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The political battle ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 presidential election is taking shape around two increasingly contentious issues: the removal of petrol subsidy and the long-running controversy over power-sector spending during the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, now the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, has challenged the Federal […]

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has offered whistleblowers between 2.5 per cent and 5 per cent of recovered stolen Nigerian assets held abroad for information that leads to their recovery. Olukoyede disclosed this on Wednesday while delivering a lecture at the Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime in […]

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested six suspects and rescued two pregnant women and four children during an operation targeting an alleged baby factory in the Mowe area of Obafemi Owode Local Government Area. The operation, carried out on Monday, August 24, followed intelligence gathered by police operatives regarding suspected human trafficking and illegal […]

President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Ministry of Works to urgently intervene in the worsening condition of the Benin–Agbor–Asaba road, where motorists and commuters have been trapped in severe gridlock for days. The directive follows growing concerns over the deteriorating highway, which has disrupted interstate travel, delayed the movement of goods and forced some […]

The Trump administration is preparing a major new immigration crackdown that could result in the revocation of as many as 200,000 US visas, according to the White House. The State Department said Tuesday that it is working with the Department of Homeland Security to identify foreign nationals who entered the United States on tourist or […]

Country music icon Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80, according to a statement from her family and a video message shared by her nephew, Brian Seaver, on social media. In the emotional video, Seaver said: “Sadness lies with us, not with Dolly. Dolly lived in the light and is in the arms […]

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has introduced a new system that allows candidates to upload and verify their O’Level results from home without visiting a Computer-Based Test (CBT) centre. The new technology-driven process enables JAMB to verify candidates’ Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE) results directly with examination bodies, beginning with the West […]

The Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) has uncovered emerging methods being used by terrorist financiers to raise, transfer and conceal funds intended to support terrorist activities in Nigeria. According to the NFIU’s 2025 Annual Report, obtained by The PUNCH, criminal networks are increasingly exploiting crowdfunding platforms, social media, mobile banking, money-transfer services and proxy bank […]

The United States has intensified its security partnership with Nigeria by providing specialized military training to Nigerian troops in Bauchi State. The training, being conducted at a U.S. Operating Location in Bauchi, is aimed at strengthening the capabilities, operational readiness and long-term effectiveness of Nigeria’s armed forces. The initiative is part of a broader security […]

Former Anambra State governor and presidential candidate Peter Obi has disagreed with Atiku Abubakar’s proposal to restore Nigeria’s fuel subsidy if elected president in 2027. Speaking on Monday at the Nigerian Bar Association conference in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Obi argued that removing the subsidy was necessary but faulted the Federal Government for failing to […]

Nigeria’s 36 state governors are coming under increasing pressure to explain how the substantial rise in Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) revenue has been utilised, amid growing concerns that the increase in government receipts has not translated into a corresponding improvement in the lives of citizens. Data from the Federal Ministry of Finance show that […]

Former Anambra State governor and presidential candidate Peter Obi has raised alarm over the worsening security situation in Nigeria’s North-Central region, urging governments at all levels to take immediate steps to protect communities from further attacks. Obi, in a statement shared on his X account on Sunday, expressed concern over recent killings and abductions reported […]