A 20-year-old man, Muhammad Salisu, had allegedly killed his father, Salisu Abubakar, with a machete in the Gwaram Local Government Area of Jigawa State. Confirming the incident in a statement made available to journalists in Dutse, the state capital on Monday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Shi’isu Adam, said the incident occurred around 10…
Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Obokun Local Government, Hon. Adelani Owoeye has reiterated that “Hon. Wole Oke did not leave the PDP for any noble reason, He left because his personal ambitions could no longer thrive within a democratic system that rewards merit, loyalty, and service.” While reacting in a statement signed by him to…
Appointees of the Osun State Governor, elected officers, and key stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from Ijesa North Federal Constituency have taken strong exception to recent comments made by Hon. Wole Oke following his defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement signed by the stakeholders stated that “Wole Oke, who…
It has seemingly become a pastime for Hon. Wole Oke to amuse his followers with comic relief, especially after presiding over a failing political congress. However, his recent claim that members of the PDP in Ife North will defect to join him is not only false but also deliberately misleading. We wish to make it…
The Coalition of Civil Society Organizations for Good Governance (CCSOGG) vehemently condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the reckless and treasonable statement credited to Mr. Timothy Owoeye, a former Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, wherein he described the sitting Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Nurudeen Adeleke, as a mere “caretaker Governor”…
The statement credited to former House Speaker, Timothy Owoeye that Governor Ademola Adeleke is a caretaker chairman is both condemnable and reprehensible, Spokesperson to the Governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed has declared. Responding to an interview granted by the controversial former speaker in a statement, Mallam Rasheed questioned the logic and rationale for Owoeye’s statement, calling…
An estimated 1,796 people have lost their lives in boundary and communal disputes across Nigeria between January 2018 and August 2025. The figures were from media reports and findings from the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta. Between 2018 and 2022 alone, no fewer than 676 individuals were killed in such conflicts. The…
Out of the 40,247 underage candidates who sat for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), only 467 — which is 1.16 per cent —scored high enough to be classified under the exceptional ability category, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has revealed. This from a total of 1,955,069 processed results for the year, PUNCH…
Protesters in Abuja have stormed the headquarters of Guaranty Trust Bank to demand the release of social media influencer Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan. The demonstrators, who gathered in large numbers on Monday, chanted “#FreeVDM” while holding placards with inscriptions such as “Activism is not a sin”, “VDM is the masses’ liberator”, and “VDM…
Loatsad Promomedia as part of its corporate social responsibility recently donated a fully equipped portable cabin to military officers stationed at the Murtala Mohammed International airport. The facility, designed to offer a secure, comfortable, and conducive environment, is aimed at supporting the officers as they diligently carry out their duties in safeguarding lives and property…
