“All children, no matter where they live or what their circumstances, have the right to quality education,” says the United Nations Children’s Fund. However, systemic examination errors in N...
29th June 2025A haunting trend is on the rise; children, left safe at home, vanishing without a trace. While some are later found lifeless, others are never seen again. For devastated parents trapped in this nightm...
29th June 2025Fake kidnappings are on the rise. Behind these self-staged abductions lie tangled webs of economic desperation, social pressure, and psychological turmoil. As law enforcement grapples with this growin...
28th June 2025Across campuses, street corners and social media timelines, a disturbing trend is gathering momentum: young women brutalising, stripping, poisoning, and in some cases, killing other women over male lo...
28th June 2025Medical professionals have taken to social media to share unsettling accounts of alleged voodoo attacks encountered while providing patient care, with some claiming that dark forces stalk hospital war...
28th June 2025Following the significant depreciation of the naira, which caused Nigerian banks to fall behind in the hierarchy in Africa, the Central Bank of Nigeria aims to further strengthen the financial system ...
27th June 2025In this report, DEBORAH MUSA delves into the experiences of junior lawyers navigating the early years of practice — years often characterised by long hours, minimal pay, and a workplace culture shap...
26th June 2025Through firsthand testimonies from traditional rulers, youth leaders, residents, and elders, this investigation by EMEM JULIUS sheds light on decades of neglect, systemic abandonment, and the growing ...
26th June 2025In a nation racing towards a cashless economy and digital transformation, millions of Nigerians, especially the visually impaired, remain locked out of the financial system, not for lack of access to ...
22nd June 2025Self-kidnapping, once rare in Nigeria’s security landscape, is fast becoming a disturbing trend. From adolescents to married women, individuals are faking abductions to extort relatives, blurring th...
22nd June 2025There is growing public and legal outcry against the operations of Vehicle Inspection Officers in Nigeria, particularly regarding their power to stop vehicles, impound them, and fine drivers. This has...
22nd June 2025•No food, water at IDP camp – Survivors Days after the massacre reportedly carried out by herders in Yelewata community, Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, an attack that left over 200 peo...
21st June 2025As the rains return with a vengeance and nature’s fury strikes with cruel regularity each year, swollen rivers burst their banks, unleashing floods that sweep through settlements and wash away years...
21st June 2025In the first part of this special investigation, The PUNCH uncovered the appalling state of infrastructure at primary healthcare centres across Ebonyi State—facilities stripped of drugs, electricity...
19th June 2025In the quiet margins of Nigeria’s bustling cities and forgotten villages, lives unfold in defiance of silence. These are stories etched not in ink, but in the struggle of people expected to survive,...
19th June 2025From Tarkwa Bay on Lagos Island, to Iwo Road in Ibadan, Oyo State, GBENGA OLONINIRAN details the silent struggles of underage children braving cold nights and perilous roads for a chance at education ...
18th June 2025Skin lightening is not new in Nigeria. From Nollywood to Instagram influencers, fair skin has long been considered the gold standard of beauty. “It’s not just a trend, it’s an entire industry, a...
15th June 2025As Nigeria grapples with the consequences of its privatisation efforts, evident in poor services and high tariffs for services often not rendered, many believe the exercise has largely failed to achie...
15th June 2025With over 70 per cent of its medicines imported and porous borders that are difficult to police, Nigeria has become a fertile ground for fake drugs, often hidden in plain sight on street corners, in o...
14th June 2025In recent years, there has been a noticeable rise in the trend of young Nigerian men marrying elderly Caucasian women. While many of these couples insist their relationships are built on love and mutu...
14th June 2025Despite growing awareness and legislation mandating genotype testing before marriages, fake genotype results is on the rise. Investigations by The PUNCH duo UMAR SANI and VICTOR AYENI reveal that some...
10th June 2025Despite producing billions in revenue, oil-rich communities like Omadino and Uwakeno remain without basic infrastructure. Through firsthand accounts, ELLIOTT OVADJE uncovers how corruption, environmen...
9th June 2025In the wake of a damning investigative report exposing an underground child pornography syndicate operating across X (formerly Twitter) and Telegram, civil society organisations and global child prote...
8th June 2025The Nigerian Air Force said it carried out precision airstrikes on key Boko Haram strongholds in Borno State and neutralised several terrorists. The service also said the airstrikes crippled terrorist...
8th June 2025Imagine the possibility of children in communities across Nigeria having increased access to locally produced, affordable, and available vaccinations that will help eliminate childhood diseases. Or a ...
8th June 2025Amid a crumbling health system plagued by doctor shortages, obsolete or inadequate medical equipment, and poor infrastructure, some Nigerian patients have defied the odds—surviving harrowing, life-t...
8th June 2025Thirty of the world’s leading child protection experts have declared the sexual exploitation and abuse of children a “global public health emergency”, Saturday PUNCH reports. They also noted tha...
7th June 2025Hidden in plain sight, a deadly menace thrives quietly but relentlessly: counterfeit medicines. These fake drugs, masquerading as lifesaving remedies, are cutting short thousands of lives every year. ...
7th June 2025May is World Mental Health Month, a time to spotlight an issue that is too often ignored in Nigeria — yet affects millions across communities, age groups, and social classes, reports LAOLU AFOLABI M...
4th June 2025Despite its master plan, Abuja is struggling under rapid, unregulated growth, with diminishing green spaces and increasing environmental hazards turning parts of the city into what many describe as �...
2nd June 2025The PUNCH Newspaper’s two-part investigative report uncovering a child pornography ring on X (formerly Twitter) has continued to spur strong reactions and action. The exposé, which revealed how und...
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