
Solomon Odeniyi
Correspondent at The Punch
Award winning journo; 2020 Fellow, Institute for War and Peace Reporting, Defence correspondent for @MobilePunch and an advocate of social change.
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4 days ago |
punchng.com | Solomon Odeniyi
British national, Campell Slifer Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency intercepted a 22-year-old British national, Campell Slifer, at the weekend, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, with two suitcases containing 35 parcels of Loud, a potent cannabis strain, weighing 37.6kg.
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4 days ago |
punchng.com | Solomon Odeniyi
Ex-First Lady, Patience Jonathan Wife of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience, has ruled out the possibility of her husband joining the 2027 presidential race to contest against President Bola Tinubu. Mrs Jonathan said rather than contest, her family would campaign for Tinubu’s re-election because Tinubu and his wife, Oluremi, supported Jonathan’s 2011 presidential bid.
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4 days ago |
punchng.com | Solomon Odeniyi
Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru and the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle. The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, on Sunday, reversed his earlier stance and pledged full support for the national security summit being organised by the National Assembly.
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5 days ago |
punchng.com | Solomon Odeniyi
Former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, has ruled out any return to Aso Rock Villa, declaring instead that she will campaign alongside the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, ahead of the 2027 general elections. The ex-First Lady, known for her candid views, threw her weight behind the principle of rotational leadership, describing the “turn-by-turn” model as essential for national unity.
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5 days ago |
punchng.com | Solomon Odeniyi
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a woman, Ihensekhien Obehi, at the Port Harcourt International Airport for attempting to smuggle cocaine to Iran using a bizarre concealment method involving her private part, stomach, and handbag. Obehi, who was disguised in a hijab, was apprehended on Sunday, 3rd May 2025, while trying to board a Qatar Airways flight to Iran via Doha.
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