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“Stay Loyal To Your Husband”- Portable Advises Regina Daniels

28.10.2025

Controversial Nigerian street-pop artist, Habeeb Okokiola, popularly known as Portable, has taken to his social media page to react to Regina Daniels’ marital issues. Taking to Regina Daniels‘ comment section, in which she showcased her newly acquired property, Portable persuaded her to remain faithful to her husband, Ned Nwoko, despite Regina’s complaints of domestic violence...

Toke Makinwa Reveals Why She Stops Breastfeeding Daughter

28.10.2025

Nigerian media personality Toke Makinwa has opened up about the decision to stop breastfeeding her daughter, Yakira Eliana, after just three weeks. In a recent Snapchat post, Toke responded to a fan’s question about why she wasn’t breastfeeding, citing that her breast milk output had stopped after three weeks. READ ALSO: The new mom, who...

Akwa Ibom Governor Hails Davido’s Tour Visit To Uyo

28.10.2025

The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno, has expressed pride in hosting Nigerian Afrobeat superstar, Adeleke David, popularly known as Davido, who selected the state as the first Nigerian stop on his global 5ive Alive tour. Governor Eno, who spoke on Monday, highlighted the significance of the visit, noting that Davido commended Akwa Ibom’s...

Alleged Graft: Court Fixes New Date For Ganduje’s Trial

28.10.2025

A High Court in Kano State yesterday adjourned the trial of former Kano State Governor Umar Ganduje, and seven others until November 26. The Kano State Government instituted an 11 charges bordering on bribery, conspiracy, misappropriation, and diversion of public funds running into billions of naira against Ganduje and his wife, Hafsat Umar. Others charged...

FG Welcomes Back 12 TAC Volunteers From Liberia

28.10.2025

The Federal Government has welcomed 12 Technical Aid Corps (TAC) volunteers back from Liberia after a successful 24-month mission aimed at bridging the country’s educational gap. The volunteers were received during a debriefing exercise in Abuja yesterday to honour their contributions. The Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (NTAC) Director-General Yusuf Yakub congratulated the volunteers for their...

Nasarawa, Niger, Kogi Farmers Count Losses As Food Prices Crash

28.10.2025

Farmers in Nasarawa, Niger, and Kogi states have expressed concerns over the sharp decline in prices of major food commodities, despite recording bumper harvests this season. They said the situation had negatively affected their livelihoods, especially after purchasing fertilisers and other farm inputs at high costs. The farmers spoke in separate interviews with the News...

ILO, Partners Move To Bridge Social Protection Gaps In Nigeria

28.10.2025

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and key partners have kicked off an intensive eight-day “Transform Training of Trainers” (TOT) programme in Abuja, the first in Nigeria, to bridge the capacity gaps limiting a more inclusive social protection system. The ILO Country Director for Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, Dr Vanessa Phala who declared the...

Envoy Appeals To Otu To Sign SOAD Cooperation Agreement

28.10.2025

Resident Ambassador of the State of African Diaspora (SOAD) Nigeria, Princess Evelyn Eyo-Honesty, has charged the Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu, to expedite action on the signing of cooperation agreement between SOAD and his administration as done by his Bayelsa State counterpart a month ago. The Ambassador made the appeal yesterday in Calabar, when...

Otti: Road Infrastructure Critical To Economic, Social Devt

28.10.2025

Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has explained that his administration’s focus on road infrastructure is one of the key areas of attention because it holds the key to sustainable economic and social development of any society. The governor said while flagging off the construction of the 13.5 Ariam-Usaka Ring Road in Ikwuano LGA, that roads...

UNICEF, FG Urge Journalists To Uphold Ethics In Child Rights Reporting

28.10.2025

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Federal Government of Nigeria have urged journalists to uphold the highest ethical standards in child rights reporting, stressing that responsible storytelling is key to protecting the dignity and well-being of the Nigerian child. This call was made during a two-day training on Ethical Journalism and Child Rights...

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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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