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Clerics Urge Godly Parenting As Late NUT Chairman Is Remembered

12.07.2025

Religious leaders have called on parents to instill spiritual values in their children alongside academic training, emphasizing the importance of raising godly children to build a better society. The charge was made by Pastor Olumide Olujobi of The Apostolic Church during the 20th-year remembrance of Comrade Elijah Adegboyega Adebayo, a former Chairman of the Nigerian...

Lagos LG Poll: Election Is Peaceful, Orderly

12.07.2025

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Saturday commended the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) for the conduct of Saturday’s Local Government elections. Describing the process as peaceful, orderly, and free from major incidents, the Acting Zonal Director of the EFCC Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, ACE I Ahmed Ghali, said, “Everything is going...

Alleged N29b Fraud: Ex-Gov Nyako, EFCC Move To Settle Out Of Court

12.07.2025

A former governor of Adamawa State, Rear Admiral Muritala Nyako, rtd, has opted for an out of court settlement in a N29bn alleged fraud case brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, since 2015. An indication to this effect emerged yesterday at the Federal High Court in Abuja during the...

It’s Tinubu, Oborevwori All The Way In 2027, Say Delta Artisans

12.07.2025

Artisans and members of Market Women Association in Delta State have promised to cast their votes for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu and Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of the state in 2027. The association, under the informal sector of the economy of the state, rejected the permutations to unseat President Bola Tinubu by members...

Ex-Minister, Adeosun, Rallies Support For Needy, Vulnerable

12.07.2025

Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has renewed calls for greater public support for charitable causes that positively impact vulnerable children, disadvantaged youths, domestic violence victims, and physically-challenged persons. Adeosun, who is the Founder of DashMe Foundation, made this call during the celebration of a milestone by the foundation at the completion...

Mushin Residents Seek Police Intervention Over Rising Insecurity

12.07.2025

Amid escalating violence between the Mushin and Idi-Araba communities, residents have issued a passionate appeal to the Lagos State Government and security agencies to urgently restore peace and ensure the safety of lives and property. This call for intervention was made during a press conference held in Mushin yesterday, where residents voiced growing fears...

TCI Urges Stakeholders To Deepen Investment In Youth Health, Wellbeing

12.07.2025

As the world marks World Population Day 2025, The Challenge Initiative (TCI) has called on stakeholders to increase investment in the health and wellbeing of Nigerian youth. The organisation emphasized the urgent need for sustained prioritization of young people in Nigeria’s development agenda, particularly in the areas of sexual and reproductive health. Speaking under 2025...

Group Expresses Concern Over Plight Of Abuja’s Original Inhabitants

12.07.2025

The Network of Journalists on Indigenous Issues (NEJII) has launched a 15-month campaign aimed at spotlighting the plight of the original inhabitants of Abuja. In a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Adewale Adeoye, the group said the campaign will involve building the capacity of journalists and developing mechanisms that shift public and institutional perspectives...

NCS Hands Over ₦9.2bn Counterfeit Drugs To NAFDAC

12.07.2025

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has handed over 25 containers filled with unregistered and prohibited pharmaceutical products to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) at Apapa Port. The handover follows the strategic Memorandum of Understanding signed between NCS and NAFDAC in November 2024, under which coordinated enforcement efforts have significantly...

Nigerian Embassies Owe Staff Six Months Salaries

12.07.2025

The effectiveness of Nigeria’s diplomatic engagements came under scrutiny during the week as two prominent diplomats lamented the state of Nigeria’s diplomatic engagements in the international arena with employees at various diplomatic missions abroad owed up to six months’ salaries. They called on the Federal Government to rework the current underperforming architecture. According to...

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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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