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Snake Bite: Nwangene Died Due To Late Arrival At Hospital – FMC Boss

08.02.2026

The Chief Medical Director of Federal Medical Centre, Jabi, FCT, Abuja, Professor Saad Ahmed, yesterday said that the hospital couldn’t save the late singer, Ifunanya Nwangene, due to her late arrival for medical treatment. Nwangene, an Abuja based popular singer bitten by a cobra in her home, died at the Jabi medical facility about six...

2Baba Expresses Regrets Over Past Actions

08.02.2026

Legendary Nigerian singer, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Face or 2Baba, has fianlly opened up about the personal and professional decisions he now regrets. Speaking in a recent interview on the Mic On podcast, 2Baba admittee that emotional pressure have influenced some of the most difficult moments of his life. Reflecting on the lessons learned...

Presidents General Of Anambra Communities Endangered As Cultists Kill 6th One

08.02.2026

Presidents General of the 179 Communities in Anambra State appear to have been marked for elimination following the killing of the President General of Ogidi Community in Idemili North Local Government Area, yesterday. Recall that about five Presidents General of Communities have been murdered by suspected cultists in the past three years which are linked...

Immigration: S’east Not Disqualified From Passport Issuance

08.02.2026

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has reiterated its commitment to equitable service delivery and operational excellence in the ongoing reforms to modernise passport administration in the country. Consequently, the Service has assured Nigerians that no geo-political zone would be disqualified from the passport issuance, as the onboarding process continues. In a statement signed yesterday by...

Over 50% Nigerians Diagnosed With Cancer Die Annually – Project Pink Blue

08.02.2026

Stakeholders in Nigeria’s Cancer care space have raised the alarm over the country’s rising cancer death toll, revealing that more than 50 per cent of Nigerians diagnosed with the disease die annually due to late detection, high treatment costs and weak funding. The alarm was sounded in Abuja during the World Cancer Day Walk, Race,...

Nigeria Prizes 2026 Open: AI Takes Centre Stage As Poetry, Documentary Film Share Spotlight

08.02.2026

The Nigeria Prizes have formally opened submissions for the 2026 cycle, unveiling a competition season anchored on artificial intelligence, poetry and documentary filmmaking, as Nigeria’s foremost awards platform sharpens its focus on innovation, creativity and national development. The Call for Entries, which opened on Sunday, places Artificial Intelligence (AI), Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and...

Jubilation In Ohafia, Umunneochi As Sen Kalu Delivers Uniforms, Furniture

08.02.2026

Pupils in Ohafia and Umunneochi Local Government Areas of Abia State are celebrating after receiving school uniforms and over 400 new desks courtesy of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu’s education intervention. The distribution, carried out by Kalu’s constituency team, has brought joy to pupils and appreciation from staff. “The gesture is timely support for indigent pupils,”...

INL Unveils Silver Jubilee Awards Nominees Monday

08.02.2026

The shortlist of nominees for the Independent Silver Jubilee Awards is expected to be released on Monday, February 9, 2026. Chairman of the awards committee, Yemi Adebisi, said in a statement that the nomination exercise, which opened on January 15, 2026, closed on January 31, 2026. “We wish to inform the general public that the...

Police Kill Suspected Bandit In Benue, Recover 117 Rounds Of Live Ammunition

08.02.2026

The Benue State Police Command yesterday confirmed the arrest of bandits and the recovery of 117 live ammunition in the Ukum Local Government Area of the state. Spokesperson of the Command, Udeme Edet, said in a statement in Makurdi that on Friday, the Command received credible information regarding the movement of a male suspect identified...

30 APC Governors: We’re Unfazed, Says Opposition

08.02.2026

Opposition parties have said that they were unfazed by the surge of defections that have hit governors and lawmakers into the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), as the country inches towards the 2027 general elections. As of May 2025, the weakened People’s Democratic Party (PDP) controlled 13 states, but has lost eight to the APC,...

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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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