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Verification: Zamfara Govt Reinstates 103 Suspended Teachers

18.10.2025

The Zamfara State Government has announced the immediate reinstatement of 103 teachers, who were suspended pending the outcome of the just concluded verification exercise, with a directive for their payment of monthly salaries in arrears from January to July 2025. This was disclosed at a press briefing addressed on Friday by the Commissioner for Education,...

Obi Of Onitsha: Nigeria’s Economic Reality Dire

18.10.2025

Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe (Agbogidi), has lamented the high level of poverty and hardship across the country, insisting that the reality on the ground is very dire. The monarch dismissed the ongoing political alliances by politicians ahead of the 2027 general election as not in the interest of the common masses but a...

Osun 2026: NPA Director Rallies Voters For APC Victory

18.10.2025

The Executive Director, Marine and Operations, Nigerian Ports Authority, Engr. Olalekan Badmus has urged residents and political stakeholders in Osun State to remain steadfast in their support for the All Progressives Congress as the state prepares for the 2026 governorship election. ‎‎Badmus made the call on Friday during the visit of a leading APC governorship...

GOC Tasks Newly Promoted Officers On Tenets Of Professionalism

18.10.2025

The acting General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 7th Division, Brigadier General Ugochukwu Unachukwu has tasked the newly promoted Colonels to uphold professionalism in the fight against insurgency. The GOC who made the call on Friday at a grand ceremony held at the Theatre Command (TC) Officers’ Mess Maimalari Cantonment, presided over the investiture ceremony...

Yobe Govt Offers Free Dialysis, Other Medical Treatments To Patients

18.10.2025

To address the challenges of kidney failure which is becoming rampant in the state, Yobe State Government has offered free medical treatment to patients suffering the disease. Those to be treated are mostly located in Jakusko, Nguru, Gashua, Yusufari and some other communities in Northern parts of the state. Speaking in an interview with journalists...

Onga Celebrates Nigeria’s Unity Through Food On Independence

18.10.2025

To celebrate Nigeria’s 65th Independence anniversary, Onga, the food seasoning brand from Promasidor Nigeria Limited, has taken a culinary route to national unity with a campaign titled “One Pot, One People: The Taste of Home.” The initiative, rolled out across the country, aims to remind Nigerians that beyond regional and ethnic differences, food remains one...

FG Established 67 Higher Institutions In 2 Years – Minister

18.10.2025

The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Prince Lateef Olasunkanmi Fagbemi (SAN), has stated that the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led administration has established 67 new higher institutions in the two years. Fagbami (SAN) disclosed this while presenting a lecture titled “The Intersection of Law, Digital Technology and Human Resourcefulness in Transforming University...

NGO Urges Journalists To Champion Fight Against Gender-based Violence

18.10.2025

A Non-Governmental Organisation, Milestone Agenda for Youth Empowerment and Development Initiative in partnership with the Nigeria Youth Futures Fund (NYFF), have appealed to journalists to amplify reports about gender-based violence to build a society that is free from violence. Speaking at a one day capacity building programme tagged: Influencing the Influencers to End GBV,” in...

Construction: Buildmacex 2026 Set To Unite Industry Leaders

18.10.2025

The Building, Construction and Machinery Expo (BUILDMACEX 2026) exhibition is set to revolutionize the construction industry in West Africa, bringing together global industry leaders, professionals, innovators, and stakeholders to explore the latest trends and innovations. This disclosure was made during the virtual press briefing held to keep journalists abreast of the Organisers’ readiness to host...

Jappa Syndrome: Bayelsa Now Regularly Employs Health Workers

18.10.2025

The Bayelsa State Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, Koku Obiyai has disclosed that the state government has decided to regularly employ health officers maintaining that the state government places high premium on the health sector. Speaking on Friday in Yenagoa during a transparency briefing for the months of August and September, 2025, Obiyai said...

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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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