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Energy Commissioner Inspects Installed Transformers In Kwara

12.03.2026

The Kwara State Ministry of Energy has commenced the inspection of 34 transformers earlier procured and distributed across various communities in the state. The Commissioner for Energy, Engr. AbdulAzeez Kola AbdulGaniy, disclosed this during an inspection and monitoring exercise of the ongoing installation of transformers across the state. According to him, the exercise is...

Gov Reaffirms Equal Opportunity, Hosts Ramadan Iftar In Sokoto

12.03.2026

Sokoto State Governor, Dr. Ahmed Aliyu, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to unity, inclusiveness, and equal opportunities for all residents of the state. He made this known when he hosted members of various communities to a Ramadan Iftar organised by the Office of the Special Adviser to the Governor on Resident Communities and IDPs, Hajiya...

Police Conference Funds Not Diverted – Shina Philips

12.03.2026

Lenders Consult International Limited has stated that the company and its Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Dr Shina Philips, did not divert funds meant for the organization of the Conference and Retreat for Senior Police Officers. The company stated this in response to a report published on March 3, 2026, by an online news platform that...

Woli Arole Criticises Modern Parenting Techniques

12.03.2026

Nigerian comedian and preacher, Oluwatoyin Bayegun, popularly known as Woli Arole, has raised concerns about what he described as declining parenting values among the current generation. Arole stated in an Instagram post that modern parenting approaches seem to be weaker than those of earlier generations. He claims that parents used to be more spiritually involved...

‘Funding Only Thing Holding Nolllywood Back’- Omotola

12.03.2026

Veteran Nigerian actress and screen goddess, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has attributed Nollywood’s slower global growth, compared to the rise of Afrobeats to persistent funding constraints within the film industry. Speaking on the Afropolitan Podcast, Omotola clarified that music production usually requires less money than film production, which makes it a lot simpler and easier for musicians...

IGP Reads Riot Act Against Misuse Of Firearms

12.03.2026

The newly appointed Inspector-General of Police, IGP Disu Olatunji Rilwan, has warned officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force against the misuse of firearms in the course of their duties. Rilwan also charged them to ensure strict compliance with professional ethics and decorum in their engagements with the civilian populace, noting that their primary...

Benue POWA Empowers 100 Women With Food Items To Mark IWD

12.03.2026

The Benue State chapter of the Police Officers’ Wives Association (POWA) has carried out an empowerment programme aimed at supporting vulnerable women in the state. The initiative, which took place at the Police Officers’ Mess in Makurdi, saw the distribution of food items and other essential supplies to 100 women as part of efforts to...

Nkechi Blessing Speaks Against Double Standards

12.03.2026

Nollywood actress Nkechi Blessing Sunday has taken to her social media page to speak against what she described as double standards about women’s bodies and cosmetic surgery. In a video message shared on her Instagram page, the actress criticised men for encouraging women to embrace their natural bodies despite years of criticism and disparaging remarks...

Eating More Ultra-Processed Foods Linked To Poorer Bone Health –Study

12.03.2026

A new study by researchers in United States, has found that eating high amounts of ultraprocessed foods may weaken bones and increase the risk of fractures. The study, published in ‘The British Journal of Nutrition,’ revealed that people who consumed more ultraprocessed foods had lower bone mineral density and a higher risk of hip fractures....

It Was Her Time, Rotimi Salami Speaks On Allwell’s Death

12.03.2026

Nollywood actor Rotimi Salami has broken his silence on the tragic death of his friend and colleague, Allwell Ademola, attributing her passing to timing. In an interview with Oyinmomo TV, Salami stated that cardiac arrest can happen suddenly to anyone, regardless of health precautions. Salami claims that the late actress, who had asthma, was very...

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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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