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Nasarawa, UNICEF Targets 1.5m Children For Polio Vaccination

27.03.2026

The Nasarawa State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, in collaboration with the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), has targeted 1.5 million children for Polio Vaccination. The exercise, which aims to curb the spread of polio, would commence on March 28, 2026, across the 13 local government Areas of the state. This was announced at a one-day...

It’s Not Enough To Lay Golden Eggs, We Must Be Heard – Otu

27.03.2026

Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has declared that the South-South is no longer content with merely sustaining Nigeria’s economy, insisting that the region must now assert its place at the centre of political decision-making. He said the zone’s alignment with the Federal Government was a decisive shift from economic relevance without power to...

Makinde Orders Coronation Of Sen. Sarafadeen Alli, Two Ors

27.03.2026

The Oyo State Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters has directed the immediate coronation of three newly elevated high chiefs in Ibadan, citing the need to preserve tradition and prevent political speculation. According to a letter dated March 26, 2026, addressed to the Olubadan, Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy...

Lobi Stars Beat Kada Warriors 1-0 In Makurdi

27.03.2026

Benue’s darling team, Lobi Stars FC, has edged out visiting Kada Warriors of Kaduna 1-0 at the McCarthy Stadium in Makurdi, Benue State capital. New Telegraph reports that it was the Stars’ last home game as the season wound down. The solitary goal of the match was scored in the run-up to the first half...

Osun Council Chairmen Begin 1,050km Roads Grading Across 30 LGAs, Others

27.03.2026

…Approve 35km Roads Grading in Each Council The Forum of the Council Chairmen in Osun State, under the umbrella of Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), has commenced massive road grading and rehabilitation across the 30 Local Government Areas, Local Council Development Area, Area Councils and Administrative Offices in the state. The initiative is...

Police Launch Investigation Over Female Usher Killed In Port Harcourt

26.03.2026

The Rivers State Police Command has commenced an investigation into the alleged killing of a young woman, Miss Divine Anyanwu, who worked as an usher in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. She and her friend were trailed from a hotel by the gunmen, on Saturday along Odili Road in Port Harcourt City Local Government Area, according...

NGO Trains 40 Plateau Youths As Peace Ambassadors

26.03.2026

No fewer than 40 youths in Plateau State have been trained as peace ambassadors following a one-day summit organised by Heal the Youths Foundation in collaboration with Christian Aid Nigeria and other development partners. The summit, held in Jos, identified stereotypes and misconceptions as major drivers of the protracted conflicts that have plagued Plateau State...

FG Urged To Reconsider Security Strategy To Address Terrorist Attacks

26.03.2026

The Sokoto State Special Adviser on Security Matters, Col. Ahmed Usman (rtd), has expressed concern for the safety of security operatives and advised the Federal Government to urgently reconsider and recalibrate its security strategy to address the persistent issue of ambushes by terrorists and criminal elements across the country. Col. Usman said, “It is with...

Youths, Nigeria’s Greatest Asset, Not Oil – NSITF Boss

26.03.2026

The Managing Director of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Oluwaseun Faleye, has said Nigeria’s greatest asset lies not in its natural resources or infrastructure, but in its youthful population. Faleye spoke on Thursday in Abuja while speaking as a guest at the Student Mentorship Summit organised by the National Association of Nigerian Students....

Nigeria Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Team Secure Commonwealth Games Qualification

26.03.2026

The Nigerian Women’s Wheelchair basketball team has historically qualified for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. The Nigerian team defeated South Africa 8-3 in an enthralling final on Thursday at the Commonwealth Games qualifiers in Angola. Led by captain Ijigbamigbe Gbemisola Olubisi, the women’s basketball team inspired the team to a historic comeback in...

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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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