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Regina Must Attend Rehab To Have Access To Children

17.12.2025

Senator Ned Nwoko, representing Delta North Senatorial District, has addressed recent social media claims by his estranged wife, Nollywood actress Regina Daniels, regarding access to their two sons, Munir and Khalifa. In a statement released by his communication team on Tuesday, titled “Take the Window of Quietude for Therapy,” Nwoko refutes allegations that he is deliberately...

Sokoto First Lady Declares Zero Tolerance For GBV In Schools

17.12.2025

The wife of the Sokoto State Governor, Dr Fatima Ahmad Aliyu, has declared the state’s unwavering zero-tolerance policy towards Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in schools. She made this declaration while inaugurating a 3-day workshop on “Rejuvenating Education Through Quality Instruction and School-Related Gender-Based Violence Management.” The workshop, organized by the State’s Female Education Board, aimed to...

Four Survive As Cessna 172 Crashes At Owerri Airport, NSIB Begins Probe

17.12.2025

A Cessna 172 aircraft operated by Skypower Express crashed on Tuesday during an emergency diversion to the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport in Owerri. The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) confirmed that the flight, registered as 5N-ASR, was originally bound for Port Harcourt from Kaduna before the crew declared an emergency and redirected to the...

Tinubu’s Economic Policies Drive Port Boom As NPA Cargo Throughput Hits 33.5m Tonnes

17.12.2025

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has posted one of its strongest quarterly performances in recent years, recording a dramatic 1,085 per cent surge in export-laden containers as total cargo throughput rose to 33.52 million metric tonnes in the third quarter (Q3) of 2025. Operational data released by the Authority yesterday showed that cargo handled during...

JUSUN Suspends 3-Month Strike In Osun After Stakeholders’ Intervention

17.12.2025

Three months after shutting down judicial activities across the state, the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), Osun State Branch, has announced the suspension of its industrial action following progress recorded in a meeting with key stakeholders. New Telegraph reports that the meeting, convened by the Director, Department of State Security Service, Osun State, brought...

Ohanaeze Affirms Support For Matawalle, Urges NANS To Abandon Protests

17.12.2025

The apex Igbo sociocultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has expressed support for the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, describing him as a key asset of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. In a statement jointly signed by its Deputy President General, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, and National Spokesman, Chief Chinenyeze Ohia, Ohanaeze urged the National Association of...

N600m Goods Lost As Fire Razes Gombe Timber

17.12.2025

Timber Sellers Association, Gombe State chapter, said yesterday some of their members lost goods worth over N600 million to Monday’s fire outbreak that destroyed several shops at Kasuwa Katako Market, Gombe. Chairman Mohammed Ahmadu said this when Deputy Governor Manassah Jatau visited the market to commiserate with them. He said no fewer than 60 shop...

Egypt Edges Nigeria 2–1 as Pharaohs end Nine-year Drought

17.12.2025

Super Eagles of Nigeria slipped to a 2–1 defeat against Egypt in an international friendly on Tuesday night at the Cairo International Stadium, as the hosts finally ended a nine-year wait for victory over the Super Eagles. Mahmoud Saber put Egypt ahead in the first half after Nigeria failed to clear their lines, but Chidozie...

Dembélé and Bonmatí Crowned at FIFA Best Awards Ceremony

17.12.2025

France and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) star Ousmane Dembélé has been named the FIFA Best Men’s Player, while Barcelona’s Aitana Bonmatí claimed the top honour in the women’s category at a glittering ceremony held in Qatar on Tuesday. Dembélé, 28, capped a remarkable year by adding the FIFA Best award to the Ballon d’Or he won...

Ex-Senate Whip Commends Gov Otti For Transforming Abia’s Urban Landscape

16.12.2025

Former Deputy Chief Whip of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Emmanuel Ibok Essien, has commended Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, for what he described as a remarkable transformation of Aba and other major cities in the state through renewed infrastructure development and improved urban sanitation. Senator Ibok Essien, who is also the Founder of Ritman...

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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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