August 12, 2024
Osun LG Polls: PDP Inaugurates Screening Committee (Full List)
The Peoples Democratic Party in Osun state on monday inaugurated screening committee ahead of its primary election for the forthcoming local government election in the state. Chairman of the party, Hon Sunday Bisi while Inaugurating the committee admonished members of the committee to be upright in the discharge of their duties. He further urged them […]
Ladoja crowned as ceremonial Oba by Olubadan
The Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, High Chief Rashidi Ladoja, has been crowned as an Oba in the line to the Olubadan throne. Ladoja received the crown on Monday, at a brief event held at the new Olubadan Palace, Oke Aremo, Ibadan. Recall that High Chief Ladoja, had publicly announced his decision to accept the crown […]
14-year-old boy beheaded in Ibadan
A 14-year-old boy, identified as Malik Kareem, was reportedly beheaded for ritual in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on Saturday. The incident that occurred at the Olorisaoko community in the Akinyele Local Government Area of the state on Saturday evening has thrown the whole area into confusion. Investigations by PUNCH Online correspondent revealed that the […]
WAEC releases 2024 WASSCE results
The West African Examinations Council has released the results for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination for School Candidates, 2024. The results were made available to candidates on Monday. The examination body disclosed this in a post on X. The message read, “The West African Examinations Council is pleased to inform candidates who sat […]
WAEC withholds 215,267 results
The West African Examinations Council has withheld the results of 215,267 candidates from the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination. This figure represents 11.92 per cent of the 1,805,216 candidates who took the examination. The 2024 WASSCE commenced on Tuesday, 30th April 2024, and concluded on 24th June 2024. Speaking on Monday while announcing […]
Two Chinese expatriates kidnapped in Ogun
Two Chinese expatriates, identified as Chen Wenguang and Liang Ding, have been abducted in the Kémta/Abule-Owu area along Onigbedu Road in Ogun State. PUNCH Online learned on Monday that the two were abducted around 1:45pm on Sunday when they left the company to visit their friends. A police source, who was not authorised to speak […]
Explosion rocks APP secretariat in Rivers
A dynamite explosion rocked the secretariat of the Action People’s Party along the GRA axis of Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital on Monday morning. It was gathered that the incident occurred in the wee hours of Monday precisely around 1am. The assailants allegedly threw substances believed to be dynamite into the building housing the secretariat […]
Hunger protest: Police begin trial of 1,135 detained demonstrators
Several state Police Commands in the northern part of the country have begun the prosecution of arrested protesters during the 10-day #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria nationwide protest. While the protests were relatively peaceful in the South, it turned violent in the North with several lives lost, property worth billions of naira destroyed, leading to the declaration of curfew […]
NIS probes woman for destroying husband’s passport at Lagos airport
The Nigeria Immigration Service has launched a probe into an incident involving the destruction of a Nigerian passport at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. This was contained in a statement released on Sunday by the NIS Public Relations Officer, Kenneth Udo. “The Nigeria Immigration Service has launched a formal investigation following the circulation of […]
Woman arraigned for ticket forgery, $2,500 fraud
A 41-year-old woman, Adenike Salami, was arraigned on Friday before the Ebute-Metta Magistrate Court in Lagos State on charges of forging an airline ticket and fraudulently obtaining $2,500. Salami, who appeared before Magistrate Waliu Salami, is facing three counts of conspiracy, fraud, and forgery, brought against her by the police. The prosecutor informed the court […]