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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...

Tom Cruise Wins First Oscar At Governors Awards

18.11.2025

Veteran Hollywood actor Tom Cruise has won his first Academy Award, receiving an honorary Oscar at the Governors Awards held on Sunday night in Los Angeles. The 63-year-old star, widely known for his physically demanding roles in the Mission: Impossible franchise, was honoured by the Academy for his outstanding contributions to the film. The ceremony,...

He Ling, Chioma Amajor Bag Top Honours

18.11.2025

Chioma Amajor and He Ling have emerged champions of the 7th China-NUJ FCT Table Tennis Tournament held in Abuja. Amajor, representing the NUJ Abuja Correspondents Chapel, defeated Nie Xiaohua of the Chinese Cultural Centre 11–2, 8–11, 11–9 in the female singles final to claim the top prize. In the male singles category, China’s He Ling...

Genevieve Nnaji Rebukes Social Media User For Marriage Advice

18.11.2025

Veteran Nollywood actress Genevieve Nnaji has weighed in on a controversial social media post advising Igbo men to avoid marrying women from their own ethnic group and instead seek wives from other African countries. The post, which gained traction after a viral photo showed a Rwandan woman reportedly engaged to a man from Anambra State, suggested...

Phyna Sends Support to Imisi To Be Careful With Family

18.11.2025

Former Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) winner, Phyna, has extended a hand of support to the latest winner of the reality TV show, Imisi, as the latter navigates a public fallout with her mother. The disagreement, which has unfolded across social media platforms, began after Imisi’s mother accused her of harbouring resentment and highlighted the state...

Birthday Fallout: Your Comments Irresponsible, Fayose Blasts Obasanjo

18.11.2025

Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, has launched a fresh attack on former President Olusegun Obasanjo. This comes barely 48 hours after Obasanjo and Fayose appeared to have settled their long standing political rift. The former governor renewed his hostility in a ‘Thank You’ text message sent to Obasanjo. A statement by Obasanjo’s Media Aide,...

2027: Why We’re Using Atiku’s Office As N’Secretariat – ADC

18.11.2025

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has said its new National Secretariat will be a place where ideas that will redefine the next generation of leaders will be taken. At the unveiling of the office in Abuja yesterday, the National Chairman, Senator David Mark, said the ceremony was a clear declaration that the ADC coalition is...

Kanu: Igbo Group Writes Omotosho, Berates UK’s Silence

18.11.2025

The American Veterans of Igbo Descent (AVID) has reminded Justice James Omotosho to be guided in the November 20 judgment on the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, that a dead charge cannot kill a living man. In a statement issued by AVID President, Dr Sylvester Onyia, the group reminded...

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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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