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Nigerian Army Retires 18 Generals After 35 Years In Service

27.03.2026

The Nigerian Army has formally pulled out 18 Senior Officers of the Nigerian Army Corps of Supply and Transport after they completed 35 years of service. The colourful pulling-out parade, which took place in Benin, Edo State, on Thursday, March 26, marked the end of a three-day conference organised by the corps. The conference, themed...

Ondo Govt Establishes Mobile Courts For Traffic Offences

27.03.2026

The Ondo State Government has announced the establishment of mobile courts dedicated exclusively to the swift adjudication of traffic offences in different parts of the state. The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Dr Kayode Ajulo SAN, said the mobile courts would be in partnership with the state Chief Judge. Dr Ajulo declared that the...

Over 500 Residents Benefit From Outreach In Osun Community

27.03.2026

More than 500 residents of the Inisa community in Odo-Otin Local Government Area, Osun State, have benefited from the Lions Clubs International Foundation’s free medical outreach. The medical outreach, which was carried out at the community town hall, included comprehensive eye screenings, the dispensing of medications, and the provision of corrective glasses to several beneficiaries...

NMGS Lauds Eno’s Tourism Strides

27.03.2026

Members of the Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society (NMGS) have commended the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno, for what they described as impactful and visionary governance, with particular emphasis on his tourism initiatives. The commendation was made yesterday, when members of the professional body visited the Arise Palm Resort in Uyo. The...

Waje Opens Up On Struggle With Body Insecurity

27.03.2026

Nigerian Afrobeats singer, Aituaje Aina Vivian Ebele, popularly known as Waje, has opened up about her past struggles with body insecurity, revealing that she used to wear multiple bras in her 20s to hide her physique. According to the mother of one, she has since conquered the fear, attributing her increased confidence to parenthood and...

Blessing CEO Cries For Help As She Battles Breast Cancer

27.03.2026

Controversial media personality and relationship expert, Blessing Okoro, better known as Blessing CEO, has revealed that she is battling stage four breast cancer and needs financial assistance for an immediate surgical procedure. Blessing CEO, who looked bald, disclosed in a video shared on her official Instagram page that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer...

Trump’s Latest Iran Threat Spikes Oil Prices

27.03.2026

Continued uncertainty in the face off between the US and Israel and Iran has seen oil prices rising again yesterday by 5% to $107 meaning that Nigeria and other countries will continue to pay more for energy. Brent futures were up $5.26, or 5.2%, to $107.48 a barrel at 10:57 am EDT (1457 GMT), close...

Ruggedman Speaks On Talentless Nigerians Using Afrobeats Tag

27.03.2026

Nigerian rapper, Michael Ugochukwu Stephens, popularly known as Ruggedman has criticised the widespread use of the term “Afrobeats” as a catch-all genre for African music, arguing that it misrepresents the continent’s musical diversity. Ruggedman, spoke in an interview with Day Genius, said the moniker is frequently used to classify musicians who are untalented and rely...

APC Berates Adeleke’s Claim On Oyetola, Oyebamiji’s Umrah Trip

27.03.2026

The Osun State chapter of the All Progres- sives Congress (APC) has berated Governor Ademola Adeleke and the Accord Party over claims that former governor Gboyega Oyetola and its governorship candidate, Munirudeen Oyebamiji, travelled to Umrah to prepare a list of the next elective and appointive political functionaries in the state. In a statement issued...

Global Trade Hit By Worst Disruptions In 80 years

27.03.2026

World Bank pledges support for client countries As the global community continues to move from one problem to the other, the Director General, World Trade Organisation, Prof Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has lamented that the global trading system is experiencing the “worst disruptions in the past 80 years.” Speaking yesterday at the opening ceremony of the WTO...

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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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