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56,000 Projects Uncompleted In Nigeria, Says Akabueze

24.04.2026

A former Director General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Mr Ben Akabueze, has said more than 56,000 government projects remain uncompleted across Nigeria, highlighting gaps in the country’s public finance system. Akabueze said this at a policy dialogue organised by the National Assembly’s Joint Committees on National Planning and Economic Development in Abuja....

Priscilla Ojo Reacts To Question On Her Religious Identity

24.04.2026

Popular social media influencer, Priscilla Ojo, who is married to her Muslim Tanzanian lover, Juma Jux, has opened up about her religious identity. Priscilla, a daughter of Nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo, was asked if she was still a Christian or if she now identifies as a Muslim during a conversation with TikTok star Jarvis on...

Sokoto SUBEB Moves To Establish Schools For Women

24.04.2026

The Sokoto State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), has initiated plans to establish special schools for women who dropped out of formal education for various reasons. The Executive Chairman of the Board, Alhaji Umar Nagwari Tambuwal, who disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday, noted that the initiative is primarily targeted at married women...

ADC Celebrates Nwoye’s Appointment As Senate Minority Whip

24.04.2026

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has congratulated Tony Nwoye on his emergence as the Senate Minority Whip, describing his appointment as well-deserved. In a statement on Friday, the party said Nwoye’s elevation reflects his consistency, courage, and commitment to democratic values, as well as growing confidence in the ADC as a credible opposition platform. According...

Gov Lawal Meets Tinubu Over Security, Economy In Zamfara

24.04.2026

Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State on Thursday met with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. This is contained in a press statement issued by the Governor’s Spokesperson, Suleiman Bala Idris, which said the meeting focused more on Zamfara State’s security, economy and politics. The statement further added that the President,...

Olanipekun Backs Ekiti NAWOJ On Special Seat Bill Lecture

24.04.2026

In a rare convergence of law, media, and tourism, the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ in Ekiti State has secured both moral and financial backing from a renowned legal luminary, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN) to stage a public lecture on the proposed Special Seats Bill for Women in Nigeria. The support came up when...

Ondo People’s Assembly Dismisses ORF Claims, Backs Aiyedatiwa

24.04.2026

The Ondo People’s Assembly (OPA) has faulted a reported press conference by a faction of the Ondo Redemption Front (ORF), describing its claims on the security situation in Ondo State as misleading, exaggerated, and driven by ulterior motives. Addressing the media yesterday, in Lagos, the Assembly through its Convener, Olufemi Lawson, said the narrative pushed...

Monarch, Community Applaud Accreditation Of FUTA Teaching Hospital

24.04.2026

The Akure community and its monarch, Oba Aladetoyinbo Ogunlade Aladelusi, have applauded the accreditation of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) School of Health Sciences by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN). The Akure Central Planning Committee, in its establishment of Futa Teaching Hospital, stated that the accreditation would enable the College...

Court Strikes Out LIRS Suit Against Eroton

24.04.2026

Justice Akintayo Aluko of a Federal High Court in Lagos has struck out a suit filed by the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) against Eroton Exploration and Production Limited, after confirming that the company had fully settled its outstanding tax liabilities, thereby extinguishing the basis of the action. In a ruling delivered in Suit...

Tinubu Hails Nigeria’s 91.45% Aviation Safety

24.04.2026

President Bola Tinubu yesterday lauded Nigeria’s record 91.45 per cent aviation safety rating by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), describing it as a strong validation of ongoing reforms in the country’s air transport sector. The ICAO is a United Nations agency that coordinates the principles and techniques of international air navigation. It fosters the...

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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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