…PDP is dead in Ondo State. The once-calm political waters of Ondo State have been violently stirred, as a seismic wave of defections threatens to reshape the state’s political landscape. In what can only be described as a political tsunami, over 500,000 devoted supporters of former Governor Olusegun Mimiko have made the monumental decision to abandon the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and defect en masse to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). This historic exodus, led by the formidable duo of Rt. Hon. Jumoke Akindele, the trailblazing and only female Speaker in the history of the Ondo State House of…
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The Chief Imam of Akure kingdom, Alhaji Abdulhakeem Yayi-Akorede, has commended the governor of Ondo state, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, for his strategic approach in maintaining peace in the state during the 10-day nationwide protests. Alhaji Akorede gave the commendation in Akure on Sunday at the commissioning of FMT event centre, a top-range multipurpose facility, comprising a 1000-capacity auditorium, restaurant and apartments in Ala Quarters Akure. He said, “I want to appreciate our governor for being proactive by engaging all relevant stakeholders before the nationwide protests and this led to the calmness we experienced in our state during the period in question”…
An Illinois school worker will spend the next nine years in prison after she stole 11,000 cases of chicken wings worth $1.5 million that were meant for students during the height of the COVID pandemic, prosecutors said. Vera Liddell used her position as the food service director at Harvey School District 152 to carry out the unappetizing crime that was only unearthed after the district realized the school system blew past its budget, prosecutors reportedly said. Liddell, 68, started the scheme in July 2020 and didn’t stop until February 2022, the Cook County State Attorney’s Office said, according to ABC 7 Chicago. While…
Akwa-Ibom State-owned airline, Ibom Air, has described as unfounded and baseless allegations of ticket racketeering at its Port Harcourt station. It said that it operates under strict ethical standards, and its staff are prohibited from engaging in any form of racketeering or corruption, adding that attempts to undermine these standards are investigated and sanctioned appropriately. This was contained in a statement by the company’s General Manager of Marketing, and Communication, Aniekan Essienette, on Monday in Uyo, the state capital. Essienette explained that the airline’s check-ins close 45 minutes before departure for domestic flights, adding that it also strictly adheres to…
Two Chinese expatriates, identified as Chen Wenguang and Liang Ding, have been abducted in the Kémta/Abule-Owu area along Onigbedu Road in Ogun State. PUNCH Online learned on Monday that the two were abducted around 1:45pm on Sunday when they left the company to visit their friends. A police source, who was not authorised to speak on behalf of the command, informed our correspondent that Wenguang and Ding were affiliated with the Good One Carton Company situated in the area. “Wenguang and Ding left the company on their own, without notifying security, including the police and military assigned to the company,…
A 14-year-old boy, identified as Malik Kareem, was reportedly beheaded for ritual in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on Saturday. The incident that occurred at the Olorisaoko community in the Akinyele Local Government Area of the state on Saturday evening has thrown the whole area into confusion. Investigations by PUNCH Online correspondent revealed that the victim recently wrote his final subject for the West Africa Examination Council at Iyana Community Grammar School, Olode, Moniya, Ibadan. Multiple sources who spoke to our correspondent on Sunday said the victim, alongside his three other age groups, contacted a Muslim cleric, now at large,…
On Sunday, fewer than 273 army officers began a week-long Senior Staff Course Qualifying Examination (SSCQE) held at the Jaji Military Cantonment in Kaduna. The Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) of the Nigerian Army conducts the SSCQE. The president of the exam board, Kelvin Aligbe, said it was a major prerequisite for the officers to attend the Senior Staff Course at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), Jaji and other staff colleges overseas. He stressed the need for the officers to qualify for the course, which required no further emphasis. Aligbe, TRADOC commander, said, “I believe that while…
The Nigeria Immigration Service has launched a probe into an incident involving the destruction of a Nigerian passport at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. This was contained in a statement released on Sunday by the NIS Public Relations Officer, Kenneth Udo. “The Nigeria Immigration Service has launched a formal investigation following the circulation of a video on social media, showing a female traveler destroying a Nigerian Standard Passport at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos,” the statement read. The incident, captured on video and widely circulated on social media, has sparked concern among the public. It showed a…
A dynamite explosion rocked the secretariat of the Action People’s Party along the GRA axis of Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital on Monday morning. It was gathered that the incident occurred in the wee hours of Monday precisely around 1am. The assailants allegedly threw substances believed to be dynamite into the building housing the secretariat shattering windows and doors, as well as destroying other property of the party. This came amidst speculations that the State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, plans to move with his supporters to the APP following the alleged hijack of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state by…
A group of dissident youths in Ibule-Soro Community of Ifedore Local Government Area, on Friday, August 9, 2024 attacked the female Divisional Police Officer of Ilara-Mokin; while she was trying to dissuade them from performing the rites of new yam festival, which was the traditional duty of the king. Crisis ensued when the youths were instigated by some chiefs in the community to undermine the traditional authority of Ibule-Soro monarch, Oba David Oluleke Ogunlade. The chiefs, were said to have supported an aspirant who lost out in the kingship selection process that produced Oba Oluleke Ogunlade. The Ibule-Soro monarch, disclosed…