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Reps C’ttee Pledges Legislative Support For EFCC, NFIU

10.02.2026

The House of Representatives Committee on Financial Crimes has pledged legislative support for anti-graft agencies to strengthen the combat against financial crimes and secure investors’ confidence in the country. Chairman of the committee, Rep Ginger Onwusibe (LP-Abia), made the pledge at the 2026 budget defence session with the management of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission...

Oyo Princes Sue Alaafin Against Subservient Appearances At Public Functions

10.02.2026

Some Princes of Oyo Town have dragged the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade 1, to an Oyo High Court, in Oyo Town, seeking the order to prevent him from appearing, attending or further attending occasions and functions that are not befitting the status of a symbolic traditional head of the Yoruba race. The claimants,...

Family Dinners May Reduce Substance-Use Risk For Many Adolescents – Study

10.02.2026

A new study by researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine in the United States (US) has found that regular family dinners may help prevent substance use for a majority of US adolescents. Results of the study published in the ‘Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma’, suggests that the strategy is not effective for youth...

FG Approves N6bn For 3 Mega Schools In Gombe

10.02.2026

The Federal Government has approved the allocation of N6 billion for the construction of three mega schools in Gombe State. The Minister of Regional Development Uba Ahmadu announced this in Kumo, headquarters of the Akko LGA, while inaugurating a 250-bed capacity hostel constructed by the North-East Development Commission. According to him, the three schools are...

34,060 Pass As NABTEB Releases Nov/Dec Examination Results

09.02.2026

A total of 34,060 (Thirty-four thousand and sixty) candidates who sat for the National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) November/December 2025 examinations passed with credits in English Language and Mathematics. Speaking during the release of the examination results in Benin City, Edo State, the Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of NABTEB, Dr. Mohammed Aminu...

Oyetola Directs NIWA To Prioritize System Integrity For Sustainable Growth

09.02.2026

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has emphasised the importance of system integrity in public institutions, highlighting its role in driving good leadership, ethical conduct, and revenue generation. The Minister who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, Fatima Sugra Tabi’a Mahmood, made this known on...

No Growth Without Women At The Centre, Tinubu Declares

09.02.2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has emphasised that Nigeria cannot achieve sustainable growth without placing women at the centre of national planning. He made this declaration at the launch of the Nigeria for Women Programme Scale-Up (NFWP-SU), a $540 million initiative co-financed by the World Bank, Federal Government, and state governments, aimed at empowering 25 million...

Ghanaian Highlife Legend, Ebo Taylor, Dies At 90

09.02.2026

Over a six-decade career, he fused Ghanaian rhythms with jazz, funk, soul and early Afrobeat and went on to inspire musicians beyond the continent. READ ALSO: “The world has lost a giant. A colossus of African music. Ebo Taylor passed away yesterday, a day after the launch of Ebo Taylor Music Festival and exactly a...

Falz Calls Out Other Celebrities On Kwara Killings

09.02.2026

Following the recent deadly attack on the Kwara community, Nigerian rapper and actor, Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz, has publicly criticised celebrities and social media influencers for their continued support of the Federal Government. This is as the Lawyer turned rapper called on the Government at all levels to get justice for the victims...

I Want To Be Awujale To Serve Ijebu People Responsibly

09.02.2026

A former Chief Commissioner and Ombudsman of the Public Complaints, Prince Abimbola Ayo-Yusuf, has described his interest in the vacant Awujale of Ijebuland stool to serve his people responsibly. Ayo-Yusuf made this declaration during an interview with newsmen in Lagos over the weekend, saying he would be a servant-leader, administrator, and community man whose stewardship...

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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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