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By Taiwo Bankole The Owu community in the Abeokuta North Local Government of Ogun State has protested what it described as an unfair allocation of electoral wards, despite its significant population and high voter registration figures. Speaking on behalf of the community under the aegis of the Concerned Apex Citizens of ...

A Nigeria policeman By Uthman Salami A police inspector, Ajele Oloyede, has reportedly died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at a ceramics company in Igbesa, Ogun State, where he was stationed as part of the security detail. PUNCH Online gathered on Sunday that the incident occurred on Thursday. According to the ...

Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa By Gilbert Ekugbe The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has stated that Nigeria recorded the least number of attacks within the country in 2024, even as he stated that the federal government is improving the border system. He stated this on Prime ...

President Bola Tinubu By Dele Ogunyemi Palpable tension has enveloped Rivers State as youth groups, under the auspices of the Niger Delta Youth Council, threaten to shut down oil production across the region over the raging political impasse in Rivers. The youth groups issued a seven-day ultimatum to President Bola Tinubu ...

By Gilbert Ekugbe The Osemawe Ondo Kingdom, Oba Victor Kiladejo and ex-Governor of Ondo State, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko have showered praises on the outgoing Vice Chancellor of the University of Medical Sciences in Ondo, Prof. Adesegun Fatusi, describing him as “a quintessential gentleman, one given to diligence and high-level commitment to ...

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, addressing lawmakers in the State House of Assembly, during the budget presentation on Wednesday in Abeokuta [Credit: X | #DapoAbiodunCON] By Deborah Tolu-Kolawole The National Association of Nigerian Students has commended the Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, for appointing two indigenes of the state who emerged ...

Kano State Government By Tukur Muntari The Kano State Government has made clarification on the recent Court of Appeal judgment concerning the ongoing emirship dispute, addressing widespread misinterpretations and speculative reports in the media. This was contained in a statement issued on Saturday by the Governor’s spokesman, Sunusi Dawakin-Tofa. Speaking at ...

\ By Faith Ajayi A viral video featuring a man, Fatai Odunsi, who claims to be the father of popular artist, Asake, has stirred controversy on social media since the early hours of Friday, March 14. In the video, Odunsi claimed he had not seen Asake since 2022, when his health ...

INEC logo By Gift Habib The Independent National Electoral Commission has embarked on the formulation of its Election Project Plan in preparation for the 2027 general election. A top official in the commission disclosed this to Saturday PUNCH. The official stated that lessons learnt from the 2023 general election were being applied ...

Ebrahim Rasool, South Africa’s ambassador to the US, in 2013. Photo: Cliff Owen/AP Agency Report The United States’ decision to expel South Africa’s ambassador was “regrettable”, the office of the president said Saturday, urging “diplomatic decorum” between the two nations. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that ambassador Ebrahim ...