Author: Emmanuel Udeji

An investigative journalist, Adejuwon Soyinka, has allegedly been arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services. Soyinka, who is the Regional Editor of The Conversation Africa, was arrested at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Sunday. A distress message sent to The PUNCH by one of his friends stated that Soyinka was […]

Details have emerged about the rescue of 20 abducted medical students and 7 others by security agents in Benue State. According to Sunday PUNCH, 1 of the suspected kidnappers was shot dead by the combined operatives, consisting of the military, men of the Department of State Services, and the police. 2 suspects were arrested. The […]

The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) has shut down more than 400 unauthorized drug stores in Cross River State. The Pharmacy Council also arrested five individuals involved in illegal medicine distribution to maintain the quality, safety, and efficacy of pharmaceuticals within the healthcare framework. This information was disclosed in a statement by the Director of […]

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Abbas Tajudeen and Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu, have congratulated the new Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Kudirat Kekere-Ekun. The Speaker, Abbas and Deputy Speaker, Kalu said the appointment of Kekere-Ekun would enhance efficiency of the judicial system considering her experience. In their separate statements on Saturday, Abbas […]

Empress Njamah, the popular Nigerian actress, has replied to a troll who age-shamed her and asked her to go and get married. The actress shared a video of herself going to surprise someone on their birthday and the Instagram user went under her comment to say she is old and needs to get married. Empress […]

Zainab Ado Bayero, daughter of the late Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero, has issued a appeal for financial assistance from President Bola Tinubu, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, and other well-meaning Nigerians to support her family amid ongoing financial difficulties. Her appeal comes two months after Kano State Governor, […]

Popular Nigerian disc jockey and billionaire heiress, Florence Otedola aka Cuppy has dedicated her life to God. The singer who was baptized recently shared photos of the ceremony on her Instagram page on Friday, August 23, 2024. The 31-year-old stated that she is now a new creation who has been reborn by the grace of […]

Today, August 24, President Tinubu administered the oath of office on Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), pending her confirmation by the Senate. The swearing-in of the 23rd Chief Justice of Nigeria and the second female justice to hold the office took place at the Council Chamber of the State […]

The Supreme Court today, Friday, August 23, affirmed the election of Douye Diri as the Governor of Bayelsa State. Nigeria’s highest court dismissed the appeal filed by Timipre Sylva, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Justice Garba Lawal, who authored the lead judgment, stated that the appeal from Sylva and the APC was not […]

Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has slammed Justice Kudirat Motonmori Kekere-Ekun following her appointment as the new Acting CJN. HURIWA stated that Justice Kekere-Ekun’s career is not without controversy “as she is widely remembered for delivering the judgment in the 2019 Imo State gubernatorial case, where a candidate who came fourth in the election […]