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Daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello, who resigned her membership of the ruling All Progressives Congress last week, was on Wednesday formally received back into the Peoples Democratic Party. At a well-attended, carnival-like event held at the party secretariat in Abeokuta, the state chairman of the party, Dr Abayomi Tella, supported by other party leaders, presented Obasanjo with the party flag, formally announcing her as its senatorial candidate for Ogun Central ahead of the 2027 elections. The reception was preceded by a procession through major streets in Abeokuta by Obasanjo, flanked by the party’s governorship candidate, Ladi Adebutu,…

The Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos State Security Trust Fund, Ayodele Ogunsan, has expressed deep sorrow over the death of Deputy Commissioner of Police, Administration, Lagos State Command, Khan Salihu, describing him as an officer whose life was defined by professionalism, humility and selfless service. Ogunsan stated in a statement made available to PUNCH Metro on Wednesday that the passing of the senior police officer was a painful loss to the wider security community in Lagos State, where he played a key administrative role within the command. He sympathised with the family of the deceased, the Inspector-General of…

The opinion piece by one “Elu Moses” (published in The Punch Newspaper of June 16, 2026) is a masterclass in what skilled propagandists call the “noble cause substitution”. You take a nakedly commercial interest, in this case, the protection of a specific foreign operator’s revenue stream from regulatory oversight, and you dress it in the language of national development, investment climate, and economic patriotism. You invoke the President’s name. You warn of catastrophe. You gesture towards abstract billions. And you hope that nobody notices the man behind the curtain. Nigerians should notice. Because the curtain, in this instance, is remarkably…

Nigeria’s crude oil production could rise to 1.9 million barrels per day in the near term following recent improvements in output, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission has said. The Commission Chief Executive of the NUPRC, Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, disclosed this on Wednesday during a meeting with the Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service, Zacch Adedeji, at the NRS headquarters in Abuja. This was contained in a statement issued by the Head of Media and Corporate Communications of the NUPRC, Eniola Akinkuotu, on Wednesday. Eyesan said the country’s oil industry had continued to record production growth, noting that crude output reached…

Crypto exchange CoinMENA has entered a banking agreement with Standard Chartered to strengthen fiat payment infrastructure for customers in the United Arab Emirates.Under the agreement, CoinMENA will use Standard Chartered to support fiat on- and off-ramps, client money accounts and virtual account-based transaction management, according to a press release shared to Cointelegraph. The exchange said the arrangement would improve transparency and liquidity settlement with approved global counterparties. In the announcement, Standard Chartered UAE, Middle East and Pakistan CEO Rola Abu Manneh said the UAE had established itself as a leading regulatory environment for digital assets, creating opportunities for financial institutions and…

Teresa Giudice keeps it candid. The Real Housewives of New Jersey star, 54, recently underwent a “little refresh” on her neck thanks to a cosmetic procedure using threads captured in a video shared via Instagram on Tuesday, June 16. In the clip, Injx by Natia Rufolo went in and applied dissolvable threads to Giudice’s neck. The procedure helps stimulate collagen production and create a smooth and youthful appearance. After the threads were inserted in her skin, the specialist gently pulled the strings upward to lift Giudice’s neck. Rufolo noted that she applied a couple of threads “here and there.” The…

Charcoal dealers in Ebonyi State have reported a significant increase in sales as soaring prices of cooking gas compel many households to adopt cheaper alternatives for domestic cooking. A survey conducted by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abakaliki on Wednesday showed that charcoal markets were experiencing increased patronage from residents struggling to cope with the rising costs of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) and kerosene. Some dealers told NAN that demand for charcoal had risen considerably in recent months, resulting in improved sales and higher profits. They attributed the boom to the persistent rise in cooking gas prices, which…

The recent decision by the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, to deploy Deputy Inspectors-General of Police to their respective geopolitical zones is being widely viewed by security stakeholders as one of the most strategic policing reforms in recent years. For many observers, the initiative represents more than an administrative redeployment. It is a deliberate operational strategy designed to bring senior police leadership closer to the people, strengthen intelligence gathering, improve coordination, and enhance the fight against kidnapping, banditry, insurgency, armed robbery, and other emerging security threats. The move is particularly significant because it revives a policing model that has not…

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested two suspects for allegedly murdering a 33-year-old woman and dumping her body in a culvert near Jesus Bus Stop, Oraifite, in the Ekwusigo Local Government Area of the state. The suspects, identified as Thankgod Ikechukwu Ikwugwara, 26, and Makuochukwu Uzoigwe, 20, were allegedly involved in the killing of the woman on March 13, 2026, after luring her to a residence under the pretext of seeking her assistance. The command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday. Ikenga said the suspects were arrested by operatives of the State Criminal…

Following outbreaks of the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus in parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, a strain for which there is no widely available licensed vaccine or specific antiviral treatment, the Lagos State Government last Sunday said it had launched a statewide emergency public awareness campaign tagged “Operation Lagos BioShield” to strengthen surveillance and prevent the possible importation of the Ebola virus into the state. It must be noted, however, that the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, reassured residents that there was currently no confirmed case of Ebola in Lagos or anywhere…