President Bola Tinubu has restated Nigeria’s readiness to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games, assuring the visiting Commonwealth Sport Bid Evaluation Committee that the country is fully committed to delivering the event on African soil for the first time in the Games’ history. Tinubu, represented by his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, made the remarks on […]

Anthony Joshua is set to fulfil his long-held dream of fighting in Nigeria after promoter Ezekiel Adamu has revealed plans to stage the heavyweight superstar’s first bout in Africa in early 2026. Dr Adamu, CEO of promotional group Balmoral, hopes to bring the British-Nigerian home for what would be a historic homecoming fight in the […]

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited has suspended self-collection gantry sales of petroleum products at its facility with effect from Thursday, September 18, 2025. This was contained in a mail correspondence obtained by our correspondent on Friday, which was signed by the Group Commercial Operations Department of the company. The directive aims to promote […]

The President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Senator John Azuta-Mbata, has appealed to the Federal Government to release the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, so that he can access medical treatment. In a video message sent to reporters on Thursday, Azuta-Mbata said the government stood to gain nothing […]

French protesters were on Thursday staging a day of nationwide protests and strikes in a show of anger over President Emmanuel Macron’s austerity policies, causing widespread disruption. Public transport stalled, schools closed down and tens of thousands of people took to the streets for demonstrations marked by sporadic clashes with the police. Prime Minister Sebastien […]

Britain on Thursday returned the first migrant to France under a new “one-in, one-out” deal, both governments confirmed, as London bids to curb highly contentious cross-Channel small boat arrivals. “A man who arrived in the UK by small boat in August was removed on a commercial flight this morning,” the UK interior ministry said. The […]

The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Rear Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), on Thursday handed over power to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, declaring that law and order had been restored in the state. In his farewell address observed by PUNCH Online, Ibas, who was appointed by President Bola Tinubu six months ago to stabilise Rivers amid political […]

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has urged the Senate to allow suspended Kogi Central senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to resume her duties now that her suspension period has ended. Speaking on Wednesday, NBA President Afam Osigwe, SAN, emphasised that, despite ongoing legal proceedings, Akpoti-Uduaghan should be reinstated, insisting that the pendency of the suit should not […]

The Rivers State House of Assembly has scheduled 10 a.m. on Thursday to begin its post-emergency plenary. The sitting follows the lifting of the emergency rule by President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday and the resumption of democratic governance in the state. Our correspondent gathered that the plenary would be presided over by the Speaker, Martin […]

Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has launched the use of drones to support traffic monitoring and security surveillance across Lagos, marking a shift from manual enforcement to digital intelligence tools. Speaking at the inauguration of the programme, General Manager of LASTMA, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, said the new system would provide real-time aerial coverage of major […]

The Director-General of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, Farouk Umar, has declared that the current charge of N11,000 per flight imposed on airline operators is no longer sustainable, given prevailing economic realities and the rising cost of maintaining aviation infrastructure. Umar made this known in Abuja on Tuesday while addressing stakeholders at a summit organised […]

Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE), Dr Muda Yusuf, has noted that while Nigeria’s headline inflation rate continued its downward trend for the fifth consecutive month, reaching 20.12 per cent in August 2025, the main contributors to inflation in August remained largely unchanged. In a policy brief made available […]