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Adeleke Recreating, Expanding Iwo Central Business Districts –Spokesman

20.01.2026

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke is the first governor to recreate and expand the Iwo central business districts through the integrated dualisation of Odo Ori-Post Office road as a strategy to boost the economic development of the town. Olawale Rasheed, spokesman for the governor, said this while receiving the new leadership of the Federation of...

Araba Of Ibadanland Hails Ladoja As Oyo Obas Council Chair

20.01.2026

The Araba and Oluisese of Ibadanland, Araba Ifalere Odegbemi Odegbola II, has congratulated the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja Arusa I, on his emergence as chairman of the Oyo State Council of Obas and Chiefs. Speaking on behalf of Isese worshippers across Ibadanland, Odegbola expressed profound joy and optimism for the future of...

Ododo Unveils State-Of-The-Art Security Drones, Declares Zero Tolerance For Insecurity

20.01.2026

…says we won’t surrender Kogi to terrorists In a decisive move that further reinforces his administration’s uncompromising stance on security, Kogi State Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo, yesterday unveiled two HP-20 State Asset Drones, describing the initiative as a critical step in sustaining peace and denying criminals any foothold in the state. The unveiling ceremony, held...

10 Out Of 14 Demands Met, Says FCTA

20.01.2026

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) said it has met 10 of the 14 demands presented by striking workers under the Joint Union Action Congress (JUAC), describing the ongoing industrial action as “unnecessary and ill-motivated”. In a statement, the FCTA said the remaining four demands were already being addressed through dialogue and administrative processes. The...

Kwara Gov, Speaker Mourn Chief Imam Of Ilorin

19.01.2026

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has expressed sadness over the passing of the Chief Imam of Ilorin, Sheikh Muhammad Bashir Imam Solih (OON). New Telegraph had earlier reported that the Chief Imam died on Monday morning in Abuja at the age of 75. Sheikh Muhammad Bashir, according to a statement personally signed by the Governor,...

Kogi Police Command Get First Female Spokesperson

19.01.2026

The Kogi State Police Command has appointed ASP Saliu Oyiza as the first female spokesperson of the State command. ASP Oyiza takes over from William Ovye Aya, who served the command as the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for 10 years. In his outgoing speech, Aya praised the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun and...

IMF Upgrades Nigeria’s 2026 Economic Growth Rate Forecast To 4.4%

19.01.2026

The International Monetary Fund (IMF), on Monday, raised Nigeria’s economic growth forecast for 2026 to 4.4 per cent, up from the 4.2 per cent it announced for the country in October. The Fund, which announced the upgrade in its January 2026 update of the World Economic Outlook (WEO), titled “Global Economy: Steady amid Divergent Forces,”...

Ododo To Terrorists, We Won’t Surrender Kogi To You

19.01.2026

...vow never to negotiate with terrorists Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has assured the terrorist group in the State that his administration will make a hell of an environment for them, as he wont surrender the state to criminals The Governor, who stated this on Monday while unveiling security drones procured by his government,...

Parallex Bank Urges Court To Dismiss FHT Mega Express’ N7.15bn Suit

19.01.2026

…Alleges forum shopping, suppression of material facts as court fixes February 4, 2026, for hearing A leading new generation financial institution in Nigeria, Parallex Bank Limited, has urged the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, to dismiss a N7.15 billion suit instituted against it by a logistics firm, FHT Mega Express Limited,...

I’ll Replicate Morocco’s Sporting Blueprint In Plateau — Ashoms

19.01.2026

The Plateau State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Hon. Musa Ibrahim Ashoms, has vowed to replicate the sporting excellence and developmental lessons he observed in Morocco during the just-concluded 35th Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Ashoms made this known on Monday while addressing journalists shortly after his return to the state via the Yakubu...

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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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