7+ hour, 40+ min ago   (546+ words) Iweh Odinaka, aka Poco Lee. Nigerian dancer and entertainer, Iweh Odinaka, popularly known as Poco Lee, has broken his silence on his recent ordeal in the United Kingdom, insisting that he remained confident throughout because he knew he was innocent…...

9+ hour, 29+ min ago   (489+ words) File: NSC chair, Shehu Dikko Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Shehu Dikko, has rejected calls for the Nigeria Basketball Federation board to resign following D’Tigress’ disappointing campaign at the 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup in Germany. D’Tigress lost all…...

13+ hour, 8+ min ago   (263+ words) Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone and Nigeria A will go head-to-head in the Nigeria T20 Quadrangular Series from September 21 to 27, 2026, at the iconic TBS Cricket Oval in Lagos, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The Nigeria Cricket Federation announced the new tournament on Saturday…...

12+ hour, 13+ min ago   (428+ words) File: Senator Sunday Marshal Katung The senator representing Kaduna South Senatorial District, Sunday Katung, has said his decision to construct a 700-capacity Information and Communication Technology and Computer-Based Test centre in Zonkwa, Zangon Kataf Local Government Area, is aimed at…...

12+ hour, 40+ min ago   (380+ words) The Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers and the Association of Securities Dealing Houses of Nigeria have welcomed the initial public offering of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals Free Zone Enterprise, describing it as a landmark development for Nigeria’s capital market. The…...

13+ hour, 2+ min ago   (416+ words) The Coca-Cola System in Nigeria says more than 70,000 young Nigerians have benefited from its empowerment programmes through training in life skills, entrepreneurship and access to internship opportunities. The company, in statements made available to The PUNCH on Sunday, said its…...

12+ hour, 21+ min ago   (468+ words) Sporting Lagos claimed bragging rights in the first Lagos derby in the Nigeria Premier Football League since 2016 after they thrashed Inter Lagos 3-0 at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena on Sunday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports Sodiq Ayoade, Aliyu Baba and Valentine Ogwu…...

13+ hour ago   (485+ words) The Chairman of Biase Local Government Area of Cross River State, Edodi Eyong, has launched a business empowerment scheme with the donation of equipment to over 100 indigenes across the 11 wards of the LGA. Speaking during the flag-off ceremony held at…...

12+ hour, 33+ min ago   (716+ words) Funeral rite of ex-PDP national chairman, Bamanga Tukur. Credit: ZamaniTV/X Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Chairman of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State, and a host of others rendered tributes as former national chairman of the…...

13+ hour, 33+ min ago   (585+ words) The Lagos State Government has said it will increasingly rely on structured public-private partnerships to tackle the state’s 3.4-million-unit housing deficit and infrastructure gap. The Commissioner for Commerce, Cooperatives, Trade and Investment, Folashade Ambrose-Medebem, disclosed this at the Julius Berger…...