A 40-year-old man, Adeleke Abiodun, was arraigned on Tuesday in a Kaduna Magistrate Court for an alleged N2.5 million visa procurement scam. The defendant, Abiodun, who resides in Barnawa in Kaduna State, was prosecuted on charges bordering criminal breach of trust and cheating. According to NAN, the prosecutor, Inspector Chidi Leo, told the court that…

No fewer than 28 governors made up of 18 fresh hands and 10 returning chief executives, yesterday, took over in states across the country with a promise to turn the fortunes of the states around. At colourful oath-taking and hand-over ceremonies that lit up the polity, the governors, some of who hit the ground running,…

Osun State Chief Judge, Justice Oyebola Ojo has sentenced Dr Rahman Adedoyin, owner of Hilton Hotel Ile-Ife to death by hanging. Earlier, Osun State Chief Judge, Justice Oyebola Ojo declared that Dr Rahman Adedoyin, owner of Hilton Hotel Ile-Ife, where Timothy Adegoke OAU postgraduate student was allegedly killed was culpable of murder. The Chief Judge…

The raid on the home of the sacked Chairman of the Oyo State Park Management System, Mukaila Lamidi, aka Auxiliary, has been linked to an alleged attempt by his loyalists to cause trouble in the state following the dissolution of the PMS committee by the state governor, Seyi Makinde, The PUNCH reports. An impeccable source,…

The National Industrial Court has upheld the no work no pay rule by the Federal Government in the suit filed against the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). According to the court, the no work no pay rule enforced by the Federal Government against members of ASUU who went on strike last year is perfectly…

Yeni, daughter of the pioneer of Afrobeat, Fela Kuti, has said that her father was ill, disillusioned about his country, and didn’t die happily. Yeni disclosed this in an interview with Chude posted on Instagram on Tuesday. She said, “I think he was really disillusioned with Nigeria at the time that he died. A lot…

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has urged the newly sworn-in President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to empower traditional rulers in the country with more constitutional roles in tackling issues of security management and conflict resolutions. The Osun monarch made the call in a congratulatory message to Tinubu Monday, through his Director…

The Oyo State Police Command has raided the apartment of the sacked chairman of Park Management System, Mukaila Lamidi, popularly known as Auxiliary. An online news platform (not The PUNCH) reported Tuesday morning that the police stormed his Ibadan residence recovering weapons and ammunition. It was reported that though Auxiliary escaped, some of his loyalists…

Operatives of the Department of State Security have stormed the Lagos office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, preventing officials of the anti-graft agency from gaining access to their office in Ikoyi, Lagos. Impeccable sources in both agencies told The PUNCH that there has been an ongoing rivalry between the DSS and the EFCC…

The Government of Osun State under the leadership of the Executive Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has issued stern warning to all PMS dealers and marketers in the state who are deliberately hoarding the product in order to create artificial scarcity to desist from such act. The governor gave the warning in a release signed by…