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October 26, 2026 8:27 pm
FULL LIST: 2026 Ballon d’Or winners
October 26, 2026 12:47 pm
Court orders El-Rufai to enter defence in wiretapping trial
October 26, 2026 12:43 am
Ebola: FG plans state treatment centres as contacts hit 53
October 26, 2026 12:19 am
States’ six-month debt servicing bill hits N800bn
October 25, 2026 2:00 pm
Ebola: NCDC approves N100,000 weekly payment for contacts
October 24, 2026 4:00 pm
Tinubu slams opponents in Kaduna, says they created hunger, poverty
FG, Labour resume talks on wage, fuel price crisis
October 27, 2026 1:42 am
PHOTOS: Tinubu’s 2027 campaign kicks off as APC supporters flood Kaduna stadium
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NAFDAC uncovers building storing bottles for fake alcohol in Lagos
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NEC approves 90-day plan to reduce cost of living
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JAMB plans to introduce life skills, critical thinking into UTME
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State police: Five more Assemblies pass bill, FG panel submits draft
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FULL LIST: 2026 Ballon d’Or winners
See the full list of winners and rankings from the 2026 Ballon d’Or ceremony. PUNCH Online is tracking all announcements as they happen in London….
Court orders El-Rufai to enter defence in wiretapping trial
A Federal High Court has dismissed a no-case submission by former Kaduna governor, Nasir El-Rufai, in his wiretapping trial involving NSA Nuhu Ribadu….
Ebola: FG plans state treatment centres as contacts hit 53
The Federal Government plans to equip Ebola treatment centres in states as the number of identified contacts linked to Nigeria’s confirmed case rises to 53…
Nigerian states spent N800.42bn servicing debt in the first half of 2026, a 39.5% increase from 2025, with Lagos accounting for nearly one-third….
The NCDC has approved a N100,000 weekly payment for Ebola contacts in the FCT to support them during isolation and ensure compliance with monitoring….
President Bola Tinubu has blamed his political opponents for creating hunger and poverty in Nigeria, speaking at an APC campaign rally in Kaduna….
PHOTOS: Tinubu’s 2027 campaign kicks off as APC supporters flood Kaduna stadium
President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 campaign for a second term has kicked off as APC supporters and party leaders flooded the Ranchers Bees Stadium in Kaduna Stat…
NAFDAC uncovers building storing bottles for fake alcohol in Lagos
NAFDAC has uncovered a residential building in Lagos storing over 100 sacks of empty bottles intended for producing counterfeit alcoholic beverages….
NEC approves 90-day plan to reduce cost of living
The National Economic Council has endorsed a 90-day economic action plan to reduce the cost of living and improve food affordability across Nigeria….
JAMB plans to introduce life skills, critical thinking into UTME
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board plans to introduce life skills and critical thinking into the UTME to improve candidate assessment….
State police: Five more Assemblies pass bill, FG panel submits draft
Five more state assemblies have passed the constitutional amendment bill for state police as a presidential panel submits its draft bill to the Justice Min…
FG confirms Ebola case in FCT, identifies 44 contacts
The Federal Government has confirmed one case of Ebola in the FCT, Abuja, and has identified 44 close contacts as part of its contact tracing efforts….
2027: APC PCC dismisses plot against Atiku as opposition rabble-rousing
The APC Presidential Campaign Council has dismissed an allegation by Timi Frank that the FG is plotting to assassinate former Vice President Atiku Abubakar…
NLC strike ultimatum fuels Labour-FG tension
The Nigeria Labour Congress insists its two-week strike ultimatum to the FG remains, demanding new wage talks and relief over rising petrol prices….
The Presidency has refuted a claim by Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde that the FG is withholding ₦250bn per state in NLNG dividends, calling it false….
FG faults World Bank revenue figures, dismisses debt concerns
The Federal Government has faulted the World Bank’s revenue figures, dismissing concerns that rising interest payments threaten Nigeria’s debt sustainabili…
SERAP sues INEC over failure to account for ‘missing ₦126bn electoral funds’
SERAP has sued INEC at the Federal High Court, Abuja, over its failure to account for over ₦126bn in electoral funds allegedly mismanaged or diverted….
PHOTOS: COAS arrives Borno after Tinubu orders clearance of terrorist camps
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Waidi Shuaibu, has arrived in Maiduguri, Borno State, 48 hours after President Tinubu ordered the clearance of terrorist …
NAF crash: Hunger hits Ondo communities
Fishermen and boat operators in Igbokoda, Ondo State, face hunger as their livelihoods are disrupted following a Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash….
BREAKING: Military, DSS, police arrest five suspects over corps members’ kidnap
Security operatives have arrested five suspects allegedly responsible for the abduction of 20 prospective NYSC members in Imo State on October 1, 2026….
Tinubu reappoints Bila, names five new INEC nominees
President Bola Tinubu has reappointed Dr Bala Bila and nominated six others as National and Resident Electoral Commissioners for INEC, pending Senate confi…
PHOTOS: 20 injured, 50 houses razed as explosion rocks Rivers community
No fewer than 20 people have been injured and about 50 houses razed following a gas pipeline explosion in Aleto community, Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State, on Thursday evening. The explosi…
2027: I can bet my life Obi will humiliate Soludo in Anambra – Momodu
ADC chieftain Dele Momodu says he can bet his life that Peter Obi will humiliate Governor Charles Soludo in Anambra State in the 2027 election….
The APC has inaugurated its Presidential Campaign Council for the 2027 election, expressing confidence in President Bola Tinubu’s record to secure his re-e…
You are master of bogus statistics, Shettima shades Peter Obi
Vice President Kashim Shettima has described former Anambra governor, Peter Obi, as the master of bogus statistics and incoherent economic prescriptions….
The Inspector General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has assured Nigerians that the police will demonstrate professionalism in the 2027 general elections….
Disaster averted as 33,000-litre ethanol tanker falls in Lagos
A major disaster was averted after a truck conveying 33,000 litres of ethanol fell at the Second Rainbow Bridge in Amuwo Odofin, Lagos, with no casualties….
Ondo crash: Epidemic fears mount as bodies remain unrecovered
Nine days after a NAF aircraft crashed in Igbokoda, Ondo State, fears of a public health crisis are rising as the 25 victims’ bodies remain unrecovered….
NAF crash: Ondo community demands urgent cleanup following offensive stench, spill
An Ondo community is demanding an urgent cleanup after a NAF plane crash, citing an offensive stench from unrecovered bodies and aviation fuel spills….
CNG deployment: Commuters await fare cut as FG invests $2.5bn
The Federal Government has begun engaging state governors, transport unions and commercial fleet operators to enforce lower transport fares for commuters using Compressed Natural Gas-powered vehicles,…
BREAKING: Court strikes out FG’s charges against fake PFIPC DG
A Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out the eight-count criminal charge filed by the FG against Adeniyi Adeyemi, an alleged fake PFIPC Director-Genera…