May 15, 2025
NYSC fixes prospective corp members’ orientation for June 11
The management of the National Youth Service Corps has announced that the 2025 Batch A Stream II Orientation course will commence on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. The scheme made the announcement in a statement signed by its Assistant Director of Information and Public Relations, Caroline Embu, on Thursday. It was reported that corps members mobilised […]
Tinubu to attend Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration in Rome
President Bola Tinubu will travel to Rome, Italy, on Saturday to attend the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV, the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church. According to a statement on Thursday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the trip is at the invitation of the Vatican, following the […]
Police re-arraign VDM over cyberbullying of Nollywood actresses, others
The Police on Thursday re-arraigned controversial social media influencer Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, before a Federal High Court in Abuja for allegedly cyberbullying Nollywood actresses, Iyabo Ojo and Tonto Dikeh. The social activist is also accused of cyberbullying Nigerian producer and singer Samuel Oguachuba, popularly called Samklef, among others. VDM was re-arraigned before […]
Kwara: Seven Offa kidnap victims regain freedom
Seven Offa indigenes, who were abducted by kidnappers on April 25, 2025, have been rescued and reunited with their families, DAILY POST reports. The rescue operation involved collaborative efforts between security agencies and local authorities. According to reports, Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq in close collaboration with the Local Govt Chairman, Suleiman Olatunji Omituntun, security agencies and […]
NCC, telecom providers punishing us – mobile users, activists, others raise alarm
Nigerians, particularly northerners are reeling in anguish following the recent hike in telecom tariffs. Recall that the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has recently approved 50 percent tariffs increment for service providers amid nationwide hardship. This development has continued to attract condemnation among Nigerians, especially some northerners whose businesses depend on telecom industry to survive. For […]
Ondo APC chairman’s abductors capture ransom bearers, make fresh demand
The abductors of the Ward 5 Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, Nelson Adepoyigi, have seized two persons who had volunteered to deliver the N5 million ransom to release the party chieftain Following the development the kidnappers are now demanding N30 million to release Adepoyigi and […]
Ogun Assembly summons Odogbolu LG chairman, others over financial misconduct
The Ogun State House of Assembly has summoned Odogbolu Local Government officials, including Chairman Tunde Diya, Head of Local Government Administration Victor Awobotu, Council Treasurer Stephen Adesanya, and Council Engineer Yusuff Bamidele, for questioning over alleged financial impropriety. The summons followed a report by the House Committee on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, led by […]
JAMB glitch: Obi calls for reform of public institutions
Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, has raised concerns over technical glitches that delayed the release of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) results, affecting nearly 380,000 candidates.He called for urgent reforms in Nigeria’s public institutions to prevent such failures. In a statement titled “When Glitches Become a National Crisis”, Obi commended […]
Police nab 21-year-old woman for alleged arms trafficking to Katsina
The Nasarawa Police Command has apprehended a 21-year-old woman, Fatima Salisu, suspected of being an arms trafficker, following credible intelligence. This was disclosed in a statement by the command’s spokesperson, Ramhan Nansel, on Thursday. The PPRO said Salisu was arrested for alleged smuggling of ammunition through Keana and Doma areas of Nasarawa for criminals in […]
TASUED students decry robbery attacks, seek government intervention
The students of Tai Solarin University of Education have cried out over recent robbery attacks in their host communities by some unknown criminals in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun. PUNCH Online learnt that the rampant criminal activities in areas like Ijele, Abapawa, Imaweje, among other localities where students reside, have posed a serious threat to their lives. This […]