Adibe Emenyonu in Benin-city   A middle-aged man, Mr. Ajayi Thomas, has petitioned the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, over the activities of Evbuku and Amagba youths, who demanded various development levies on his property currently undergoing developmentIn 2016, the state governor in conjunction with the Oba of   Benin banned the activities of Community Development Association (CDAs) following several complaint from property developers concerning the illegal operation of these youths which they fill retards development in the stat In spite of the ban, the CDAs still operate unhindered which necessitated the current petition by Thomas who had fallen

A civil rights group, Bridge Connect Africa Initiative, on Sunday, challenged the Kano State Government to urgently facilitate the passage and implementation of the Child Protection Bill, as a firm commitment to take away almajirai from Kano streets.   Briefing newsmen on implications of the non-implementation of the bill, the Executive Director of the group, Sani Muhammad, argued that the delay in passing the CPB puts more young girls and children at risk of such occurrences, due to harmful practices and sexual exploitation in the state.   “As soon as the Bill is passed, it becomes unlawful for anyone to

Osun State Government on Sunday tackled ex-Finance Commissioner, Dr. Wale Bolunduro, regarding his claims on the finances of the state under Governor Adegboyega Oyetola. The government said Bolorunduro misrepresented facts and told lies against the person of Governor Gboyega Oyetola, and the government he superintends over. Reacting to claims by Bolorunduro during a press conference he addressed heralding his defection to the Peoples Democratic Party in a statement signed by the Osun state Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Funke Egbemode, the government said claims by ex-Finance Commissioner that he used his contacts to raise funds to modernise Osun was

The Nigeria Police Force has advised all politicians to eschew violence and caution their supporters against threatening voices of dissent and opposition in the run-up to the 2023 general elections.   The police said any threat to life was a criminal offence, adding that the Electoral Act is also clear on the appropriate punishment prescribed for election-related crimes.   The Force spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi stated this in an interview with The PUNCH on Sunday against the backdrop of online bullying and violent verbal exchange between the supporters of the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu and the Labour Party

The Oodua Peoples Congress and the Fulani traders who were alleged to be in the middle of last Friday’s bloody clash in Ajase-Ipo in Irepodun Local Government area of Kwara State have denied instigating the clash   While reacting on Saturday to the bloody clash between cow dealers and members of the OPC at Kaara market in Ajasse-Ipo, state chairman of the Gan Allah Fulani Development Association, Alhaji Alli-Mohammed Jounwuro claimed that 9 people were killed by the OPC members in the incident while 450 cows were lost.   Ali Mohammed alleged that while many people were injured in the

Nigeria’s oil production slumped by 28 million barrels between January and July 2022, threatening the Federal Government’s N9.37tn oil and gas revenue target by the end of the year.   The Federal Government, in the 2023-2035 Medium Term Expenditure Framework & Fiscal Strategy Paper recently presented by the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Dr Zainab Ahmed, blamed oil production shut-ins due to pipeline vandalism, crude oil theft and high petrol subsidy cost.   Most industry experts who spoke with The PUNCH on Sunday also attributed the decline to oil theft, which appears to have defied solutions.   After