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Wike Mulls Sanctions For Defaulters

16.04.2026

Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, yesterday said he won’t rule out the possibility of sanctioning those responsible for the water scarcity that hit some parts of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC). Wike who disclosed this yesterday, after inspecting some road projects at Tungan-Madaki, a community close to Abuja Airport, also revealed that...

Davido Speaks On Music Career, Says I Knew God Called Me

16.04.2026

Nigerian Afrobeats superstar, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has revealed that despite growing up in luxury and affluence, his heart was always set on music. Speaking during a recent interview, the Grammy-nominated singer shared how his obsession with music began at a young age, even though he had access to wealth and comfort many...

‘Royal System Killed My Mum’

16.04.2026

Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex and the younger son of King Charles III and the late Diana, Princess of Wales, has made a deep emotional revelation about his decision to step away from royal life. Harry Speaking at a leadership and mental health summit in Melbourne, said that the pressures of the royal institution...

Mbah, French Ambassador Flag-Off 14.5km High-Capacity Water Pipeline

16.04.2026

Enugu Enugu State, Peter Mbah, and the Ambassador of France to Nigeria, Marc Fonbaustier, yesterday, flagged off the construction of 14.5 kilometres of high-capacity transmission pipelines from Nsude to the Terminal Reservoir at Miliken Hill to significantly strengthen water supply to Enugu city. This was even as the wo leaders reinforced the commitment of the...

Nigeria’s Inflation Reacts To M’East War, Swings Up To 15.38% In March

16.04.2026

The current rise in energy has weighed on Nigeria headline inflation, pushing it up slightly to 15.38 per cent last month, compared to the February figure of 15.06 per cent, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said yesterday. The spillover effects of the Middle East crisis triggered the costs of energy globally. The impacts are...

Airlines Threaten Shutdown Over 300% Jet Fuel Hike

16.04.2026

The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) have issued a formal notice to suspend flight operations nationwide starting Monday, April 20, citing the unsustainable surge in the price of Jet A1 (aviation fuel). They stated this in a final appeal to the Major Energies Marketers Association of Nigeria on Tuesday. The situation, they said, has reached...

Otu Assures NMA Of Support To Boost Healthcare

16.04.2026

Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Edet Otu, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to strengthening the healthcare sector, assuring medical professionals of sustained collaboration and support to improve service delivery across the state. Receiving members of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Cross River State Chapter, who paid him a courtesy visit at his conference room,...

Lagos, Anambra, 31 Other States, Over 14,000 Communities Face Flood Risk In 2026 –FG

16.04.2026

The Federal Government has revealed that 226 local government areas in 33 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory fall within the high flood risk areas identified in 2026. The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Joseph Utsev, stated this yesterday during the public presentation of the 2026 Annual Flood Outlook by the...

US, Iran Discuss Next Round Of Peace Talks As Pakistani Mediators Arrive In Tehran

16.04.2026

The US is having discussions with Iran about a second round of ceasefire negotiations, but nothing has been scheduled yet, the BBC understands. It comes as a delegation from Pakistan, which has been acting as a mediator, arrived in Tehran, the Iranian capital yesterday. Earlier the Iranian military threatened shipping in the Gulf, the Red...

Tinubu’ll Defeat ‘Coalition Of Stateless Leaders’, Bwala Tells Atiku

16.04.2026

A former aide to Vice President, Atiku Abubakar and now special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy communication, Daniel Bwala, has reacted to recent remarks made by his former principal regarding a proposed political coalition ahead of the 2027 general elections. Atiku Abubakar who spoke during an interview on Arise News, said that with...

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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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