An interim order has been imposed by an Ogun State High Court, preventing a scheduled celebration honouring the late musician Ilerioluwa Aloba, also known as Mohbad. This was revealed by the deceased family’s legal team in a statement signed by Monisola Odumosu, the family’s agent, and obtained only by PUNCH Metro on Sunday. Odumosu mentioned

On Sunday, the Department of State Service (DSS) recanted its involvement in the detention of Omoyele Sowore, the African Action Congress’s presidential candidate for 2023. Nigerian immigration officials detained Sowore on Sunday morning at Murtala Muhammad International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos State, but subsequently released him. According to a DSS source, contrary to what some

Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, has sent a formal letter to the aviation handlers in the United Kingdom asking landing slots for Air Peace at Heathrow, the UK’s preferred airport. These demands generated conversations within the sector, AKINLOTAN OLASUNKANMI x-rays the issue Reports on the protest letter that Festus Keyamo, the

On Sunday, the FBI announced that it was looking into what it described as a “attempted assassination” of the former president of the United States, following shots fired by Secret Service officials at a man carrying an AK-47 weapon on or near Trump’s golf course in Palm Beach, Florida. According to a campaign official for

To improve security in the Niger Delta, the Nigerian Navy has been looking for reliable intelligence. In order to maintain a safe and tranquil atmosphere, the maritime security organisation specifically requests that intelligence be shared between the host towns and the Naval Base. During an educational outreach in Ugborodo and adjourning communities in Warri South

On Sunday in Minna, Niger status, three former military rulers and a few other generals convened behind closed doors to discuss what many regarded the nation’s status. General Abdulsalami Abubakar, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, the former military president, and former President Olusegun Obasanjo made up the triumvirate. General Aliyu Gusau, a former National Security Adviser (NSA),

Three West African countries currently ruled by military juntas—Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger—are about to formally exit the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) by implementing a new biometric passport. This action, which is anticipated to occur “in the coming days,” represents the most recent development in their expanding partnership, the partnership of Sahel

In August 2024, Nigeria’s inflation rate decreased to 32.15% from 33.40% in the preceding month, as to the most recent Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). This 1.25 percentage point drop in inflation marks the second consecutive month of lowering inflation, indicating a slow but steady alleviation of

In accordance with the terms of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), petrol prices are not set by the government but rather are negotiated directly between parties. The NNPC stressed this point when releasing the estimated prices of petrol obtained from the Dangote Refinery in its retail stations across the nation early on Monday morning. The

Forty-one persons are feared dead in a boat accident in Gummi town, the headquarters of Gummi Local Government Area of Zamfara State. An eyewitness, who is an indigene of the town, Abubakar Muhammad, said the deceased were going to their farms in the early hours of Saturday when the boat capsized. Mohammed said there were