In a recent post on facebook, prophet Primate Elijah Ayodele has made allegations that two Nigerian banks are secretly involved in financing terrorist activities across the nation. The renowned prophet, known for his bold prophecies on national issues, claimed that these financial institutions serve as safe havens where terrorists keep their funds, effectively facilitating insecurity…
Nigeria’s Asset Management Corporation (AMCON) has taken over General Hydrocarbons Limited (GHL), owned by media mogul Nduka Obaigbena, due to a loan dispute with First Bank, now chaired by billionaire Femi Otedola. The receivership marks a significant setback for Obaigbena, whose business empire spans media and energy.Analysts warn the move could impact his other flagship…
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has dismissed claims that he is planning to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the African Democratic Congress (ADC).The Osun state governor through his media aide described the reports as false and politically motivated. Speaking through his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, on Thursday, Adeleke said there was no…
Primate Elijah Ayodele, the fiery head of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, has fired a prophetic salvo at the Nigerian federal government, imploring it to shelve any plans to dismantle the South-West’s beleaguered Amotekun security outfit—lest it unleash a banditry bonanza that could engulf Yorubaland in flames. In a raw, midnight Facebook live broadcast on November…
The Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has asked the Federal Government to apologise to Yoruba nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, over the invasion of his Ibadan residence, describing the July 1, 2021, raid by a combined team of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Army as unlawful and criminal. It is recalled…
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof Is-haq Oloyede, has revealed that the Board has uncovered no fewer than 15,000 candidates who forged admission letters in order to qualify for participation in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme. Oloyede made the revelation on Monday during the 2025 Batch C Pre-Mobilisation…
Fellow Compatriots, I greet you all. I have just concluded a constructive and candid discussion with President Donald Trump regarding the recent diplomatic tensions. We agreed that our shared priority is peace over conflict, hope over fear, and unity over division. Both sides will take the necessary time to address the concerns that have been…
Former Nigerian Ambassador to the Philippines and veteran broadcaster, Ambassador Yemi Farounbi, has warned President Bola Tinubu against visiting former U.S. President Donald Trump, describing such a move as politically insensitive and diplomatically unnecessary. Recall that US President Donald Trump has on Friday, named Nigeria a “country of particular concern” over the alleged persecution of…
The leader of Akin Shuga Band, a grandmaster of Nigeria’s live band entertainment, is dead. A statement by his family said”It is with profound solemnity and total submission to the will of God, that the family of Akinloye Tofowomo (Akiin Shuga) — revered music icon, Grandmaster, and Managing Director of Shuga Limb Foundation and Shuga…
The United States Embassy in Lagos has indicated that visas provided to foreign nationals are a privilege rather than a right. The US Consulate in Lagos sent this statement on Thursday in response to The PUNCH’s inquiries over the revocation of Nobel laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka’s visa. In an email answer to our correspondent on…
