its ‘Detty Experience’, an event blending tradition, entertainment, and self-care advocacy. Read More: https://punchng.com/dr-teals-boosts-community-wellness-with-detty-experience/

Tension is gradually building across Sokoto metropolis as residents struggle to cope with the presence of IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu who is currently serving his sentence at the Sokoto Central Correctional Centre. The post Nnamdi Kanu’s new neighbours speak on ‘unusual prisoner’ in Sokoto appeared first on Vanguard News.

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has been nominated to attend the Nigeria Excellence Awards in Public Service (NEAPS), where he will receive the Distinguished Award for Excellence in Sustainable Development and Community Empowerment. The ceremony is scheduled to take place on Sunday, December 7, 2025, at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja. The […]

Nigeria’s security agencies have received N144.77 billion to protect Nigerian schools from bandit and terrorist attacks, investigation by LEADERSHIP Sunday has revealed. The Safe School Initiative budget plan from 2023–2026 indicates that N144.77 billion has been invested. The breakdown of contributions shows that the federal government contributed N119.83 billion while the states contributed N24.93 billion. […]

THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has intensified its fight for water, with the rehabilitation of the Umzingwane Pump Station now at an... To access this content, please purchase a subscription by clicking the button below and select a package of your choice! Subscriptions

Amid worsening security situation in the country resulting in serious humanitarian crisis, kidnaping, extrajudicial killings and displacement of people, the Progressive Governors Forum, (PGF) yesterday met in Lagos and declared support for the federal government’s reengineering of its security architecture aimed at curbing the problem of insecurity in the country. The forum in a communique […]

By Sola Adebawo I’ve been thinking about the atmosphere in the Nigerian Christian community lately, and it feels… tense. Not dramatic, exactly, but like one of those family meetings where everyone is avoiding eye contact because nobody wants to say the obvious. At some point, though, someone has to talk about it. Maybe that’s what this […] The post The Cracks, the Calling, and the Conscience: A Honest Look at Today’s Nigerian Church appeared first on Vanguard News.

Former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida, has urged northern leaders to embrace the vision of late Gen. Hassan Usman-Katsina’s vision of peace, unity and self-reliance. Babangida made the call during the second edition of the late Gen. Hassan Usman Katsina Memorial Conference organised by the New Vision Development Initiative (NEVDI) in Kaduna yesterday. According to […]

Retired Inspector-General of Police Usman Alkali Baba has said why the withdrawal of police personnel from very important personalities (VIPs) failed previously was because it came from inspectors-general of police and not directly from the president. Baba, who spoke in Abuja yesterday at the launch of two of his biographies, “Giant Footprints and A Policeman […]

THREE out of the five suspected killers of a senior officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lasisi Funmilayo Oluwamayokun, and her only child, 12-year-old Sewa Lasisi, have met their waterloo. The three suspects —Fajemirokun Victor, Daramola Gboyega a.k.a. Abere’fa and Sunday James— were arrested, one after the other, by the operatives of Anti-Kidnapping […]

By Kehinde Olaosebikan When someone has quality, it may be latent but when a person is made of great quality, it is discernible to all. Behind every successful man, they say, there is a woman. Her husband has gone to rest in the bosom of the Lord, but she keeps the flag flying and very far […] The post Ambassadorial Nomination: I saw it coming for Mrs. Ajimobi appeared first on Vanguard News.

As bandits from the North push farther toward the fringes of the South, security anxieties have deepened across the southern corridor, stretching from the thick forests of Oke-Ogun in Oyo to the oil-rich creeks of the Niger Delta. The post South moves against northern bandits appeared first on Vanguard News.

The problem isn’t immigration. It’s the failure of liberal democracy itself. LEA YPI  In one of the most celebrated plays of the Enlightenment, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing’s Nathan the Wise, the… The post he Real Border Crisis appeared first on Independent Newspaper Nigeria.

By Dapo Ipoola According to an extensive research work, a revolutionist is a person who advocates for or takes part in a revolution, seeking to bring about a radical or sweeping change in government, laws, or a social system. These individuals are often associated with being rebellious, radical, and willing to challenge established authority. They […] The post Bunmi Tunji- Ojo: The magical revolutionist appeared first on Vanguard News.

Lionel Messi inspires Inter Miami to their first MLS Cup title. Read how his two assists led the team to a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps. Read More: https://punchng.com/inter-miami-crowned-mls-champions-as-messi-shines-in-3-1-win/

The Command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, noting that officers acted on credible intelligence about a gathering of what he described as “a dangerous cult group” preparing for a violent confrontation.

As the festive season approaches, the cities of Abuja and Lagos are adorned with vibrant colors, trendy rhythms, and the warm glow of holiday lights. The air is filled with the sweet scent of freshly baked treats, the sound of laughter, and the anticipation of joy as the nation prepares to celebrate Christmas—the most wonderful […]

… A Bad Deal Is Worse Than No Deal SERGEY RADCHENKO I n August, U.S. President Donald Trump was disappointed when a meeting in Alaska with Russian President Vladimir Putin… The post America’s Magical Thinking About Ukraine appeared first on Independent Newspaper Nigeria.