A fresh graduate of the Osun State College of Technology, Esa-Oke, Osun State, identified only as Taoreed, has been confirmed dead. Taoreed was hit by a stray bullet during a clash between rival cult groups in the community. The tragic incident reportedly occurred on Tuesday, September 23, shortly after Taoreed had collected his National Youth…
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Tuesday visited Ile-Ife to celebrate the 50th birthday of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II. In a statement on Tuesday via x, Obi said, “Today, I travelled by road from Lagos to the ancient city of Ile-Ife to honour the…
Security operatives have arrested a suspected vote buyer with cash totalling N25,963,000 in Kaduna metropolis, barely hours before the conduct of the bye-elections in parts of the state. The suspect, identified as Shehu Aliyu Patangi, was apprehended around 3:30am on Saturday by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force in collaboration with the Department of State…
Hundreds of transgender federal prisoners face uncertainty and fear after President Donald Trump’s executive order mandating transfers to facilities based on biological sex rather than gender identity. The move has sparked concerns, particularly from legal advocates who warn of the dangers these inmates may face in male prisons. “It’s going to be incredibly dangerous,” said…
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, on Thursday, upheld the proscription declaration of the Indigenous People of Biafra, naming it a terrorist organisation. Recall that on January 18, 2018, the late former Chief Judge of the Federal High Court in Abuja, Justice Adamu Abdu-Kafarati, had proscribed IPOB. Aggrieved by this declaration, IPOB appealed the declaration….
There is a massive security presence at the Rivers House of Assembly Quarters in Port Harcourt on Monday where the state lawmakers are expected to have their sitting. The Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly Martin Amaewhule released the notice of the sitting on Monday morning. As of the time of filling this…
Following the consequential adjustment in salary structures by the committee set up by the government to review the new minimum wage, retirees will now receive an increment of N32,000 in their monthly pensions. This was revealed in a memo by the National Salaries, Wages, and Income Commission, sighted on Monday by The PUNCH. According to…
Nigeria’s banking regulator has issued a sweeping directive mandating commercial banks to comply with stricter insider lending limits or risk regulatory sanctions. In a letter to banks, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) set a 180-day deadline for financial institutions to regularize all insider-related credit facilities that exceed the statutory limits prescribed under the Banking…
Nigerian Fuji legend King Wasiu Ayinde, widely known as Kwam1 or K1 de Ultimate, has been thrown into mourning following the death of one of his wives, Alhaja Hafsat Anifowoshe. Reports confirm that Alhaja Hafsat passed away in the early hours of today after battling an undisclosed illness. She was 65 years old. In accordance…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of five new Permanent Secretaries to fill existing vacancies in the Federal Civil Service. The announcement was made on Monday in Abuja by the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, in a statement signed by the Director of Information and Public…
