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Solomon Odeniyi

Abuja, Lagos, Nigeria

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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  • 2 days ago | punchng.com | Solomon Odeniyi |Stephen Angbulu |Dare Olawin |Bankole Taiwo |Maiharaji Altine |Isah Ojo | +6 more

    President Bola Tinubu is planning to meet with the service chiefs to discuss the rising killings in Plateau, Benue and other parts of the country on his return to Abuja from his two-week working visit to Paris, the French capital. Tinubu returned to Abuja on Monday night after spending 18 days on a working visit and retreat in Paris and London.

  • 6 days ago | punchng.com | Solomon Odeniyi

    As Christians in Nigeria join others around the world to mark the 2025 Easter celebrations, the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered tight security measures across the country to ensure a peaceful and hitch-free holiday. In a statement on Friday by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the IGP extended warm Easter greetings to the Christian faithful, urging them to reflect on the values of hope, renewal, and sacrifice which the season represents.

  • 6 days ago | punchng.com | Solomon Odeniyi |Tunde Oyekola |Faith Awa Maji |Animasahun Salman |Ademola Adegbite

    As Christians across the country prepare to celebrate Easter, beginning with Good Friday, security agencies have pledged to ensure safety and peace throughout the festive period. The military high command, state police commands and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps commands assured Nigerians of heightened surveillance, increased personnel deployment, and inter-agency coordination to prevent any breach of law and order during the celebrations.

  • 6 days ago | punchng.com | Solomon Odeniyi

    Some naval officers on patrol. Photo: wordpress.com Three suspects linked to the abduction of Nigerian Navy Lieutenant Cynthia Akor have been arrested by operatives of the Naval Unit in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. Two of the arrested individuals were directly involved in the abduction, while the third was identified as an accomplice. It was gathered on Thursday that the arrests were made in a community bordering Masaka in neighbouring Nasarawa State.

  • 6 days ago | punchng.com | Solomon Odeniyi

    The Nigerian Air Force on Thursday announced that two coordinated airstrikes had successfully neutralised several terrorists and destroyed their hideouts in Borno State. The precision strikes, carried out under the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai, targeted known insurgent enclaves in Kollaram and Arra—two areas identified as long-standing terrorist strongholds within the Sambisa general area and the Southern Tumbuns.

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10 Feb 25

RT @topeomogbolagun: Happy New Week! News of Nwoko’s decision to defect had been making the rounds, until last week when he officially def…

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RT @DeborahToluwase: PLEASE REPOST The Women in Mining in Nigeria initiative will be hosting the 2024 Gold and Gemstone conference and ex…

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9 Sep 24

You were part of those who fought for democracy does not mean you will be a true democrat.