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Intensify Supplications For Nigeria, Etsu Nupe Tells Muslims

19.02.2026

The Etsu Nupe, Yahaya Abubakar, has urged the Muslims to intensify prayers during the holy month of Ramadan for the return of permanent peace in Nigeria. According to him, prayer remains the most effective weapon against any form of challenge. Abubakar made the call yesterday in Bida to felicitate the Muslims on the commencement of...

Period Testifies Adherents Worshipping Same God, Says Ajadi

19.02.2026

A leading Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant in Oyo State, Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi, has felicitated Muslims and Christians on the commencement of Ramadan and Lent yesterday. The Muslims Month of Ramadan which features 30 days of fasting and the Christian Lent which features 40 days of fasting commence on the same day. Ajadi, in...

Kano Govt Orders Closure Of Entertainment Centres

19.02.2026

The Kano State Censorship Board has directed the immediate suspension of all entertainment centres across the state, including event venues (gala houses) and disc jockey (DJ) operations with effect from yesterday. Announcing the directive on Tuesday, the board’s Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Sani Sulaiman. According to the statement, the measure was intended to allow residents...

Nigeria Faces More Risks Over Unpaid N6trn Invoices

19.02.2026

Despite incessant assurance by the Federal Government and stakeholders in the power sector, indications have emerged that the country could face more electricity crisis following unpaid invoices exceeding N6 trillion to power generation companies. The situation, according to the generation companies, has placed them at the greatest risk in the electricity value chain as the...

JAMB Insists No Extension To Feb 26 Deadline As Registration Hits 1.5m

19.02.2026

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has declared that there would be no extension for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) registration as the February 26 deadline for e-PIN vending draws near. In a statement issued yesterday, the examination body warned prospective candidates not to wait until the last minute, stressing that the...

Authors Hail Egbetokun’s Leadership Style At Book Presentation

19.02.2026

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun has received praise for his inspirational leadership style. The commendation came during a book presentation to mark the first anniversary of the Lagos State Commissioner of Police Moshood Jimoh The book, titled “CP Jimoh: The Art of Policing Lagos” was coauthored by Adebisi O. Adams and Shukurat T....

Stop Handouts, Empower Youths With Skills, ADC Tells FG

19.02.2026

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) yesterday asked the Federal Government to focus on skill-based empowerment programmes to tackle youth unemployment and poverty. National Welfare Secretary Nkem Ukandu, who spoke during the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signing ceremony between the party and the Association of Skilled and Vocational Artisans of Nigeria (ASVAN) for ADC’s One Nigerian,...

PDP Chairmanship Candidate Withdraws, Backs APC Rival

19.02.2026

…after consulting Wike The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Saturday’s Bwari Area Council chairmanship in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council election Julius Adamu yesterday withdrew from the race. Adamu stepped aside for the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Joshua Musa, less than 72 hours before the poll. He explained during an...

Lets Use Fasting Period To Seek God’s Face In Prayers, Says Sanwo-Olu

19.02.2026

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has celebrated with Christians and Muslims on the commencement of this year’s Lenten and Ramadan fasting season. Sanwo-Olu, in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, greeted Christians and Muslims for Lent and Ramadan, urging them to use the fasting period to seek...

Let’s Renew Our Commitment To A Just Society, Says Adeleke

19.02.2026

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has described justice as the foundation for a safe and prosperous society, calling on politicians in the state and beyond to eschew politics of bitterness and embrace acts that will serve the interest of the people, not punish them. Adeleke said this in a message signed by his Spokesperson Mallam...

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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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