As the crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party festers, stakeholders of the party have differed on the legality of its current Board of Trustees. While some members of the party questioned the rationale behind the meetings held by the leadership of the PDP BoT, whose tenure is said to have expired, others argued that there was…
Operatives of the Anambra State security outfit, Agunechemba, have arrested and detained popular native doctor Chidozie Nwangwu, widely known as Akwa Okuko Tiwaraki. The flamboyant spiritualist, known for his ostentatious lifestyle on social media, has been notably silent since the launch of Agunechemba. His online fame stemmed from his controversial promotion of Oke Ite—a money…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has taken legal action against President Bola Tinubu over his alleged failure to prosecute contractors who received over N167bn from 31 ministries, departments, and agencies for projects that were never executed. The lawsuit, filed last Friday at the Federal High Court in Lagos (suit number FHC/L/MISC/121/2025), also listed the…
President Bola Tinubu paid tribute to former Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, on his 60th birthday and commended his dedication to democracy, governance, and national development. In a statement released on Sunday, Tinubu recalled his long-standing relationship with Fayemi, which dates back to their time in the pro-democracy movement of the 1990s, where they actively…
The National leader of New Nigeria Peoples Party, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, on Saturday met with the former Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, behind closed-doors. Details of what the two men discussed at the meeting held at Aregbesola’s Lagos residence could not be ascertained at the time of filing this report. Sources in the Osun State chapter…
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God Worldwide, Enoch Adeboye, has called for the release of popular TikToker, Olumide Ogunsanwo, aka SeaKing, who was arrested by the police and arraigned in court for criticising the cleric on social media. The revered cleric also distanced himself from the arrest, stating that he was…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested two suspected drug kingpins at Port Harcourt International Airport and Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, who excreted a total of 125 wraps of heroin. NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, confirmed the arrests in a statement issued on Sunday, revealing that one of the suspects, Onyekwonike Elochuckwu Sylvanus, operates…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Saturday, said it has secured the conviction of a medical doctor, Dr Geraldine Orok, for N127m fraud. A statement by the anti-graft agency, on its X handle on Saturday, said a Federal High Court, sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, presided over by Justice Rosemary Oghogho-rie convicted and…
The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria has carried out a resource verification at McPherson University, Seriki-Sotayo, Ogun State. A statement made available to PUNCH Online by the university’s Deputy Registrar, Information and Public Relations, Olatokunbo Olakunle, on Saturday noted that the visit was in response to the institution’s request for an increase in its…
Mohammed El-Rufai, eldest son of the former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has said he supports the probe of his father’s administration by the Kaduna State Government, provided it is done with clear, unbiased intent. In an interview with the BBC Hausa Service on Saturday, Mohammed stressed that while accountability is crucial, any probe…
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 37-year-old man, Kosisochukwu Okafor, for allegedly killing his brother, Emmanuel Okafor. The incident occurred on Friday at Adegbe Village, Abagana, in the Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State. According to eyewitnesses, a heated argument over the use of foodstuffs in their home escalated into a physical…
There was tension in Bori, the traditional headquarters of Ogoni land on Saturday, as a planned congress to begin talks on the planned oil exploration resumption in the area ended abruptly. Recall that President Bola Tinubu at a meeting with some Ogoni leaders in Abuja over a fortnight ago had urged them to return home to get…
