As ransom payments soar into trillions and insecurity drains Nigeria’s economy, the recent US airstrikes on terrorist enclaves in Sokoto and the Federal Government’s deployment of Forest Guards are rekindling cautious optimism. Stakeholders welcome the interventions but warn that without ...
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has alerted the newly sworn in Minister of Defence, General Christopher Gwabin Musa that soldiers did not respect his order withdrawing them from mounting roadblocks so as to be deployed purely for counterinsurgency ...
With the government enforcing the new tax laws from January 1, 2026, many Nigerians are seeking to understand how these changes will affect their daily lives and the broader economy. The core objective of the new tax laws is to ...
Armed groups have intensified attacks across several northern Nigerian states following United States air strikes on Islamic State-linked militants in Sokoto State. According to a report by The Punch, at least 47 people were killed and 35 others abducted between ...
Prominent Islamic scholars from Saudi Arabia, the United States of America, Malaysia and several other countries have converged on Nigeria for a major international conference aimed at promoting sound Islamic creed as the foundation for social stability and moral order. ...
Suspected political thugs disrupted an Arise News Live Interview in a hotel in Rivers State on Friday night. Arise Television disclosed this in a statement on X on Saturday. According to the broadcast news outlet, the assailants invaded Londa Hotel ...
A day after part of a missile fired by the United States dropped unharmed in his village, HRH Garba Aliyu, the paramount leader of the Jabo community in Tambuwal Local Council of Sokoto State, sat on a cushion-covered chair at ...
Nigeria’s downstream oil sector has experienced a reversal in petrol pricing, with private depot owners raising the ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS, or petrol) to ₦800 per litre across major locations. The increase comes after the Dangote Petroleum ...
Former World heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua narrowly escaped death after a last-minute change of seats moments before a devastating car crash that claimed the lives of two of his companions, according to revelations published by the UK newspaper Daily ...
A 38-year old man, Yakubu Olalabi, has been arrested and charged in Lagos State for allegedly beating and defiling a 15-year old girl and seizing her pants in the process. P.M.EXPRESS reports that the incident happened on 5th day of ...
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, returned to the scene of the Christmas Eve fire at Great Nigeria Insurance (GNI) building on Martins Street, Lagos Island, to assess the emergency response at the site. A day before the governor’s ...
The Naira appreciated against the United States dollar at the official foreign exchange market on Friday to kick off the first trading day in 2026 on a good note. The Central Bank of Nigeria’s data showed that the Naira strengthened ...
Armed groups have intensified violence across several northern states of Nigeria in the wake of United States air strikes targeting Islamic State–linked militants in Sokoto State, findings by Saturday Punch have revealed. Between December 25, 2025 and January 2, 2026, ...
The Senior Pastor of the Mountain of Liberation and Miracles Ministries, Chris Okafor, has stepped down from pastoral duties amid growing outrage over multiple sexual allegations against him. The cleric had last Sunday publicly apologised to an actress, Doris Ogala, ...
The wife of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and lawmaker representing Gboko/Tarka Federal Constituency, Mrs. Regina Akume, has publicly reaffirmed her marriage to George Akume. Naija News reports that she declared that she remains his wife ...