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West Ham Line Up €4m Swoop For Nigeria’s Nnadi

12.12.2025

West Ham United are weighing a January move for Nigerian midfielder Tochukwu Nnadi as club manager Nuno Espírito Santo seeks reinforcements to aid the club’s battle against relegation. The Hammers sit 18th in the Premier League (EPL) after 15 matches, though only two points separate them from safety as the campaign approaches its midway point....

Messi To Unveil 21-Metre Statue Of Himself On Indian Tour

12.12.2025

Ballon d’Or multi-award-winner, Lionel Messi, will, on Saturday, unveil a 21-metre (70-foot) statue of himself in India as he embarks on a three-day tour of the country that has sparked a fan frenzy. The iron sculpture in Kolkata, which shows Messi holding the World Cup, is part of a so-called GOAT Tour that will take...

2027: ADC Inaugurates Ogboru, Others As Delta Leadership Team

12.12.2025

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Wednesday inaugurated its Delta State leadership management team in Asaba, targeting to unseat President Bola Tinubu and Governor Sheriff Oborevwori in the 2027 general election. The team comprises Great Ogboru, Kennedy Pela, Solomon Edoja, Uloho Obaro, Austin Okolie, George Timinimi, and Emeka Ozegbe. The National Publicity Secretary Bolaji Abdullahi...

Rising Kidnap Cases: Oyo Must Rebuild Its Security Architecture, Ibadan NBA Tells Makinde

12.12.2025

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ibadan Branch, Chairman Ibrahim Lawal, yesterday raised concerns over the rising cases of kidnappings in Oyo State. He urged Governor Seyi Makinde and security agencies to urgently overhaul the state’s security architecture. Lawal made the call during a press conference in Ibadan, ahead of the week-long 2025 NBA Ibadan Law...

Ambassadorial Appointments: Oshiomhole, Ndume Clash As Senate Clears Fani-Kayode, Omokri, Ikpeazu, Ex-INEC Chair, Others

12.12.2025

The Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, yesterday, approved the nomination of former Minister of Aviation, Femi FaniKayode, for appointment as ambassador. The committee also cleared former Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, ex-special adviser on new media to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, former presidential aide, Senator Ita Enang, and Senator Grace Bent. Also approved...

Ex-Minister Of Power, Saleh Mamman, Loses Bid To Stop Trial In Alleged N33.8bn Fraud

12.12.2025

The Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday dismissed a no-case submission made by Saleh Mamman, former Minister of Power during the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. Trial Judge, Justice James Omotosho, in a ruling on the no-case submission, held that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had been able to establish a prima facie...

MFN S’South Organises Road Walks, Mark 2025 16 Days Of Activism

12.12.2025

In commemoration of the 2025 United Nations 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, the Male Feminist Network (MFN) South-South Region has successfully carried out two major sensitisation road walks in Ughelli, Delta State, and Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. Implemented by the Value Rebirth and Empowerment Initiative (VREI) led by the Executive Director Pastor Edewor...

Court Sentences Four Men To Death For Kidnapping, Amputation Of Victim

12.12.2025

Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has sentenced four men to death by hanging for the kidnapping of a 62-year-old retired ExxonMobil staff from Idung Nneke in Ukanafun Local Government Area, Elder Idongesit Demas Udom, and the brutal amputation of his hand after collecting a ₦5 million ransom. The convicts: Chinatu Iwe Abraham,...

Brymo, Johnny Drille To Lead Four Day Shakara Festival

12.12.2025

Organisers of the Shakara Festival have announced Brymo and Johnny Drille as two of the leading headliners of the four-day event scheduled to kick off on Thursday, December 18, till Sunday, December 21, 2025, at the Nautica Beach Resort, Elegushi, Lekki, Lagos. Recent chat revealed that Shakara Festival is poised to be Nigeria’s premier cultural...

COAS Visits Oba Of Lagos, Seeks Stronger Traditional Support For Military Operations

12.12.2025

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, on Thursday, December 11, 2025, paid a courtesy visit to the Oba of Lagos, His Royal Majesty Oba Rilwan Akiolu, at his palace. General Shaibu thanked the Lagos monarch and the council of Obas for their continuous support to the Nigerian Army. He said his...

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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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