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The Emir of Kano, His Royal Highness Muhammadu Sanusi II, has lamented the worsening state of Nigeria’s economy, stating that every sector in the country is battered and in decline. Represented by labour and human rights…

The Delta State chapter of the Take It Back Movement (TIB) has strongly condemned the recent announcement by the State Police Command targeting what it described as…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s ongoing state visit to Saint Lucia is a historic diplomatic milestone aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s ties with the Caribbean…

The Saudi Arabian government has given formal approval for the burial of the late prominent business man and philanthropist, Alhaji Aminu Alhassan Dantata, in the holy city of Madina. Alhaji Mustapha Abdullahi Junaidu,…

Facts have emerged as to why the national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Abdullahi Ganduje, abruptly “resigned” on Friday. Mr Ganduje was appointed as the national chairman of the ruling…

Sonny Echono, the executive secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), says the foreign scholarship programme for lecturers was discontinued…

As Nigeria marked the 32nd anniversary of the annulled June 12, 1993 presidential election, last week, Olalekan Abiola, one of the children of the late business mogul and politician, Chief MKO Abiola, the widely…

Suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has expressed sadness about having to accept the conditions the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, proposed to him to ensure his return as governor and for peace to reign.…

The presidency says reports on George Akume, secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), being replaced are a fabrication. Social media posts on Akume resigning his position swirled on Saturday night. However, in…

As of March 31, 2025, Nigeria’s total public debt has risen to N149.39tn, Sunday PUNCH reports. The figure reflects a year-on-year increase of N27.72tn or 22.8 per cent compared to the N121.67tn recorded in the…

Some loyalists of the immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Ganduje, have decried his resignation, saying it will not augur well for the party. This is just as a group in…

The three socio-cultural groups in Benue State have called for a traditional self-defence mechanism to curb the protracted killings gripping the state. The President General of the groups, Mdzough U Tiv,…

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has recounted how northern Muslim power blocs opposed the transfer of power to him following the death of his late principal, ex-President Umaru Yar’Adua, in 2010. Jonathan made…

Simon Field, Deputy Head of Mission at the UK Deputy High Commission in Lagos, has cautioned Nigerians against making suspicious deposits into their bank accounts in preparation for visa interviews. This statement…

Some Borno residents have described the resignation of Abdullahi Ganduje as Chairperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as part of a ploy to deny Vice President Kashim Shettima renomination for the 2027…

•Flying in Nigeria cheaper than in most countries •My appeal to FG on behalf of Air Peace Last week, members of the League of Airport and Aviation Correspondents, LAAC, were at Air Peace Headquarters in…

Yahaya Bello, the former governor of Kogi, is seeking the permission of a federal high court in Abuja to travel abroad for medical examination. Bello is…

As Nigeria prepares to mark the 2025 National Environmental Sanitation Day (NESD), the federal government has urged states that have not yet reinstated the monthly environmental sanitation (clean-up) exercise to do so.…

A nationwide digital blackout has struck essential services across Nigeria following a severe server outageat the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), affecting millions of citizens who rely on the agency’s…

The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Kunle Salako, says the burden of cancer is increasing in Nigeria.…

Indications have emerged that Abdullahi Umar Ganduje was compelled to resign as national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Ganduje,…

Supporters of the suspended governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, have differed over his reconciliation with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. While some welcomed the development,…

Nigerian billionaire and philanthropist Alhaji Aminu Alhassan Dantata has passed away. His death was announced by his PPS,…

              In a surprise move, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has resigned from his position, effective immediately.Mr Ganduje, a former Governor of Kano…