There was confusion on Tuesday morning at the Yaba Chief Magistrates Court, Lagos State, as youths gathered outside the court to protest for the freedom of the Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti. A source, who pleaded anonymity told The PUNCH, that in the absence of the magistrate, Adeola Olatunbosun, the trial was postponed to Wednesday, May […]

A secondary school in Osogbo, Osun State, Fakunle Unity High School, hurriedly shut down academic activities on Tuesday, after some pupils became unconscious after inhaling teargas fired by men of Mopol 39 Base, located directly opposite the school premises. A source in the school, who preferred not to be named over fears of harassment, told […]

Supporters of musician Seun Kuti gathered outside the magistrate’s court in Yaba, Lagos State to demand the singer’s release. The trial, which was slated for today, was said to have been adjourned as a result of the judge’s absence from the court, a source who pleaded anonymity told PUNCH. Supporters Demand Seun Kuti’s Release Supporters […]

Following a Federal High Court ruling in Kano that nullified the candidature of the Abia State governor-elect, Alex Otti, in the March 18 governorship election, the Labour Party has filed an appeal against the judgement. The court’s ruling stemmed from a case, numbered FHC/KN/CS/107/2023, brought by Mr Ibrahim Haruna Ibrahim against the Labour Party and […]

The Federal Government has said there is a need for the creation of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs to enable the nation to realise the huge potential in the sector. The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, who made the statement while speaking at the investiture of Aminu Umar as the new President of the Nigerian […]

There was palpable tension at the Yelwa Campus of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi State, on Monday, as students went on a rampage to express their anger over the alleged assault on the Chairperson of the Academic Staff Union of the University, Dr Ibrahim Inuwa, by some military men. The PUNCH learnt that the […]

Four people have been arrested in Spain for hanging an effigy of Vinicius Junior from a bridge in January, less than 24 hours after Real Madrid filed a hate crime complaint for racist abuse during the La Liga clash with Valencia at the Mestalla. The 22-year-old winger claimed ‘racism is normal’ in La Liga and […]

The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal has ordered Peter Obi and the Labour Party to present their joint petition against Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s victory at the 2023 election within three weeks. The Tribunal also ordered the President-elect, Tinubu, to defend his victory along with the Independent National Electoral Commission within five days. The Chairman of […]

The Presidential Election Petition Court on Tuesday gave the pre-hearing report on the petition and presented the trial schedule. The chairman of the five-man panel of the court, Justice Haruna Tsammani, read the pre-hearing report which included the declaration of the court’s decision to consolidate all the petitions to be heard as one. Following this, […]

The video-sharing app, Tiktok, has sued the state of Montana over a new law that prohibits the use of the service in the state. Montana became the first state in the US to ban the app after the bill was signed to law by Republican Governor, Greg Gianforte, on Wednesday. The law is set to […]