Former Muranga governor Mwangi wa Iria attends June Moi’s funeral despite being on EACC’s radar.Wa Iria is wanted over graft case worth KSh 140 million Read Full ArticleContinue Reading
The ruling All Progressives Congress has appointed Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, and former Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, to superintend the Ondo governorship primary election slated for Saturday, The PUNCH gathered. Ododo will head the seven-man Primary Election Committee set up to conduct the shadow poll while Omo-Agege willContinue Reading
The Kogi State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 election, Senator Dino Melaye, engaged in a altercation with former Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, at the PDP North Central Zone leadership meeting on Wednesday. In a post on his X handle on Thursday, Melaye statedContinue Reading
The Lagos State Police Command has tendered a public apology for a mix-up following the alleged arrest of a popular Nigerian disc jockey, Obianuju Catherine Udeh, aka DJ Switch. The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made the apology via his X handle Thursday, stating that the arrestedContinue Reading
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed all Computer-Based Test centre owners to arrest any parent, who is found near any of their facilities during the 2024 UTME exercise. The body said all arrangements have been concluded for the conduct of the 2024 UTME, which will be heldContinue Reading
A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed an application by the former governor of Anambra state, Willie Obiano, challenging the powers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to prosecute him. Obiano, who was arraigned on January 24, is standing trial on nine charges bordering on alleged N4bn theft.Continue Reading
Troops of the Nigerian Army deployed in the North-East have rescued one of the kidnapped students from the Chibok Secondary School, Lydia Simon. A statement on Friday from the Department of Army Public Relations said Lydia, who was on serial number 68 was rescued along with her three children byContinue Reading
The Lagos State Police Command has tendered a public apology for a mix-up following the alleged arrest of a popular Nigerian disc jockey, Obianuju Catherine Udeh, aka DJ Switch. The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made the apology via his X handle Thursday, stating that the arrestedContinue Reading
A rights group, the Advocates for Children and Vulnerable Persons Network, has expressed concern over the provision of shelter for a 15-year-old girl (name withheld) who was allegedly defiled at Sawmill, in the Ifako-Gbagada area of Lagos State. The group also lamented over the alleged rejection of the abused minorContinue Reading
Renowned chess master, Tunde Onakoya, who commenced his mission to surpass the Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon for 58 hours, has played the game for 16 hours, winning all opponents. The event, which is underway at New York City’s iconic Times Square, started on Wednesday, April 17,Continue Reading