Members of the University of Benin chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities have resolved to continue their indefinite strike over what they described as incomplete payment of their August salaries. The lecturers took the decision on Friday after the university managem...
Operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested six suspected members of two fraud syndicates allegedly targeting traders and successful business operators in major markets across the state. The suspects reportedly operated a network that id...
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has sanctioned RwandAir over consumer protection-related infractions. The NCAA spokesperson, Michael Achimugu, announced this in a post on his personal X handle on Friday. The regulators imposed a N15m fine on the airline for its failure to r...
Irish authorities have arrested a Nigerian businessman, Edwin Omokhuale, for allegedly swindling an Australian mining company of €19m.
Chelsea forward João Pedro has been named the EA Sports Premier League Player of the Month for August 2026 after making an impressive start to the new campaign. The award is the Brazilian striker’s first Premier League Player of the Month honour and makes him the first Chelsea pl...
Contemporary artist, Akintayo Akintobi, has marked a significant milestone in his decade-long artistic career with the acquisition of a Nigerian patent for a cross-cultural, textile-integrated visual art system. The patent, titled, “A Cross-Cultural Textile-Integrated Visual Art ...
The governorship candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress in Kwara State, Abdulmumin Ajia, has flagged off his campaign for the 2027 governorship election with a promise to prioritise security, education, healthcare, job creation and infrastructure if elected. Ajia, who launc...
After reading my intervention on last week’s incident on Arise Morning Show, a friend, who is one of the leaders of public relations practice in Nigeria sent me a message. “What’s your professional view about Rufai Oseni?” They had asked. I replied as follows: “I think he’s brigh...
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a "Steel Across America" event ahead of the 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks on the Ellipse near the White House on September 08, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Finn Gomez / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via A...
Nollywood stars, filmmakers and other entertainment industry personalities gathered at Fame, Lekki, Lagos, on Sunday for the Nigerian premiere of 19, a crime drama written and directed by filmmaker, Tola Odunsi. The premiere attracted notable industry figures, including Toyin Abr...
Jigawa council chairman Shehu Baba Birniwa (front centre) with other Hisbah guards during the passing-out parade after a week-long training. Photo credit: Salisu Kabuga
The Nathaniel Idowu U-16 Football League enters Week 2 on Saturday, September 12, 2026, with five fixtures scheduled across two venues, as teams return to action following an entertaining opening weekend that produced 22 goals. Week 1 provided plenty of drama, with early goals, b...
Debbie Okokon is an aesthician and Medical Director of Doo Havilah Aesthetics. She tells TOFARATI IGE about her career, the beauty industry and other issues What was the original vision for your brand when you started, and how has that vision evolved over the past nine years? The...
When a couple decides to pay attention to their marriage by learning to understand each other, grow together, communicate better and show empathy towards one another, something begins to shift beyond their relationship. This change is not only felt in their lives but experienced ...
File photo: The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele.
Nigerians who invested millions of naira in an online investment platform known as PXES are counting their losses after the scheme abruptly stopped paying returns and became inaccessible. Saturday PUNCH gathered that the platform stopped paying participants in early September, wi...
Tobi Amusan pocketed $75,000 after finishing second in the women’s 100m hurdles at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest, Hungary, on Friday. The Nigerian clocked 12.34 seconds to finish behind American Masai Russell, who won in 12.22 seconds to claim the $150,00...
From prophets selling ‘miracle products’ and promising divine breakthroughs to Islamic clerics allegedly collecting millions for spiritual rites, Nigerians seeking solutions to their financial, health and personal troubles are increasingly falling victim to religious exploitation...