The Osun State Police Command has refuted accusations that its agents shot at innocent civilians playing football in Ogo-Oluwa, Osogbo, during a State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) operation on Sunday. According to a statement issued by Police Commissioner Ibrahim Gotan and signed by Police Public Relations Officer DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, the operation was conducted in … Read more
Obowo Divisional Police Headquarters officers, working with community youths, apprehended two suspects in connection with the rape and gruesome murder of Wendy Achumba, a 21-year-old nursing student at Mercy College of Nursing Science in Umulogho, whose lifeless body was discovered in her off-campus residence in Umuadara, Umulogho, Obowo, LGA, Imo State. In a press statement, … Read more
President Bola Tinubu was awarded with the certificate of return on Sunday, following his victory as the All Progressive Congress, APC, presidential candidate in the 2027 general elections. Tinubu polled 10.99 million votes to overcome his solitary opponent, Stanley Osifo, who received 16,504 votes in the presidential primaries held in 8,809 wards around the country. … Read more
The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has observed with dismay that the level of banditry, kidnapping, violence, insecurity, and killings in the country has reached an intolerable level, urging divine intervention and immediate government action. Speaking on Sunday at the conclusion of the PFN’s three-day national fasting and prayer programme, its National President, Bishop Francis … Read more
Bolanle Jibogun, Chairperson of the Niger State chapter of the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), has expressed worry about rising rates of child abuse in the state, urging parents to pay more attention to their children’s safety and well-being. She spoke shortly after FIDA marked 2026 youngsters’s Day with youngsters with special needs at … Read more
President Bola Tinubu said he has no ill will against Stanley Osifo, the single candidate in the recently concluded All Progressives Congress (APC) election. Tinubu remarked this on Sunday while addressing party leaders and supporters after being declared the victor of the APC primaries. He has demonstrated a desire to communicate with political opponents and … Read more
The Peter Obi Media Office has dismissed what it describes as continuous, false, and malicious allegations aimed at misrepresenting Mr. Peter Obi’s governance record as former governor of Anambra State. The POMR specifically cited what it called false claims about Obi’s interactions with Northern Nigerians during his tenure, saying it is regrettable, but not surprising, … Read more
The Abuja Federal High Court has banned production of an energy drink with a cloned bottle design that is the subject of a copyright dispute. The court, presided over by Justice Binta Nyako, ordered Mamuda Beverages Nigeria Limited to stop producing its Pop Power Energy Drink in a copied bottle design because it infringed on … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) Ogun State branch elected Oladipupo Adebutu as its governorship candidate for the upcoming 2027 gubernatorial election. Ariyo Afolabi, Chairman of the Election Committee and national representative, made the statement on Sunday in Abeokuta, Ogun State’s capital. Afolabi stated that after collating results from the 236 wards throughout the state’s 20 … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has warned against allowing politicians who lack a clear vision to lead the country backward. Tinubu made the warning on Sunday, when he was presented with the Certificate of Return and the flag of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the party’s candidate for the 2027 presidential election. He promised to cement the … Read more