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We’re Stepping Up Military Action, Intelligence Sharing With Nigeria –US Gen

27.01.2026

The US military is increasing material deliveries and intelligence sharing with Nigeria, a top general told AFP, as part of a broader American push to work with African militaries to go after Islamic State linked militants. The Pentagon has also kept open lines of communication with militaries in the junta-led Sahel countries of Burkina Faso,...

Military To Try Officers Over Alleged Plot To Overthrow Govt

27.01.2026

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has revealed the establishment of a prima facie case against some of the 16 officers arrested over alleged plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu. Consequently, the affected officers will face a General Court Martial (GCM), in line with the Armed Forces Act (AFA), and other applicable service rules. The Director of...

FG Has No Effective Plan To End Atrocities –Amnesty International

27.01.2026

A global, independent non-governmental human rights organisation, Amnesty International, has claimed the Bola Tinubu government has no effective plan to end years of attacks by armed groups in the country. In a statement on its verified X handle on Sunday, the group said the mass abductions of 177 residents from three churches in Kurmin Wali...

Osun Assembly Debunks Plotting Rotation Of Traditional Council Chairmanship

27.01.2026

Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Wale Egbedun, has dismissed a publication suggesting a planned rotation of traditional council chairmanship as being done in other neighboring state. The speaker who frowned at the fabricated publication described it as false, misleading information circulating on a pseudo Facebook page operating under the name “Ashiwaju Omo...

Wema Bank Introduces Voice Banking Feature On Upgraded ALAT Platform

27.01.2026

Wema Bank has introduced a voice-enabled banking feature on its digital platform, ALAT, following the release of an upgraded version of the application tagged “ALAT: The Evolution.” The upgraded platform includes new functionalities designed to allow users to complete banking transactions through voice commands using an in-app virtual assistant known as “SAW.” According to the...

Why 5,000 Shanties Were Demolished In Awka-Anambra Govt

27.01.2026

Over 5,000 shanties and make shift buildings have so far been demolished in Awka Capital City in a bid towards steming the defacing of the are. This is coming as government has resolved to revoke undeveloped lands in all the estates that failed to abide with the developmental models provided in the last five years....

We’ve Nothing To Show For Our Resources, Group Laments

27.01.2026

As Ondo State prepares to celebrate its Golden Jubilee, a civil society group, Ondo Redemption Front, has said that the state has nothing to show for the abundant resources it is endowed with. Speaking at a press conference yesterday, the Chairman of the group, Ayodeji Ologun, said despite having governments that lack vision over the...

HYPREP Empowers Ogoni Youths With Aviation And Mechatronics Training

27.01.2026

The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) has launched a series of training programs aimed at equipping Ogoni youths with highdemand skills in aviation and mechatronics. This initiative as contained in a press statement made available to journalists in Abuja is part of HYPREP’s broader sustainable livelihood strategy, designed to provide alternative income sources and enhance...

Residents, Monarch Inaugurate NOUN Centre In Oyo Community

27.01.2026

Amidst excitement, pomp and pageantry, the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Administration) of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Prof Olufemi Peters, last Saturday in Fiditi Town, Oyo State, inaugurated a NOUN Study Centre for the residents to facilitate accessibility to higher education. The glamorous formal public commissioning was done with the monarch, OniFiditi of Fiditi,...

Abiodun Bows Out As LASACO Assurance MD/CEO

27.01.2026

The Board of Directors of LASACO Assurance Plc has approved the retirement of Mr Razzaq Abiodun as its Managing Director effective May 16, 2026. In a statement by the company secretary, Mr Gertrude Olutekunbi, named Mr Ademoye Shobo as the Acting MD/CEO following Abiodun’s retirement. Since he took over as MD/CEO in 2021, Abiodun grew...

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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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