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Oriala Ignite Excitement At NNPC-SNEPCo Junior Tennis Grand Finale

25.08.2025

Stanlley Oriala,13, born to Nigerian parents based in New Jersey, USA, raised a lot of excitement at the grand finale of the NNPC- SNEPCo Junior Tennis Championship, which ended at the MKO Abiola Sports Arena in Abeokuta on Saturday. Oriala, who was accompanied by his father, had targeted the tournament for his summer holidays and...

Ending Era Of ‘Unlawful Executive Largesse’ For Judiciary

25.08.2025

AKEEM NAFIU writes that lawyers have called for full financial autonomy for the judiciary in order to end the ‘unlawful practice’ of gifting cars and houses to judges by the executive arm of government Some senior lawyers have called for proper empowerment of the judiciary to allow the third arm of government address its needs...

EFCC Orders Arrest Of Dismissed Officer Over Social Media Show

25.08.2025

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has distanced itself from a former staff member, Olakunle Alex Folarin, who recently appeared in a matchmaking programme hosted on Lege Miami’s social media platforms. In a statement on Sunday, the Commission revealed that Folarin, who worked as a driver at the Ibadan Zonal Directorate, was dismissed for...

US Court Jails 3 Nigerians For $520,910 Covid-19 Unemployment Fraud Scheme

25.08.2025

A United States federal court has sentenced three Nigerian men to prison for orchestrating a COVID-19 unemployment fraud scheme that siphoned $520,910 from state and federal programs. The convicts are 24-year-old Kamaldeen Karaole of Indianapolis, 23-year-old Stephen Olamigoke of Nigeria, and 24-year-old Johnson Omodusonu of Indianapolis. Karaole received four years and three months in prison,...

Court Nullifies Plateau Governor’s Sack Of 56 College Staff, Orders Reinstatement

25.08.2025

The Jos Division of the National Industrial Court has declared the termination of Bulus Lambert and 55 others from the Plateau State College of Health Technology by Governor Caleb Mutfwang as unlawful, null and of no legal effect. Delivering judgement in the matter, Justice Ibrahim Galadima held that the governor has no authority under the...

NBA President Defends U.S. Visa Social Media Disclosure Rule

25.08.2025

The President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Afam Osigwe (SAN), has defended the U.S. Mission’s new directive requiring non-immigrant visa applicants to disclose social media accounts from the past five years. The rule, included on the DS-160 visa form, warns that failure to provide this information could lead to visa denial and future ineligibility. The...

Jason Jae Emerges Interim HoH, Snubs Sultana

25.08.2025

Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) Season 10 housemate, Jason Jae, has emerged as Head of House (HoH) for the second time in this season. The Sunday night’s victory further cemented his position as one of the strong contenders alongside Doris in the house. The sack race-themed challenge, which took place shortly after the live eviction show...

PDP Govs Alleged Militarization Of By-Elections, Vote Buying

25.08.2025

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors have expressed concerns over the deteriorating security situation in the country. In a communiqué at the end of its meeting in Zamfara State at the weekend, the opposition party governors condemned the “over-militarisation” of the August 16 by-elections, claiming that they were characterized by widespread irregularities, vote buying and violence....

Oborevwori Awards N35bn Warri-Effurun/Sapele FG Road

25.08.2025

Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori has intervened in the deplorable section of the Warri-Effurun/ Sapele/Benin Federal road with a total cost of N35 billion. The governor awarded it to the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) to be completed in 12 months. The firm will reconstruct a total of 10 kilometres, five kilometres on each...

APC Chief Hails Tunji-Ojo’s Reforms, Security Impact

25.08.2025

A chief of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, Mr Gbenga Eleduma, has applauded the performance of the Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo. He described Tunji-Ojo’s two years in office as exceptional and transformational. In a statement yesterday in Akure, Eleduma said Tunji-Ojo had redefined leadership in public service, significantly transforming the...

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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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