As my piece, “Ademola Adeleke and the Osun mandate thieves” hit town, I received a reaction via Whatsapp questioning my integrity. The writer, a legal practitioner, wanted to know why I was deceiving the people. I found the accusation so strange and so upsetting that I immediately left the venue of the wedding party where…
The Methodist Church Nigeria, Diocese of Calabar has called for the suspension of the the national population and housing census billed for May this year due to insecurity. The Diocese made the call in a communique issued at the end of its 47th Annual Synod at Wesley Cathedral, Calabar, Cross River State. This year’s 2023…
The Senator-Elect, Osun West Senatorial District, Akogun Lere Oyewumi described Late Sen. Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke as a quintessential leader and a philanthropist who will be remembered for his sterling qualities of uprightness, integrity, and selflessness. “He was a visionary and patriotic leader, who lived his life for the people’s welfarism and community development. Akogun Lere…
By Abdulraheem Adekilekun To those who are immediate and extended family members, as well asclose associates of Senator Isiaka Adetunji Alani Adeleke (Commander Order of theNiger), an illustrious son of Edeland and a global phenomenon, our worldstood still, when we learned of his transition to glory on April 23rd, 2017. We were speechless.But God knows…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), said that the national multi-sectoral Cerebrospinal Meningitis Technical Working Group (TWG) continued to monitor response to the disease across states. The NCDC, via its official website on Sunday, said between October 2022 and April 2, about 235 confirmed cases had been reported, with 118 deaths from…
The new naira notes introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in the wake of its now voided naira redesign policy have become scarce despite the increase in currency circulation from N982.09 billion in February to N1.6 trillion at the end of March. Daily Trust on Sunday observed the scarcity of the new naira…
By Sufuyan Ojeifo But for an international conference that engaged Justice Inyang Ekwo outside the country on March 28, this year, and made it impossible for him to give his judgment in the suit by Senator Ifeanyi Godwin Araraume against President Muhammadu Buhari and two others in which, as the plaintiff, he (Araraume) challenged his…
Nollywood actor and filmmaker Yomi Fabiyi cry out over the difficulty of falling in love after several failed relationships. Recently on his Instagram page, he reveals that finding love gets harder daily, as many ladies use, dump, and even spoil his brand name. ”I have been bruised severely as most of these women pick on…
A vulcanizer, identified as Sunday Orishagbemi, has been stabbed to death while trying to settle a quarrel between two men in Zango Daji Quarters in the Adavi Local Government Area of Kogi State. The 39-year-old man was killed on Friday, April 21, in Okada Park at Zango Daji. According to reports, the incident occurred when…
The Federal Government has commenced the payment of the 40 per cent pay rise arrears for civil servants, Saturday PUNCH has reliably learnt. Our correspondent who spoke to some federal civil servants on Saturday learnt that workers started receiving bank alerts of the arrears on Saturday, April 22, 2023. A high-ranking civil servant who spoke…
