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Sweden Appoints Graham Potter New Head Coach

20.10.2025

The Swedish Football Association has announced the appointment of former Chelsea manager Graham Potter as the national team coach after Jon Dahl Tomasson was sacked last week following three straight losses in World Cup qualifying matches. New Telegraph had earlier reported that Sweden terminated Tomasson’s contract on October 14 after his team only managed to...

Lookman Earns First Atalanta In Lazio Stalemate

20.10.2025

Super Eagles forward, Ademola Lookman on Sunday earned his first start of the season in the Serie A since the drama surrounding his future in the summer transfer window as Atalanta were held goalless at home by Lazio at the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo, Italy. Atalanta are still unbeaten this season, albeit with a few too...

SERAP Asks Akpabio, Abbas To Account For N18.6bn NASS Funds

20.10.2025

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) yesterday issued Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and House of Representatives Speaker, Abbas Tajudeen a seven-day ultimatum to account for N18.6 billion allegedly missing from funds allocated for the construction of the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) Office Complex. The ultimatum followed the latest 2022 annual report published by...

Kebbi Assembly Holds Public Hearing On Child Protection Amendment Bill 2025

20.10.2025

The House Committee on Justice and Judiciary of the Kebbi State House of Assembly has held a significant public hearing on the State Child Protection Amendment Bill 2025. The session was aimed at fine-tuning the existing child protection laws and addressing emerging concerns related to the welfare and rights of children in the state. The...

Clemency: FG’s Pardon Of Persons Convicted Of Corruption, Others Raises Concerns –CPPE

20.10.2025

A key member of the Organised Private Sector (OPS), the Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE), has disclosed that the public outcry that greeted the initial announcement of the clemency and pardon granted some convicts by the Federal Government was deep and legitimate, reflecting the responsiveness and sensitivity of the administration to public...

Anambra Guber: INEC To Conduct Mock Accreditation Using Upgraded BVAS

20.10.2025

he Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced plans to conduct a mock accreditation exercise in Anambra State to test the upgraded Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) ahead of the November governorship election. According to a statement issued at the weekend by Victoria EtaMessi, Director of Voter Education and Publicity, the exercise will take place...

North Has 56% Of Tinubu’s Federal Appointments, Says FCC Acting Chair

20.10.2025

The acting Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC), Kayode Oladele, has said appointments under President Bola Tinubu reflect a numerical advantage for the northern region. He spoke in Abuja at the opening of a one day workshop titled: ‘Strengthening Leadership and Management Excellence in the Federal Character Commission in Line with the Renewed Hope...

Ex-ARM Executive, Onigbogi, Backs Innocence Project

20.10.2025

A former Executive Director of ARM Pen Managerssion Ltd, Mr Abisola Onigbogi, has pledged his support to the Simeon Adesoji Ajayi Foundation, through its Innocence Project, to provide free legal assistance to indigent Nigerians who have been wrongly accused or unjustly detained. Onigbogi, who was cleared last year by the Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecutions,...

Otu Flags Off Carnival Dry-Run For 2025, Calls On Foreign Revellers To Register Presence

20.10.2025

Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu yesterday flagged off the 2025 Carnival Dry-run, heralding the beginning of what promises to be a spectacle of celebration of culture, unity, and creativity as the iconic event marks 20 years of existence. Speaking at the Millennium Park in Calabar, where the ceremony will take place, Otu expressed immense...

Morocco Beats Argentina In U-20 World Cup Final

20.10.2025

Morocco capped off a historic run in Chile on Sunday night, beating Argentina 2-0 to take home the trophy at the Under-20 World Cup. The result marked a first World Cup win for Morocco at any age-group level in the country’s history. Yassir Zabiri, who plays for FC Famalicao in the Portuguese top flight, scored a pair of...

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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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