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SSANU President Tasks Nigerian Govt On Welfare Of Members

29.08.2025

The National President of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Comrade (Dr) Mohammed Ibrahim, has urged the Federal and state governments to take the welfare of the members of the union as paramount. Speaking at the 77th Statutory meeting of the zonal executive of the western zone of SSANU on Friday at the...

Ondo Govt Begins Pensioners’ Verification To Curb Ghost Beneficiaries

29.08.2025

The Ondo State Government has commenced a statewide verification exercise for all pensioners in the state, focusing on retirees from 2016 to date. The exercise, which is being coordinated by the State Pension Transitional Department, is aimed at ensuring accurate pension records, eradicating ghost pensioners, and facilitating the seamless and timely payment of pensions and...

CRPP Cautions Okpebholo On State Finance

29.08.2025

The Coalition of Registered Political Parties (CRPP), on Friday, advised Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State on the prudent management of the state’s resources, advising that the governor should judiciously preside over the state’s funds. The CRPP advice is coming days after the donation of Paediatric Centre worth N2.5 billion to the University of Benin...

Dignitaries Shut Down Abeokuta In Honour Of Yemi Kolapo’s Daughter’s Wedding

29.08.2025

…Obasanjo, Emir Sanusi, Amosun, Osoba, retired generals, senators lead guests to glamorous event The historic city of Abeokuta virtually came to a standstill on Saturday, August 23, 2025, as the crème de la crème of the Nigerian society gathered for the Nikkah ceremony of Faizah Omoteniola Kolapo, daughter of the Publisher of The Point Newspaper...

Lagos Links Gender Violence To Mental Health Crisis, Flags Off Awareness Month

29.08.2025

…Receives 8,692 abuse cases …Youngest Survivor is 18-month-old child, oldest 79 years The Lagos State Government has drawn a strong connection between sexual, domestic and gender-based violence (SGBV) and mental health challenges, warning that the scourge has become not just a criminal justice concern but a public health emergency. Speaking at a media parley to...

Phyna Tenders Public Apology Over Past Tweets

29.08.2025

Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) Season 7 winner, Phyna, has taken to her social media page to tender a public apology over her past tweets, noting that her experiences in recent times have brought her valuable lessons and personal growth. According to the controversial BBNaija star, those lessons have opened her eyes to new perspectives and greater...

Gov. Aliyu Flags Off Tree Planting Campaign

29.08.2025

…Calls for Collective Effort to Combat Desertification Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State has officially flagged off the 2025 Tree Planting Campaign in Sokoto New City, Kasarawa, with a call for collective action to curb desert encroachment in the state. The Governor announced that the State Government, through the Ministry of Environment, has procured both...

FG Determined To Ensure Safe, Sustainable Buildings

29.08.2025

The Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Hon. Yusuf Abdullahi Ata, has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to ensuring all buildings in Nigeria meet the highest safety, durability, and sustainability standards. In a statement issued by Adamu Aminu, Special Assistant on Media to the Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Minister...

Reward Academic Brilliance Like Sports, Ajadi Charges FG

29.08.2025

A South West stalwart of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Olufemi Ajadi, has urged the Federal Government to always accord adequate rewards to achievers in the academic field, just like it does to sports medalists. Ajadi said the situation where the Federal Government rewards athletes and footballers with huge amounts of money and other...

Afenifere Decries Spate Of Kidnappings In Kwara, Ogun, Ondo, Lagos-Benin Expressway

29.08.2025

The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has expressed serious concern over the onslaught by bandits in parts of Kwara State, leading to the kidnapping of a monarch’s family members and the sacking of about 16 communities, as well as the kidnapping of Pastor Ayodeji Akesinro from his home in Upenme, Owo, Ondo State on Thursday, August...

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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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