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Kwara Gov Lauds Isin Vigilantes, Urges Continuous Action Against Criminals

13.09.2025

…mourns death of vigilante member amid mass neutralisation of criminals …Gov approves N10m support for family of slain vigilante, appeals for calm Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has commended the firm and patriotic resistance of the people of Isin, which resulted in the elimination of many armed criminals in an encounter at Eleyin community in...

Future Of Nigeria’s Energy Sector Lies In Cooperation – DAPPMAN

13.09.2025

The Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) has said that the future of Nigeria’s energy sector lies not in divisive narratives but in cooperation, regulatory compliance, and mutual respect. It affirmed its commitment to the principles of competition, transparency, and collaboration in Nigeria’s downstream petroleum industry. It also called on all parties,...

Najite Elected President Of TVC Women’s Network

13.09.2025

Nigerian Crime and broadcast journalist, Cindy Onajite Atirene, better known as Najite, has been elected as the new President of the TVC Women’s Network (TVCWN), the internal empowerment arm of TVC Communications. Saturday Telegraph reports that Najite’s tenure, which commences with immediate effect, will run for two years, from 2025 to 2027. The TVC Women’s...

Ladi Williams Premieres New Single ‘Lagos Nights’ In Washington D.C

13.09.2025

A Nigerian-United States-based Multidisciplinary writer, public thinker, and leadership counsellor, James Ladi Williams, also known as The JLW, has premiered his new single ‘Lagos Nights’ at Shanklin Hall in Washington, D.C., United States of America. James, who spoke on the rationale behind the song, said uneasy lies Lagos life, ranging from consistent heavy traffic and...

Odumodublvck, Omahlay, Timaya, Phyno Spotted At Lagos Club

13.09.2025

It was a star-studded night in Lagos as Afrobeats singer Tochukwu Gbubemi Ojogwu, better known as Odumodublvck, partied hard with Afrobeats artistes, Omah Stanley Didia, also known as Omahlay, Phyno and Timaya, who goes with the name Inetimi Alfred Odon, in a Lagos club for a memorable club bash. The music heavyweights were spotted enjoying...

BDMCs Seal $80m Agreement In Adamawa To Transform Agriculture

13.09.2025

BDMCs Seal $80m Agreement In Adamawa To Transform Agriculture

Customs Appoints Salawu New Lagos Industrial Area Comptroller

13.09.2025

The Nigeria Customs Service on Saturday announced the appointment of Comptroller Adebola Salawu as the new head of its Lagos Industrial Area Command. This was contained in a press statement issued on its official X handle, confirming that Salawu succeeds Comptroller Sarah Wadinda, who retired recently after years of service. According to the statement, Wadinda...

Career Programme: SKOT Academy Receives Over 400 Applications From First Cohort

13.09.2025

SKOT Academy, Africa’s leading communications training programme, dedicated to empowering professionals at every stage of their careers, and championed by SKOT Communications, has disclosed that it received over 400 applications from the first cohort designed to empower and train young talented professionals in the country. Founder of SKOT Academy and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of...

Iorfa Accuses Benue Govt Of N400m Debt

13.09.2025

Dominic Iorfa, the Former Lobi Stars Executive Chairman, has denied all allegations of financial impropriety and embezzlement while managing the Makurdi-based outfit. Iorfa, who debuked the allegations of financial embezzlement in the state’s forensic audit report, said that the Benue State government owes him over N400m. Speaking in a programme called ECN Hard Truth, Iorfa...

MTN Launches Pan-African MIP To Empower African Journalists Against Disinformation

13.09.2025

MTN Group has launched the Pan-African Media Innovation Programme (MIP), a major initiative in partnership with the University of Johannesburg (UJ) and The African Editors Forum (TAEF), to empower journalists across the continent. Building on the success of its Nigerian predecessor, the programme is a direct response to the rising threats of fake news, coordinated...

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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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