March 23, 2025
After defecting to APC, Jandor jets-out to Mecca for prayers
The 2023 governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Dr. Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, is currently in Mecca for Umrah, the lesser Hajj, where he is offering prayers for Lagos State, its residents, and Nigeria. Jandor officially announced his return to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on March […]
20-year-old security guard beaten to death over alleged theft
The Bauchi State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of four individuals in connection with the tragic death of 20-year-old security guard Polmi Dauda. According to a statement issued on Sunday by the Spokesman of the command, CSP Mohammed Wakili, the incident was reported on March 22 by the victim’s brother, Danda Dauda, at the […]
NNPP justifies Tinubu’s action in Rivers
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has expressed its support for President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers. According to the party, no responsible government will allow a situation to deteriorate before taking decisive action in the best interest of its citizens. NNPP National Chairman, Dr Agbo Major, said this in […]
National Theatre workers protest unfair treatment
The need to return the National Theatre to its original status quo since the conclusion of its renovations was the reason its workers embarked on a protest during the week. The protest, which took place within the premises of the Theatre was attended by representatives of the Nigerian Labour Congress, all the agencies and parastatals […]
Hotel supervisor found dead in Ogun apartment
The Ogun State Police Command has launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Mr Adedokun Oluyemi, the supervisor of Solution One Hotel, located in the Ago Oko area of Abeokuta, the state capital. PUNCH Online gathered that Oluyemi’s unconscious body was discovered in his hotel room around 6am on Saturday. It was […]
Police arrest eight Ogun secondary school students for cultism
The Ogun State Police Command on Saturday said that its operatives have arrested eight students of Ifo High School for allegedly engaging in cult activities. Those picked up were Omolaso Waris (16 years) Bennett Bolawatife (15 years)Aluko Taiwo (15 years) Akinola Ifeoluwa (16 years) Azeez Hassan (16 years) Kilani Babatunde (aka Soldier) (16 years) Kehinde […]
Canada denies 13,000 Nigerians asylum
No fewer than 13,171 Nigerians who applied for refugee protection from January 2013 to December 2024 were turned down by Canadian government, Sunday PUNCH reports. This includes 811 Nigerians rejected in 2024. Official data from the Refugee Protection Division of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada placed Nigeria among the top five countries with […]
Rivers state of emergency an abuse of power — Jonathan
Says government knows the right course of action but deliberately ignoring it Former President Goodluck Jonathan has strongly condemned the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, calling it a blatant abuse of power by all three arms of government. Speaking in Abuja on Saturday at the Haske Satumari Foundation’s annual colloquium with […]
I don’t believe anything good would come from Tinubu government – Sule Lamido
Former governor of Jigawa State and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sule Lamido, has appealed to the opposition elements, including those currently exiting the All Progressives Congress (APC), to come back home to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), where together, they would build a greater Nigeria for the good of all Nigerians. He […]
Self-defence: Concerned Nigerians advocate pardon for convicted farmer
Reactions have continued to trail the death sentence slammed on a farmer, Sunday Jackson, from Adamawa State, by the Supreme Court of Nigeria. Jackson, it was reported, allegedly acted in self-defense against a Fulani herdsman DAILY POST recalls that the Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of a High Court sentencing him to death for killing […]