The Ogun State Police Command on Thursday confirmed the arrest of the driver of the ill-fated Lexus SUV conveying the World boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, and two of his close friends before it crashed on Monday around Danco, along the ...

The interim leadership of the Labour Party (LP), led by Nenadi Usman, has said it backed the defection of the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). This was contained in a statement issued late ...

Super Eagles head coach, Éric Chelle has barred the media from his team’s training sessions on Thursday (today), and Friday as they intensify preparations for their Round of 16 fixture against Mozambique, DAILY POST reports. According to camp sources, the ...

A leadership faction of the African Democratic Congress has rejected reports linking former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to a fresh membership registration in the party. The group, led by Nafiu Bala Gombe, said the process allegedly used to ...

Controversial Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has reacted to Peter Obi’s defection to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), saying that no individual can hold Nigerians to ransom ahead of the 2027 general election. Gumi urged politicians to listen to the ...

A professor of political science, Jibrin Ibrahim, says President Bola Tinubu who criticised former President Goodluck Jonathan over the abduction of Chibok girls has done even worse than Jonathan in terms of insecurity. Prof Ibrahim made this statement on Wednesday ...

A lot of interesting things are happening on Nigeria’s political turf at the same time. The defection to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Wednesday by Peter Obi may have opened a new chapter in the march towards 2027. It ...

Traders on Wednesday counted losses running into millions of naira following the fire outbreak that gutted a section of Arena Market in the Bolade area of Oshodi, Lagos State, on Monday evening. PUNCH Metro reported that the Lagos State Fire ...

Algeria captain Riyad Mahrez is currently the joint-top scorer with Morocco’s Brahim Diaz and Ayoub El Kaabi at the ongoing 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, in Morocco. Mahrez, Diaz, and El Kaabi have each scored three goals in the ...

Nigeria on Thursday, January 1, 2026, commenced the implementation of its much-anticipated new tax laws and fiscal reforms amid widespread public anxiety. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had on Tuesday reaffirmed that the new tax regime signed into law in June ...

President Bola Tinubu has stated that 2026 signals the start of a stronger and more dynamic phase of economic growth. The President stated this on Thursday in his New Year’s message to Nigerians, Fellow Compatriots, I welcome you all to ...

Actress Moyo Lawal has broken her silence on her leaked intimate tape, revealing that her former partner blamed her for the incident. According to the actress, her ex-partner accused her of being responsible for the leak because she did not ...

Gunmen suspected to be bandits on Wednesday night laid siege on Ipele community, Owo Local Council Area of Ondo State, attacking the Divisional Police Station in the agrarian community. The suspected bandits numbering about 20 storming the community on New ...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited recorded a profit after tax of N502bn in November 2025, sustaining its profitability streak despite a decline in crude oil and condensate production during the month. This came as the state-owned energy firm simultaneously ...

Joshua and his mother visited a Lagos funeral home on Wednesday afternoon to pay their final respects as the bodies of the late friends were prepared for repatriation later in the evening. Nigerian-British heavyweight boxer, Anthony Joshua, has been discharged ...