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NUJ FCT Seeks Partnership With Tayan Group On Housing

30.01.2026

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Federal Capi‑ tal Territory (FCT) Council, has sought a strategic partnership with Tayan Group Construction to promote affordable housing for journalists and accelerate the completion of its ultra-modern Congress Hall project in Abuja. The request was made during a courtesy visit by the NUJ FCT Council leadership to the...

Burning Wood Indoors Tied To Heart, Lung Disease– Study

30.01.2026

Lighting a fire on a cold winter night may feel comforting, but a new study suggests it could pose serious health risks—even for people who do not burn wood themselves. Researchers at Northwestern University, Illinois in the United States, have found that residential wood burning accounts for about 22 per cent of outdoor fine particle...

Yusuf Left NNPP For Kano’s Devt, Prosperity –Party

30.01.2026

The factional group of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) led by Dr Boniface Aniebonam has explained that Gov Abba Yusuf of Kano State left the Kwankwasiya Movement and the party because of Sen Rabiu Kwankwaso’s slavery intentions and not for selfish reasons. The party also stated that the main betrayer in the saga is...

Glo’s Network Investments Gain Momentum Under NCC’s Quality Framework

30.01.2026

Nigeria’s digital evolution is gathering pace as the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Globacom deepen a results-driven partnership anchored on transparency, sustained investment and consumer confidence. At the heart of this progress are the NCC’s Industry Performance Reports, produced in collaboration with global network analytics leader Ookla under the Quality of Service/Quality of Experience (QoS/QoE)...

Army Major Killed As ISWAP Terrorists Attack Military Patrol In Borno

30.01.2026

A major in the Nigerian Army has been killed following an attack on a military patrol by fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in Damasak, headquarters of Mobbar Local Government Area of Borno State. Sources said the officer, who commanded the Damasak military base, was leading a foot patrol of about 30...

Court Orders Icir To Pay N30m, Apologise To Akpobolokemi

30.01.2026

Justice S.O. Adolor of a Delta State High Court in Bomadi has awarded N30 million in damages against the In‑ ternational Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) and one of its reporters, Isaac Markson, over a publication the court found to be false, malicious and defamatory against a former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Ad‑ ministration...

Groups Demand Justice For Displaced Lagos Residents

30.01.2026

Human rights, environmental and social justice organisations have criticised the Lagos State Government for the demolition of buildings in the Makoko, Oworon‑ shoki, Owode Onirin, Otumara and Ijora Badia communities. They demanded an im‑ mediate halt to all demoli‑ tion and eviction with full compliance with existing court orders and future judicial processes. Describing the...

Edo LG Chair Sacked Amid Crisis

30.01.2026

Akoko-Edo Local G o v e r n m e n t Area Chairman Alabi Oshionogue has been removed from office by seven councillors. Oshionogue’s sacking was conveyed in a letter signed by the seven councillors, just hours after the Edo State House of Assembly reportedly failed to broker peace between the chairman and the...

…Wike Alleges Sabotage, Urges Workers To Obey Court Order

30.01.2026

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike yesterday claimed that some management staff were behind the strike by FCT workers. He made the claim while handing over 12 new ambulances to FCT hospitals in Abuja. The minister, who expressed displeasure over the political interference and influence on the strike, said the government...

Enugu ADC Hails Mark Over Oyegun’s New Appointment

30.01.2026

The African Democratic Congress (ADC), Enugu State has commended the National Chairman of the party, Senator David Mark for appointing a 50-member Policy and Manifesto Committee, headed by former Edo State Governor, Chief John Odigie Oyegun as Chairman. The commendation was contained in a statement signed by the ADC Enugu State Media Team through 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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