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23rd December 2024 The Yoruba Council Worldwide (YCW), an organization representing Yoruba people globally, has expressed strong opposition to the planned inauguration of a Sharia Court in Oyo Town, Oyo State. In a letter addressed to Sheikh AbdulRasheed Hadiyatullah, President of the Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (SCSN), the Council described the move as “a gross violation of Nigerian laws, Yoruba ancestral rights, and cultural heritage.” The planned inauguration is scheduled for January 11, 2025, at the Muslim Community Islamic Centre in Oyo Town. The YCW claims that the establishment of such a court in the historical seat of…

By Our Correspondent Otokutu, Delta State, has been rocked by a horrifying tale of betrayal, ritual killing, and extortion, as police uncovered the gruesome murder of a prominent businessman, Mr. Paulinus, popularly known as Easy Boutique. The victim was allegedly beheaded by his close friend, Efe Money, in collaboration with the Otokutu Chief Priest and other accomplices. The shocking discovery was made during an operation led by CSP Aliyu Shaba, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Ekpan, who exhumed the victim’s head buried in a shrine. The crime, described by many as a betrayal of the highest order, has left…

An Harvard University alumnus and prominent member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, Engr Abdullahi Hashim, has lauded the Executive Chairman of Oriental Energy Resources, Alhaji Dr. Muhammadu Indimi, over the successful inauguration of first funded Floating Production Storage and Offloading Vessel (FPSO) at the Drydocks World Dubai Shipyard in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Hashim, who is a member of Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) and a fellow member, College of Diplomacy and International Relations (FCDIR), said the worthy initiative of Indimi is another record broken and a new record being set by an…

An Harvard University alumnus and prominent member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, Engr Abdullahi Hashim, has lauded the Executive Chairman of Oriental Energy Resources, Alhaji Dr. Muhammadu Indimi, over the successful inauguration of first funded Floating Production Storage and Offloading Vessel (FPSO) at the Drydocks World Dubai Shipyard in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Hashim, who is a member of Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) and a fellow member, College of Diplomacy and International Relations (FCDIR), said the worthy initiative of Indimi is another record broken and a new record being set by an outstanding…

By Our Correspondent The Yoruba Council Worldwide (Igbimo Apapo Yoruba Lagbaye), the apex organization representing Yoruba people globally, has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic loss of lives in three separate stampede incidents that occurred during festive charity events in Ibadan, Abuja, and Okija. The first incident, which took place during a children’s Christmas carnival organized by Her Majesty, Queen Naomi Silekunola in Ibadan, claimed the lives of 35 individuals, mostly children. The tragedy unfolded on Wednesday, leaving families and the nation in mourning. Further compounding the grief, on Saturday, December 21, 2024, a stampede occurred at the Holy Trinity…

Reacting to stampedes in Abuja and Anambra, President Bola Tinubu cancelled all his official events in Lagos on Saturday, including his attendance at the 2024 Lagos Boat Regatta, to mourn the victims. Tinubu was scheduled to watch the boat parade and other activities of the Boat Regatta from the waterfront of his Queen’s Drive residence in Ikoyi, his spokesman, Mr Bayo Onanuga, said in a statement. Dignitaries, including top officials of the Lagos State Government and chiefs from the state, were already seated when the president cancelled his appearance following briefings on the tragedies. Commiserating with the victims of the…

By Sola Ojewusi In a spectacular rematch at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Oleksandr Usyk successfully defended his WBA, WBO, and WBC heavyweight titles with a unanimous decision victory over Tyson Fury on December 21, 2024. The judges scored the bout 116-112 in favor of Usyk, showcasing his technical mastery and tactical brilliance. Despite Fury’s significant size advantage and weighing in at a career-high 281 pounds, he struggled to counter Usyk’s superior speed, precision, and footwork. Usyk dominated the fight by consistently outmaneuvering Fury, who appeared to tire as the rounds progressed. The Ukrainian’s crisp combinations and relentless…

German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, on Saturday condemned the “terrible, insane” car-ramming attack on a crowded Christmas market that killed five people and injured more than 200. Police arrested a 50-year-old Saudi psychiatry doctor at the scene Friday, next to the battered SUV that had ploughed through the festive crowd leaving a trail of carnage and bloodied casualties. A sombre Scholz, dressed in black, visited the attack site Saturday with national and regional politicians in the eastern city of Magdeburg, where they laid flowers outside the main church. Scholz said at least 40 of the injured were in a condition that…

The Federal Government has allocated a sum of N27bn for the entitlements of former presidents, vice-presidents, heads of state, chiefs of staff, retired heads of service, and professors in the 2025 fiscal year. Beneficiaries of this allocation include former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Goodluck Jonathan, and Muhammadu Buhari, alongside ex-vice-presidents Atiku Abubakar, Namadi Sambo, and Prof. Yemi Osinbajo. Others expected to benefit are ex-military Heads of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (retd.) and Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd.), as well as former military President, Ibrahim Babangida and retired Chief of General Staff, Commodore Ebitu Ukiwe. President Bola Tinubu presented the 2025 budget, titled…

Less than a month after the Port Harcourt Refining Company appeared to have resumed production, the facility has stopped working. Punch’s correspondent, who visited the refinery on Thursday, December 19, 2024, observed that the lifting of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) had stopped. It was gathered that the lifting of petrol actually stopped last Friday, December 13, as the 18-arm loading bay of the new Port Harcourt refinery was empty. While about 18 trucks littered the stretch of the busy road leading to the refinery itself, nine trucks were spotted inside the parking yard, while the loading bay was empty. The…