Our attention has been drawn to recent misleading comments credited to the Chief Whip of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon. Gbenga Joseph Oyekola, representing Atiba State Constituency, regarding the ongoing land dispute between the Awe Community and the Elepe Family of Oyo Town. His remarks — suggesting that Awe leaders are attempting to…
Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidate in the 2023 election, has donated N20 million to the Anglican School and Hospital projects in Kubwa, an Abuja suburb. This is in fulfillment of his earlier pledge to partner with the faith-based community in its mission to improve literacy and increase access to health care delivery…
The Department of State Services has alerted the Nigerian Army to an alleged plot by members of the Islamic State of West Africa Province to launch coordinated attacks on communities in Ondo and Kogi states. In a confidential letter addressed to the Commander of the 32 Artillery Brigade, Akure, and sighted by PUNCH, the DSS…
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Thursday led top government officials in releasing pigeons at the 2026 Armed Forces Remembrance Day ceremony, in a symbolic gesture representing Nigeria’s commitment to peace, unity, and freedom. The Vice President was joined by the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio; the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun;…
A 31-year-old man, Segun Olowookere, who was recently released from Kirikiri prison after 10 years of being on death row for armed robbery, has narrated his harrowing experience behind bars. Mr Olowookere and his co-suspect, Sunday Morakinyo, were arrested in Oyan, Odo-Otin Local Government of Osun State in November 2010. They were arrested for armed…
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has directed all commissioners and political appointees in his cabinet to either defect with him to the All Progressives Congress, APC, or resign from their positions. The directive was reportedly issued during an ongoing State Executive Council (EXCO) meeting on Thursday, where the governor openly confirmed his decision…
There was chaos at the Faculty of Arts, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, after a yet-to-be-identified female student attacked and bit a lecturer during a heated altercation. The incident, which occurred on campus, stemmed from an argument after the lecturer, identified as Dr. Chukwudi Michael, interrupted the student while she was recording a dance video in…
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, says President Bola Tinubu has resorted to “feeding Nigerians with wrong statistics” to mask the country’s economic woes. In an X post on Monday, Obi said Tinubu, who was the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate during the 2023 election, mocked him for his…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians to the presence of falsified batches of Postinor-2 (Levonorgestrel 0.75mg), an emergency contraceptive pill, in the market. In a statement on Monday, the agency said the counterfeit versions, identified as Type 1 and Type 2, were discovered after the authorised importer,…
A retail outlet of ExxonMobil filling station along Awolowo Road, opposite Airport Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, went up in flames on Thursday, leaving two people critically injured, six vehicles burnt, and segments of a nearby building destroyed. The fire incident was caused by the explosion of a 12-tonne gas truck at the filling station. Emergency responders…
