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2025 UTME: JAMB Suspects Foul Play In Highest Scorer’s Results

09.07.2025

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board ( JAMB) has “suspected” foul play in the results of Chinedu Okeke, the best candidate in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Registrar Ishaq Oloyede at the 2025 policy meeting in Abuja yesterday announced that Okeke from Anambra State emerged as the best candidate with 375 score in...

In Rotary, We Believe Govt Alone Can’t Take Care Of Societal Needs –Akinyele

09.07.2025

Prince Henry Olubowale Akinyele is the new District Governor of Rotary International District 9111 for the 2025-2026 Rotary year. In this interview, he speaks on his agenda and programmes for the year, and how to reach more people in the society, among other issues, ANAYO EZUGWU writes Congratulations on your emergence as District Governor for...

Osifeso Lauds Tinubu Over CNG Program

09.07.2025

The Aare Atunluse of Awori Kingdom and the Chairman of Mapcotec Nigeria Limited, Aare (Surveyor) Dr. Segun Osifeso, has commended the President Bola Tinubu‘s administration’s recent conversion of over 100,000 petrol-powered vehicles to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and the launch of 2,000 tractors for nationwide deployment under the Renewed Hope Agricultural Mechanisation Programme. Aare Osifeso,...

Coalition Condemns Call For Police Officers To Join Planned Protest

09.07.2025

The Coalition of Civil Society Organizations for Good Governance (CCSOGG) has described the invitation extended to police officers to protest by an activist as desperation, Irresponsible and a threat to national security. The group in a statement by its General Secretary, Comrade Olalekan Johnson, the activist is not interested in the welfare of the police...

2027: We’ve No Preferred Presidential Aspirant –ADC

09.07.2025

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has said it has no preferred or favourite presidential aspirant for the 2027 election. Interim National Chairman, Sen David Mark, assured that the party would be “absolutely transparent” in its activities, stating that the objective of the leadership at the moment is to nurture a platform that would be attractive...

Hampton Estate: Court Bars Kennedy Okonkwo, Others Over Defamatory Posts

09.07.2025

Justice T.B. Sunmonu of a Lagos High Court at Tapa has granted an interim injunction restraining prominent real estate developer, Kennedy Okonkwo, his company Capital Gardens Limited, and media personality, Azuka Francisca Ogujiuba, from further publishing or republishing allegedly defamatory statements targeting Ikenna Jideofor and Adewale Oladapo. The interim injunction, which is to last for...

Wema Bank To Empower Women With N2m Grant At SheCan 6.0 Conference

09.07.2025

Wema Bank has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing women’s empowerment by partnering with the SheCan Conference for the fifth consecutive year. This year’s edition – SheCan 6.0, will hold on Friday, July 18, 2025, at Balmoral, Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos, and is expected to host over 7,000 women under the theme “SheCan Do More.” Announcing...

FG Pegs Minimum Admission Age Into Tertiary Institutions At 16

09.07.2025

The Federal Government has pegged the minimum age for admission into tertiary institutions in the country at 16 years, with a vow to sanction any institution that attempts to circumvent the rule by altering age records. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, who pegged the admission age at the 2025 policy meeting of the...

Group Lauds Tantita’s Efforts, Warns Against Tribalising Oil Security

09.07.2025

The Izon Heritage Cultural Centre (ICHC) has praised Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited (TSSNL) for protecting oil pipelines in Niger Delta. It warned against tribalising security in the oil sector. In a statement yesterday, ICHC Chairman Bodmas Kemepadei said Government Ekpemupolo aka Tompolo has through Tantita helped the country to improve crude oil production from...

Why Tinubu Is Not Worried About ADC, By APC

09.07.2025

The ruling All Progres – sives Congress (APC) has dismissed the African Democratic Congress (ADC)’s claims that the Federal Government is plotting to distablise the new coalition aiming to wrest power from President Bola Tinubu in 2027. In a statement on Monday, the ADC alleged that that APC state chairmen and key members of 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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