PDP Says Democratic Governance not Disrupted in Osun, Carpets APC for Clamouring for State of Emergency
● Debunks Comparison of Osun to Rivers State ● Challenges APC to Public Debate on Court Judgement ● Insists All Arms of Governments Operating Well in Osun ● Accuses Osun APC of Orchestrating LG Face Off Osun state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has praised peaceful democratic governance ongoing across Osun state and…
Teenager shot by Imo landlord dies after surgery
Barely 24 hours after surgery, the teenager shot on Monday by a landlord for jumping into his house to retrieve a ball during a game of football in his school field, Paul, has been pronounced dead by the medical team at the Specialist Hospital, Umuguma, Owerri. Paul’s guardian, Mr Jonathan Odikanwa, a septuagenarian, said that…
APC in another sinister motive to destabilize the peace in Osun – PDP
The People’s Democratic Party, Osun state chapter has disclosed that the All Progressives Congress Party are in another sinister motive to destabilize peace in the state. In a statement signed by PDP state chairman, Hon. Sunday Bisi explained that “The main gist of the plot is to gather hoodlums who will claim to be local…
Landlord shoots tenant’s son in Imo
The Imo State Police Command has announced the arrest of a landlord whose identity is still unknown after shooting a boy identified as Paul who jumped into his house to retrieve a ball during a game of football. It was gathered on Wednesday that Paul and his fellow schoolmates were playing football on Monday within…
Seyi Makinde Condemns Declaration of Emergency Rule in Rivers State
Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, has condemned the declaration of state of emergency in Rivers State. It will be recalled that President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, declared a state of emergency in Rivers State and suspended the governor, Similayi Fubara; his deputy Ngozi Odu, as well as the House of Assembly for six months….
Five remanded over death of Kwara college student
A Magistrate Court sitting in Ilorin on Thursday granted an order for Abdulrahman Bello, the suspected killer of Hafsoh Lawal, a final year student of Kwara State College of Education and his co-defendants to be returned to the custody of the Department of Security Service for further investigation. The suspects in the alleged gruesome murder…
Ibadan funfair tragedy: My heart still grieves, says Ooni’s ex-queen
A former queen of the Ooni of Ife, Naomi Silekunola, has applauded the dismissal of criminal charges against her and two others over a stampede incident in Ibadan, Oyo State, which led to the death of 35 children. She, however, says her heart still grieves over the tragedy. PUNCH Online reports that the Oyo State…
Ifon-Ilobu Communal Crisis: Gov. Adeleke Imposes New Curfew Time Frame of 6 PM to 6 AM
…Reaffirms commitment to bring lasting peace to the embattled communities. …Directs 24-hour nonstop security surveillance. …Invites Olufon, Olobu, and stakeholders from both communities to a meeting tomorrow at 12 noon. Governor Ademola Adeleke in a move to curb its further spread, and resurgence of the crisis between the warring communities of Ilobu and Ifon, has…
Rivers electorate drag Tinubu, NASS, AGF to Court Over Emergency Rule
Emergency rule: Rivers electorate drag Tinubu, NASS, AGF to Court The electorate in Rivers State has dragged President Bola Tinubu to court over the removal of the elected Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, the Deputy Governor, and the entire members of the State House of Assembly. The suit, marked FHC/CS/550/2025, was filed at the…
Electric worker electrocuted during reconnection in Lagos
A 42-year-old staff member of an electricity distribution company has been electrocuted while working in the Ebute Metta area of Lagos State. The incident was said to have occurred on Monday at about 8:15 pm. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement on Thursday, confirmed that the victim was reconnecting and…
