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Abbas, Kalu Hail VP Shettima At 59

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, and his deputy, Benjamin Kalu, have congratulated Vice President Kashim Shettima on his 59th birthday, describing him as a blessing to the Tinubu administration. Abbas hailed Shettima as a man of intellect, loyalty, and dependability, noting his outstanding record in public service. In a statement by...
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NIGCOMSAT Connects 200 Rural Areas to Internet in Nigeria

The Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited says it has connected about 200 rural communities to the internet in the past eight months as part of efforts to bridge the country’s digital divide. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of NIGCOMSAT, Mrs Jane Egerton-Idehen, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja during her keynote address at a one-day media...
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Burna Boy’s Parents Mark 35th Wedding Anniversary

Bose Ogulu, the mother and manager of Grammy-winning artist Burna Boy, has taken to social media to celebrate her 35th wedding anniversary with her husband, Samuel Ogulu. ‘Mama Burna’, as she is fondly called, shared a collection of throwback photos from their wedding day and early years of marriage alongside more recent pictures with her...
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Independent Marks 70th Anniversary Of Free Primary Education With Public Lecture, Awards

…Akande, Sanwo-Olu, Chairman, Chief Host of Platinum Jubilee …Tinubu to confer posthumous legacy award on Awo, Zik, Bello As part of Nigeria’s Independence anniversary celebrations, the Independent Newspapers Limited, publishers of Daily Independent, Saturday Independent and Sunday Independent, will on Thursday, October 9, 2025, mark the 70th anniversary of Free Universal Primary Education. The milestone...
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Gencos Dare FG to Disconnect Plants From Power Grid

It appears power generation companies are not pleased with the threat from the Federal Government, through the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, to disconnect the Gencos from the national grid if they fail to implement the Free Governor Control across their generating units. Responding to the threat on Monday, the generation companies told the regulator to...
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I apologise for saying no heaven without tithe – Adeboye

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

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

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...