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Osun NULGE Denies Resumption Order, Asks Workers To Stay Away From Offices

03.10.2025

The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Osun State Chapter, has dismissed reports that workers would resume duty on Monday, October 6, 2025, urging members to disregard any such directive. At a press conference held in Osogbo on Friday, the State President of NULGE, Comrade (Dr) Nathaniel Kehinde Ogungbangbe, said the call for resumption...

Policeman, Student Caught With Guns, Ammunition At UNIPORT

03.10.2025

A serving police officer and a final year student of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) have been arrested after they were intercepted with firearms and live ammunition. The suspects were getting ready for a cult clash on campus, but were arrested by the Rivers State Police Command’s Anti-Cultism Unit (ACU) following a tip-off by...

Family Debunks Reports Of Govt Sponsorship Of Peter Rufai’s Burial

03.10.2025

The family has denied receiving any kind of financial assistance towards the burial of the remains of the late former Super Eagles’ goalkeeper, Mr Peter Rufai, MON. Speaking on behalf of the family, Mr Bruce Rufai, who is the immediate younger brother of the deceased, debunked reports in some sections of the media claiming that...

NAFDAC Shuts Chinese Supermarkets, Cosmetics Shops In Abuja

03.10.2025

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shut down two Chinese supermarkets located in the Jabi District and eight cosmetics shops at Wuse Market, Abuja, for flagrant violations of laws governing the sale, distribution, and labelling of regulated products in Nigeria. According to a statement signed by NAFDAC Deputy Director...

Adamawa NDLEA Dismantles Drug Trafficking Networks, Arrests 58 Suspects

03.10.2025

The Adamawa State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled drug trafficking networks and arrested a total of 58 suspects, including 2 women, in the month of September 2025. The State Commandant of the Agency, Barrister Aliyu Abubakar, who disclosed this while speaking to journalists in his office, said the command...

Asagun Becomes Nigeria’s 65 Most Inspiring Business Leaders In MSME Sector

03.10.2025

The Chief Executive Officer of Entourage Integrated Trust Ltd, Seyi Asagun, has been named one of Nigeria’s 65 Most Inspiring Business Leaders in a special feature marking the country’s 65th Independence Anniversary by the Guardian Newspaper. The recognition celebrates individuals who are driving innovation, impact, and economic growth across Nigeria. The finance executive with over...

Anambra Police Read Riot Act Ahead Of New Yam Festival

03.10.2025

As communities in Anambra State gathered to celebrate this year’s New Yam Festivals, the State Police Command had warned against parallel celebrations across the 179 Towns in the area. To this end, the Command, through its respective Divisional Police Officers (DPOs), has deployed officers and men charged to show visible policing before and during the...

Celebrating Sarah Adi’s Achievements In Taraba Govt

03.10.2025

Dr Sarah Adi, the Commissioner of Finance in Taraba State, has distinguished herself as one of the strongest drivers of Governor Agbu Kefas’ reform agenda. Her tenure has been marked by bold and transformative steps that have restored order, accountability, and transparency to the state’s financial system. One of her most notable achievements is her...

NEYIF Trains 120 Vulnerable Persons, Urges Sokoto Govt To Take Ownership

03.10.2025

The North East Youth Initiative for Development (NEYIF) has empowered 120 vulnerable persons in skill acquisition to enable them to be self-reliant in various skills within four local government areas of Sokoto State. NEYIF’s Executive Director, Comrade Mohammed Dauda Gombe, shared stories of transformation at a recent press briefing. The empowerment is in collaboration with...

Gunshots As NDLEA Officers Pursue Driver For Hitting Vehicle In Edo

03.10.2025

There were sporadic gunshots that lasted more than five minutes at the gate of the Edo State command of the Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Friday morning, as men of the service pursued a driver of an articulated vehicle who was said to have brushed their vehicle. New Telegraph gathered that the driver...

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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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