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Punch Newspapers Sections Published 13 March 2021 Daud Olatunji, who was in the Republic of Benin, captures the suffering of villagers who fled their homes in Yewaland, Ogun State, to the neighbouring country following persistent attacks by killer herders I  forgot that I was pregnant when I ran from danger. I ran from Asa village in Ogun State at night when Fulani herdsmen invaded our village and started killing people. The following day, I was rushed from Eegelu where I slept to this hospital (Sante De Sante) in the Republic of Benin and was later delivered of a baby there by the nurses on...

Delta 2023: Omo-Agege, Keyamo, Ogboru battle for APC soul Published 13 March 2021 MATTHEW OCHEI takes a look at the battle for supremacy among leading members of the opposition All Progressives Congress in Delta State as aspirants position themselves for the 2023 governorship election The Delta State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has been in the news for the wrong reasons over the last couple of months. As late as February, 2021, supporters of party leaders were at each other’s throats over preparations to hold the ongoing nationwide APC Membership Registration/ Revalidation exer...

Punch Newspapers Sections Olufemi Olaniyi Published 13 March 2021 Residents of Ibarapa area of Oyo State have lost sleep despite the arrest of Iskilu Wakili, said to be a dreaded warlord terrorising the area. Dwellers in Ibarapaland have been suffering attacks at the hands of killer herders who destroyed their farmlands with cattle, raped, killed and kidnapped many for ransom. Farmers are said to be the worst hit as those in communities such as Ayete, Igangan, Idere, Igboora, Tapa, Lanlate and Eruwa have harrowing tales to tell. The development led a Yoruba activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, po...

Punch Newspapers Sections Leke Baiyewu, Abuja …says govs not against autonomy for state legislature, judiciary Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, has stated that the Nigeria Governors’ Forum will meet with organised labour on the implementation of the minimum wage. Tambuwal made this known after leading the Chairman of States Legislators Conference to meet with the Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. A statement titled ‘Govs Are in Support of Financial Autonomy for State Legislature, Judiciary – Tambuwal…As Govs Meet ...

Punch Newspapers Sections Published 13 March 2021 The Lagos, Ogun, Delta, Enugu and Akwa Ibom state governments on Friday commenced the vaccination of frontline health workers in the state against the deadly coronavirus as part of efforts to reduce the spread of the pandemic. This is just as the Lagos Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and his Delta counterpart, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, received the first jab of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. Also, Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State and Governor AbdulRamon AbdulRazaq took their first jabs. Sanwo-Olu, who received the vaccine on Friday at the Infectio...