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Kogi State Has Domesticated Its Tax Law In Line With FG –Fanwo

13.01.2026

Kingsley Fanwo is the Commissioner for Information and Communications in Kogi State. In this interview, he speaks on the new tax law, why the state is one of the first states to domesticate its tax law. He hails President Bola Tinubu for the law, saying that it’s one of the best legacies he’ll be leaving...

Nigeria’s Medical Care Has Reached Critical Point, Requiring Emergency Action –Agbakoba

13.01.2026

A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Dr. Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), has said that the state of medical care in Nigeria has reached a critical point, requiring emergency action. He decried unnecessary deaths as a result of alleged negligence of health professions in some hospitals in Nigeria, adding that measures must be activated...

Resident Doctors To Review Strike Suspension In Two Weeks

13.01.2026

The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has said it will review issues surrounding the suspension of its proposed strike within two weeks. The President-elect, Dr Emmanuel Idoko, made the statement in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar, the Cross River State capital yesterday. It would be recalled that NARD...

COAS: We’ll Root Out All Local, Foreign Threats To Nat’l Security

13.01.2026

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has promised that the armed forces will “continue to root out” all forms of local and trans-border threats to national security. In his goodwill message to mark the 2026 Armed Forces Celebration and Remembrance Day (AFCRD) in Abuja, he pledged that the military would not “mortgage...

ADC Risks Irrelevance Without Obi As Its 2027 Presidential Candidate

13.01.2026

The former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has said the African Democratic Congress (ADC) could slide into political obscurity if it fails to present Peter Obi, former Anambra State governor, as its presidential candidate in next year’s general election. Speaking in an interview excerpt to be aired today on Arise Television, Fayose described Obi as...

5 Scientists Bag 2026 PhD Thesis Prize, Says NSPS

13.01.2026

The Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences (NSPS) has announced five recipients of its 2026 PhD Thesis Prize, recognising their outstanding doctoral researches across key areas of the physical sciences. In a statement, Secretary Babatunde Falaiye said the prizes, awarded annually, recognised theses with originality, academic excellence and significant contributions to knowledge. Falaiye said the 2026...

Oyo NUP Appreciates Makinde’s ‘White Horse Gift’

13.01.2026

The Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), Oyo State Council, has gifted Governor Seyi Makinde a white horse as a means of appreciation for his kindness and care to its members. The NUP, led by its Secretary, Olusegun Abatan, presented the gift on behalf of the members at the annual Inter-Faith Service held at the Secretariat,...

More Caffeine In Your Blood Lowers Diabetes Risk –Study

13.01.2026

Higher levels of caffeine circulating in the blood may do more than boost alertness — they could also help reduce body fat and lower the risk of type 2 diabetes.’ These are the findings of a study published in ‘BMJ Medicine’. The study suggests that how long caffeine stays in the bloodstream, rather than how...

Schools Resumption In Edo Central Postponed Indefinitely

13.01.2026

Edo State Government has postponed resumption of all public and private schools in Edo Central Senatorial District. A statement by the Commissioner for Education, Dr. Paddy Iyamu, said the school resumption postponement was till further notice to allow government address some exigencies to improve the welfare of the pupils. He said: “The new date of...

LASU Hosts Int’l Conference On Community Psychology

13.01.2026

The Lagos State University (LASU) is scheduled to host the 11th International Conference of Community Psychology (ICCP) between August 28 and September 7. Addressing a news conference yesterday, Vice-Chancellor Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello said the programme would be held in three distinct phases. According to the Local Organising Committee (LOC), the conference will bring about a paradigm...

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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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