December 2025 – Page 217

Kwara Court Jails Man For 5 Years For Slitting Throat

05.12.2025

Justice I. Olawoyin of the Kwara State High Court has convicted a man for the offences of attempted culpable homicide and causing grievous hurt. The defendant, Abdullateef Yakub, was accused of using a knife to slit the throat of one Abubakar Babatunde at the Shao Garage area of Ilorin, the state capital on December 26,...

CSOs Kick As Reps Shift Constitution Review Debate

05.12.2025

A group of Civil Society Organisations have expressed deep concern over the House of Representatives’ decision to postpone consideration of the Constitution Review Report covering 44 critical amendments. The groups include WOMANIFESTO, WILAN, TOS FOUNDATION, CISLAC, and WARDC GSAI, The Women International and I-teach Africa and the National Secretariat for the Reserved Seats for Women...

Zuma Int’l Film Festival Unveils Award Nominees

05.12.2025

The Zuma International Film Festival (ZIFF) 2025 has announced the nominees for its coveted prize awards. Director of Public Affairs at the Nigerian Film Corporation, Brian Etuk, noted that the nominees emerged after a rigorous exercise undertaken by the nine-member festival jury. The category includes Best Picture Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Animation/Cartoon, Best Actress/Supporting...

S’Court Dismisses Osun Govt’s Petition Over Withheld LG Allocation

05.12.2025

S’Court Dismisses Osun Govt’s Petition Over Withheld LG Allocation

The Rise Of Christmas Movies In Nigeria

05.12.2025

In recent years, Christmas in Nigeria has taken on a new cinematic sparkle. What used to be a season dominated by imported holiday classics — from Hollywood romances to animated favourites — is now seeing a vibrant wave of locally made Christmas films. And Nigerians are embracing them with open arms. Part of this rise...

I’m Currently Focused On Prioritising Myself – Olamide

05.12.2025

Nigerian music executive and rapper Olamide Adedeji, popularly known as Olamide Baddo, has announced a shift in focus towards personal growth and self-care. In a recent interview on Flow 98.7FM, Olamide revealed that he is currently prioritising his own well-being, marking a departure from his long-standing habit of prioritising the needs of others. He said,...

Anambra To Witness Blackout Sunday

05.12.2025

The FirstPower Electricity Distribution Limited (FPEDL) has announced that there will be a power outage in Anambra State on Sunday. December 7. In a statement signed by Management, FPEDL appealed to customers to bear with the company during the interruption. According to the statement, the planned outage on Sunday, December 7, 2025, will last from...

Lagos Begins Second Phase Of Polio Outbreak Response Campaign Saturday

05.12.2025

The Lagos State Government has announced that the Second Round of the Polio Outbreak Response (OBR) campaign will commence on Saturday, December 6, and run through Tuesday, December 9, 2025, as part of renewed efforts to curb the spread of the poliovirus across the state. The exercise, coordinated by the Lagos State Primary Health Care...

DSS Arrests Doctor Linked To Kwara Kidnapping Gangs

05.12.2025

The Department of State Service (DSS) has taken into custody a medical doctor who was alleged to be ferrying drugs from Sokoto to kidnappers in parts of Kwara State. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye, to Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, said: “The doctor was intercepted in the Jebba area following intelligence...

16 Rivers Lawmakers, Speaker, Decamps

05.12.2025

The political situation in Rivers State has taken a new turn as sixteen members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule, have switched allegiance from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). READ ALSO: The Speaker of the House, Amaewhule, announced the lawmakers’ decision during plenary...

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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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