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‘I Won’t Be Silent’- Guardiola Fires Back At Critics

07.02.2026

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has pledged to keep speaking up about injustices after his recent passionate speech about wars provoked criticism in some quarters. The Manchester City boss reiterated that he condemns all conflicts across the globe and respects all opinions, but he said it was important to keep speaking out because the world...

Omotola Reaveals Why She Was Banned From Acting In 2005

07.02.2026

Veteran Nigerian actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, has disclosed why she and top actors/ actresses like Genevieve Nnaji, Ramsey Nouah, and Jim Iyke were banned by marketers in 2005. Omotola, who spoke on Yanga FM, said the ban followed the group’s advocacy for higher standards and better quality in filmmaking, and this didn’t sit well with certain industry...

Police Arrest Suspect In ₦4.2m Robbery, ATM Fraud Case In Uyo

07.02.2026

Akwa Ibom State Police Command has announced a significant breakthrough in the investigation of a grave case of armed robbery, criminal conspiracy, and alleged invocation of juju reported within the Uyo metropolis. The State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, in a press statement made available to journalists on Friday, said the Command received...

Gunmen Kill Youth Leader, Aide In Rivers Community

06.02.2026

A youth leader in Omoku in Ogba/Egbena/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State has been feared dead alongside his aide during an attack by armed men in the area. Unidentified gunmen attacked Comrade Ifeanyi Azuazu, the president of Omoku Youths Federation and Chigozie Oluwu, the security aide to the youth leader, at a bar in...

Port Police Plans To Collaborate with PCRC On Security

06.02.2026

The Ports Authority Police (Western) Command has assured the maritime Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) of its readiness to work closely with them to maintain peace, security, and order within the ports and adjoining communities. The Commissioner of Police, Oluwatoyin Iyabode Agbaminoja, gave the assurance at the command headquarters during a courtesy visit by PCRC...

Appeal Court Affirms ₦2.5bn Award Against ABU Over Illegal

06.02.2026

On Friday, a Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja affirmed ₦2.5 billion judgment entered against Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, for the unlawful disengagement of 110 employees in 1996. This is as the Court ordered immediate compliance with the judgment in two unanimous judgments delivered on February 6, warning of sanctions for default. A three-man panel...

Customs Prepares Senior Officers For Higher Responsibility

06.02.2026

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has reinforced its commitment to leadership development with a strategic training session for senior officers under the Senior Customs Command and Leadership Course at the Nigeria Customs Command and Staff College (NCCSC), Gwagwalada, Abuja. The NCS National Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Maiwada, explained in a statement on Friday that the...

Ex-Minister Mourns, Says Attack Casts Pall Of Grief On Kwara

06.02.2026

The immediate past Minister of State for Transportation, Senator Rukayyah Gbemisola Saraki, has commiserated with the people of Nuku and Woro communities in Kaiama Local Government Area of the state, saying the attack has cast a heavy pall of grief over Kwara State. In a statement she personally signed on Friday, Saraki also commended the...

NEMA Deploys Response Team To Kwara Communities

06.02.2026

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has deployed a response team to Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama Local Government Area, Kwara State. New Telegraph reports that the development followed the recent deadly bandit attack on the residents of the communities on Tuesday night, February 3. Community leaders reported that 75 individuals have been buried...

Sokoto Correspondents Chapel, ICPC Join Forces To Tackle Corruption

06.02.2026

The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) has assured its collaboration with the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Sokoto State Correspondents Chapel, in disseminating information to educate citizens against corrupt practices. The Resident Anti-Corruption Commissioner, ICPC, Shintemg Paninga Binga, gave this assurance when he received the executive members of the union on a courtesy visit. He noted...

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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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