A disappointing day for democracy dawned on the people of Osun State, Nigeria. On this day, the Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Osogbo, the state capital of Osun State, issued a verdict in the legal challenge that had been brought forward by the former Osun State governor and the APC gubernatorial candidate, Mr.Gboyega Oyetola. In…
As the general elections draw closer, the people need to be in the know of the partinence of voting, and voting the right candidate in this election. Nigeria has witnessed an alarming level of insecurity, malgovenance, corruption among other national issues that are concerning. 2023 marks the end of the administration of @MBuhari and will…
A yet-to-be-identified man has reportedly died in Oluyole Estate, in the Oluyole Local Government Area of Oyo State, while queuing to buy fuel at a petrol station in the community. The incident happened on Thursday. PUNCH Metro learnt that nobody was aware that the man, who rested his head on his steering, had given up the…
The 91-year old also asked for forgiveness from the person (s) he offended just as he said he has forgiven those who offended him. Kano elder statesman and business mogul, Aminu Dantata, says he is no longer enjoying life and is hoping to depart this world faithfully. The 91-year old Mr Dantata also asked for…
The Oyo State Police Command, on Thursday, paraded 13 suspects, including three men allegedly responsible for the killing of a United States-based hotelier, Gbenga Owolabi, and a final-year student of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Rachael Opadele. The Commissioner of Police, Adebowale Williams, who paraded them at the command headquarters in Eleyele, Ibadan,…
Tunde LiadiSince Messi was crowned the Most Valuable Player at the FIFA Under 20 World Cup in 2005,his career has continue to soar but almost all those that were his Nigerian teammates at both tournaments have either experienced stunted careers or retired from the game. TUNDE LIADI here traces the trajectory of Nigerian players who…
BY GEORGE OKOJIE, Lagos Following the completion of the first phase of Lagos Blue Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) scheme which covered Marina-Mile 2 the state governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat , the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa and many other prominent Lagosians yesterday did a test run…
By Ikenna Anyanwu Contrary to speculations that the case of recent recovery of a whooping sum of N250 million in cash in a private office of Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State in Apapa, Lagos by eagle-eyed policemen in Lagos has been rested, indications emerged over the week that Police authorities in Abuja have commenced…
Police have arrested three persons, including one identified as a pastor, for abducting and killing a -39 -year old man, Adekunle Muyiwa. The suspects, Idowu Abel, Clement Adeniyi and Pastor Felix Ajadi, allegedly dismembered the body of Adekunle for ritual purposes. The suspects were arrested one after the other on November 19 after one Adekunle Oluwaseyi,…
If you see Folasade Badetito today, she’s probably somewhere globetrotting and exploring a new place in the world. However, this wasn’t always the case. Her parents emigrated to Houston in the ’80s, which is where she was born. When she was only 6 years old, her parents were taken from her and deported back to…