The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered a full-scale investigation into the killing of a 14-year-old boy, Kehinde Alade, in Oyo State. Alade was on his way to an examination centre to sit for the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination, organised by the West African Examinations Council, in Ibadan, the Oyo State…
A tanker explosion in the early hours of Tuesday claimed the lives of two persons in Ibadan, Oyo State. The incident, which occurred around Gabster Mega Petrol Station, Orita Challenge, in the Oluyole Local Government Area, happened at about 5:00 am. Eyewitnesses told The PUNCH that the victims, identified as the driver of the tanker…
A Lagos hotelier, Otunba Kunle Akinyele, slumped and died during his wife’s 60th birthday thanksgiving service held on Saturday in Lagos. The incident was shared in a Facebook post by digital creator Ayoade Ojeniyi, who stated that the man had gestured for help, possibly asking for water or an inhaler, before collapsing. A video accompanying…
Bukola Olopade, director-general of the National Sports Commission (NSC), says the Super Falcons will receive the $100,000 promised to the team by President Bola Tinubu for winning the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). On July 26, the Super Falcons won Nigeria’s 10th WAFCON title in Morocco. Two days later, Tinubu pledged a reward of…
Umar Illiya Damagum, the acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has directed security agencies to arrest the factional chairman, Ahmed Yayari Mohammed. The order follows accusations that Mohammed and his faction have violated a subsisting court order regarding their legitimacy and actions within the party. The internal power struggle, which has embroiled…
The Peoples Democratic Party caucus in the House of Representatives on Wednesday lost three of its members to the ruling All Progressives Congress. The defectors, two from Osun and one from Edo State, cited what they called the internal strife in the leadership of the PDP. The lawmakers who announced their defection during plenary are…
President Bola Tinubu has granted automatic employment to 774 fellows of the national health programme. The President stated this while speaking at the presidential launch of the programme in Abuja, the nation’s capital. Addressing the young fellows tasked with monitoring primary healthcare centres (phcs) across all 774 local government areas, Tinubu declared, “You are hired,”…
The Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Police Force, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has condemned the act of raining direct curses on individuals online, emphasising that such behaviour constitutes cyberbullying and is a punishable offence. In a post on X.com on Friday, Adejobi stated that the act of targeting someone with harsh and abusive language online goes…
The Governor of Adamawa State, Umaru Fintiri, has announced an increase in the monthly allowance of corps members serving in the state from ₦20,000 to ₦30,000. Governor Fintiri made the announcement on Friday while declaring open the 2025 Batch B Stream I, NYSC Orientation camp in Damare, Adamawa State. In a post shared on his…
UK authorities have warned British citizens travelling to Nigeria and other seven countries of risk of methanol poisoning from counterfeit or tainted alcoholic drinks. UK Foreign Office updated travel guidance listed Nigeria, Ecuador, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Peru, Russia and Uganda among countries with high risk of methanol poisoning following incidents involving its citizens in the…