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    Former Kaduna Central senator, Shehu Sani, has reacted to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s statement that he would step aside from the 2027 presidential race if a younger aspirant defeats him in the African Democratic Congress primaries.   PUNCH Online earlier reported that Atiku, in an interview with ...

    Reality TV star and Big Brother Naija Season 7 winner, Ijeoma Otabor, popularly known as Phyna, has penned an emotional tribute to her late sister, Ruth Otabor, while also celebrating Ruth’s child who just turned six.   In an Instagram post on Thursday, Phyna poured out her grief ...

    The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Thursday that Nigeria has recorded 166 deaths from Lassa fever from January 1 to September 14, 2025.   The Case Fatality Rate now stands at 18.5 per cent, higher than the 16.9 per cent recorded during the same ...

    The Network Against Child Trafficking, Abuse and Labour Nigeria has commended the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons for rescuing 24 victims of human trafficking and apprehending five suspected traffickers in Abuja.   The commendation was contained in a statement signed by NACTAL National President, ...

    The Lagos State Government has defended the ongoing demolition of illegal structures at the Trade Fair Complex in Ojo, insisting that the exercise is a technical enforcement of planning laws and not targeted at any ethnic group.   Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Olumide Oluyinka, made ...

  President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to commission the $400m Otakikpo Onshore Crude Oil Export Terminal in Rivers State on October 8, the first new crude export facility to be built in Nigeria in over 50 years.   The facility, developed by Green Energy International Limited, operators of the Otakikpo ...

    The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria has clarified that it did not sign the communiqué that ended its nationwide strike against the Dangote refinery.   The union suspended its strike, which began on Sunday, on Wednesday after the intervention of the Federal Government, but ...

      Legal practitioners and Civil Society Organisations have called for greater collaboration and systemic reforms to strengthen Public Interest Litigation in Nigeria.   The call was made during a special session hosted by Spaces for Change (S4C) at the PILNet Africa Regional Convening on Public Interest Litigation.   ...

    Achudume stated, “You find Nigerians excelling abroad in fields like medicine, tech, and education – showcasing their capabilities. But back home, we grapple with leadership gaps and infrastructural deficits holding us back.”   He commended the Federal Government’s Student Loan Scheme as a positive stride towards boosting educational ...

Adron Homes Hails Nigeria at 65, Reaffirms Commitment to Nation-Building Adron Homes and Properties Limited, Africa’s leading Pan–African real estate company, joins millions of Nigerians at home and in the diaspora in celebrating the nation’s 65th Independence Anniversary. In a goodwill message to mark the occasion, the company’s Group Managing ...