Let Oriire be Nigeria’s last mass kidnapping
TWO weeks on, Nigerians are still celebrating the rescue of 46 pupils, teachers and other…
FULL LIST: 14 records broken at World Cup 2026
Several football stars, including Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, etched their names into FIFA World Cup history with new records during the 2026 tournament. The records were published by FIFA on Tuesday, two days after the final between Spain and Argentina. It also featured coaches, goalkeepers and emerging stars who achieved historic milestones across the…
12-month billing rule does not wipe out electricity debts -Lagos agency
The Lagos State Electricity Regulatory Commission has clarified that its proposed 12-month billing rule does not cancel existing electricity debts, dismissing reports suggesting that consumers will no longer be required to pay bills older than one year. As reported by Nairametrics on Wednesday, the clarification was contained in a statement issued by the commission on…
Babies miss immunisation as floods cut off access to Lagos PHCs
Three weeks after welcoming her third child at a traditional birth home, Mrs Anike Kareem had imagined cradling her newborn on the short trip to Awoyaya Health Centre in the Parapo community for the baby’s first routine immunisation. Instead, the 33-year-old now spends her days staring at floodwaters that have swallowed homes and roads leading…
Natasha seeks counselling for rescued Oyo pupils, teachers
The senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, on Tuesday called on the Federal and state governments to provide psychological support, trauma counselling and rehabilitation for the pupils and teachers rescued from captivity in Oyo State, saying their recovery should go beyond their physical freedom. Akpoti-Uduaghan made the appeal during plenary while contributing to…
Lagos gifts quadruplets free healthcare after PUNCH report
The agency also enrolled the three surviving babies, their father and their grandparents into the state’s health insurance programme, ILERA EKO, at no cost. Speaking with Sunday PUNCH, Anani expressed gratitude to the state government and LASHMA for the intervention. “I want to sincerely thank the Lagos State Government and the ILERA EKO team for…
Let Oriire be Nigeria’s last mass kidnapping
TWO weeks on, Nigerians are still celebrating the rescue of 46 pupils, teachers and other school personnel abducted from schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. However, this should not become another fleeting moment of relief before the country resigns itself to the next tragedy. If anything, the horrifying episode should serve as…
Petrol loading resumes as depot prices climb
Fuel marketers have resumed loading petrol and diesel from private depots after an almost one-week disruption triggered by recent price adjustments in the downstream petroleum sector. The National Publicity Secretary of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Chinedu Ukadike, told The PUNCH on Tuesday that private depots had resumed selling petroleum products to marketers, dismissing fears…
I pray Nigeria gets a winning Christian-Christian ticket — Nasarawa gov
He said the country was, in fact, overdue for a Christian-Christian pairing to test the same electoral fortune that had favoured Muslim-Muslim tickets in the past. “I pray that one day Nigeria will have a Christian-Christian ticket, and it will win. That’s what I pray to see,” Sule said. He recalled that the country had…