Legal experts have urged President Bola Tinubu to ensure rehabilitation and compensation for minors detained as a result of the #EndBadGovernance protests, citing violations of child rights laws, writes Onozure Dania Legal practitioners have called on President Bola Tinubu to take further action after his directive for the release of the minors arraigned before the […]

The National Assembly Service Commission has appointed Kamoru Ogunlana as the substantive Clerk to the National Assembly, following the approved retirement of Mr. Sani Magaji Tambuwal, the outgoing Clerk. According to a statement released by NASC Deputy Director Emmanuel Anyigor on Wednesday evening, the appointment, effective from 2nd February 2025, was confirmed in a letter […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission on Wednesday conducted a mock accreditation exercise ahead of the November 16 governorship election in Ondo State. The Chairman of the commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu; state Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mrs Oluwatoyin Babalola and other officials of the commission monitored the exercise at some local government areas in the state. Some […]

Twenty-seven-year-old Lilian Madubulum from Anambra State has set a new Silverbird marathon dance record, dancing continuously for an impressive 55 hours and 49 minutes at the recently concluded Silverbird World of Records Danceathon. According to a statement shared with PUNCH Online on Thursday, Lilian emerged as the winner, surpassing 24 other competitors in the intense […]

search buttonMost Widely Read Newspaper The Yoruba Nation agitators who invaded the Oyo State Government Secretariat at Agodi in Ibadan, the state capital, have pleaded not guilty when the charges were read to them before an Oyo State High Court. On Wednesday, the agitators were all paraded before Justice K. B. Olawoyin. The offence was […]

The Federal Government has revealed that a poor maintenance culture and inadequate and aged equipment, among other challenges, are the underlying reasons for the incessant multiple collapses of the national power grid witnessed in recent months. It also stated that the high voltage of electricity surpassing the capacity of its equipment caused the blackout witnessed […]

•Police deny maltreatment as released protesters narrate three-month ordeal behind bars After being granted reprieve by President Bola Tinubu on Monday, several minors, aged between 14 and 17, who were arrested during August’s #EndBadGovernance nationwide protests against hardship in the country, have shared their harrowing experiences while in custody with The PUNCH. On Friday, 76 […]