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punchng.com | Wale Akinselure
Bishop of the Diocese of Ife, Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Reverend Olubunmi Akinlade has asked the Osun State Government to release mission schools to their original owners. Akinlade spoke on Tuesday during a press conference at Ile-Ife, Osun State, to herald the second session of the twelfth synod of the diocese. They premised the church’s demand for the return of the mission schools on the need to stall further deterioration of the school structure.
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1 week ago | 
punchng.com | Wale Akinselure
A chieftain of the Labour Party in Rivers State, Mr Fafaa Dan-Princewill spoke with WALE AKINSELURE on the divisions in the LP, the Rivers emergency rule and its intractable political situation. Excerpts:There are divisions in your party. Presently, there are three factions claiming leadership of the Labour Party; what is happening? I think all the parties in Nigeria are experiencing some level of dysfunction.
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1 week ago | 
punchng.com | Wale Akinselure
The All Progressives Congress in Oyo State has predicted a major electoral loss for the Peoples Democratic Party if Governor Seyi Makinde emerges as the party’s presidential candidate for the 2027 election. The APC made this statement in reaction to Makinde’s comments on Tuesday, where he declared his capacity to run for the presidency in 2027.
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1 week ago | 
punchng.com | Wale Akinselure
Hundreds of suspected Boko Haram members have been arrested in Lagos State, the Commander of the Civilian Joint Task Force in Lagos, Mr Kumar Sanda, has disclosed. Kumar made the revelation on Wednesday while speaking at an award ceremony in Lagos, where he highlighted the CJTF’s ongoing efforts to prevent the infiltration of Boko Haram insurgents and bandits fleeing the North into Lagos.
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punchng.com | Wale Akinselure
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has identified Nigeria’s materialistic and ostentatious value system as a major driver of corruption in the country. Speaking through his Chief of Staff, Mr. Michael Nzekwe, at an award ceremony held at the Airport Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, on Wednesday, Olukoyede lamented that the nation’s collective obsession with wealth and luxury, regardless of the means, continues to undermine the fight against corruption.
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punchng.com | Wale Akinselure
Fuji Star, Okunola Saheed, fondly called Osupa, has terminated his case against controversial singer, Badmus Okikiola, popularly called Portable. Osupa’s solicitor, Ahmed Opalekunde, confirmed to The PUNCH Online on Tuesday, the filing for withdrawal of the case at the Upper Area Court 1, High Court, Ilorin. On Monday, the Kwara State Police Command dragged Portable before the court following the petition from Osupa.
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1 week ago | 
punchng.com | Wale Akinselure
The Chairman of the Lagos Chapter of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic Alumni Association, Mr. Gafar Odubote, has called on alumni chapters across the globe to create robust professional development platforms for members and students of the institution. Speaking after the inauguration of the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Europe chapter of the association in London over the weekend, Odubote said such initiatives would empower individuals, enhance their skills, and foster career advancement.
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punchng.com | Wale Akinselure
The National Industrial Court has ordered the Nigerian Navy to accord Navy Captain Dada Labinjo all the rights, benefits and privileges of a retired Vice-Admiral of the Nigerian Navy effective April 12, 2017. Justice Ikechi Nweneka of the NICN delivered this judgment on March 24 in a suit no NICN/LA/67/2023 between Labinjo (claimant) and The Nigerian Army, the Chief of Naval Staff, the Navy Board and the Attorney General of the Federation as defendants.
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1 week ago | 
punchng.com | Wale Akinselure |Deborah Tolu-Kolawole
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja will on Tuesday hear a suit filed by the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria against the Central Bank of Nigeria and others over the implementation of local government autonomy. The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/353/2025, was instituted by the Registered Trustees of ALGON against the Attorney General of the Federation, the Minister of Finance, state Commissioners for Finance, and 21 others.
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Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo The Federal Government has announced stricter immigration penalties, warning that expatriates who overstay their visas beyond six months will face a five-year entry ban, while one-year overstay will attract a 10-year ban. According to the Federal Government, any of the overstays will incur a daily fine of $15, starting from the visa’s stated exit date. The penalty will take effect from August 1, according to the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo.
