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NCDMB, Kinetium Oil Train Youths In Plumbing, Pipefitting

27.01.2026

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), in collaboration with Kinetium Oil and Gas Limited, has successfully concluded a two-week vocational training and empowerment programme in plumbing and pipefitting for 30 youths in Lagos State. The programme, which held from January 12 to January 23, 2026, was designed to equip participants with the technical...

IPOB Counters Soludo’s Order, Urges Onitsha Traders To Open Shops

27.01.2026

Tension is mounting in Anambra State following conflicting directives issued by Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo and the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) over the closure of Onitsha Main Market. Governor Soludo, on Monday, ordered the closure of the market for one week as a sanction for traders’ failure to open their shops in defiance of...

Ex-Minister, Alison-Madueke’s, Corruption Trial Stalled

27.01.2026

The corruption trial of a former Petroleum minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, in London had its start delayed yesterday for legal and technical reasons, lawyers said. The 65-year-old, who is the first female president of OPEC, faces five counts of accepting bribes and one count of conspiracy to commit bribery, related to her time as Minister for...

We’re Stepping Up Military Action, Intelligence Sharing With Nigeria –US Gen

27.01.2026

The US military is increasing material deliveries and intelligence sharing with Nigeria, a top general told AFP, as part of a broader American push to work with African militaries to go after Islamic State linked militants. The Pentagon has also kept open lines of communication with militaries in the junta-led Sahel countries of Burkina Faso,...

Military To Try Officers Over Alleged Plot To Overthrow Govt

27.01.2026

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has revealed the establishment of a prima facie case against some of the 16 officers arrested over alleged plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu. Consequently, the affected officers will face a General Court Martial (GCM), in line with the Armed Forces Act (AFA), and other applicable service rules. The Director of...

FG Has No Effective Plan To End Atrocities –Amnesty International

27.01.2026

A global, independent non-governmental human rights organisation, Amnesty International, has claimed the Bola Tinubu government has no effective plan to end years of attacks by armed groups in the country. In a statement on its verified X handle on Sunday, the group said the mass abductions of 177 residents from three churches in Kurmin Wali...

Osun Assembly Debunks Plotting Rotation Of Traditional Council Chairmanship

27.01.2026

Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Wale Egbedun, has dismissed a publication suggesting a planned rotation of traditional council chairmanship as being done in other neighboring state. The speaker who frowned at the fabricated publication described it as false, misleading information circulating on a pseudo Facebook page operating under the name “Ashiwaju Omo...

Wema Bank Introduces Voice Banking Feature On Upgraded ALAT Platform

27.01.2026

Wema Bank has introduced a voice-enabled banking feature on its digital platform, ALAT, following the release of an upgraded version of the application tagged “ALAT: The Evolution.” The upgraded platform includes new functionalities designed to allow users to complete banking transactions through voice commands using an in-app virtual assistant known as “SAW.” According to the...

Why 5,000 Shanties Were Demolished In Awka-Anambra Govt

27.01.2026

Over 5,000 shanties and make shift buildings have so far been demolished in Awka Capital City in a bid towards steming the defacing of the are. This is coming as government has resolved to revoke undeveloped lands in all the estates that failed to abide with the developmental models provided in the last five years....

We’ve Nothing To Show For Our Resources, Group Laments

27.01.2026

As Ondo State prepares to celebrate its Golden Jubilee, a civil society group, Ondo Redemption Front, has said that the state has nothing to show for the abundant resources it is endowed with. Speaking at a press conference yesterday, the Chairman of the group, Ayodeji Ologun, said despite having governments that lack vision over 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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