A socio-political group, Osun Democrats for Democracy has called on the state assembly to ignore a petition against the extension of tenure of two exceptional public officers, describing the group as “interlopers” and “hired mercenaries” questioning the constitutional authority of the State Governor. In a release in response to the petition by a moribund group…
A tragedy struck Government Science Secondary School in the Maitama area of the Federal Capital Territory when a 16-year-old boy identified as Meshack Agaba died of electrocution inside the school premises. PUNCH Metro exclusively gathered that the incident happened last Wednesday. One of the parents who was privy to the incident but spoke on condition…
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Tuesday commiserated with the family of the 49th Ooni of Ife, the late Oba Adesoji Aderemi, on the death of the last surviving wife of the royal father, Olori Dorcas Aderemi. Adeleke, in a statement by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, described the passage of Olori Dorcas as a huge…
The Director General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS, Dr Gambo Aliyu, said six out of 10 persons living with HIV in Nigeria are females. Aliyu also said young Nigerian women are three times more likely to be living with HIV than men of the same age group. Aliyu, who made this…
The Federal High Court in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Tuesday, convicted and sentenced three persons to various jail terms for engaging in naira racketeering by selling the currency to make gains. The convicts, Asmau Wuraola, Owoduni Abdullahi Isa, and Shuaibu Rukayat, were jailed by Justice Evelyn Anyadike. They were arraigned by the Economic and Financial…
A total of 888 candidates failed the final bar examination conducted in November 2023 by the Nigerian Bar Association. This was as 4,412 candidates were successful out of a total of 5,300 who sat for the examination. Among the successful candidates, 251 had first class. The Director-General of the Nigerian Law School, Prof. Isa Hayatu…
Cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, has announced plans to discontinue all services related to the Nigerian naira. Binance, a cryptocurrency exchange platform, was accused of exploiting the Nigerian currency, Naira, leading to its free fall in value. The company is, in addition, facing allegations of terrorism financing, money laundering and tax invasion, among others. Nigeria is one…
An Ekiti State Magistrate’s Court, on Tuesday, remanded a 25-year-old man, Babuga Lede, in the correctional centre for his alleged involvement in the killing of two traditional rulers in Ekiti State. The traditional rulers, the Elesun of Esun Ekiti, Oba David Ogunsakin; and the Olumojo of Imojo Ekiti, Oba Samuel Olusola, were waylaid and killed…
The Osun state chapter of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has suspended its ongoing strike action, directing members of the union to resume duty on Monday March 11, 2024. This was contained in a statement issued by union’s Chairman, Comr. Oluwagbemiga Eludire made available to newsmen on Tuesday. Eludire noted that the decision…
Meta on Tuesday said it was looking into widespread outages of its Facebook, Instagram and Threads platforms after users around the world were locked out of their accounts. “We’re aware people are having trouble accessing our services. We are working on this now,” Meta spokesman Andy Stone said in a post on X. According to…
