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Isese Day: Ogun, Oyo Declare August 20 Public Holidays

19.08.2025

The Ogun State Government has announced August 20, as a public holiday to commemorate the annual Isese Day celebration. Similarly, Oyo State Government also declared August 20 as a work-free day. Recall that August 20 was formally declared a public holiday in 2023, following a motion passed by the Ogun State House of Assembly and...

Ohanaeze Hails Mbah’s 5 Transport Terminals, 100 CNG Buses

19.08.2025

Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, under the leadership of Senator John Azuta Mbata, has hailed Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah of Enugu State over the inauguration of five ultramodern transport terminals in various parts of the state last Thursday, in line with his integrated blueprint for a modern and multimodal transport ecosystem. Ohanaeze also commended Mbah for the...

US, UK Govts Commend FG, NSA Over Arrest Of Terror Kingpins

19.08.2025

The governments of the United States of America (USA) and United Kingdom, yesterday commended the Federal Government of Nigeria and the security agencies under the leadership of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, over the arrest of wanted leaders of the Ansaru terror organisation. The US and the UK authorities issued the commendations...

Ladoja Set To Begin Olubadan Coronation Rites

19.08.2025

Olubadan-designate, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, arrived Ibadan yesterday after weeks of absence from the city to prepare for his coronation as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland. The former Oyo State governor, who arrived at about 1:20 pm, moved straight to his family compound, where he was warmly received by relatives, friends, and well-wishers. Following the passing...

2025 UTME: JAMB Uncovers Sophisticated Exam Fraud, Probes 6,458 Results

19.08.2025

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) yesterday inaugurated a committee to probe the cases of technology driven malpractices involving 6,458 candidates detected during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). This is as the body after the 2025 Policy Meeting chaired by the Minister of Education asked public universities to complete their 2025 admissions...

Falana: APC, PDP Must Prove They’Re Not terrorist Organisations

19.08.2025

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) must “urgently” take legal steps to prove they are not terrorist organisations, following a recent Canadian court ruling describing them as such. In a statement yesterday, Falana argued that instead of hurling insults at the...

Judicial Compromise Likely When Executive Gifts Judges Vehicles, Houses –AI, TI, TMG

19.08.2025

Amnesty International (AI) and Transparency International have expressed concern about the procurement of official vehicles, and building of houses for judicial officers by the executive, saying the development is capable of compromising judicial independence in the country. Accordingly, the global bodies (in Nigeria) have tasked the judiciary on the urgent need to maintain its inviolability,...

NSITF To Engage Lawyers At 65th NBA Conference On ECS Compliance, Implementation

19.08.2025

The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has revealed that it was set to strategically engage lawyers on their critical role in ensuring compliance with the Employees’ Compensation Act (ECA), and advancing the Employees’ Compensation Scheme. Managing Director and Chief Executive of the NSITF, Barrister Olúwaṣeu Faleye, who is the lead speaker at the Breakout...

DBS: CBN Disburses N17.35bn To Retirees, Deceased Employees’ Families

19.08.2025

Following Federal Government’s decision to clear all forms of benefits owed to retirees under the Defined Benefit Scheme (DBS), the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disbursed a total of N17.35 billion to 4,467 beneficiaries including active retirees and families of deceased employees. According to reports posted on the website of the National Pension Commission...

APC, Ganduje Mourn Passing Of Nat’l Chairman’s Mother

19.08.2025

The All Progressives Congress (APC) and the former National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, have mourned the passing of the mother of the party’s National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda. Mama Lydia Yilwatda, mother of the APC National Chairman, passed on on Sunday at the age of 83. In the condolence message from the...

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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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