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Khomeini’s Assassination May Fuel New Waves Of Terror Globally – Akinterinwa

08.03.2026

Amid the on-going war in the Middle East following the assassination of former Iranian Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khomeini and the country’s top military Generals, which has claimed over 1,400 lives, former Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, (NIIA), Prof Bola Akinterinwa, has warned that the incident might fuel fresh waves of terror...

2027: APC May Yield Six States To PDP

08.03.2026

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at the national level is willing to yield six states to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2027 general elections. About 29 governors, who are not in off-season elections will either be concluding their second term and hoping to install successors while others will...

Discordant Tunes Over Senator’s Performance

08.03.2026

Out of the three senators representing Ondo State at the Senate, Senator Jide Ipinsagba, has come under severe criticism by the voters in the district. BABATOPE OKEOWO reports the diatribe over Ipinsagba’s performance at the upper chamber of the National Assembly. Since the beginning of the present political dispensation, the Ondo North senatorial district has...

Ondo Govt Warns Fuel Marketers Against Artificial Scarcity

07.03.2026

The Ondo State Government has warned fuel marketers against creating artificial scarcity in the state by shutting down filling stations despite having fuel in stock. The Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Johnson Jaiyeola Alabi, issued the warning on Saturday while expressing concern over reports that some marketers were deliberately halting sales of petrol in...

Kano Govt Creates Employments For Food Vendors

07.03.2026

The Kano State Government,2026 Ramadan Feedings Programs, has taken toll with over 115 Centers across 8 Metropolitan Local Governments receiving daily fasting breakfast. This is even as one of the food fasting producers, Ten to Ten uses the opportunity to employed 240 Adhoc Staff who are cooking and distributing the meals to the designated centers....

Bauchi, UNICEF Push For Improved Women’s Health, Education

07.03.2026

The Bauchi State Government and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have renewed calls for improved access to education and healthcare for women as part of activities marking the 2026 International Women’s Day (IWD). The Chairman of the Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Board, Dr. Rilwanu Muhammad, said empowering women through education and quality healthcare...

Bauchi Govt Seeks Legislative Backing For Six-Month Maternity Leave

07.03.2026

The Bauchi State Government has disclosed that its proposed six-month maternity leave policy for nursing mothers is awaiting ratification by the State House of Assembly. The Chairman of the Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Board, Dr Rilwanu Muhammad, made this disclosure during the commemoration of the 2026 International Women’s Day (IWD) organized in collaboration with...

Umahi Mourns Slain Ebonyi Monarch, Sympathises With Ex-Deputy Gov

07.03.2026

The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has expressed deep sorrow over the death of a traditional ruler in Ebonyi State, Eze Francis Igwe, describing the development as shocking and heartbreaking. The monarch, who was the father of former Deputy Governor of the state, Kelechi Igwe, reportedly died in captivity after being abducted by unknown persons...

Customs Canvasses Stakeholders’ Support For NSW Implementation

07.03.2026

As Nigeria gears up for the implementation of the National Single Window (NSW) project, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has reaffirmed its role in advancing Nigeria’s trade modernisation and digital transformation agenda. Speaking during a stakeholder engagement with airline and shipping line operators in Abuja, the Comptroller-General of Customs emphasised the importance of collaboration in...

NRC Flags Off Extra Abuja-Kaduna Trip

07.03.2026

The managing Director of the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), Kayode Opeifa on Friday, 7 March, 2026 joined passengers on board the Abuja-Kaduna Train Service to officially flag off the newly introduced additional trip on the route. The additional trip reflects the Corporation efforts to improve service delivery and respond to the growing demand for rail...

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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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