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AFRIMA 2025 Gets Record 10,717 Entries, Nominees List Out August 24

11.08.2025

The All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) has once again raised the bar for music excellence, receiving an all-time high of 10,717 entries for the 2025 edition of Africa’s Global Music Awards. This development represents a substantial increase from the last edition’s 9,076 entries, with the surge in entries showing AFRIMA’s position as the continent’s most...

IGP Never Sealed Crown Ceramics Nor Deploy Police To Harass Our Directors

11.08.2025

Mr Chen Dongfeng, the Managing Director of Crown Ceramics Nigeria Limited, has dismissed in totality the unfounded story that the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr Kayode Egbetokun, had deployed some police operatives to seal off the factory of Crown Ceramics Nigeria Limited and harass the directors. Dongfeng described the publication as baseless and fallacious,...

UN Security Council Holds Emergency Session On Israel’s Planned Takeover of Gaza

11.08.2025

The United Nations (UN) held an emergency Security Council session on Sunday to discuss Israel’s plans to reoccupy Gaza City. The meeting was convened following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Security Cabinet approval of a military operation earlier, which has drawn widespread international criticism. The Israeli Defence Forces’ plan to expand operations to capture and...

Protection Of Lives, Property Non-Negotiable

10.08.2025

The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has reiterated the Nigerian Air Force’s unwavering commitment to protecting the lives and property of citizens and residents across Nigeria. During an operational assessment visit to Kebbi State on Sunday, the Air Chief emphasized the Service’s readiness to respond swiftly and decisively to emerging...

Military Pensions Board Committed To Veterans’ Welfare, Transparency

10.08.2025

The Military Pensions Board (MPB) has reaffirmed its commitment to the welfare and dignity of all Nigerian military retirees. This assurance comes days after some retired personnel protested in Abuja over issues related to unpaid entitlements, which the Board stressed are administered with transparency. In a statement signed on Sunday by the Board’s spokesperson, Squadron...

EERC Moves To Resolve Power Supply Shortage In Parts Of Enugu

10.08.2025

…As EEDC blames “code coverage conflicts and related glitches” The Enugu State Electricity Regulatory Commission (EERC) has said it is taking steps to resolve the sudden electricity supply shortages that have plunged parts of the country into an acute power shortage. Sunday Telegraph recalls that MainPower Electricity Distribution Company Limited had last week issued a...

Oluwole Foundation Empowers 70 Church Members In Ilorin

10.08.2025

Barely a month after empowering over 70 members at the headquarters of the Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church Worldwide in Ilorin, the Oluwole Foundation has extended the initiative to 24 branches of the church within Ilorin metropolis and Oke-Oyi. In the latest phase, another 70 beneficiaries received material and financial support worth about ₦37 million....

Davido Reveals Plans After White Wedding

10.08.2025

Nigerian music superstar, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has revealed his plans to move into a bigger home after his White wedding ceremony in Miami, United States (US). The Afrobeats icon, who made this known on Sunday, is currently in the middle of his 2025 “5IVE Alive” North American tour, which kicked off on...

CORNWEST Africa Calls For Regulation Of Vigilante Groups

10.08.2025

To address the escalating violence in Northern Nigeria, conflict and peacebuilding experts have urged the federal government to regulate community-based vigilante groups and integrate them into formal security structures to ensure accountability and coordination. They also called for a shift from militarized interventions to community-driven approaches that build trust and prioritize prevention, particularly in North...

NGX Group Staff Mobilise Against Child Malnutrition In Lagos

10.08.2025

In a decisive move against one of Nigeria’s most urgent public health crises, employees of Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group) have stepped beyond their corporate roles to fight child malnutrition in underserved Lagos communities. The initiative, Project BLOOM (Bringing Life to Our Overlooked Minors) is a multi-stakeholder intervention co-championed by NGX Group and the Health...

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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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