The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Governors’ Forum on Saturday warned the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and others against derailing the national convention of the party scheduled to hold in Ibadan, Oyo State, on November 15, 2025. In a communiqué at the end of its 7th
In a landmark move towards environmental sustainability, engineering construction company, Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, in partnership with the Forest Research Institute of Nigeria, FRIN and the Nigerian Conservation Foundation, NCF, last Friday, successfully carried out a major tree-planting exercise at the Muhammadu Buhari Cantonment, Abuja. The initiative, which saw the
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, on Thursday, disclosed that he is not in a supremacy battle with any monarch either in Yorubaland or anywhere in the universe. This is contained in a statement released by his Director of Media and Publicity, Bode Durojaiye, in Ibadan, the Oyo State
The Presidency has confirmed the appointment of Mr Rotimi Richard Pedro as the new Director-General of the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA). In a statement obtained by Vital News on Wednesday, the Presidency also confirmed appointment ofKarimah Bello as Executive Director, Marketing and Stella Din as the new Executive Director, News.
.Takes down 58.9M Obscene Contents The federal government has closed down about 13,597,057 social media accounts for offensive content and violations of the code of practice by users of social media platforms such as TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, and X, formerly known as Twitter. The government action is contained in a
Olubadan-designate, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, will be crowned as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland, on Friday, September 26, 2025, The PUNCH Online exclusively, on Wednesday. Investigations by our correspondent revealed that his nomination has been approved by the State Governor, Seyi Makinde. It was further gathered that the state delegation met
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade I, has faulted the conferment of the Chieftaincy title of ‘Okanlomo of Yorubaland’ on a business tycoon, Dotun Sanusi, a.k.a Ilaji, by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II. Oba Owoade said conferment of chieftaincy title which bothers on
Her closest rival, Mr Johnny Aikpitanyi of the PDP, managed to secure only 3,838 votes, while Dr Sandra Asemota of the ADC trailed further behind with 925 votes. Barrister Gabriella Omosede Igbinedion of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State has clinched the Ovia Federal Constituency seat with 77,053
Nigeria’s security forces have arrested the most wanted Ansaru terrorist group leaders alleged to have masterminded several high-profile attacks in the country. Those arrested are Mahmud Muhammad Usman, also known as Abu Bara’a, Abbas or Mukhtar, identified as the self-styled Emir of Ansaru, and his deputy, Mahmud al-Nigeri, also known
The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, located in Ile-Ife, Osun State, has confirmed the death of a second-year medical student named Ajibola Ibitayo. With heavy hearts, we share the heartbreaking news that Ibitayo made the tragic choice to take his own life, which is believed to be due to