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APC Blames Adeleke’s Suits For FG’s Delay In Releasing LG Allocations

29.01.2026

The All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday accused Governor Ademola Adeleke of misleading the public over Osun State local government allocations. It blamed the lawsuits filed by the state government and its allies for the delay in releasing the allocations. Spokesman for the APC Kola Olabisi told reporters in Osogbo that Adeleke should stop distorting facts...

Tinubu Approves Purchase Of 2 New Communication Satellites

29.01.2026

The Federal Government has approved the purchase of two new communication satellites to boost Nigeria’s digital infrastructure and support President Bola Tinubu’s plan to grow the economy to $1trillion. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Mr Bosun Tijani, disclosed this yesterday in Abuja at a press conference to mark Global Privacy Day 2026, organised...

Reps C’tte On Health Lauds Otti’s Healthcare Initiative

29.01.2026

Members of the House of Representatives Committee on Healthcare Services have lauded Governor Alex Otti’s strides in the healthcare sector, describing it as unprecedented. The House Committee Chairman on Healthcare Services, Hon Dr Amos Gwamna Magaji, said during a working visit to the Governor, that the committee’s assessment was arrived at after an over sight...

Group Urges Information Minister To Contest Governorship

29.01.2026

Niger Progressives & Prosperity Promoters (NPPP) has urged the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris Malagi, to contest the 2027 governorship election in Niger State. The group in a statement by its Convener, Dr. Ibrahim K. Mohammed, described Idris as the ideal candidate, highlighting his calm, strategic, results-oriented leadership style, national experience, and...

Abdulrazaq Hails $35m Chinese Investments Take Off In Kwara

29.01.2026

Kwara State has recorded at least two foreign investments worth $35m, underscoring Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s drive for industrialisation and economic growth in the state. Sun Qing Rong, team lead of the ER-KANG Company Limited, said the firm has since concluded and flagged off its $20m lithium factory, aligning with government’s policy to grow value addition...

Orji Kalu Partners GCL Group On Strategic Lithium Resource Devt

29.01.2026

The Chairman of Swiber Africa Group, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu, and the Chairman of GCL Group, Zhu Gongshan, have signed a new energy industry framework cooperation agreement in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Under the agreement, the two parties will engage in in-depth cooperation across areas including energy system development, strategic lithium resource development, and industrial...

Soludo’s Order Unrealistic, Dead On Arrival –Lawyer

29.01.2026

A human rights lawyer and public affairs analyst, Carl Umegboro, has condemned the approach of Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo, in curtailing the sit-athome in the state. Umegboro in a statement said the governor’s actions on most issues leave much to be desired, especially in Prof Soludo’s ranking in terms of educational qualifications and as...

Liverpool Breeze Past Qarabag 6–0 To Secure Qualification

29.01.2026

Liverpool delivered a dominant performance at Anfield on Wednesday night, routing Qarabag 6-0 to finish the UEFA Champions League group stage in third place and secure a spot in the Round of 16. The emphatic victory provided a response to recent domestic struggles and sent the Reds through with momentum behind them. After an early...

Bayern Come From Behind To Beat PSV 2-1

29.01.2026

Bayern Munich sealed a crucial 2-1 victory over PSV Eindhoven in their final UEFA Champions League league-phase match on Wednesday night, ensuring second place in their group and automatic progression to the Round of 16. The narrow win, at the Philips Stadion in the Netherlands, also brought an end to PSV’s hopes of reaching the...

Ademola Lookman’s Atalanta Head To Play-offs After 1-0

29.01.2026

Atalanta’s hopes of securing automatic qualification to the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 ended in disappointment as they fell 1-0 away to Union Saint-Gilloise in their final league-phase match. The narrow defeat on Wednesday night, January 28, means Atalanta will now enter the Champions League play-offs rather than advancing directly into the last 16....

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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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