Filmmaker Kunle Afolayan has reacted to mixed reviews trailing the second season of his Netflix series, Aníkúlápó: Rise of the Spectre, urging critics and viewers to exercise patience before passing judgment. In a video shared on his verified Instagram page on Tuesday, Afolayan explained that his works are tailored to a specific audience. He disclosed […]
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have neutralised 16 insurgents, rescued 11 hostages and arrested suspected terriorists drugsdealers in Borno State. This was disclosed today by the Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force, Northeast Operation Hadin Kai, Lt Col Sanni Uba. According to him, the 16 terrorists were neutralised on February 9, when troops, in synergy […]
The Lagos State Government has announced a partial closure of the Lagos–Abeokuta Expressway for a period of four weeks. The closure, starting Wednesday, February 11, is to enable the Federal Ministry of Works to carry out rehabilitation on some sections of the road. The Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, made this known in a statement […]
The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare and the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Women’s Health have begun plans to coordinate interventions to address challenges affecting Nigerian women. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Women’s Health, Dr Adanna Steinacker, disclosed this yesterday to the newsmen during a meeting […]
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, has stepped up against land grabbing in Ibadan, handing over a suspect to the Oyo State Directorate of the Department of State Services. This was disclosed today in a statement by his media ai e,Adeola Oloko in Ibadan,the state capital. This development came from a lingering ownership crisis […]
An Arik Air Boeing 737-700 operating a Lagos–Port Harcourt flight made an emergency diversion to Benin Airport today after the crew detected what the airline described as a loud bang in one of the aircraft’s engines. The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau later described the incident as involving “significant damage” to the affected engine. The airline’s […]
The talks date back to the summer of 2024, when Osimhen joined Galatasaray on loan, initially forming a strike partnership with Icardi before the Argentine suffered an ACL injury that disrupted their collaboration. Icardi returned from injury before the end of last season but could only manage four goals in seven league games, while Osimhen […]
President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Ibrahim Gusau, has dismissed claims that Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle could be lured away from the job by other African teams, The PUNCH reports. Chelle recently guided Nigeria to a third-place finish at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, and despite failing to win a fourth title, he […]
The newly inaugurated Vice Chancellor of the Federal University Dutse, Professor Ahmad Gumel, has vowed to transform the institution into Nigeria’s premier hub for research-driven solutions and a center of excellence. PUNCH Online recalled that on December 14, 2025, the Governing Council of the Federal University Dutse, Jigawa State, approved the appointment of Prof. Gumel […]
A former Bayelsa State governor and lawmaker representing Bayelsa West, Senator Seriake Dickson, has said Nigeria is not yet at the stage of electronic voting, describing the insistence on “real-time” transmission of election results as unnecessary. Speaking in an interview with ARISE News on Tuesday, he said the concept of real-time transmission is being widely […]