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Former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has downplayed the possibility of defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Fayose disclosed that he would stay in any party the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike finds himself. In an interview with TVC, the PDP chieftain pledged his loyalty to the FCT Minister. He said: “I’m a Wike person. Anywhere Wike is, that is where I am.” Despite his strong criticisms of PDP leadership in the South-West, Fayose stressed that he remains committed to the party noting that “I will never join…

A fatal road accident has claimed the lives of seven passengers, with four others sustaining varying degrees of injuries in Yobe State. Yobe State Police Command confirmed the incident through its Public Relations Officer, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, in a statement made available to newsmen. According to the statement, “On December 26, 2025, at about 1630hrs, the Potiskum Divisional Police Headquarters received a distress call regarding a fatal motor accident along the Badejo axis. “The incident involved a Sharon bus conveying passengers from Lawanti Area of Akko Local Government Area, Gombe State, en route to Maiduguri, Borno State. “Preliminary investigation revealed…

Nigerian actress and media personality, Toke Makinwa has shared her opinion on infidelity disparity between the male and female genders. Speaking in a recent episode of her Toke Moments podcast, the movie star claimed that women cheat more than men but more discreet. She explained that it is easier for women to cheat unlike men, who have to spend resources, efforts and time to do so. Makinwa explained that the realisation that women can also cheat makes her not to regard cheating as a dealbreaker. She said, “Cheating is not a dealbreaker for me but it comes with a caveat.…

Former Barcelona winger, Emmanuel Amunike, has tipped Nigeria to win the 2025 AFCON title with Galatasaray striker Victor Osimhen guiding the Super Eagles to victory in Morocco. The 55-year-old also urged Eric Chelle’s side to fight hard to secure the trophy with great performances and not by talking with mouth. “When I look back at [Victor] Osimhen, the same character he’s demonstrating as a leader is what he has done over the years,” Amunike told Victor Modo. “I am glad, and I’d love to see Osimhen win the AFCON with his group, but they’ve to win it by fighting and…

The Oyo State Police Command has arrested a robbery suspect and recovered a stolen motorcycle following an attack on two residents in the Olorunda Aba area of the state. In a statement issued on Saturday by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Ayanlade Olayinka, the command said the arrest was made on December 25, 2025, after operatives of the Olorunda Aba Division responded to a distress call around 10:30 p.m. According to Olayinka, two armed suspects riding an unregistered motorcycle and wielding machetes attacked the victims, identified as Mutiu Adeyemo and Akinpelu Ojo, at Adanla Area, Eniosa, Olorunda Aba, and…

Suspected bandits on Friday evening reportedly invaded the Adanla community, a suburb of Igbaja in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, and allegedly abducted no fewer than seven persons. The attack, according to residents occured around 7pm on Friday, December 26, 2025, and threw the otherwise peaceful agrarian community into fear. A community leader in Igbaja and Coordinator of the Kwara South Joint Community Security Watch Network, Elder Olaitan Oyin-Zubair, confirmed the incident to The PUNCH on Saturday. According to him, the armed assailants stormed Adanla in large numbers, firing sporadically as they moved from house to house and…

Nigerian-American boxer Emeka Nwokolo has climbed into the World Boxing Association’s top 10 super welterweight rankings, moving up to 10th position from his previous 12th spot. The 32-year-old Los Angeles-based fighter, who holds the WBA-NABA super welterweight title, is now the only Nigerian in the WBA’s top 10 and the only African in the top 15 at 154 pounds. Nwokolo, who fights under the moniker “Lion Heart 7o7”, expressed delight at his latest achievement. “This is a dream come true, reaching the WBA top 10,” Nwokolo told PUNCH Sports Extra. “To be the only Nigerian in this ranking and the…

Contemporary artist, David Olatoye, has concluded his two-day exhibition, ‘To Your Doorstep’, on a high note in Ibadan, Oyo State, marking a significant moment of homecoming, community engagement, and artistic reflection. Held at the New Culture Studio, the exhibition represented Olatoye’s first major presentation in the city where much of his early artistic language was developed. Curated by Francis Ugbomeh, aka Papi, the exhibition attracted a diverse audience of artists, collectors, writers, students, and creative enthusiasts from Ibadan, Osogbo, Abeokuta, and surrounding cities. Over the course of two days, the exhibition recorded active engagement, underscoring Olatoye’s reputation not only as…

Aave token holders voted against a controversial governance proposal seeking to place control of the protocol’s brand assets under DAO ownership.On Friday, the snapshot poll closed with 55.29% voting “NAY” and 41.21% abstaining. Only 3.5% of voters supported the proposal.The proposal asked whether Aave (AAVE) token holders should regain control over Aave’s domains, social handles, naming rights and other intellectual property through an entity under a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). Supporters framed the move as a step toward decentralization and clarifying questions about brand stewardship.The rejection closed a tense governance episode for Aave, one of decentralized finance’s (DeFi) biggest lending…

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