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Gynescope Specialist Hospital opens up, says media reports on late Akudo...
By El-ameen Ibrahim
The Management of Gynescope Specialist Hospital has debunked media reports over the death of the late Mrs. Akudo Lovelyn John, saying that...
Tinubu felicitates with Gov Oyebanji on his 58th birthday
By Blessing Olaniyan
President Bola Tinubu has sent heartfelt felicitations to Ekiti State Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji on his 58th birthday on December 21, 2025.
According...
Tinubu immortalises Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi, renames Federal University of Heath Sciences...
By Gift Ishaq
President Bola Tinubu has renamed the Federal University of Health Sciences, Azare, Bauchi State, as Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi University of Health...
Politics
APC confirms Gov Mutfwang’s defection
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has confirmed the defection of Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling...
INEC hosts 2 PDP factions in Abuja
By El-ameen Ibrahim
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has convened a critical meeting with the two factions of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)...
LP loses FCT Senator as Ireti Kingibe dumps party for ADC
By Mabeline Amara
Senator Ireti Kingibe (LP, FCT), has defected from her former party to the new coalition movement, the African Democratic Congress (ADC)
Senator Kingibe,...
Business
Nigeria, US seal $5b health pact to boost disease control, system...
Nigeria and the United States have signed a landmark technical Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), valued at about $5 billion to deepen bilateral health cooperation,...
Filling stations slash petrol prices days after Dangote’s move
By El-ameen Ibrahim
Barely five days after Dangote Refinery slashed its gantry price, Nigerian filling stations have begun passing the relief to motorists, cutting the...
14% drop: Why inflation is falling faster than expected, IMPI explains
By El-ameen Ibrahim
A year after Nigeria’s economy appeared trapped in a stubborn inflationary spiral, a policy think tank, the Independent Media and Policy Initiative...
Entertainment
‘Single mothers’ stigma is a thing of the past – Iyabo...
Actress Iyabo Ojo has declared that the stigma surrounding single mothers is a thing of the past.
In a recent video, Ojo emphasised that single...
2026 Grammy: Fela Kuti to receive posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award
Legendary Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, is set to be posthumously honoured with a Special Merit Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2026 Grammy Awards.
The Recording...
Why marriage is ‘overrated’, by Yvonne Jegede
Actress Yvonne Jegede has stated that marriage is “overrated,” citing instances where long-term couples break up shortly after tying the knot.
Jegede, in a recent...
Sport
AFCON now to be played every four years
The Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, will now take place every four years from 2028.
This was revealed by Patrice Motsepe, the president of the...
Anthony Joshua knocks out Jake Paul in six-round controversial bout
Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua knocked out YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in their controversial Netflix-backed bout in Miami on Friday.
The fight at the Kaseya...
2026 World Cup: It’s tight – NSC chairman, Dikko opens up...
Chairman of the National Sports Commission, NSC, Shehu Dikko, has said Nigeria’s case before FIFA over the eligibility of some Democratic Republic of Congo...
METRO
Police arrest suspect linked to Microsoft 365 hack
By El-ameen Ibrahim
In a major breakthrough against cybercrime, the Nigeria Police Force has apprehended a man suspected of orchestrating a global phishing attack on...
EFCC arrest 3 Indians, Nigerian for criminal breach of trust
By Gift Ishaq
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, December 17, 2025 arraigned three Indians, Lalit Sarwat, Ravi Raghavendra and Gagan Sarswat—alongside...
EFCC probes N2.2bn foreign currencies intercepted at MMIA
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, has commenced an investigation into an Austrian national, Kavlak Onal, over the alleged...
Opinion' Section
Is our democracy truly in danger? By Simon Kolawole
After reading my article on the failed coup in Benin Republic, a friend sent me a series of chats via WhatsApp. He wrote: “As...
Ahmed’s Fall, the Dangote Challenge and a Rentier System, by Azu...
It’s rare to find a multibillionaire who hasn’t had nasty battles. Yet, as battles go, the fight between Aliko Dangote, the founder of the...
Osinubi: From Mangoro to Magboro, with Magodo in-between, By Steve Ayorinde
Punch Newspaper Ltd was synonymous with its Ibadan roots and its amiable founder & publisher, Chief Olu Aboderin, of blessed memory.
At its old headquarters...
Interview' Section
How US lawyers raped me at bar association conference – Ex-American...
A former judge of Prince George’s County in Maryland, United States, April Ademiluyi, discusses her entry and exit from the judicial system with BIODUN...
World famous Israeli cardiologist offers solutions on how to cure hypertension
Dr. Amir Kremer is the head of cardiology at the internationally recognized Assuta Medical Center in Israel.
'In Nigeria, hypertension is still treated with outdated...
“I Went from having my own apartment in Nigeria to sleeping...
The Nigerian experience is physical, emotional, and sometimes international. No one knows it better than our features on #TheAbroadLife, a series where we detail...
Health & Lifestyle Section
NAFDAC destroys N55bn fake medical products
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control on Thursday destroyed illicit, banned, substandard, and unwholesome drugs and pharmaceutical products worth over...
HOW Foundation partners with Palmars Hospital and SYNLAB to provide free...
The HOW Foundation, in its continued commitment to advancing men’s health and improving early detection of prostate cancer in Nigeria, has partnered with the Palmars...
NDLEA uncovers illicit drugs packaged as Christmas cookies, arrests distributors in...
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered and dismantled a social media network used to distribute illicit substances packaged as...
World News
Republican Elise Stefanik ends New York governor bid
Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik has announced she is dropping out of the race for governor of New York and will not seek re-election to...
Putin vows no more wars if West treats Russia with respect
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said there will be no more wars after Ukraine, if Russia is treated with respect - and dismissed claims...
Bondi bravery: Lifeguards, a ‘superhero’ mum and a couple who died...
When bullets began flying at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Sunday, strangers Wayne and Jessica found themselves in the same nightmare scenario. They couldn't find...
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Gynescope Specialist Hospital opens up, says media reports on late Akudo...
By El-ameen Ibrahim
The Management of Gynescope Specialist Hospital has debunked media reports over the death of the late Mrs. Akudo Lovelyn John, saying that...
Tinubu felicitates with Gov Oyebanji on his 58th birthday
By Blessing Olaniyan
President Bola Tinubu has sent heartfelt felicitations to Ekiti State Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji on his 58th birthday on December 21, 2025.
According...
Tinubu immortalises Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi, renames Federal University of Heath Sciences...
By Gift Ishaq
President Bola Tinubu has renamed the Federal University of Health Sciences, Azare, Bauchi State, as Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi University of Health...
At state visit to Borno: Tinubu commends Gov Zulum for outstanding...
By Samantha Yusuf
President Bola Tinubu has applauded Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum for continuously investing in education, health, and transportation and for steadily...
AFCON now to be played every four years
The Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, will now take place every four years from 2028.
This was revealed by Patrice Motsepe, the president of the...
