Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has dismissed claims circulating internationally that religious genocide is taking place in the state, insisting that while Benue faces serious security challenges, the situation does not amount to genocide. Alia made the clarification at a consultative forum on the protection of the rights of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and…
The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed plans to invite the Senior Pastor of Mountain of Liberation and Miracles Ministries, Chris Okafor, for questioning, stressing that the move is not connected to the widely publicised sex scandal allegations surrounding the cleric. According to a report from Vanguard, the invitation followed mounting public pressure and a…
Social media personality Okuneye Idris, popularly known as Bobrisky, was removed from an Amsterdam-bound KLM flight and detained by immigration officers late on Thursday night while attempting to leave the country. The popular cross-dresser posted on his Instagram page to alert followers about the arrest, stating that he had sustained injuries during an altercation with…
Ayetoro-Yewa Patriotic Development Initiative (APDI) has lauded Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola ‘Yayi’ over rehabilitation of Abeokuta- Ayetoro-Imeko Road. APDI, a Community Development Non-Governmental Organisation has lent his voice to the commendations pouring in for the development oriented Senator representing Ogun West Senatorial District over the unprecedented development initiatives across Ogun West and especially the ongoing…
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 Ogun State election, Hon. Ladi Adebutu, has reportedly been detained by the Department of State Services (DSS). He was detained on Monday, November 18, 2024. In a statement signed by the PDP’s Publicity Secretary, Arc. Kayode Adebayo, the party expressed concerns over the…
The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero; and the Secretary General, Emmanuel Ugboaja will be questioned by the Nigeria Police Force on September 30, 2024. They will be grilled over petitions written against the NLC, The PUNCH learnt on Monday. Human rights lawyer and counsel for the NLC, Femi Falana, SAN, in…
Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, has called on the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to zone its 2027 presidential ticket to the South. Obi made this appeal on Sunday in Ilorin, on the sidelines of the 2nd Annual Colloquium of Associate Professor Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia. His call emphasises…
President Bola Tinubu has declared that his main focus is not on the 2027 elections but on improving Nigeria’s economy for its citizens. His comments came during a gathering of the All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders. The event, held at Victoria Island and hosted by Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, marked the first assembly of…
Nigeria’s active crude oil rigs have increased from 44 last week to 46, according to the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC). This growth reflects ongoing efforts to boost the country’s oil production capacity and attract greater investment into the sector. NUPRC Chief Executive Gbenga Komolafe announced this development during a recent workshop for media…
Shehu Gabam, the National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, convened a “strategic meeting” at the party’s headquarters on Tuesday, which had Nasir el-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna, Hamza Al-Mustapha, the ex-aide to the late Sani Abacha, and other politicians in attendance. According to Segun Showunmi, a former spokesperson of the Atiku Abubakar…
