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UNIZIK Student Dies After Jumping From 3-Storey Building In Awka

07.06.2025

A male student of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) has died after jumping from the balcony of a three-storey building near Royal Kitchen Junction in Ifite-Awka, Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State. The undergraduate, whose identity is being withheld pending family notification, was said to have leapt from a private lodge near the university...

Serving Politicians Sponsoring Benue Attacks

07.06.2025

Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has accused some serving politicians in the National Assembly of sponsoring the incessant attacks in Benue State. Governor Alia, who made this allegation while speaking as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today, did not name the politicians, but insisted that the move was unacceptable. Speaking on the...

S’Eagles Coach Highlights Key Area For Improvement After 1-1 Draw With Russia

07.06.2025

Following Nigeria’s 1-1 draw with Russia in an international friendly on Friday, Super Eagles head coach, Eric Chelle, has identified the need for his team to improve their ability to play under pressure. The match, held at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, saw the hosts take an early lead in the 27th minute when Nigeria’s...

Insecurity: Ex-Generals, Others Differ On Fencing Nigerian Borders

07.06.2025

A recent proposal by the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, that Nigeria’s borders with its four neighbours should be fenced to curb the incessant invasion of the country by cross-border criminals, terrorists and other armed groups has elicited diverse opinions from security experts. The Nigerian military has been battling a 16-year...

Tinubu, Zulum, Adeleke, Okpebholo, CAN, Others Felicitate Muslims At Sallah

07.06.2025

Prominent Nigerians, including President Bola Tinubu, Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State, Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State, and Gombe State Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, have extended warm greetings to Muslims across the country as they join Islamic faithful worldwide in celebrating Eid-El-Kabir, the festival commemorating Prophet...

Zaaki Azzay Condemns Killings In Benue, Other Parts Of Nigeria

06.06.2025

Veteran musician Zaaki Azzay has expressed deep concern over the ongoing killings in Benue State and other parts of the country, describing the attacks as acts of ethnic cleansing and genocide motivated by a land-grabbing agenda. In a statement issued on Friday and made available to New Telegraph, Azzay called on security agencies to intensify...

Non-Payment Of UNIZIK Staff, Moral Issue — Obi

06.06.2025

The Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Mr. Peter Obi, has described the non-payment of salaries to teaching and non-teaching staff of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, as a moral and humanitarian issue. Speaking after meeting with the affected staff, Obi said their plight was “shocking and heartbreaking.” The workers, who were...

Emir Hails Peaceful Conduct At Ilorin Eid Prayer Ground

06.06.2025

The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman of the Kwara State Council of Chiefs, Alhaji (Dr.) Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has expressed delight over the peaceful conduct of the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations in Ilorin, the state capital. He commended the Muslim faithful for their orderly behaviour and thanked the Kwara State Government for enhancing the security architecture across the...

Troops Foil Attack On Buratai, Kill Scores Of Terrorists In Borno

06.06.2025

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) in Borno State have successfully thwarted coordinated terrorist attacks on Buratai and Mallam Fatori towns in Biu and Abadam Local Government Areas, respectively. New Telegraph reports that Buratai is the hometown of the former Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai (rtd). The Director of Defence Media...

Your Sacrifices’ll Not Go Unrewarded, Adeleke Assures Osun People

06.06.2025

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has praised the sustained faith of the people of the state in his administration in the face of challenges, promising to reward the sacrifices of Osun people with further good governance deliveries. Governor Adeleke who congratulated Muslims in the state and beyond for the spiritual renewal that the moment offers,...

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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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