About 50 years ago, as a young man, I failed my first attempt at the School Certificate examination for High School seniors. I was crushed. Two years later, I took the examination again, and I flunked that too. Then, in a third attempt, I wrote the GCE London in Kaduna. And I needed to do Read More:...

The Allied People’s Movement has said Nigerians have rejected the ruling All Progressives Congress and are ready to vote President Bola Tinubu out in the 2027 presidential election. APM made the claim in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Abubakar Yusuf, on Thursday while reacti...

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has urged Nigerians to move patriotism beyond Independence Day celebrations and demonstrate it through responsible citizenship, respect for others and active participation in building the country. Sanwo-Olu made the call in his Independence Day message as Ni...

Governors and other prominent Nigerians have called for unity, peace, responsible citizenship and greater accountability as the country marks its 66th Independence Anniversary, with some highlighting achievements in their states and others drawing attention to persistent challenges facing the nation...

Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc and the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta have equipped 500 farmers from 17 communities in Edo State with climate-smart farming practices and access to technical support, quality inputs, finance and markets. The organisations held two Green Field Da...

Days back, Nigeria’s Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, sat at a table and signed an agreement with the US on this sector. He says this will strengthen Nigeria-US cooperation on the nation’s solid minerals, while the framework covers geological data and exploration, mineral devel...

Super Eagles media officer, Promise Efoghe, has explained that fitness concerns tied to the state of the pitch in Bissau were behind Nottingham Forest defender Ola Aina’s absence from Nigeria’s 3-0 defeat to Guinea-Bissau in Tuesday’s 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. Aina, who returned to the S...

Despite President Bola Tinubu’s directive that transportation fares should begin to fall from October 1 through the deployment of Compressed Natural Gas-powered buses, commuters across several states have continued to pay the same, and in some cases higher, fares. Findings by The PUNCH across the st...

A yet-to-be-identified man has been killed and another seriously injured in a suspected cult clash in the Ojo Road area of Ajegunle, Lagos State. The incident reportedly began on Sunday evening, September 27, following a dispute that allegedly resulted in a member of the Aye cult group, identified a...

Super Eagles forward Terem Moffi is facing a knee setback at Hamburger SV after the problem disrupted his preparations for the club’s Bundesliga return against TSG Hoffenheim, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Moffi has been forced to suspend normal training because of the injury, putting his availability...

Exactly on June 17, 1958 – two years before the oxygen of independence filled Nigeria’s lungs, and eight years before Nigeria began to fall apart to political crisis – a 27-year-old savant, Albert Chinualumogu Achebe, published a globally acclaimed masterpiece in African prose: “Things Fall Apart”. ...

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested eight persons over alleged acts capable of causing a breach of public peace and defiance of lawful security directives during a recent public disturbance in the state. The command also dismissed reports that shots were fired during the incident, saying...