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Kogi Govt Reaffirms Support For Military, Pledges Enhanced Welfare

18.01.2026

Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, has reaffirmed the state government’s commitment to supporting the Nigerian Army and other security agencies in their sustained fight against insecurity in the state. Speaking at the 2025 West African Social Activities (WASA) ceremony held at Chari Maigumeri Barracks, Lokoja, the governor praised the Army’s efforts in maintaining...

Our Membership Fee Not Levy, But Voluntary Contributions

18.01.2026

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has clarified that the membership fee expected from its members is not a levy, but a voluntary contribution. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Ini Ememobong, made the clarification in a statement issued on Sunday, accusing a media organisation of misrepresenting his recent interview on a national television station. According...

ADC Demands Explanation Of Nigeria’s Health Agreement With America

18.01.2026

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called on the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government to clarify the contents of the recently signed health cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Government of Nigeria and the United States of America (USA). The party, in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi,...

Fubara Vows To Protect Rivers Peace Amid Annual Political Crises

18.01.2026

Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara has expressed regret over the recurring political crises in the State, saying the new year has begun on a troubled note. Speaking as a Special Guest at the grand finale of the 2026 Port Harcourt Polo Tournament held over the weekend, Governor Fubara said early in 2026, he received...

Mercy Johnson Drops Case, TikToker Freed

18.01.2026

Nollywood actress Mercy Johnson has withdrawn defamation charges against Nigerian TikToker, Eedie Bliss, leading to her release from the police custody. The decision followed public outcry on social media and pressure from prominent conyroversial media personality, Martins Vincent Otse, known as VeryDarkMan. The TikTok creator had been detained after posting a video in December 2025...

Senegal Back Mané Beyond AFCON

18.01.2026

Senegal head coach Pape Thiaw has played down suggestions that Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025 final against hosts Morocco could mark Sadio Mané’s farewell to the continental stage, insisting the talismanic forward still has plenty to offer his country. Speaking in Rabat on the eve of the highly anticipated decider, Thiaw said Mané’s...

Teenager Who Crashed Into Police Officers Likely On Drugs

18.01.2026

The Edo State Police Command on Saturday said the 19- years -old, Nsikak Okon, who crashed into three police officers on duty at Iyokagba Estate Gate, Benin City, was found with a substance suspected to be Canadian Loud and a liquid suspected to be diluted refnol. The Command said Nsikak Okon (who is an unlicensed...

Oba Akiolu Hails FG’s New Tax Reforms, Calls For Transparency

18.01.2026

The Oba of Lagos, His Royal Majesty, Oba Rilwan Aremu Akiolu, has commended the Federal Government’s new taxation reforms, describing them as a bold and necessary step towards repositioning Nigeria for sustainable development and economic growth. Speaking after a cultural procession marking the end of the 2025 Adamu Orisa Festival, held at his Iga Iduganran...

Where Is President Bola Ahmed Tinubu?

18.01.2026

We must all be bothered by the patriotic remarks by the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, in questioning the whereabouts of our President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Obi, in raising the question on his X handle, noted that the President had spent significant time outside the country, while Nigeria was...

TASUED To Honour Remi Tinubu, Osoba, Abiodun At 17th Convo

18.01.2026

The Management of Tai Solarin Federal University of Education (TASFUED), Ijagun, Ogun State, has announced the conferment of Honorary Doctor of Science (D.Sc Honoris Causa) Degrees on the wife of the president, Senator Oluremi Tinubu and a former governor of Ogun State, Aremo Olusegun Osoba, during the upcoming 17th Convocation Ceremony scheduled for January 29,...

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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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