February 2026 – Page 40

One Rescued As Police Intensify Manhunt For Church Kidnappers

25.02.2026

The Ondo State Police Command has rescued one out of the six worshippers abducted during a midnight attack on a Celestial Church in Uso, Owo Local Government Area of Ondo state. Confirming the attack, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Jimoh Abayomi, in a statement issued on Wednesday, 25 February said the incident occurred...

Achraf Hakimi To Face Trial For Alleged Rape

25.02.2026

The complainant said she met Hakimi in January 2023 on Instagram and went to his home in a taxi ordered by the player. She claimed that the player kissed her, touched her without her consent and then raped her. She said she managed to push him away and text a friend, who came to pick...

NAPTIP To Probe Simi Over Resurfaced Tweets

25.02.2026

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has pledged to investigate allegations of child sexual abuse linked to Nigerian sensation singer, Simisola Kosoko, known mononymously as Simi. New Telegraph reports that the development followed a social media controversy, leading to her old tweets, which resurfaced on the microblogging site, X. New...

Court Adjourns El-Rufai Case To April 23

25.02.2026

The scheduled arraignment of the former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, over his alleged unlawful interception of the phone communication of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, suffered a setback on Wednesday as the Department of State Services (DSS) failed to produce him for trial. New Telegraph recalls that El-Rufai, who had earlier...

Ray Modi Quits Acting For Music

25.02.2026

Nollywood actor Ray Emodi has taken to his social media page to announce his withdrawal from acting in the Nigerian Movie Industry for a while. The 35-year-old actor made this announcement to fans and followers in an Instagram video shared across platforms. According to him, he has had to undergo traumatic experiences on movie sets, and...

Over 180 Benefit From Otti’s CoS’s Free JAMB Registration, Bursary

25.02.2026

Over 180 Indigent students from Umuezegu Nsulu, in Isialangwa North LGA of Abia State, have benefited from the free Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) registration form and Bursary scheme of Governor Alex Otti’s Chief of Staff (CoS), Pastor Caleb Ajagba, to climb higher in the academic ladder. Pastor Ajagba, in a remarkable demonstration of...

TheCAPMusic Signals New Phase, Expands Beyond Producer-Led Roots

25.02.2026

As African music continues to expand across global markets, Nigerian independent label TheCAPMusic is entering what insiders describe as a new chapter: one that builds on its producer-first foundation while broadening into full-scale artist development. The company first gained attention within industry circles for its early emphasis on producers, at a time when most labels...

Bodo Defeats Inter Milan 5-2 To Secure RO16 Place

25.02.2026

Norwegian club, Bodo/Glimt, has produced one of the biggest upsets in Champions League history as they knocked out last year’s finalists Inter Milan to reach the Round of 16 for the first time in the club’s history. Back at the San Siro, where he had two difficult years at AC Milan, Jens Petter Hauge scored...

8-Year-Old Nigerian Janine Obasi To Represent Nigeria At Mini-Miss Africa Pageant

25.02.2026

When eight-year-old Janine Nneoma Obasi steps onto the stage in Nairobi, capital of Kenya, in March, she will not just be wearing a sash and a smile. She will be carrying the hopes of a nation and the vibrant spirit of Nigerian culture. From March 28 to April 4, young contestants from across the continent...

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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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