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I Stay Calm And Focused Under Pressure

14.11.2025

Super Eagles of Nigeria star striker, Victor Osimhen, has brushed aside criticism over missed opportunities, remarking that “Sometimes I score, sometimes I miss.” The Super Eagles forward, who scored twice in the 4-1 win over Gabon, acknowledged the pressure of playing for his country and club, Galatasaray, but emphasised his ability to stay composed and...

Azuh Arinze Becomes NGE Fellow

14.11.2025

The 21st All Nigeria Editors Conference (ANEC), held from November 11–14, 2025, at the magnificent Aso Villa and NAF Centre in Abuja, will be remembered for many reasons – its robust conversations, its galaxy of eminent speakers, and its firm focus on national cohesion. But for Azuh Arinze, Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of YES INTERNATIONAL! Magazine, it was...

PTAD Disburses N3.9bn Arrears To 91,146 Eligible Pensioners

14.11.2025

The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) has paid N3.9 billion pension arrears to 91,146 eligible pensioners under the Defined Benefit Scheme (DBS). The PTAD’s Head, Corporate Communications, Mr Olugbenga Ajayi, who confirmed payment to 91,146 eligible pensioners in a statement issued on Friday, said the payment was part of the N32,000 increment approved by President...

Soludo To Build 30 New Primary Schools In Communities

14.11.2025

Anambra State Governor Charles Soludo has announced the building of 30 new primary schools in communities in the area in a bid towards deepening the impact of education programmes in the affected areas. Recall that the missions had taken over schools that used to be under the state government but were later handed over to...

Oil Theft: Until Culprits’re Jailed, It Won’t Stop – King Dakolo

14.11.2025

King Bubaraye Dakolo, the Ibenanaowei of Ekpetiama Kingdom in Bayelsa State, has once again revealed that until the main oil thieves in the Niger Delta are prosecuted and jailed, oil theft will not end in the region. Speaking on Wednesday evening at the NCDMB Towers, Yenagoa during his Book reading: Pirates of the Gulf, King...

Glo Showers Millions On Winners Of ‘Play Up’ Lottery

14.11.2025

Several winners in Globacom’s lottery offering, Glo Play Up recently received millions of naira from the telecommunications giant. The excited winners, according to Glo, emerged in the thrilling game of chance that fuses fun, suspense, and lifechanging rewards. Each of the winners went home with one million naira cash reward. The company explained in a...

Ultra-Processed Foods Linked To Diabetes Risk In Young Adults –Study

14.11.2025

A new study has warned that chowing down on ultra-processed foods – fast food, packaged snacks, heatand-eat meals – increases young adults’ risk of health problems that contribute to diabetes. An increase in ultra-processed food intake is associated with a higher risk of prediabetes, in which early-stage high blood sugar can lead to type 2...

Bago Sends List Of 30 Commissioner Nominees To Assembly

14.11.2025

Niger State Governor Umaru Bago yesterday forwarded the names of 30 commissioner-nominees to the House of Assembly for screening and confirmation. In a statement, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) Abubakar Usman said the nominations followed due cosultations and were based on the nominees’ track record of integrity, competence and dedication to the development...

The Experience 20′: Adefarasin Emphasises Importance Of Love, Unity

14.11.2025

The Senior Pastor of the House On The Rock Church, Paul Adefarasin, has emphasised the importance of unity in Nigeria and other parts of the world. He urged Christians to rise above hardship, uncertainty and division. The Covener of ‘The Experience’ an annual gospel concert made the appeal ahead of the 20th edition of the...

Asagba Of Asaba Lauds WASPEN For Tackling Hospital Malnutrition

14.11.2025

The Asagba of Asaba, Prof Epiphany Chigbogu Azinge (SAN), has commended the West African Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (WASPEN) for its sustained efforts toward tackling hospital malnutrition and promoting nutrition awareness across Nigeria. The monarch made the commendation during a courtesy visit by the Founder and President of WASPEN, Dr Teresa Isichei Pounds,...

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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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