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Onitsha South Council Debunks Imposition Of Fines, Levies On Traders

10.04.2026

The Onitsha South Local Government Area of Anambra State has dismissed claims by some traders that certain levies and fines were imposed on them by the Council, describing the allegation as not only false but also baseless. According to the statement signed by the Council Secretary, Mr Paul Onuachalla, the petition to Governor Charles Soludo...

Police Foil Secret Burial, Arrest Three Over Murder In Ogun

10.04.2026

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested three suspects, Maureen Okirie, 35, Salia Karikari, 15, and Jubril Karikari, 12, in connection with the alleged murder and attempted secret burial of one Stanley Okirie, 38, in Akute, Ifo Local Government Area of the state. The deceased, who was believed to have been attacked with a pestle,...

Police Arrest Three Armed Robbers In Lagos Night Patrol

10.04.2026

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested three suspected armed robbers during a routine night patrol operation in the Idimu area of Lagos State. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) CSP Abimbola Adebisi, in a statement issued on Friday, said the operation took place in the early hours of Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at about...

Crayon Recounts Mental Health Struggles, Family Issues

10.04.2026

Nigerian Afrobeats singer Charles Chibueze Chukwu, popularly known as Crayon, has opened up about his prior struggles with mental health, attributing them to demands from his family and the music business. Crayon made this revelation when he appeared in a recent live stream anchored by content creator Carter Efe. Speaking during the Live programme, the...

Peju Ogunmola Marks 60th Birthday With Gratitude

10.04.2026

Veteran Nollywood actress Peju Ogunmola has celebrated her 60th birthday with gratitude to God as she reflects on her life, lessons learned, and personal development over the past 60 years. The Yoruba actress, who took to her social media page, thanked the people who have been a part of her life and shared her appreciation...

Otu’s Wife Celebrates Birthday With Empowerment Constituents

10.04.2026

The wife of Cross River State Governor, Bishop Eyoanwan Bassey Otu, has marked her 62nd birthday by empowering women, especially in Cross River South. Bishop Eyoanwan began her celebration with the empowerment of her constituents in Odukpani Local Government Area with Engine boats, sewing machines, hair dressing salon kits, motorcycles, solar lights, mini buses, pregnant...

INC Ijaw Traditional Rulers, Elders Suspend Elections

10.04.2026

The National Conference of Ijaw Traditional Rulers and Elders (N-CITRE-INC) has unanimously agreed to suspend the conduct of Ijaw National Congress (INC) elections, which were supposed to have been held on the 12th of March, 2026. This was as the body directed the electoral committee of INC to stop all forms of electoral duties, as...

Inuwa Yahaya Earns Global Honour Over Strategic Agricultural Partnerships

10.04.2026

Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has been honoured with a Special Award by Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) in recognition of the state’s sustained partnership with the organisation and its strategic commitment to agricultural transformation, food security and rural prosperity. The award was presented to the Governor at the 2026 SAA Nigeria Annual Stakeholders’ Workshop,...

Army Refutes Claims Of Heavy Losses In Benisheikh

10.04.2026

The Headquarters Operation Hadin Kai has dismissed as false and misleading reports circulating on social media regarding the recent terrorist attack on troops in Benisheikh, Borno State. In a statement issued by the Headquarters of the Joint Task Force (North East) on Friday, the military expressed concern over what it described as exaggerated and inaccurate...

Presidency, Lagos To Hold First Abuja Dialogue On Youth Leadership

10.04.2026

The Federal Government, in collaboration with the Lagos State Government, is set to convene the first-ever Abuja Dialogue aimed at placing youth leadership at the centre of national discourse. The Dialogue, scheduled to hold on Monday, April 13, 2026, in Abuja under the theme, “Scaling Excellence: Youth Leadership as Strategic Infrastructure for National Transformation,” is...

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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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