Officials from the Lagos Traffic Management Authority and military personnel have clashed over the military’s attempt to close the busy Adeniji to Falomo Road. The standoff between the two parties is ongoing at the time of filing this report. PUNCH Online has learned that the Federal Controller of Works for Lagos, Mrs Olukorede Keisha, had…
Human rights activist and politician Omoyele Sowore has declared his intention to defy any court order seeking to stop the scheduled #FreeNnamdiKanu protest on Monday. Sowore is at the forefront of the demonstration around strategic locations in Abuja aimed at securing the release of IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu, who has been in custody since his…
Factional National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, has lambasted the 2023 presidential candidate of the party, Peter Obi, stressing that he is too desperate to lead Nigeria as a president. In a statement he personally signed on Thursday, Abure said Obi created the crisis in the Labour Party. According to him, Obi’s desperation…
In a move that is set to reshape the African entertainment landscape, French media giant Canal+ has successfully acquired South Africa-based MultiChoice Group in a $3 billion deal, gaining full control of popular pay-TV services DStv and GOtv. The acquisition received the green light from South Africa’s Competition Tribunal on Wednesday, July 23, 2025 after…
The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has clarified that his involvement in the coalition ahead of the 2027 elections is focused on the fight against bad governance, hunger, and poverty, not personal political ambition. Obi made this known in response to a question from Vanguard regarding reports…
In a surprising turn of events, a pastor from the End Time Messages church in Chiredzi has been mandated to pay child support after DNA tests confirmed he fathered two children with the woman whose wedding he conducted. The marriage of Eunice Mururi and Farai Hatirarami crumbled after it was confirmed that Hatirarami is not…
The Senior Pastor of Harvesters International Christian Centre, Bolaji Idowu, has debunked allegations linking him to fraudulent real estate activities and money laundering, describing the claims as unfounded and misleading. Reports emerged on Tuesday alleging that Idowu had been detained in Abuja by operatives of the Force Criminal Investigation Department over his purported involvement in…
The Ondo State Police Command said it had arrested seven persons in connection with the communal clash which occurred at Gbalegi community in the Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo State on Friday. No fewer than five persons have reportedly been killed during the communal crisis. It was gathered that a violent clash occurred as…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged “downtrodden Nigerians who bear the marks or burden of broken promises, exploitation and corruption not to give up hope on their country.” President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero said this in a statement to workers and Nigerians on independence day on Monday. The statement reads: “On the occasion…
The Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kwara State Command, Hajia Fatima Abiola-Popoola, has proposed that universities should require newly admitted students to undergo mandatory drug tests as part of their admission process. She explained that this would serve as a preventive measure while offering early intervention and counselling for those already…
