There was an unusually large deployment of armed police operatives at strategic locations in Osogbo, the Osun State capital on Friday as the Court of Appeal rules on a case emanating from the July 16, 2022 governorship poll in the state. The Appeal Court panel that heard the case would give its judgement in Abuja Read More ..read more

A planned visit to France from Sunday by King Charles III has been postponed due to ongoing protests over pension reform, the French presidency announced. “Given the announcement yesterday of another national day of protests against pension reform on Tuesday March 28, the visit of Charles III, initially scheduled from 26-28 March, has been postponed,” Read More ..read more

The Peoples Democratic Party’s Presidential and Governorship Campaign Council has condemned alleged plans by the Independent National Electoral Commission to increase the number of the  polling units for the Adamawa State Governorship re-run, whose date has yet to be fixed, from 69 to 77.   The outcome of the March 18 governorship elections for Adamawa Read More ..read more

No fewer than six governorship candidates who contested in the just-concluded 2023 elections in Akwa Ibom State, on Friday, and 13 political parties have congratulated the governor-elect, Pastor Umo Eno,  on his victory at the March 18 governorship poll. Eno, the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, polled a total of 356,346 votes to defeat other contestants Read More ..read more

Two occupants in a moving car narrowly escaped death on Thursday evening along Unity Road, Ilorin, Kwara state capital when a political signpost fell on their vehicle during a torrential rain. The rain which fell for some minutes and accompanied by strong wind storms wreaked havoc in the city damaging cars, buildings, electric poles, wire Read More ..read more

A total of 457 people were arrested and 441 security forces injured on Thursday during nationwide protests against French President Emmanuel Macron’s pensions reform, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said. Speaking to the CNews channel on Friday morning, Darmanin also said that there had been 903 fires lit in the streets of Paris during by far Read More ..read more

The Labour Party in Ogun State has warned the Independent National Electoral Commission against issuing a certificate of return to the governor of the state, Dapo Abiodun, for a second term. The party also called for a rerun of the governorship election held on March 18, saying it is rejecting Abiodun’s victory. The INEC returning Read More ..read more

No fewer than 25 people lost their lives in Udubo along Hadeja-Potiskum road in Gamawa Local Government Area of Bauchi State following a fatal crash. Ten others sustained varying degrees of injuries in the lone crash involving a Toyota Hummer Bus. The crash occurred on Thursday at 4.30 pm. The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Read More ..read more

Medical experts specialising in the treatment of respiratory conditions have expressed mixed reactions to the efforts and commitment of the Federal Government to ending tuberculosis in Nigeria. Speaking with PUNCH HealthWise in separate interviews, the pulmonologists disagreed on the strategy of the FG to eradicate tuberculosis in the country. While one of the experts said the Read More ..read more

The Federal Government is to arraign Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, former Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, on seven counts bordering on money laundering at a Federal High Court, Abuja. Ojerinde is being arraigned alongside his four children; Mary Funmilola, Olumide Abiodun, Adedayo and Oluwaseun Adeniyi, by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission Read More ..read more