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Youth Council Praises Sanwo-Olu For Reviving Monthly Sanitation

16.03.2026

The Chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Ibrahim Adigun, has commended Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for reintroducing the monthly environmental sanitation exercise. Adigun gave the commendation in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Damilola Kushimo, yesterday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria...

FG Targets Inland Waterways To Reduce Transport Costs

16.03.2026

The Federal Government is considering a partnership with Admiralty Maritime Services Limited to enhance the use of inland and coastal waterways for the movement of cargo and passengers. The Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy Permanent Secretary Fatima Mahmood said this when she received the firm’s CEO Muhsin Abba in Abuja at the weekend. According...

‘Don’t Marry A Broke Woman’- Pastor Kingsley

16.03.2026

Nigerian relationship coach and lead pastor of David’s Christian Centre, Pastor Kingsley Okonkwo, has advised men to raise their standards and avoid getting married to women who will drain them financially. In a series of social media posts, Pastor Okonkwo said a lot of men are losing interest in marriage recently because they see it...

N’Delta Ex-Agitators Celebrate Otuaro

16.03.2026

Leaders of ex-agitators from the nine oil-producing states, under the banner of the Niger Delta Ex-Agitators’ Forum, yesterday celebrated the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) Coordinator Dennis Otuaro, who marked his two years in office. The ex-agitators’ leaders in Udu, near Warri, in a show of solidarity, described Otuaro’s tenure as a period of unprecedented transformation,...

NAFDAC Boss Urges Greater Investment In Women, Children

16.03.2026

The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mojisola Adeyeye, has appealed for increased investment in the well-being of women and children to build a healthier Nigeria. Adeyeye made the appeal during the agency’s 2026 International Women’s Day celebration in Abuja, themed “Give to Gain,” organised to recognise the...

Lack Of Coordination In Govt Stalling Economic Competitiveness, Limiting Access To Global Opportunities, Says Oye

16.03.2026

The Chairman of the Alliance for Economic Research and Ethics LTD/GTE, Dele Oye, has said lapses in government across diplomacy, trade coordination and economic policy are stalling the nation’s ability to effectively compete in global markets and denying businesses access to economic opportunities. In a policy document by the Alliance for Economic Research and Ethics...

…2000 Osun Households Benefit From Seyi Tinubu’s Movement

16.03.2026

No fewer than 2,000 households have benefited from food palliative distributed by a group within the All Progressives Congress (APC), City Boy Movement, to cushion the impact of the economic hardship during the holy month of Ramadan and fasten period. New Telegraph reports that members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), members...

Ogun Disburses N500m To Cooperatives, Urges Accountability

16.03.2026

The Ogun State Government through the Ministry of Community Development and Cooperatives has presented a cheque of N500 million to Ogun State Cooperatives Federation Limited (OGSCOFED), in order to bolster local businesses and stimulate grassroots economy. The Commissioner for Community Development and Cooperatives, Ademola Balogun, while disbursing the fund in Abeokuta, said it was a...

Abuja Residents Flee As Terrorists Issue Attack Threat

16.03.2026

Many residents of the Kungaboku and Paze communities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have fled their homes following a letter by terrorists allegedly threatening a coordinated attack. In the letter allegedly found in a pupil’s schoolbag in a private school, the terrorists vowed to attack Kungaboku and neighbouring Paze to avenge their commander’s killing....

COAS Tasks Soldiers On Discipline, Unity

16.03.2026

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.- Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has urged Nigerian soldiers to uphold discipline, unity and unwavering commitment to duty as they continue to defend the nation against evolving security threats. Shaibu made the call during a combined breaking of fast for Muslim and Christian soldiers observing the Ramadan and Lenten seasons...

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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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