Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has challenged a former governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, to provide evidence to support his claim that he (Makinde) received N50bn from President Bola Tinubu following the January 2024 Ibadan explosion.....TAP TO CONTINUE READING

Makinde had, in January 2024, visited Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, to submit a report on the explosion, which claimed five lives, injured 77 persons and destroyed about 55 houses in Ibadan, the state capital.

However, Fayose, during an interview on TVC on Friday, alleged that Makinde received N50bn from the Presidency to manage the aftermath of the incident, claiming that the funds did not go directly into the coffers of the state government.

The allegation was further echoed by Fayose’s former aide, Lere Olayinka, who claimed on Facebook that although Makinde received N50bn, only N4.5bn was released to victims of the explosion.

“Ibadan Gomina General got N50bn from Tinubu’s govt, only to release N4.5bn to victims of Ibadan explosion of January 2024,” Olayinka wrote.

Reacting in an interview with Sunday PUNCH, Makinde’s Chief Press Secretary, Sulaimon Olarenwaju, dismissed the claims as baseless and challenged Fayose and his allies to substantiate them with evidence.

“There is no substance to the claim. If he (Fayose) has proof that the Federal Government gave N50bn, he should provide it. It is not just about going on air to say rubbish,” Olarenwaju said.

“If he has evidence, he should come forward with it. I don’t think we should waste time on these guys,” he added.

The state government maintained that all actions taken by the Makinde administration in response to the explosion were transparent and aimed at supporting victims and restoring affected communities.

According to our report, Islamic scholar Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has alleged that the rise of ISIS was a calculated project driven by powerful international intelligence interests, not a random extremist movement.....TAP TO CONTINUE READING

In a statement shared on his official Facebook page, Gumi described the group as a strategic tool designed to destabilize Muslim societies from within. A detailed explanation of why people dream about writing exams or returning to school or eating, crying, seeing snakes has been published on NewsVista.

He argued that ISIS serves a double agenda by drawing in violent radicals and redirecting their destruction toward Muslim communities, while creating the illusion that Western nations are protected from an Islamic threat. Gumi insisted that those behind the strategy misjudged Islam itself, stressing that the faith continues to spread globally through justice, monotheism, and peaceful coexistence, not violence.

He maintained that extremist brutality contradicts Islam’s core teachings and has only fueled misconceptions. Gumi’s comments come amid renewed counterterrorism operations across Africa, including Nigeria’s North-West, where ISIS-linked groups remain active despite global setbacks.

Three men have drowned during a picnic in a river in Buruku Local Government Area of Benue State.....TAP TO CONTINUE READING

The tragic incident, which occurred on Boxing Day, December 26, 2025, has thrown the community into mourning.

It was gathered that the victims were part of a group that visited the river for leisure.

Bodies of the three men were recovered from the river during recovery operations on Saturday.

One of the victims was identified as Msughter Felixe Terwase, from Mkar, Gboko.

Photos seen on social media shows emergency responders, an ambulance, and crowds of anxious onlookers gathered at the riverbank during search and rescue efforts.

According to reports, River Buruku is notorious for its strong currents and has recorded several drowning incidents in the past, particularly during festive seasons.