One Thousand five hundred students across Delta North senatorial district are expressing gratitude and renewed hope following Senator Ned Nwoko’s sponsorship of their 2026 UTME registration fees, describing the programme as a critical lifeline that has lifted a major financial burden from their families. The beneficiaries, numbering 1,500 and spread across the nine local government areas of the district, say the free registration support has not only removed cost barriers but also strengthened their determination to pursue university admission with confidence. The examination is conducted nationwide by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, and registration fees are often a challenge…
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By Patrick Odey The Resident Pastor of Living Faith Church Chapel, Ifa Ikot Ubo–Ifa Ikot Okpon Branch, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Emmanuel Umoh, has been sentenced to death by hanging. Umoh was sentenced by Justice Gabriel Ette of the state High Court for killing a 500-level Civil Engineering student of the University of Uyo, Gabriel Bassey, who was also his landlord. The pastor was convicted for stabbing Edward to death on December 21, 2020, at Ifa Ikot Ubo in the Uyo Local Government Area of the state. The court was informed that the deceased relocated to his late mother’s property…
By Yahaya Balogun. February 21, 2026, 11:00 AM. Baba Kabiru’s life encapsulates the complex interplay between ambition and ethical integrity in Nigerian politics. Emerging from the clutches of impoverishment, Baba Kabiru was fortunate to be recognized and subsequently aided by a benefactor, who provided him with the necessary political resources and support to transform his life. In his earlier years, he was merely a ramshackle motor mechanic operating in one of the rustic villages in Osun State, where opportunities were scarce and aspirations often stifled by economic hardship. Baba Kabiru’s trajectory was irrevocably altered when he embarked on a fateful…
The University of Delta, Agbor (UNIDEL) on Saturday made history as it graduated its first set of students, including 30 First-Class graduates, at its maiden convocation ceremony, four years after the institution was established. At the colourful ceremony, the Governor of Delta State and Visitor to the University, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, announced far-reaching incentives and policy decisions aimed at strengthening academic excellence at the young university. The Governor disclosed that the Best Graduating Student would receive a ₦5 million cash award, while each First-Class graduate would be rewarded with ₦500,000, payable immediately. He approved the request of the Vice…
After a five-year standstill, the Administrative Officers Forum of the Delta State Civil Service has successfully inducted 151 officers into the Administrative Officers Cadre, marking a significant step toward strengthening institutional capacity and professionalism within the public service. The induction followed an intensive two-day orientation programme for newly converted administrative officers held in Asaba, which was presided over by the Head of Service, Mininim Oseji, and witnessed by former Heads of Service, serving and retired Permanent Secretaries, as well as other senior government officials. While declaring the ceremony open, Dr. Oseji congratulated the inductees on their successful conversion into what…
By ENITAN ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA, mnipr The Ika Ex-Agitator Leader and President of the Ika Youths Peace Movement (IYPM), Comrade Austin Imaghodor (Phase 3 Forum), has strongly rejected the 21-day ultimatum issued by the Itsekiri Ethnic Nationality Ex-Agitators Forum to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, demanding the sack of the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Dennis Brutu Otuaro. Addressing journalists during a press briefing, Imaghodor described the ultimatum as “misguided, unnecessary, and capable of heating up the polity,” insisting that the leadership of the Presidential Amnesty Programme under Otuaro has recorded measurable progress. “Leadership Requires Courage and Accountability” Quoting…
by PM News Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo has appointed Nollywood actress Mercy Johnson-Okojie as Special Adviser on Public Engagement and Advocacy. The appointment was announced on Thursday in a statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government, Musa Ikhilor. According to the statement, the governor approved Johnson-Okojie’s appointment as part of efforts to strengthen public engagement with government policies and programmes. The communiqué read: “This is to inform the general public that Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has approved the appointment of Mercy Johnson-Okojie as Special Adviser on Public Engagement and Advocacy. “Johnson-Okojie is an accomplished Nigerian…
by Favour Abalaka A 23-year-old man, Abidemi Emmanuel, accused of raping popular Lagos content creator Fems Thrift and her friend, has been remanded in a correctional facility pending the continuation of his trial. Emmanuel was arraigned on Tuesday before a magistrate’s court in Lagos State, and the case has been adjourned to March 19 for further hearing. Confirming the development to PUNCH Metro on Thursday, the Lagos State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Adebisi, said the suspect was remanded after his arraignment and that investigations were ongoing. “The suspect has been arraigned and remanded in a correctional facility. The…
by Dayo Oyewo and Favour Abalaka The Ogun State Police Command has concluded plans to arrest and prosecute a female TikTok user, identified as Mirabel, after she allegedly admitted that her earlier claim of rape was false. Mirabel was said to have made the admission during a viral phone conversation with social media personality, VeryDarkMan, popularly known as VDM. An audio recording of the conversation, shared online by VDM and obtained by PUNCH Metro on Thursday, captured Mirabel admitting that aspects of her initial account were untrue. “Yes, sir, please help me, I am very sorry,” she was heard saying…
By Ochogwu SundayIn the build up to the 2027 presidential election, supporters of former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, have launched an organization for grassroots mobilisation. The organization tagged ‘Village Boys Movement’ was launched as a rival platform to counter the ‘City Boys Movement’ organized by President Bola Tinubu’s son, Seyi Tinubu, for the President’s re-election. Convener of the Village Boys Movement, Maazị Tochukwu Ezeoke, who addressed supporters in Abuja on Thursday, named himself a ‘Village Headmaster’. According to him, the movement “represents a Nigeria that works before it earns and earns before it spends”. He, however, clarified that the…