Olufemi Adediran

Nigeria

Correspondent at New Telegraph Nigeria

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EXCLUSIVE: Inside story of WASSCE leak that triggered midnight exams

6 days 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.
Mass burial in Taraba as herders slaughter scores

1 week ago | punchng.com | Justin Tyopuusu |Imoleayo Oyedeyi |Olufemi Adediran

Tears flowed freely on Saturday as grieving residents of Munga Lalau and Munga Doso communities in Karim-Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State buried scores of villagers killed by suspected herdsmen. The communities were thrown into mourning after the assailants stormed the villages around 2am on Friday. Eyewitnesses said the attackers, numbering over 50, invaded the villages on motorcycles and opened fire indiscriminately on sleeping residents.
Ogun monarch hails Tinubu over poly upgrade

1 week ago | punchng.com | Olufemi Adediran

The Aboro of Ibeseland in Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State, Oba Rotimi Mulero, has commended President Bola Tinubu for signing a bill upgrading the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, to the Federal University of Technology. Tinubu signed into law the bill establishing the Federal University of Technology, Ilaro, thereby upgrading the 46-year-old polytechnic to a full-fledged university. This was announced by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Wednesday.
Compulsory voting: A cure for apathy or threat to freedom?

1 week ago | punchng.com | Olufemi Adediran

A new bill before the House of Representatives proposing to make voting mandatory for all eligible Nigerians has ignited a debate, raising critical questions about democratic participation, constitutional freedoms, and the country’s deepening crisis of voter apathy, OLUFEMI ADEDIRAN writes In a country where voter apathy, vote-buying, electoral violence, and widespread irregularities have long plagued the democratic process, the House of Representatives is considering making voting a...
Osun jailbreak: FG intensifies border watch after murder suspect recapture

1 week ago | punchng.com | Olufemi Adediran |Gift Habib |Bola Bamigbola

Following the recapture of one of the seven inmates who escaped from the Ilesa Custodial Centre, Osun State, the Nigerian Correctional Service has intensified the search for others still at large. The spokesperson for the NCoS, Abubakar Umar, told Sunday PUNCH that the Federal Government had alerted international organisations, financial institutions, border control agencies, and security operatives to be on the lookout for the remaining six suspects.
Hunters warn against politicising forest guards recruitment

2 weeks ago | punchng.com | Olufemi Adediran |Animasahun Salman

The Professional Hunters Association and the Nigerian Forest Security Service have warned the federal and state governments against politicising the recruitment process of the newly created National Forest Guard. They cautioned that allowing politics to dictate recruitment would undermine the entire purpose of the initiative. According to them, any attempt to fill the ranks with political loyalists instead of competent and dedicated individuals would render the entire scheme ineffective.
Nigeria risks Sudan-like crisis, retired col warns

2 weeks ago | punchng.com | Olufemi Adediran

Lt. Col. Tony Nyiam (retd.) A retired Army col, Tony Nyiam, has warned that Nigeria is dangerously close to the tragedy that befell Sudan under former President Omar al-Bashir, where state-backed militias were deployed to enforce ethnic dominance and suppress dissenting communities. Nyiam, who was a member of the military coup attempt against the Gen. Ibrahim Babangida regime, likened the insecurity situation in some parts of northern Nigeria to conflict that happened in Sudan.
UK immigration crackdown jolts Nigerian youths

3 weeks ago | punchng.com | Olufemi Adediran |Biodun Busari

The dream of some Nigerian youths to relocate to the United Kingdom for work or academic pursuits is turning into a mirage following the recent unveiling of a controversial White Paper by the British government aimed at curbing net migration. The proposed reforms, which have triggered reactions across the globe, are forcing a major rethink among prospective immigrants and those already navigating life in the UK.
Lagos couple in messy divorce battle

3 weeks ago | punchng.com | Olufemi Adediran

I married the devil, says husbandI have four months to live after abuse – WifeWhen Ezekiel and Omolara wedded four years ago, no one imagined that the union would unravel into a storm of resentment and public accusations. What began as a union built on shared faith and Christian values has spiralled into a bitter public feud, as the couple now accuse each other of domestic abuse, deception, betrayal, and emotional trauma.
FG denies relocating ministerial briefing

3 weeks ago | punchng.com | Olufemi Adediran

Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris. The Federal Government has debunked reports that it was planning to relocate the ministerial briefing session to London. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, and his counterpart in the Ministry of Works, Senator David Umahi, denied the reports during a ministerial briefing session held in Abuja on Friday.