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Nigeria’s 2026 World Cup Hopes Revived As DR Congo Queries

16.12.2025

Nigeria’s slim chances of qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup have received a major lift following fresh concerns over the eligibility of several DR Congo players used during the qualifiers. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has confirmed that it has formally raised the issue with FIFA, questioning whether DR Congo complied with its own...

NCDMB, Gazems Venture Launch Vocational Training Programme For Lagos Youths

16.12.2025

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has partnered with Gazems Venture to launch a Vocational Training and Empowerment Programme for youths in Lagos, focusing on CCTV, DSTV, and security system installation. The initiative aims to equip young Nigerians with practical skills in security system installation, enhancing their employability and entrepreneurial opportunities. The NCDMB...

Gov. Oborevwori Backs Agitation For Anioma State

16.12.2025

The Governor of Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has declared his support for the proposed Anioma State, but warned that the agitation must strictly follow constitutional provisions. Governor Oborevwori made this declaration, on Tuesday, December 16, amid renewed national debate over state creation and regional balance. Speaking through his Chief of Staff, Prince Johnson...

FRSC To Prosecute Popular TikToker Peller After Car Crash On Livestream

16.12.2025

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has disclosed that popular TikToker Habeeb Hamzat, popularly known as Peller, will be prosecuted for unsafe driving following the road crash that occurred during his livestream on Sunday. FRSC Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, also raised alarm over the increasing trend of unsafe driving practices among celebrities, social media influencers,...

Rising Drug Abuse Threatens Nigeria’s Soul, Reps Warn

16.12.2025

The House of Representatives on Tuesday sounded the alarm over the escalating drug abuse in Nigeria, warning that the trend threatens the very soul of the nation. Chairman of the House Ad hoc Committee on Drugs, Trafficking, Alcohol and Tobacco Abuse, Oluwatimehin Adelegbe, made the remarks at the commencement of an investigation into the rising...

Bruno Fernandes On Learning Man United Were Open To His Exit

16.12.2025

The Manchester United captain, Bruno Fernandes has admitted he felt “hurt and sad” when the club appeared open to selling him amid tempting Saudi Pro League offers, but his loyalty and family ties ultimately kept him at Old Trafford. Fernandes, who spoke on Tuesday, opened up about last summer’s transfer window, admitting he feared the...

S’Court Judgment On Rivers Threatens Nigeria’s Federalism

16.12.2025

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has described Monday’s Supreme Court judgment on the suit filed by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors challenging the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State as a threat to Nigeria’s federalism and democratic order. In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the party...

Fubara Inaugurates Housing Estate, Vows To Solve Sector’s Challenges

16.12.2025

Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, has commissioned the first Phase of the Greater TAF City Housing Estate, stressing that there is no going back in his addressing the housing needs of Rivers people. Fubara, who spoke at the commissioning ceremony on Monday, described the project as a clear demonstration of his administration’s resolve to put...

Reps Summon Benin, Port Harcourt, Ibadan Discos Over N100bn Non-Remittance

16.12.2025

The House of Representatives yesterday summoned the management of Benin, Port Harcourt and Ibadan Distribution Companies (DisCos) over non-remittance of N100 billion into the Federation Account. The Public Accounts Committee Chairman Bamidele Salam said during a public hearing asking the companies to appear on Thursday the summon followed a series of failures by the DisCos...

Niger Govt Vows Stiffer Punishments For Offenders

16.12.2025

The Niger State Government has vowed to impose stiffer punishments on perpetrators of Gender-Based Violence (GBV), insisting that such penalties will serve as a strong deterrent against the crime. The Commissioner for Women Affairs, Hajia Hadiza Idris Kuta, made this known while speaking to journalists at the Validation of the Niger State Action Plan on...

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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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