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  • 3 weeks ago | punchng.com | Wale Akinselure |Godwin Isenyo |Chima Azubuike |Maiharaji Altine |Animasahun Salman |Isah Ojo | +1 more

    Many Muslims had a low-key Eid-el-Fitr celebration following the growing cost of living, which made it difficult for many to celebrate in their usual style. The surge in the prices of food, fuel, and transportation, along with ongoing security concerns, significantly affected the festive spirit across several parts of the country. In the northern part of the country, Muslims called for prayers to end the insecurity, hardship, and economic challenges facing the country.

  • 3 weeks ago | punchng.com | Adeyinka Adedipe |Godwin Isenyo |Bankole Taiwo |Solomon Odeniyi |Tukur Muntari |Collins Agwam | +3 more

    •14 arrested as gov suspends security corps boss, illegal vigilante groupsThe Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, on Sunday, strongly condemned the killing of 16 hunters in Edo State, vowing that the perpetrators will be brought to justice. The CDS pledged, as the Edo State government said, that Governor Monday Okpehbolo had reached out to the victims’ families, the Hausa community leaders in the state, and the northern governors about the incident.

  • 4 weeks ago | punchng.com | Bola Bamigbola

    Flags of the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party The lingering crisis in Osun State’s local government administration has reignited tensions between the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party following a meeting with the Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN).

  • 4 weeks ago | punchng.com | Bola Bamigbola

    Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has ordered the establishment of holding camps for residents displaced by the recent communal clashes in Ifon, Ilobu, and Erin Osun. The governor also confirmed that the “24-hour curfew remains in effect, with enhanced security surveillance in the affected towns.”What began as boundary disputes between the Ifon and Ilobu communities last Friday morning escalated into violence that spread to Erin Osun on Saturday.

  • 4 weeks ago | punchng.com | Bola Bamigbola

    An Osogbo Chief Magistrate Court, on Wednesday, remanded one Ibrahim Muntari, in Ilesa Correctional Centre for allegedly causing the death of commuters in a road accident that occurred along the Ife/Ibadan expressway. The PUNCH had earlier reported that five students of Osun State University, Osogbo, alongside other passengers, lost their lives in the accident that occurred last Sunday in Ikire.

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