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EFCC Detains NAHCON Commissioner, Director Over Alleged N50bn Financial Fraud

22.08.2025

…Commission vows to maintain integrity amid probe The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has vowed to maintain financial and regulatory integrity in the conduct of annual Hajj operations to and from the Holy land of Macca in Saudi Arabia. This is coming in the middle of the inquest being conducted by the Economic and...

If Not For Music I’d Have Been Suicide Bomber

22.08.2025

Nigerian Grammy award-winning superstar, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, has made a shocking revelation about what his life could have been if he had not pursued a career in music. The African Giant disclosed that he might have ended up as a suicide bomber, oil thief, fraudster, or even a prostitute if music...

Two Entrepreneurs Win N500,000 Grant At EMERGE 2025

22.08.2025

Two young innovators, Fawole Folajimi and Oluwadare Precious, have emerged as winners of a N500,000 business grant at the 2025 edition of EMERGE, an annual summit powered by The Peak Performer (TPP) Africa. The event was held on Tuesday at the Muson Centre, Lagos. The duo, selected from a pool of over 2,000 competitors, impressed...

Delta: SUBEB Hails Oborevwori’s N3.2bn Teachers’ Salaries

22.08.2025

The Universal Basic Education Board (D-SUBEB) in Delta State has debunked the allegation of bribery and corruption, allegedly fraughting every contract award by the Board. This was as the Board hailed the financial probity of Govemor Sheriff Oborevwori, which has ranked the state first among the comity of states in Nigeria in the payment of...

…Urges Warm Welcome For First Lady

22.08.2025

The Lagos State Government yesterday said it was ready to welcome the First Lady Oluremi Tinubu, who is on an official visit to the state today. A statement issued by the state’s Commissioner for Information & Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, said: “On her first official trip to the Centre of Excellence, Senator Tinubu will give out...

Priscilla Ojo, Juma Jux Host Gender Reveal Party

22.08.2025

Tanzanian singer Juma Jux and his Nigerian influencer wife, Priscilla Ojo, have set social media abuzz after hosting a lavish gender reveal party that confirmed they are expecting a baby boy. The couple, who recently tied the knot, welcomed family, friends, and fellow celebrities to the vibrant celebration held on Thursday. The atmosphere was filled...

Sanwo-Olu Inaugurates New 550-Seater Olatunji Bello Auditorium Endowed To LASU

22.08.2025

Epe campus of the Lagos State University (LASU) was agog, on Wednesday, for the commissioning of a 550-seater auditorium endowed to the school. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu formally opened the imposing, purpose-built edifice donated by the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Mr. Olatunji Bello. The...

I’ll Support Anyone Who Backs Tinubu – Wike

22.08.2025

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has stated that he will support those who support President Bola Tinubu, urging residents to “support those that the government will listen to.” Wike made the statement while commending former Senator representing the FCT, Philip Aduda, and the Chairman of the Abuja Municipal Area Council,...

Agege LG Rewards Top WAEC Students, Schools, District With N5m

22.08.2025

In a remarkable show of commitment to education, Agege Local Government Area has rewarded the top-performing students, their schools, and the education district with a total sum of N5 million following their outstanding results in the 2025 West African Examination Council (WAEC) examinations. The Chairman of Agege Local Government, Alhaji Azeez Tunde, alongside his Vice...

CUPP Rejects Pay Rise For Tinubu, Govs, Others

22.08.2025

The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) yesterday condemned the Federal Government’s move to increase the salaries of the President, Vice President, governors and other top public officeholders. In a statement, the opposition parties asked the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to reconsider the proposal and prioritize the welfare of Nigerians who have...

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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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