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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has said the victory of Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, in Saturday’s governorship election will be replicated in Osun on August 15. A statement made available to PUNCH Online on Sunday noted that while speaking with journalists in Osogbo on Sunday, Oyintiloye described Oyebanji’s victory as “well deserved.” According to the statement, Oyintoloye said the outcome of the election was a resounding endorsement of the governor’s performance and the people’s mandate, describing it as a historic triumph achieved with an unprecedented margin. Oyintiloye, a former lawmaker, said the…
The Ministries, Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government have spent N11.85bn on fuel for motor vehicles and generators between January and April 2026, as elevated domestic petrol prices and renewed Iran-US tensions continue to raise concerns over energy costs and global oil market stability. An analysis of data obtained from the Open Treasury Portal by The PUNCH showed that the amount represented a 113.4 per cent increase from the N5.55bn spent on the same items in the corresponding period of 2025. The Open Treasury Portal is the Federal Government’s public financial transparency platform, which publishes budget implementation, payment and…
US-based Blessing Ogundinran has claimed the women’s 100 metres title at the 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games National Trials in Lagos, clocking 11.12 seconds in the final to emerge as Nigeria’s new national champion in the event, The PUNCH reports. Ogundinran edged teenage sensation Miracle Ezechukwu, who pushed her all the way with a new personal best of 11.15 seconds to finish second, while Olajide Olayinka placed third in 11.28 seconds. Speaking after the race, Ogundinran revealed that composure was the key to her victory after an arduous journey to Lagos. “When I was at the start block, I was thinking…
A journalism lecturer at Crescent University, Abeokuta, Dr Kola Adesina, has proposed a new education framework, called MASHET, in place of the widely adopted STEAM model. According to Adesina, MASHET, which stands for Maths, Arts, Science, Humanities, Engineering and Technology, will enhance the nation’s education system more than the current Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics education model. STEAM was officially introduced in Nigeria as a federal initiative in 2023 when the pilot project was launched across Adamawa, Ebonyi, Nasarawa, Ondo, Rivers and Sokoto. Adesina unveiled the new framework via his LinkedIn page, arguing that it addresses gaps in the…
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Tragedy struck the Kuyello District of Birnin Gwari Local Government Area in Kaduna State on Monday as armed bandits invaded the Kujijiro farmlands, killing at least nine farmers. According to local sources, the victims were cultivating their fields when the heavily armed attackers suddenly arrived and opened fire on them. A security expert and community leader, Ishaq Kasai, confirmed the tragic development to PREMIUM TIMES late Monday. He added that several farmers were yet to be accounted for. “I can confirm that the attack took place today and that nine of our farmers were unfortunately killed while working on their…
Students of Kaduna State College of Education, Gidan Waya, are battling poor infrastructure, security concerns and inadequate welfare facilities, findings by Arewa PUNCH have revealed. A visit by our correspondent to the institution showed that the college has continued to struggle with a dilapidated access road, rising transportation costs, concerns over hostel security and inadequate facilities despite repeated calls for intervention by stakeholders. The most visible challenge is the poor condition of the road leading to the institution. During the rainy season, large sections become flooded and difficult to navigate, disrupting movement for students, staff and visitors. The Chaplain of…
A senior medical doctor working with the AIDS Prevention Initiative in Nigeria, in the Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State, has died following complications from Lassa fever. The state Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr Paul Ejeh-Ogwuche, confirmed the development on Monday in Makurdi, saying the ministry had activated contact tracing and surveillance measures in response to the case. According to him, the deceased reportedly battled the illness for over two weeks before his condition worsened. Ogwuche said the death occurred at a time the state was preparing to be declared free of Lassa fever. The commissioner said,…
For decades, credit risk assessment in Nigeria has rested on an incomplete foundation. Lenders—whether deposit-money banks, microfinance institutions, or digital finance operators—price credit largely based on data they alone have collected about a borrower. This institutional insularity is often deliberate, and it costs the Nigerian borrower dearly. The concept we advance here, Personal Equity, challenges this status quo at its root. Personal equity is the quantified expression of an individual’s financial behaviour, aggregated across every institution with which they have transacted and translated into a precise, portable measure of creditworthiness. It is, in essence, a person’s credit identity—not as a…
Former Kaduna State Governor and ex-National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, has called on President Bola Tinubu to declare a national state of emergency on insecurity, warning that Nigeria’s worsening security situation requires extraordinary and coordinated national action. Makarfi also opposed any move to deregister political parties ahead of the 2027 general elections, insisting that all parties that complied with the Independent National Electoral Commission guidelines should be allowed to participate in the electoral process. He made the remarks on Sunday during an interaction with journalists at his Kaduna residence, where he spoke on insecurity, democracy,…
