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By Bayo Onanuga President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has postponed his scheduled trip to Johannesburg, South Africa and Luanda, Angola, as he awaits further security briefings on the kidnapped Kebbi schoolgirls and the attack on Christ Apostolic Church worshippers in Eruku, Kwara State. In response to the request by the governor of Kwara State, President Tinubu has ordered the deployment of more security men to Eruku and the entire Ekiti Local Government Area of the state, and directed the police to go after the bandits who attacked worshippers. President Tinubu was scheduled to leave Abuja today to attend the 20th G20…

A 39-year-old senior officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Funmilayo Oluwamayokun Lasisi, and her daughter, Sewa Lasisi, who were declared missing in Ogun State, have been found dead with a mutilated body part at a suspected herbalist’s den in Osun, in what is suspected to be a ritual killing. Our correspondent learnt on Tuesday from a Facebook user, Ayomideji Solanke, who was privy to the incident, that the discovery was made over the weekend. Recall that PUNCH Metro earlier reported that 39-year-old Lasisi and her teenage daughter were reported missing on the morning of Sunday, November 2, after they…

In a world where relationships are constantly tested by comparison, expectations, and the noise of social media, a woman’s role in the life of her man remains deeply powerful. A woman does not create a man’s identity. God does, but she can help shape, strengthen, and support the greatness that is already within him. A strong woman speaks life into her man. She encourages him when he doubts, prays for him when he struggles, and stands beside him when the world challenges who he is. Her words can build him up, or they can tear him down because her voice…

By Peter Omopo Munich, Germany — Alice and Ellen Kessler, the celebrated German twin entertainers who captivated audiences across Europe and the United States in the 1950s and 1960s, have died at the age of 89 through a joint assisted suicide, the German Society for Humane Dying (DGHS) announced on Tuesday. Police in Grünwald, the upscale Munich suburb where the sisters lived, confirmed a response to an incident on Monday afternoon but did not provide further details. DGHS, an organization that supports individuals seeking medically assisted dying, said the twins had contacted them more than a year ago and later…

By Peter Omopo Abuja — The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took a dramatic turn on Tuesday as a faction of the party loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, announced the expulsion of Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde; Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed; and Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal. The faction also expelled former Board of Trustees Chairman, Senator Adolphus Wabara; former Minister Kabiru Tanimu Turaki; and the party’s Deputy National Chairman (South), Taofeek Arapaja, among several others, accusing them of anti-party activities. The development followed violent clashes earlier in the day between…

By Peter Omopo Ado-Ekiti — Renowned legal scholar and founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola, has expressed deep concern over the increasing number of illegal and substandard private universities operating across Nigeria. Speaking in Ado-Ekiti while receiving the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) accreditation team on a visit to the institution, Babalola urged the National Universities Commission (NUC) to urgently revisit its accreditation processes and clamp down on institutions operating without approval. He warned that Nigeria’s education system faces serious danger if poor-quality institutions continue to multiply unchecked. “Nigeria deserves the best and should…

By Peter Omopo A former Special Adviser to ex-Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Alwan Hassan, on Tuesday publicly apologised to Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin after accusing them of receiving a $10 million bribe to halt the confirmation of President Bola Tinubu’s nominee for Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Abdullahi Ramat. Hassan’s apology comes days after the Senate threatened legal action over the allegation, which had ignited controversy amid ongoing public distrust surrounding federal appointments in the power sector. Addressing journalists during a press briefing in Abuja, Hassan traced the episode to his…

By Peter Omopo A coalition of 44 members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday called on President Bola Tinubu to adopt a political solution to the prolonged detention of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The lawmakers, operating under the banner of the Concerned Federal Lawmakers for National Unity, transmitted a two-page letter and formal resolution to the President, urging him to invoke his constitutional authority to end Kanu’s prosecution and initiate a broader national dialogue to restore peace in the South-East. They argued that political engagement — rather than continued litigation — offered…

By Peter Omopo A United States lawmaker, Riley Moore, has condemned the abduction of schoolgirls from Government Secondary School, Maga, in the Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State, describing the attack as “horrific” and calling for prayers for the victims. Moore, in a post on X on Tuesday, wrote, “Please join me in praying for the 25 girls who have been kidnapped and for the repose of the soul of their vice principal, who was killed.” He further claimed that the incident occurred in “a Christian enclave in Northern Nigeria,” adding that “the Nigerian government must do more to…

By Peter Omopo Transfer analyst Fabrizio Romano has dismissed reports suggesting that Nigerian forward Ademola Lookman has reached an agreement to join Turkish giants Galatasaray in the January transfer window. Speculation from Turkey over the weekend claimed a deal had been concluded involving Lookman, his agents, and his club Atalanta. However, speaking on his Italian YouTube channel, Romano clarified that no such agreement currently exists. “Reports from Turkey over the past two days have suggested that an agreement has already been reached to bring Lookman to Galatasaray in January. However, this is not the case,” Romano said. “As of now,…