The embattled National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress, former Senate President David Mark, former Governor Rauf Aregbesola, the ADC National Secretary and other party leaders have declared that there would be no easy victory for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections. Speaking at the party’s national convention themed, ‘So That Nigeria May […]

Rising global liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) prices and ongoing supply disruptions linked to the Middle East crisis are putting pressure on clean cooking expansion efforts across Africa, with Nigeria and other major markets facing growing affordability challenges, industry stakeholders have warned. Speaking at the ongoing yearly conference of the African Refiners and Distributors Association (ARDA) […]

Barcelona forward Raphinha has claimed his side were “robbed” during their Champions League quarter-final defeat by Atletico Madrid on Tuesday. The Catalans had a player sent off in each leg of their 3-2 aggregate defeat by Spanish rivals Atletico Madrid, with their 2-1 win on Tuesday not enough to overturn a 2-0 deficit from the […]

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Edo State Command, has intercepted two articulated trucks carrying 7,245 kilogrammes of skunk cannabis and arrested five suspects. The State Commander, Mitchell Ofoyeju, disclosed this while presenting the seized drugs, valued at N724,500,000, and the trucks to journalists. He said the operation was carried out on Saturday, April […]

Nigeria’s federation revenues rose to N84tn over the past three years, but 41 per cent of these earnings was lost to pre-distribution deductions, significantly shrinking what is eventually shared among the three tiers of government, findings by the PUNCH have revealed. Latest fiscal data obtained from the World Bank’s Nigeria Development Update, analysed by our […]

The Federal Government has amended the charges filed against former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, and his son, Abdulaziz, removing allegations related to terrorism financing. At Wednesday’s court session, counsel to the Department of State Services (DSS), Akinlolu Kehinde, informed the court of the amendment and applied for the substitution of the earlier […]

The UEFA has dismissed a complaint filed by FC Barcelona regarding a refereeing decision in their UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg against Atlético de Madrid. The match was played on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, while the protest was formally submitted by Barcelona on April 13, 2026. In an official statement on Tuesday, UEFA confirmed […]

The Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna on Tuesday granted bail to former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, over alleged corruption charges filed against him by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission. The court, however, ordered that the former governor remain in the custody of the anti-graft agency pending the fulfilment of […]

The Chief Whip of the Oyo State House of Assembly and Member Representing Atiba State Constituency, Hon. Gbenga Oyekola, has pledged loyalty to the state governor, Seyi Makinde, amid rumours of impeachment moves. In a statement, Oyekola spoke of a meeting between the Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin, and […]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday that a pipeline carrying Russian oil through Ukraine to Hungary and Slovakia and damaged in Moscow’s strikes would reopen by the end of April. “As for the oil pipeline, as we promised, it will be repaired by the end of April — not completely, but enough for it […]

Tension is mounting sharply in Oyo State as what began as quiet speculation about an impeachment plot has rapidly evolved into a full-blown political crisis within the State House of Assembly. What initially appeared to be mere whispers has now crystallised into a serious and potentially destabilising issue, drawing discreet but keen attention from the […]

There was a tight security presence at the Kaduna High Court as the former State governor, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, on Tuesday arrived at the court for the continuation of proceedings in the corruption case filed against him by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). Several people gathered at the high court […]