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Sagay To Canadian Court: APC, PDP Not Terrorist Organisations

20.08.2025

The for mer C h a i r m a n , P r e s i d e n t i a l Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Prof Itse Sagay (SAN), has taken exception to the recent judgment of a Canadian court, which reportedly labelled the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the...

NAMA To Overhaul Nigerian Airspace, Abba Heads FIR Audit C’ttee

20.08.2025

…Action, defining moment for agency, says, MD The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has commenced a comprehensive audit of the entire Kano Flight Information Region (FIR), also known as the Nigerian airspace. The exercise which commenced on Tuesday is a systematic self-assessment audit by the agency targeted at examining the overall safety performance, operational efficiency...

NYSC Commends Mbah For Raising Corps Members’ Allowances

20.08.2025

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has praised Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, for increasing corps members’ monthly allowances to a minimum of N20,000. NYSC’s Director-General, Olakunle Nafiu, gave the commendation when he visited the governor recently. The Brigadier General also hailed the governor for the peace and security enjoyed by corps members in the...

Court Jails Bizman Over Non-Disclosure Of $49,000 At Airport

20.08.2025

Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of a Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted and sentenced a businessman, Duru Ikechukwu Damian, to three months’ imprisonment for failing to declare the sum of $49,000 to operatives of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. The conviction followed Damian’s guilty plea to a...

Ekiti 2026: I Was Sacked By Oyebanji For Supporting Ojo, Says Olumide

20.08.2025

The former Chairman, Ekiti State Microcredit and Enterprise Development Agency, Akogun Abayomi Olumide, who was recently sacked by Governor Biodun Oyebanji, has alleged that he was removed for supporting a governorship aspirant, Engr Kayode Ojo, ahead of the 2026 Ekiti gubernatorial election. Last Saturday, Oyebanji announced Olumide’s sack as the chairman of the agency “for...

Army: Troops Killed 3 Kidnap Suspects, Rescued Victim In Delta

20.08.2025

Troops of 63 Brigade (Section 1) of Operation Delta Safe killed three kidnappers in Otulo Forest, Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State, and rescued a female victim in the process, the Nigerian Army revealed yesterday. It noted that the “daring operation” was a product of credible intelligence report, which enabled troops to track...

Top 15 News Roundup For Latest Nigeria News August 20

20.08.2025

Here is New Telegraph’s news roundup of the top 15 latest Nigerian news making headlines today, Wednesday, August 20th, 2025. Wike: Babachir Lawal’s Attack On Tinubu, Revenge For Losing VP Slot Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday took a swipe at former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal,...

FHA Commissions Estate, Complex In Abuja

20.08.2025

…As Managing Director and Chief Executive, Hon Ojo promises more commissioning. The Federal Housing Authority (FHA), on Tuesday, commissioned its Express View Estate 1 and complex in the Lugbe area of Abuja. Speaking during the event, the Managing Director and Chief Executive, Hon Oyetunde Ojo, said the event was in response to the charge given...

ACWAN Mourns Celebrated Poet, Journalist Evelyn Osagie

19.08.2025

The Arts and Culture Writers Association of Nigeria (ACWAN) has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of Evelyn Osagie, a celebrated poet, journalist, and cultural advocate. Osagie died in Lagos on Sunday after a brief illness. In a statement issued on Tuesday, ACWAN described her as “a cherished voice and inspiring figure, a truly exceptional...

NiMet, Sahel, IRI, Gates Foundation Launch ENACTS

19.08.2025

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), in partnership with Sahel Consulting, the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI), and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has launched the Enhancing National Climate Services (ENACTS) initiative to transform access to climate information in Nigeria. The two-day event in Abuja, held under the Building Agricultural Systems Resilience...

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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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