20-year-old mother of one, Biodun Abayomi, has been arrested by the police for stabbing a 17-year-old boy, Mohammed Jamiu to death in Ebute, Okitipupa, headquarters of Okitipupa LGA of Ondo State. The State police Spokesperson, Funmilayo Odunlami, while parading the suspect said the woman committed the offence on May 28, …

A 39-year-old man, Niyi Adeyemo, has been hospitalised after his wife, Jumoke Bamgbola, allegedly beat him to a pulp during a disagreement at their residence on Love-All Street, Ikosi-Ketu, Lagos State. The incident which happened on Monday landed Adeyemo in hospital for arthritis treatment. Speaking with PUNCH from a hospital …

Ahead of the 2023 governorship election, Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has dropped his deputy, Engineer Rauf Olaniyan, as his running mate. Makinde has picked the chairman of the State Housing Corporation, Barrister Bayo Lawal, as his running mate for the 2023 governorship election. Though no official statement yet but …

#AsiwajuInCrossRivers The real party man and one that can win next presidential election for APC has taken his nationwide consultations to Cross Rivers State ahead of the parth primary next week Monday. Only Asiwaju Bola Tinubu ticks all the boxes in President Muhammadu Buhari’s address to APC Governors yesterday. The …

The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved a total of N23.52 billion for various projects across the ministries of Petroleum Resources, Power and Police Affairs. The respective ministers disclosed this to State House Correspondents shortly after the over three-hour FEC meeting presided over by the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, at …

The Kwara State Government on Wednesday approved the reopening of Oyun Baptist High School, Ijagbo, for students to resume academic activities after 119 days of closure over the crisis caused by the wearing of Hijab. The school was shut by the government on February 3, 2022, following a crisis between …

Hon. Bamidele Salam, a lawmaker representing Ede/Egbedore/Ejigbo federal constituency has engaged in a one-man barefooted protest in Abuja in solidarity of the Abuja-Kaduna train kidnapped victims who have been in the captivity of kidnappers since March this year. In a statement released to the effect by the federal lawmaker, Bamidele Salam, …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has mandated the enrolment of other financial institutions (OFIs) on the credit risk management system (CRMS). The directive was given by CBN in a circular recently published on its website and signed by Chibuzo Efobi, director, financial policy and regulation department. CRMS is the practice …

Russia’s Gazprom on Wednesday revealed that its gas exports to countries outside of the former Soviet Union dropped by more than a quarter year-on-year between January and May after losing several European clients. According to a statement released by the energy giant, exports to countries outside the region totalled 61 billion …

Ahmad Lawan, President of the Senate, has made an impassioned plea to All Progressives Congress delegates to consider aspirants’ histories and public records before voting in the party’s upcoming presidential primary. In a letter included in a statement on Wednesday, the presidential aspirant requested delegates’ votes in order to become …