FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike has urged his supporters in Rivers State to look out for his anointed candidate for the state’s governorship election in 2027. Wike revealed this on Wednesday in Ahoada East Local Government Area, LGA of Rivers State,…
Former Vice-Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections and running mate of Peter Obi, Datti Baba-Ahmed , has officially declared interest to run for presidency in 2027 general elections. Baba-Ahmed made the announcement at a rally…
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has declared that no aspirant will step down from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential race ahead of the 2027 elections. Atiku accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of trying to weaken and intimidate the opposition…
Tanimu Turaki, the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, has stated that former President Goodluck Jonathan has promised to become more involved in the party’s operations prior to the 2027 general elections. Following a private meeting with former President…
Bandits have reportedly launched another series of deadly attacks on several communities in Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State, killing and injuring residents, and abducting many more. Security analyst and crisis journalist Bakatsine announced the development on Tuesday via…
Nigeria’s data traffic in 2025 soared by 35 per cent to a projected full-year total surpassing 13.2 million terabytes (TB), driven by surging internet usage across mobile and broadband networks, according to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). This momentum has…
In an unusual and emotional twist of events, a survivor has been found alive after 11 days following the tragic balogun market fire outbreak which led to the collapse of a building on Lagos Island. Traders and locals were startled…
According to a list of immigrant welfare statistics released by US President Donald Trump, over 33.3% of Nigerian immigrant households in the US live off some kind of public assistance. On January 4, 2026, the graph was posted on Trump’s…
Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is reportedly considering quitting his boxing career, according to information obtained by PUNCH from his uncle, Adedamola Joshua. Following last week’s tragedy, the 36-year-old boxer, who survived a fatal vehicle crash in Nigeria that…
In some areas of Cross River State’s Odukpani Local Government Area, there is growing concern of unrest due to purported irregularities in the compensation paid for land purchased for the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway project. A landlords’ organisation headed by Effiong…
Political tensions in Kano State rose on Monday when Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the head of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), and Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf clashed about anticipated defections, prompting a surge in security outside the Government House. There…
A fresh twist has hit the political crisis between FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, and Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, following the arrest of a Port Harcourt–based medical doctor and pastor over an alleged plot to assassinate the former Rivers governor.…
Senator Ajibola Basiru, the National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has criticised Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike, calling on him to step down from his role and confront his “obsession with Rivers politics and the APC.”…
Popular Nigerian activist, Martins Vincent Otse, better known as VeryDarkMan, has broken the hearts of many ladies following his latest social media post. A few hours ago, activist VeryDarkMan posted loving pictures and videos of himself with his purported new…
President Donald Trump has strongly threatened that Venezuela’s interim leader, Delcy Rodriguez, will pay a “very big price” if she doesn’t cooperate with the United States. Recall that in the early of Saturday morning, US forces launched an attack on…