Bola Bamigbola

1 week ago | punchng.com | Bola Bamigbola |Dirisu Yakubu |Hiradat Hassan

The Osun State House of Assembly has said it would resist attempts to substitute authorised signatories to local government accounts in the state. This was part of the resolutions reached at the plenary by the lawmakers on Thursday, as they vowed to resist, report, and reverse any lawful substitution with unauthorised persons, saying such would constitute an attempt to divert public funds.

2 weeks ago | punchng.com | Gbenga Oloniniran |Deborah Tolu-Kolawole |Solomon Odeniyi |Nathaniel Shaibu |John Charles |Umar Sani | +5 more

Anti-government protests and counter-rallies to drum up support for President Bola Tinubu in Abuja and six states held on Thursday as the country celebrated Democracy Day, The PUNCH reports. In Abuja, the Take It Back movement protesters’ plan to storm the National Assembly failed as heavy security deployment prevented access to the complex where President Tinubu addressed a joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives as part of activities marking Democracy Day.

2 weeks ago | punchng.com | Solomon Odeniyi |Gbenga Oloniniran |Peter Ajayi Dada |Bola Bamigbola |Adeyinka Adedipe |Dele Ogunyemi | +13 more

A clash between protesters and security operatives looms on Thursday (today) as the Take It Back Movement, the rally organisers, has resolved to carry out a demonstration at the National Assembly, Abuja and 19 other locations across the country during the June 12 celebrations. President Bola Tinubu addresses a joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives today as part of Democracy Day activities, setting the stage for a combustible situation.

2 weeks ago | punchng.com | Dirisu Yakubu |Abdulrahman Zakariyau |Bola Bamigbola |Wale Akinselure |Umar Sani

The battle for the soul of the Peoples Democratic Party has reportedly pitted the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, against the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike. The two political gladiators used to be good friends and played a key role in the victory of President Bola Tinubu in 2023, following their resolve to work against the PDP candidate, Atiku Abubakar.

3 weeks ago | punchng.com | Ismaeel Uthman |Grace Edema |Olufemi Adediran |Imoleayo Oyedeyi |Daniel Ayantoye |Bola Bamigbola

The West African Examinations Council has started investigating the leakage of examination questions in the ongoing 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination, Sunday PUNCH reports. Our correspondents gathered that some officials of the exam body might be connected to the leakage, particularly the circulation of the English Language paper to the public four days before the examination. It was learnt that the police had also opened a probe into the matter.