The Borno State police command has arrested a couple for physically assaulting an 11-year-old girl, Hauwa Goni for plucking mangoes in their compound. In a statement on Saturday by the Public Relations Officer of the Command, Assistant Superintendent Nahum Daso said the couple, Muhammad Shetima and Aisha Abubabar were arrested following a viral video depicting…
Osun Chapter of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has asked members of the union and the general public to ignore a call by a fake group directing local government workers to return to work. Chairman of union, Dr Kehinde Ogungbangbe in statement noted that it is imperative to clarify that the actions…
● Old Video of Communal Conflicts Circulating on Social Media – Spokesperson Governor Ademola Adeleke has assured the people of Ilobu and Ifon communities that speedy conflict resolution steps are being taken to restore peace even as he expressed directed the emergency services agency to activate its operations Responding to a Save Our Soul message…
● 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…
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…
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….
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…
…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…
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…
The Supreme Court on Friday nullified the concurrent judgments of the Court of Appeal and the Federal High Court, which had sacked Senator Samuel Anyanwu as the National Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). A five-member panel of the apex court held, in a unanimous judgment, that the issue of who serves as the…
