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Sule Departs Abuja For Johannesburg To Join Presidential Delegation At G20 Summit

18.11.2025

Nasarawa State Governor and Chairman of the North Central Governors’ Forum, Abdullahi Sule, has departed Abuja for Johannesburg, South Africa, to attend the 2025 G20 Summit. Governor Sule will join eight other governors as part of the presidential delegation to the summit, following President Bola Tinubu’s approval for their participation. The 2025 edition of the...

FG Appoints Adenike Iyelolu As Registrar Of Ships

18.11.2025

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has approved the appointment of Barrister Adenike Adeyele Iyelolu as the Registrar of Ships for the Federal Republic of Nigeria. According to NIMASA’s Deputy Director/Head of Public Relations, Osagie Edward, Iyelolu’s appointment is for a four-year tenure and follows the recommendation of the agency’s Director-General, Dr....

VDM Apologises For In-Flight Brawl Says It Might Happen Again

18.11.2025

Controversial social media critic, Martins Otse Vincent, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), has issued a public apology to Nigerians after engaging in a physical confrontation with Nigerian comedian, Mr Jollof, during a United Nigeria Airlines flight. The altercation, which occurred on a flight reportedly travelling from Asaba, Delta State, to Lagos, quickly went viral after...

Sanwo-Olu Seeks Support For Lekki-Epe International Airport

18.11.2025

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu yesterday appealed to investors to support making the Lekki–Epe International Airport project a reality. He made the call during the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) National Aviation Conference in Lagos. According to him, the airport is designed to transport at least five million passengers annually and serve as the...

Beg FG To Avoid Another Strike, ASUU Tells Nigerians

18.11.2025

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Abuja zone, yesterday urged Nigerians to persuade the Federal Government to resolve all outstanding issues with the union to avoid another industrial action. Zonal Coordinator AlAmin Abdullahi made the call during a news conference in Abuja. Abdullahi, represented by the ASUU chairman, University of Abuja chapter, Sylvanus Ugoh,...

NPRGS Policy: Olu Of Warri Hosts Tinubu’s Aide

18.11.2025

His Majesty Ogiame Atuwatse III, the Olu of Warri, yesterday received Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Technical and Vocational Skills, Dr Abiola Arogundade, in a landmark visit focused on empowering Delta State youth through the National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy (NPRGS). During the courtesy call, both parties explored a strategic partnership...

Mr Jollof Apologises After Mid-Air Altercation With VeryDarkMan

18.11.2025

Nigerian comedian Freedom Okpetoritse Atsepoyi, popularly known as Mr Jollof, has issued a public apology following an in-flight altercation with controversial social media critic, VeryDarkMan. In a video shared on his official Instagram page, on Tuesday, Mr Jollof addressed the incident, stating that he is not a violent person and only reacted in self-defence. He,...

Mbah Approves Promotions For Civil Servants

18.11.2025

Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah has approved this year’s promotion for qualified civil servants. The Enugu State Civil Service Commission (ESCSC) Chairman Robinson Odo, who announced the development in a circular to Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), praised the governor for consistently prioritising workers’ welfare. He said the approval was a timely boost to the...

FG Reclaims Stolen Benin Treasures

18.11.2025

The Federal Government of Nigeria has made a significant stride in reclaiming its cultural heritage with the return of two Benin bronzes from the United States. The artifacts, a bronze relief plaque and a commemorative head were looted by British forces in 1897 and had been housed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. In...

Save The Children Int’l Graduates 352 Out-Of-School Children In Benue

18.11.2025

Save the Children International (SCI) has inaugurated a newly constructed Temporary Learning Centre (TLC) and donated learning materials to pupils of RCM Primary School, Jato-Aka, and Injorsha during the graduation ceremony of 352 learners under the Accelerated Learning Programme (ALP) in Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State. The event was chaired by the Benue...

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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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