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Morocco Edge Nigeria 4–2 On Penalties After Tense Semi-Final

15.01.2026

Nigeria’s Super Eagles were eliminated from the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after a hard-fought semi-final match against hosts Morocco ended in a 0–0 draw and was ultimately decided by a penalty shootout, where the Atlas Lions prevailed 4–2 to book their place in the final. The encounter at Stade Prince Moulay Abdellah on...

Court Dismisses Suit Against Oyo Archbishop

15.01.2026

The National Industrial Court sitting in Ibadan has dismissed a defamation lawsuit brought by a former Priest of the Ibadan North Anglican Diocese: Reverend Oluwadamilola Ebenezer Kosemani, against the Archbishop of Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province, His Grace, the Most Rev. Williams Aladekugbe. Rev. Kosemani had asked the Court for diverse reliefs, which included judicial quashing of...

Financial Institutions Set To Apply 7.5% VAT On Select Banking Charges

15.01.2026

Financial institutions have begun informing customers of a government-backed regulatory change that will require the collection of Value Added Tax (VAT) on selected banking and service fees starting Monday, January 19, 2026. In customer notices issued by Moniepoint, the institutions said a 7.5 per cent VAT will be applied to eligible charges and remitted to...

$9m Lobbying Contract To US Firms Deceptive, PDP Tells FG

14.01.2026

On Wednesday, the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) reacted to the alleged $9 million public relations and lobbying contract between the Federal Government and a United States-based firm, DCI Group, describing the arrangement as defective, deceptive and embarrassing. This is as the party said that the move suggested a lack of confidence in the Ministry of...

INEC To Commence 2nd Phase Of CVR 2026

14.01.2026

The Zamfara State office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the approval for the commencement of the second phase of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in the state. INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr Mahmuda Isah, made this known during a stakeholders meeting held at the INEC conference hall in Gusau on...

Turu United FC Retain Vwang Trophy As Football Unites Jos South Communities

14.01.2026

The Vwang District Peace and Unity Football Tournament, an initiative aimed at fostering peaceful coexistence and strengthening social bonds in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, ended on a high note as Turu United Football Club successfully defended their title with a hard-fought 1–0 victory over hosts, Vwang Central. The grand finale, played...

Blue Movement Reintegrates To APC, Declares Support For Oyebamiji

14.01.2026

The Blue Movement, a notable political structure in Osun State, has officially reintegrated into the All Progressives Congress (APC), declaring full support for the party’s governorship candidate, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, former Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) and former Osun State Commissioner for Finance. Speaking during the event in Osogbo on...

709 Bag First-Class As UNILAG Confers Honorary Doctorate

14.01.2026

The Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof Folasade Ogunsola, has disclosed that the university has produced 709 First Class students and Distinctions in the 56th convocation of the institution for the 2024/2025 academic session. According to the Vice-Chancellor, the university will also confer an Honorary Doctorate Degree (Honoris Causa) on Mr Kanu Agabi (SAN), former...

Africa Under One Roof As Artistes From 48 Countries Participate

14.01.2026

…Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Guinea, S’Africa, DR Congo shine The 9th edition of the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) once again proved why it is regarded as Africa’s biggest music awards platform, as artistes, delegates and industry stakeholders from at least 48 African countries came together in Lagos, Nigeria, to celebrate the continent’s rich and...

VREI, Male Feminist Network Take Gender Equality Campaign To Bayelsa

14.01.2026

In a bid to keep on pushing for women’s equality in Nigeria, Ambassador Pastor Edewor Egedegbe, Executive Director of Value Rebirth and Empowerment Initiative (VREI), has brought his advocacy to Bayelsa State, urging his male counterparts in the state to join in pushing for that. Speaking on Wednesday in Yenagoa, when his team visited 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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