FG Declares Public Holiday To Mark Eid-Ul-Mawlid
The Federal Government has declared Monday, 16th September, 2024 as Public Holiday to mark the celebration of the Eid-ul-Mawlid, the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him). The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration on…
Osun monarch, Aromolaran, dies at 86
A first-class Osun State monarch, the Owa-Obokun of Ijesaland, Oba Gabriel Adekunle Aromolaran, is dead. His death was announced in a statement, signed by Asiwaju of Ijesaland, Chief Yinka Fasuyi, obtained by PUNCH Online on Thursday in Osogbo, the state…
60 presidential amnesty scholarship students bag first-class
The Presidential Amnesty Programme Office on Thursday stated that no fewer than 60 students on its scholarship had made first class in different competitive disciplines between 2016 and 2023 at various partnering universities. This was disclosed in a statement by…
Let Mohbad’s soul rest, social media critic tells bloggers
*Begs Gov Sanwo-Olu to intervene in family fracas ONE year after the death of Nigerian rapper, singer and songwriter, late Ileri-Oluwa Aloba, popular as Mohbad, a social media critic, Mr Ibrahim Koleosho, has appealed to online bloggers profiting from the…
Campaign funds: LP asks EFCC to probe Obi, Yesufu, Afenifere
The National Working Committee of the Labour Party, led by Julius Abure, has called on the National Security Adviser and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to investigate Aisha Yesufu, Pastor Itua Ighodalo, the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi,…
Court Grants N100m Bail To 10 #EndBadGovernance Protesters
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to the 10 #EndBadGovernance protesters standing trial for alleged treason and attempting to destabilise the country. The Federal Government, through the Inspector-General (IG) of Police, arraigned the defendants in a charge…
Court jails father of four for raping wife’s 17-year-old sister
Akure—A 30-year-old motorcyclist, Michael Olorunfemi, has been arrested for allegedly raping his wife’s 17-year-old sister inside the bush, in Akure, the Ondo State capital. The suspect, a father of four, was said to have raped the victim sometime in August…
NAFDAC lacks right to regulate spiritual products – Delta clerics
Supporters of Delta-based cleric, Prophet Jeremiah Fufeyin, on Tuesday, embarked on a protest rally to the office of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control in Asaba, the Delta State capital. The placard-wielding protesters, including some bishops,…
Man sexually assaults two children with dubious kiss game
A Colorado man in the United States has been sentenced to over 100 years in prison by a judge for sexually assaulting two children in their relative’s home in 2021. James Pinker, 34, received a sentence of 112 years to…
Osun denies taking new loans
The Osun State government has said the rise in the monthly loan repayment on the state’s foreign loan was not a result of any borrowing by the incumbent administration in the state. In a statement signed by the Commissioner for…