Oyo releases 2026 JSS placement screening results - Punch Newspapers
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Amusan wins silver at inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship - Punch Newspapers
Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan won the silver medal in the women’s 100m hurdles at the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest, Hungary, on Friday. Amusan clocked 12.34 seconds to finish second behind United States Olympic champion Masai Russell, who won the title in 1...
Aiyedatiwa appoints new board chairmen, special advisers - Punch Newspapers
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has approved the appointment of new chairmen and members of various boards and agencies in the state. The appointments, announced in a statement issued by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Prince Ebenezer Adeniyan, on Friday, ta...
Kaduna gov appoints three commissioners - Punch Newspapers
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani. Photo: File
CAF Champions League: Enugu Rangers beat AS Sobemap on penalties - Punch Newspapers
Nigerian club Enugu Rangers scraped into the second qualifying round of the CAF Champions League on Friday by beating Benin outfit AS Sobemap 5-4 on penalties. The shootout followed a second 1-1 draw between the teams, this time in Togo capital Lome because Benin lacks an interna...
Osimhen out, who leads Eagles’ attack? - Punch Newspapers
In a matter of days, the Super Eagles will converge for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, with one obvious decision facing coach Eric Chelle – who replaces Victor Osimhen? PUNCH Sports Extra’s ABIODUN ADEWALE x-rays the available options As the Super Eagles prepare to ...
ASUU-UNIZIK ends strike as members receive full August salaries - Punch Newspapers
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka Branch, has suspended its strike action following the complete payment of its members’ August 2026 salaries. The suspension takes effect immediately from Friday, September 11, 2026, in line with a resolutio...
Kaduna gov approves ASUU request, urges KASU lecturers to end strike
File: Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani.
Eagle Online publisher Oladipo laid to rest in Lagos
The late publisher of The Eagle Online, Oladotun Samson Oladipo, was laid to rest on Friday in Lagos, with family, friends and colleagues from Nigeria’s media industry gathering for his interment. Oladipo, a former Political Editor of Punch Newspaper who went on to found The Eagl...
Dangote refinery discloses 14 suits, N295bn claims - Punch Newspapers
Dangote Petroleum Refinery. Photo: Dangote
Man stabs cleric after Friday prayer in Sokoto - Punch Newspapers
Tension gripped parts of Sokoto metropolis on Friday after an Islamic cleric, Malam Musa Lukwa, was stabbed shortly after leading the Juma’at prayer at his mosque in the Mabera area of the city. The attacker, reportedly a young man among the worshippers, allegedly stabbed the cle...
No godfather needed to get FG jobs, FCC commissioner tells Enugu youths - Punch Newspapers
The Federal Character Commission Commissioner representing Enugu State, Peter Eze, has urged youths in the state to stop believing that Federal Government jobs are reserved for those with political connections, saying qualified applicants can secure opportunities by following due...
Nigerians to get free daily data for educational websites - Punch Newspapers
The Nigerian Communications Commission has launched a programme that will give eligible users up to 100 megabytes of free data each day to access approved educational websites and digital learning platforms, as the regulator seeks to reduce the cost barrier to online education. A...
Edo lawmaker trains birth attendants on safe deliveries - Punch Newspapers
More than 120 traditional birth attendants have received training on safer delivery practices, pregnancy danger signs and prompt referral of complicated cases to healthcare facilities in Edo South Senatorial District. The second phase of the training, facilitated by the senator r...
Evening Recap: Man stabs Sokoto Islamic cleric, FG pays ex-Nigeria Airways workers N18bn, other top stories - Punch Newspapers
Evening Recap: Man stabs Sokoto Islamic cleric, FG pays ex-Nigeria Airways workers N18bn, other top stories Punch Newspapers
Police arrest man over girlfriend’s death in Kaduna - Punch Newspapers
The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested a man, Manaseh Bitrus Jatau, over the killing of his 35-year-old girlfriend, Rebecca Ojonike Jeremiah, following a dispute over a phone call from another woman. Jeremiah’s lifeless body was found along Mai Angwa Street, Romi, Kaduna, a...
Nigeria needs stronger governance to tackle corruption, mismanagement – NIM - Punch Newspapers
Chief Executive, Nigerian Institute of Management, Dr Taiwo Olusesi; President and Chairman of Council, Abimbola Ayuba; Council Member and Chairman, Central Planning Committee, NIM Annual National Management Conference, Commodore Sunday Oguntade; and Council Member and Chairman, ...
NSCDC arrests motorcycle syndicate kingpin in Nasarawa - Punch Newspapers
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Nasarawa State Command, has arrested a man identified as the alleged kingpin of a motorcycle syndicate operating in Lafia, the state capital. The suspect, Salihu Ahmadu, popularly known as “Officer” or “Boss,” was arrested on Septembe...
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