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UCL Not Same Without Manchester United- Cunha

04.05.2026

Manchester United and Brazilian forward, Matheus Cunha, has said the Champions League “is not the same” without Manchester United, underlining the club’s importance to European football as they secured qualification for next season. The forward made the remarks after scoring in United’s dramatic 3-2 victory over Liverpool F.C. at Old Trafford, a result that guaranteed...

RMAFC Suggests Elimination Of Bureaucratic Bottlenecks To FG

04.05.2026

The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has suggested the elimination of bureaucratic bottlenecks to the federal government as part of efforts to enhance Nigeria’s attractiveness to both domestic and foreign investors. The Commission made this suggestion during a courtesy visit by a delegation led by Enefe Ekene, Chairman of the Commission’s Investment Monitoring...

Gov Adeleke Reaffirms Commitment To State Industrialisation

04.05.2026

…Directs Strict Enforcement of 45 Days for Processing of C-of-O Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has reaffirmed the commitment of his administration to the industrialisation of Osun State, using a public-private partnership model. Addressing a group of Chinese investors who are setting up factories around Ile Ife on Sunday, the Governor said the state government...

NUJ Urges Bayelsa Govt To Fix Power, Housing, Mental Health Gaps

04.05.2026

The Bayelsa State Chapter of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has called on the State Government to urgently address the non-operational 60-megawatt gas turbine in Yenagoa and tackle other pressing socio-economic issues in the state. The appeal was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the Union’s Congress held in Yenagoa on...

Doctor Urges Portable To Get Brain Scan After Carter Efe Bout

04.05.2026

A Canada-based Nigerian doctor, Arinze Onwumelu, has urged Nigerian singer Habeeb Okikiola Badmus, popularly known as Portable, to undergo a brain scan following a celebrity boxing match between him and skit maker Carter Efe. The high-intensity bout took place over the weekend at the Balmoral Convention Centre, Lagos, with Portable losing to Carter Efe after...

Why I Turned Down INEC Appointment

04.05.2026

Nigerian skitmaker, Kevin Chinedu, popularly known as Governor Amuneke, has explained why he declined an offer to serve as a youth ambassador for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Taking to his verified X handle, Gov. Amuneke, in a video message, said he was contacted for the role via social media and initially felt a...

…Its Rare Privilege Requiring Total Devotion To Allah –Ododo, Bunkure, Keyamo

04.05.2026

Earlier, Kogi State Governor Usman Ododo, said the Hajj exercise remainsed a rare privilege that required total devotion to Almighty Allah by all pilgrims. He urged the pilgrims to continue to engage in prayers for Nigeria, particularly for peace and socio-economic development, during their spiritual journeys in the Holy Land. Ododo also called for prayers...

…As NHRC Demands Zero Tolerance To Attacks On Journalists, Media Firms

04.05.2026

The Executive Secretary, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has demanded zero tolerance for attacks on journalists and media organisations. The Executive Secretary of the NHRC, Dr Tony Ojukwu (SAN), made the call in a statement to commemorate the World Press Freedom Day observed every year on May 3. He called for the protection of media...

Footballers Make More Money Than Musicians- Skales

04.05.2026

Nigerian singer Raoul John Njeng-Njeng, popularly known as Skales, has said that footballers earn more money than musicians, citing the consistency and structure of footballers’ pay as a determining factor. Speaking during an interview on The Groovy Mono Show on Monday, the artist revealed that footballers earn more than musicians. According to him, football provides...

OPay Signs New MoUs With Four More Schools

04.05.2026

…Expands access to ₦1.2bn programme OPay, a leading fintech company in Nigeria, has signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with four additional tertiary institutions in the country. The institution includes Benue State Polytechnic, Ugbokolo, Benue State; Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, Kogi State; Montgomery Polytechnic, Ikere Ekiti, Ekiti State; and Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu Alike Ikwo,...

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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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