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Delta Killing: No Criminal Suspicion Justifies Extra-Judicial Action

03.05.2026

…transfers case ill of ASP, 3 others to AGF The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Tunji Disu, has warned officers and personnel against involvement in extra-judicial actions, notwithstanding the level of criminal suspicion. The warning followed the recent alleged killing of a dispatch rider, Mene Ogidi (aged 28 years), in Effurun, Delta State, by ASP...

RARA Secures Socio-Economic Growth, Access To Farming

03.05.2026

The pioneer Director General of Zamfara State Rural Access Roads Agency (RARA), Engr. Haruna Dikko Gusau has said that the Agency was instituted to create and improve connectivity, access to healthcare facilities and emergencies, and to enhance socio- economic growth and development in the state. This was communicated by the pioneer Director General of RARA,...

Jazzy Made Me Understand Talent Is Limitless

03.05.2026

Queen of Afrobeats and celebrated Nigerian singer, Tiwatope Savage, better known as Tiwa Savage has opened up about the shift from R&B to Afrobeats. According to the mother of one, after moving to Nigeria in 2012, she was inspired by the expansion of the Nigerian music business, leading to her switch. Savage, who started her career...

Man United Edge Liverpool 3-2 To Secure UCL Qualification

03.05.2026

Manchester United defeated Liverpool 3-2 at Old Trafford to secure their spot in the UEFA Champions League for the upcoming season. Sunday Telegraph reports that Kobbie Mainoo scored the game-winning goal, helping the Red Devils gain a six-point lead over their fierce rivals and achieve their first Premier League double over Liverpool in ten years....

Gov Otu Salutes Journalists As Guardians Of Truth

03.05.2026

…Pillars of Democracy Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has paid glowing tribute to journalists in Cross River State and across Nigeria, praising their courage, professionalism, and dedication to truth as the nation marked World Press Freedom Day. In a message issued by his Chief Press Secretary and Special Adviser on Media and Publicity,...

Southern Atlantic Varsity Partners NGOs, Gives 30% Scholarship To Students

03.05.2026

Prospective Students of Southern Atlantic University, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, will now enjoy a 30 per cent scholarship package from the Institution’s tuition fees. The University founder, Pastor Bassey James, who announced this on Sunday in Uyo, said all categories of students will enjoy the new package. According to him, “Southern Atlantic University, Uyo, offers...

Nigeria’s Turmoil Fuels Silent Mental Health Epidemic

03.05.2026

Professor Juliet Bodise-ere Teibowei has warned that Nigeria’s growing social and economic instability is pushing more citizens into mental health crises, with only a fraction receiving treatment. Speaking on Saturday during the 32nd Inaugural Lecture of Federal University Otuoke, she said: “The more unstable Nigeria is, the more unstable the mental health of the citizens...

Muslim Community Organises ‘Victory’ Prayer For Oyebamiji

03.05.2026

Ahead of the 2026 governorship election in Osun State, All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Asiwaju Bola Oyebamiji(AMBO) has assured residents of a peaceful electoral process, declaring that there will be no room for bloodshed, violence or harassment of voters and residents of the state. Oyebamiji, who spoke in his hometown, Ikire, during “Victory Prayer” organised...

Cleric Inaugurates ‘Food Bank’ In Ekiti To Curb Poverty

03.05.2026

…Vote buying at Electioneering In an attempt to tackle poverty and hunger affecting people’s standard of living in Ekiti State, a humanitarian initiative with the aegis of “Food Bank” Centre under the Righteous People’s Movement (TRIPOM) has been inaugurated. Inaugurating the helping centre on Saturday in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, the Presiding Bishop of the Old...

NUJ Urges Sustained Press Freedom

03.05.2026

…Commends DSS–Media Relations The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has called for sustained commitment to press freedom as a critical pillar for peace, national development, and democratic governance. In a statement marking World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) 2026 by the NUJ National President, Comrade Alhassan Yahya Abdullahi, the Union reaffirmed the importance of a free,...

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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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