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By John Dike, Osogbo A Part Three student of the College of Health Sciences, Department of Medicine and Surgery of the Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile ife, died in his sleep in the early hours of Tuesday, January 6, 2026. A statement by the niversity’s spoken, Mr. Abiodun Olarewaju, identified the deceased as Timilehin Adetoye […]

Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Olawale Edun Household consumption in Nigeria slumped sharply in real terms in 2024 as rising prices eroded the purchasing power of millions of families, according to provisional figures from the Central Bank of Nigeria’s latest statistical bulletin. Data on Gross Domestic Product by expenditure showed that […]

ormer world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is seriously considering retirement from boxing, according to his uncle, Adedamola Joshua, who exclusively told our correspondent, The PUNCH reports. The 36-year-old boxer, who survived a fatal car crash in Nigeria that claimed the lives of two of his close friends and team members, made the decision known to […]

Governor’s Siminalayi Fubara Moves by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to scuttle the 2027 re-election bid of his successor, Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, appear to have suffered a setback as several All Progressives Congress governors rallied behind the embattled Fubara. Multiple sources in the APC confirmed on Monday that the […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has ordered a manhunt for the terrorists responsible for a deadly attack on communities in Niger State that left more than 40 people dead and many others abducted. In a statement on Sunday personally signed by him, the President said he had directed the Minister of Defence, the […]

FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Ajibola Basiru ‎‎ The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Ajibola Basiru, has fired back at the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, asking him to resign his ministerial position and focus on what he described as his obsession with Rivers […]

By John Dike, Osogbo The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), under the leadership of Comrade Arikawe S. Ade, has extended New Year greetings to its members while expressing concern over the continued non-payment of outstanding salary arrears by the Ondo State Government. In a New Year message to members, the Union acknowledged the hardship […]

By John Dike, Osogbo The Catholic Diocese of Issele-Uku in Delta State has announced the death of the Parish Priest of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Boji-Boji Agbor, Very Rev. Fr. Dr. Stephen Chukwuma. In a statement issued by the Director of Communications of the Diocese, Very Rev. Fr. Dr. Charles Uganwa, the Diocese […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, CFR, Ojaja II, has described Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, as a visionary reformer, declaring that the state possesses the agricultural capacity to feed the entire nation. He made the remark on Friday evening during a private meeting with Governor Zulum at […]

Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko lecturer, Dr Samuel Sedara asks politicians to be accountable A University don, Dr Samuel  Sedara, has called on Nigerian politicians to be transparent and accountable to the people, emphasizing that the country’s wealth belongs to the citizens, not the rulers. Sedara, a Physicist, Science and Human rights activist at the […]