Ogun State, Nigeria, World News & Stories
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The Court of Appeal Headquarters in Abuja is currently under heavy security as it prepares to deliver its judgment on three petitions aiming to remove President Bola Tinubu from office. Armed security personnel from the Nigeria Army, Nigeria Police Force, and the Nigeria Civil Defence and Security Corps are stationed at all entry points to…
Nigeria’s ex-second-in-command under the military era of late General Sani Abacha, General Donaldson Oladipo Diya is dead. General Oladipupo Diya died at the age of 79. He served as Chief of the General Staff, under military Head of State, General Sani Abacha from 1994 until his arrest for treason in 1997. General Diya previously served as Chief…
THE ERA OF RENEWED HOPE My fellow Nigerians, I am profoundly humbled that you have elected me to serve as the 16th president of our beloved republic. This is a shining moment in the life of any man and affirmation of our democratic existence. From my heart, I say thank you. Whether you are Batified,…
Akin Osuntokun, the new director general of the Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council, claimed he took the position without any bias toward any particular religion or race. He also denied rumours that he might have pushed for or advocated for his new position. In response to inquiries from The PUNCH, Osuntokun discussed how he would handle…
The displeased students voiced their dissatisfaction with several other recent vice-chancellor regulations using the trending hashtag #AgboolaWhy on Twitter. Some Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye, Ogun State students have taken to Twitter to protest Professor Agboola Johnson, the university’s new Vice Chancellor, for raising the school’s transcript cost from N8,000 to N40,000. A user named…
According to the Ijaw Youth Council, the Federal Government of Nigeria failed Bayelsa State on Tuesday by failing to adequately address the humanitarian catastrophe brought on by the flood calamity. This comes as the council has called for the resignation of Sadiya Farouq, the minister of humanitarian affairs, disaster management, and social development, for saying…
After an eight-month strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Senator Shehu Sani criticised the Federal Government’s decision to pay lecturers only half of what they were paid. Senator Sani, who served as Kaduna Central’s representative in the National Assembly from 2015 to 2019, claims that no member receives a pay cut for being…
The federal government, yesterday, presented the scorecard of President Muhammadu Buhari, citing 100 core achievements of his administration in 2021. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who listed the achievements, said they were despite dwindling revenues, COVID-19 pandemic, and insecurity in several parts of the country induced by insurgency and banditry. Mohammed, who…
While 2021 is just a few days from being over, it was the year Nigeria lost some of its most prominent personalities. From the entertainment industry, sports, and politics, several Nigerians succumbed to death in the passing year. Although it is near-impossible to keep track of deaths, this post highlights the demise of some prominent…
