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Rep Member, Ex-COS, Others Dump PDP For APC In Ondo

31.07.2025

The only member of the House of Representatives from the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, Hon. Festus Akingbaso, on Thursday led thousands of his supporters to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Also joining the APC was Dr. Kola Ademujimi, former Chief of Staff to ex-Governor Olusegun Mimiko. The defection ceremony held...

Garba Blames ‘Development Partners’ For Uncontrolled External Borrowing

31.07.2025

Former Chief Economic Adviser to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Professor Precious Kassey Garba, has accused so-called “development partners” of building a strong support base in Nigeria for unchecked external borrowing, warning that the trend has entrenched the country in a long-term debt trap. Speaking on Thursday during her valedictory lecture at the University of Ibadan, the...

Female Genital Mutilation Should Be Abolished

31.07.2025

A participant at a stakeholders’ meeting organized by the Gender Advocacy and Women Resource Centre (GAWRC), Ebule Tesi, has called for the total abolition of female genital mutilation (FGM), describing it as a harmful and outdated practice. Tesi, who hails from Sabagreia community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, made the call on...

Kwara Gov, Others Rue Rise In Mental Health Cases Among Security Personnel

31.07.2025

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and medical professionals have expressed concern over the growing incidence of mental health challenges among security personnel across Nigeria. Speaking on Thursday in Ilorin at a mental health conference organised by the Peace Progress and Unity Global Initiative (PPUGI), stakeholders highlighted the urgent need for comprehensive mental health support systems...

Tinubu Swears In S’East Rep In NASS Service Commission

31.07.2025

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday swore in Uzor Kalu as a commissioner of the National Assembly Service Commission representing the South East zone. New Telegraph reports that Kalu took the oath of office and allegiance ar the Council Chambers of the State House, Abuja. READ ALSO His confirmation by the Senate on May 20, followed...

Council Blocks Repatriation Of N52b Dubious Forex Claims At Seaports

31.07.2025

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has blocked the repatriation of ₦52 billion in questionable foreign exchange claims at the nation’s seaports. Speaking during the 26th Annual General Meeting and Post-AGM Talk of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Nigeria, held in Lagos on Thursday, the Executive Secretary of the NSC, Dr. Pius Akutah, said the...

Tuface And Natasha Tie The Knot In Intimate Ceremony

31.07.2025

Nigerian music icon, Innocent Ujah Idibia better known as Tubaba has once again left fans talking but this time, it’s all love in the air. The music legend and his recently found love partner, Natasha Osawaru, have officially sealed their love in a beautiful and intimate wedding ceremony that’s now breaking the internet. The wedding,...

Tinubu Approves One-Year Tenure Extension For Customs CG

31.07.2025

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday approved a one-year extension of the tenure of the Comptroller-General (CG) of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Bashir Adewale Adeniyi. According to a statement issued by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Adeniyi, whose tenure was initially set to expire on August 31, 2025, will now remain...

Osun Monarch Pledges Support For PCRC To Tackle Insecurity

31.07.2025

The paramount ruler of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, has pledged his unwavering support to the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) in Osun State, following his appointment as the royal patron of the body. The appointment was conferred during a ceremony held at his palace in Iwo, Iwo Local Government Area, where the monarch described...

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31.07.2025

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I apologise for saying no heaven without tithe – Adeboye

04.10.2024

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has apologised for saying that Christians who don’t pay tithe might not make it to heaven. Adeboye who had previously said that paying tithe was one of the prerequisites for going to heaven, apologised for the comment while addressing his congregation Thursday...

Protesters storm Rivers electoral commission, insist election must hold

04.10.2024

Angry protesters on Friday stormed the office of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, singing and chanting ‘Election must hold’. They defied the heavy rainfall spreading canopies, while singing and drumming, with one side of the road blocked. The protest came after the Rivers State governor stormed the RSIEC in the early hours of Friday...

Man who asked Tinubu to resign admitted in psychiatric hospital

04.10.2024

The Adamawa State Police Command has disclosed that the 30-year-old Abdullahi Mohammed who climbed a 33 kv high tension electricity pole in Mayo-Belwa last Friday has been admitted at the Yola Psychiatric hospital for mental examination. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command SP Suleiman Nguroje, told Arewa PUNCH on Friday in an exclusive...

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