Nigeria’s Total Fertility Rate (TFR) has declined from 5.3 children per woman in 2018 to 4.8 in 2024, signaling a notable demographic shift over the past five years, according to the 2024 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) Report. Dr. Iziaq Salako, Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, announced the findings, attributing the…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has persistently criticized Peter Obi, the former Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, in response to Obi’s recent remarks about the state of public schools in Abuja. Earlier this week, Obi visited LEA Primary School in Kapwa, Abuja, describing the conditions as “deeply troubling” and calling…
The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested a 35-year-old man, Shafiu Dahiru, for allegedly killing his three-day-old baby at Unguwan Lasa in Soba Local Government Area. According to sources who spoke with security analyst Zagazola Makama, the suspect is said to have strangled the infant, born to his 25-year-old wife, Hadiza Shafiu. Upon receiving the…
Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, has stated that the recent defections of some South Eastern state governors to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will not guarantee the party’s success in capturing the region in the 2027 general elections. Speaking to reporters in Abuja earlier today, Obi was asked…
A middle-aged man known only as Edward was electrocuted to death while attempting to reconnect an electricity cable to a pole in Kajola community, Ifo Local Government Area, Ogun State. A local resident, who spoke to Punch on Wednesday under anonymity, said the incident happened around 1:30 p.m. on October 13. Edward, though not an…
The United States Army War College (USAWC) has posthumously inducted the late Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, into its esteemed International Hall of Fame (IHOF). The induction ceremony took place on Monday, October 13, during the opening of the 2025 Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Convention at the Walter…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday, October 14, emphasized that Nigerians owe a debt of gratitude to President Bola Tinubu, attributing the achievements of his administration directly to the President’s leadership. Wike made these remarks while commissioning newly completed access roads in Sector Centre B, located in the Dakibiyu…
Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) has issued a warning to the public against Victor Onyedikachi Godwin, a dismissed operative accused of impersonating the agency to defraud citizens. In a notice released on Sunday, the DSS urged Nigerians to avoid any dealings with Godwin and to contact the Service directly for any complaints or inquiries.…
Two teenage brothers, Miracle Peters (16) and Emma Peters (17), tragically drowned in floodwaters following heavy rains in the Eligbolo community, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. The incident occurred on Sunday, October 12, 2025, as the boys were trying to assist a person trapped by the flood. While they successfully helped the individual…
Gunmen believed to be Fulani herdsmen have reportedly kidnapped a retired headmaster, Mr. Eliaser Olorunloju, near a Fulani settlement in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State. The abduction occurred between Sasaro and Ayetoro, along the deteriorating Igarra–Uneme-Nekhua–Ibillo Road within Akoko-Edo. Olorunloju was reportedly returning to Ugboshi-Ele from Igarra, the local government headquarters, where he…
