Nigerian chess stars at the 46th FIDE World Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, are confident of making a strong impression as the competition gets underway on Wednesday (today), PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The Nigerian delegation departed for Uzbekistan on Monday night aboa...
Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested two suspects after foiling a robbery operation at a student hostel in the Eruku/Agbon area of Ewekoro Local Government Area of the state. The suspects, identified as Waris Dauda and Tiamiyu Abiodun, were arrested in the ea...
No fewer than 347 persons have been displaced by floods and mudslides that ravaged several communities in Cross River State, leaving a trail of destruction. The Director-General of the Cross River State Emergency Management Agency, Efa Nyong, disclosed this on Tuesday while brief...
Scene of the accident. CREDIT: Ogun State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps
The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a couple for allegedly locking their 15-year-old house help, identified simply as Amaechi, in a toilet at their residence in Abuloma, Port Harcourt City Local Government Area of the state. The teenager, who hails from Ebonyi State, was...
General Manager, Lagos State Parking Authority, Adebisi Adelabu.
The Niger State police command has disclosed that a tactical team of the military and police have been deployed to rescue over 100 abducted residents. The terrorists abducted the victims from Maburya community in Mariga Local Government Area of the state on Saturday. The terroris...
Paul Onuachu of Trabzonspor greets his fans as they celebrate their victory after the Turkish Super Lig week 26 match between Trabzonspor and Caykur Rizespor at Papara Park in Trabzon, Turkiye, on March 14, 2026. Hakan Burak Altunoz / Anadolu (Photo by Hakan Burak Altunoz / Anado...
CONCERNS are mounting that the 2027 elections may prove as combustible as, if not worse than, some of the elections that preceded them. The rising level of political intolerance ahead of the polls is therefore cause for serious trepidation. On September 8, suspected thugs blocked...
Scene of the accident. Photo: Elliot Ovadje
The Speaker of the Adamawa State House of Assembly, Bathiya Wesley, has denied rumours that he is planning to dump the All Progressives Congress for the Allied People’s Movement. The rumour surfaced barely 24 hours after the former Speaker of the state House of Assembly and servi...
The Oba-elect of Bolorunduro Kingdom in Ondo East Local Government Area of Ondo State, Samuel Fawehinmi, has expressed displeasure over the appointment of another monarch by the state government in the same community. The State Executive Council last week approved the appointment...
Four suspected cattle rustlers have been killed in a gun battle with security operatives after armed men invaded a cattle camp in Lade, Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the incident occurred around 10pm on Friday, September 11, 2026, when the...
A man identified as Adejuwon Adekunle, aka Asa, has been shot dead by gunmen near a recreation centre in the Dele Yes Sir community, Osogbo, Osun State. Adekunle was reportedly attacked between 1:30am and 2am on Tuesday by yet-to-be-identified assailants, who allegedly traced him...
Nigeria does not lack capital, but rather a sufficient volume of investable, bankable opportunities capable of attracting and absorbing available funds, experts at the 2026 Chief Executive Officer Forum of the UN Global Compact Network Nigeria have stated. The closed-door forum, ...
Suspected armed herders have ambushed the entourage of the Divisional Police Officer in Ayilamo, Logo Local Government Area of Benue State, killing two police officers. The latest attack occurred on Monday evening, barely days after suspected herders reportedly killed four police...
The residents of Umuenu Quarters in Umuawulu Community, in the Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State, have petitioned the Anambra State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Tobechukwu Nweke, over the activities of alleged land grabbers threatening to disposs...
Cristiano Ronaldo suffered his heaviest defeat since joining Al Nassr as Al Ain thrashed the Saudi Pro League champions 4-0 in their opening AFC Champions League Elite fixture in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday. The defeat marked a nightmare return to Asia’s top club competit...