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Three Dead In Sokoto Boat Accident

20.08.2025

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Wednesday confirmed that three bodies have been recovered following a boat accident in Sokoto State. Speaking in an interview on Channels Television, NEMA’s Head of Operations in Sokoto, Aliyu Kafindangi, said 25 passengers were rescued from the ill-fated boat, which capsized on Sunday with more than 50 people...

Why Uniuyo Is Attracting Research Grants From Top Funding Agencies

20.08.2025

A university don, Prof Emmanuel Akpabio, has expressed delight that the University of Uyo (UniUyo) has been able to attract grants from top funding agencies due to its growing reputation and research capabilities. Akpabio, a professor of Human Geography and Natural Resources Management, stated this at a press briefing to announce a British Council-funded support...

PSC Approves Promotion Of 952 ASPs To DSPs

20.08.2025

…says 176 others’ elevation declined The Police Service Commission (PSC) has conveyed its approval for the promotion of 952 Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASPs) to the next rank of Deputy Superintendents (DSPs). This is as the commission declined the promotion of 176 ASPs, it said were found to have retired from Service, even as 3...

Cybersecurity Firm Reaffirms Commitment To Safeguarding Digital Assets

20.08.2025

Posture Cyber Security Technologies, a leading Nigerian firm specialising in cybersecurity solutions, has reiterated its commitment to strengthening national and organisational resilience against growing cyber threats. The company, led by its founder and Chief Security Officer, Emmanuel Enamejewa, operates from Ikota, Lekki, Lagos, and provides a wide range of modern technological services designed to protect...

NiMet DG Emphasises Climate-Related Risk Integration Into Sustainability Reporting

20.08.2025

The Director-General/CEO of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Professor Charles Anosike, on Wednesday, commended the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN) for deepening national understanding of sustainability disclosures amid accelerating climate risks. Prof. Anosike made this commendation while delivering a goodwill message at the 2nd Regulatory Roundtable on the Implementation of ISSB’s Sustainability Reporting Standards...

Group Seeks Investigation, Prosecution Of Culprits

20.08.2025

The Coalition of Nigerian Election Observers Groups in Nigeria has called for a thorough investigation and prosecution of the Culprits in last Saturday’s bye-election violence in Ozolua, Ovia Federal Constituency of Edo State. Addressing a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, the Secretary of the group, Mr. Benedict Okpara, alleged that suspected supporters of the...

Nigerian Engineers Seek Collaboration With NIMASA For Blue Economy

20.08.2025

The President of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Engr. Margaret Aina Oguntala, on Wednesday, paid a courtesy visit to the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dayo Mobereola, in Lagos. The visit underscored the NSE’s resolve to strengthen collaboration with key government agencies in advancing Engineering innovation, safety,...

AA Guber Candidate Alleges Vote Buying

20.08.2025

The gubernatorial candidate of the Action Alliance (AA), Ozo Jeff Nweke, has condemned the incidents of vote buying during the just-concluded bye-elections in the state, insisting that it is shameful. Nweke noted that the act of vote buying has grave consequences on the governance of the state, adding that the electorates have ended up mortgaging...

Court Acquits Community Leader, Secretary Of Contempt, Forgery

20.08.2025

Two years after the conviction of two community leaders for various offences, an Okitipupa High Court has set aside the conviction of the traditional ruler of Ebute-Ipare in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, Oba Francis Ogundeji, and the secretary of the community, Mr Thomas Ikuejamoye, for contempt of court. The court presided by...

Kannywood Actor, Nata’ala Seeks Financial Support

20.08.2025

Veteran Kannywood actor, Alhaji Mato Yakubu Nata’ala, popularly known as Mallam Nata’ala, has appealed for financial assistance as he continues his fight against cancer, a condition he has been battling for nearly two years. In a viral video, the actor, who rose to fame through his remarkable role in the Dadin Kowa series on Arewa...

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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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