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Daily Multivitamins Intake May Slow Biological Ageing – Study

10.03.2026

A new study suggests that taking a daily multivitamin could modestly slow the biological ageing process in older adults—offering a simple, accessible way to support healthier ageing. Results of the study are published in the journal ‘Nature Medicine’. Researchers from Mass General Brigham analysed data from the COcoa Supplement Multivitamin Outcomes Study (COSMOS), a large...

Otu Pledges Partnership With Amphibious Training School

10.03.2026

Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to deepened collaboration with the military to strengthen maritime and internal security in the state. The governor gave the assurance when he received the Commandant of the Amphibious Training School, Matthias Ibawa Amatso, who paid him a courtesy visit in Calabar alongside senior officers...

APC Chief Seeks Reintroduction Of Farm Settlement

10.03.2026

A chief of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ajibola Adetula, has asked tiers of governments to reintroduce farm settlements as a way of checking insecurity and guarantee food sufficiency in the country. Adetula, who is the Secretary of the Tinubu Support Group (TSG), declared that the introduction of a modern farming system could place the...

Lawmaker Distributes 3,000 Food Boxes, 1000 Bags Of Rice To Eti-Osa Residents

10.03.2026

The Majority Leader of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Noheem Adams, has distributed more than 3,000 boxes of food provisions and 1,000 bags of rice to residents of Eti-Osa Constituency I to support them during the Ramadan season. Adams made the distribution during his annual Ramadan lecture held in Eti-Osa, Lagos State. Speaking at...

Opposition ‘Breathing But Not Competing’–APC

10.03.2026

The All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday said Nigeria’s opposition parties appear to be “merely breathing but not competing” ahead of the 2027 general elections. Lagos APC spokesman, Mr Seye Oladejo, said this in a statement issued yesterday in Lagos. Oladejo said: “As the nation approaches the 2027 elections, Nigeria may be heading towards one of...

…APC’s Campaign’ll Be Very Different, Says Al-Makura

10.03.2026

Former Nasarawa State Governor Umaru Tanko AlMakura has said the political strategy leading up to the 2027 general election will differ significantly from previous campaigns. The Coordinator of the North Central Renewed Ambassador Initiative said the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will focus on grassroots mobilisation and public enlightenment. The representative of Nasarawa South in...

Ex-Super Eagles Coach, Onigbinde, Dies At 88

10.03.2026

Nigeria has lost one of its most respected football tacticians, Festus Adegboye Onigbinde, who passed away on Monday, March 9, at the age of 88. Chief Onigbinde, a former head coach of the Nigeria national football team, popularly known as the Super Eagles, was widely regarded as a disciplined strategist and a key contributor to...

BUA Chairman Tops Africa’s Wealth Gains In 2026

10.03.2026

… As Fortune Jumps To $11.2bn Billionaire Industrialist, Philanthropist, and Chairman of BUA Group, Abdul Samad Rabiu, has emerged as Africa’s biggest wealth gainer in the 2026 Africa’s Richest People ranking published by Forbes, after his net worth rose sharply over the past year. According to the latest Forbes list, Rabiu’s wealth surged 120 per...

Again, Troops Foil Multiple Boko Haram Attack On Borno, Yobe Communities.

10.03.2026

The troops of the Northeast Operation Hadin Kai have again foiled multiple coordinated Boko Haram attacks on Dikwa, Kukawa, Minok and Goniri communities of Borno and Yobe state. The Northeast Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) in a statement issued by its spokesman, Lt Col Uba Sani, said: “Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East) Operation...

Nasarawa Govt Moves To Regulate High Cost Of House Rents

10.03.2026

The Nasarawa State Government has said it is taken steps to regulate the high cost of house rents across the 13 Local Government Areas of the state, particularly in Lafia, the state capital. The Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the governor on Public Affairs, Peter Ahemba disclosed this at a bimonthly press briefing in Lafia...

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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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