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Hearing Resumes February 6 As Fresh Applications Surface

20.01.2026

Justice Ezekiel Oluwole Ashade of the Lagos High Court has halted further proceedings in the ongoing legal battle over the Osolo stool, following the filing of fresh applications by the defence counsel on Monday. The judge, however, directed that all parties appear in court on February 6, 2026. The first of the two fresh applications...

Seven Regain Freedom After Ransom Payment

20.01.2026

Seven indigenes of Imoga community in Akoko Edo Local Government Area of Edo State were released on Monday evening after an undisclosed ransom was paid. The Coordinator of the Movement for the Advancement of Akoko Edo People, Dr. Bode Ekundayo, disclosed in a message to journalists on Tuesday that the victims have been reunited with...

CFG Advisory Calls For Downward Review Of 2026 Budget

20.01.2026

The Federal Government should urgently implement comprehensive fiscal reforms, including a downward review of the 2026 Budget, to ensure realistic implementation and support Nigeria’s transition from “stabilisation to sustained economic growth,” according to Dr. Tilewa Adebajo, Chief Executive Officer of The CFG Advisory. He made the statement while presenting the firm’s 2026 economic outlook at...

FCT Resident Doctors Commend Wike For Payment Of 13 Months Hazard Allowance

20.01.2026

The Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory (ARD-FCTA), has expressed appreciation to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, for the payment of the 13 months hazard allowance and a one-month wage award to its members. The appreciation followed recent industrial action by members of the Joint Union Action Committee (JUAC), who...

APC Commends Oborevwori’s Infrastructure Drive, Hails Purposeful Leadership In Delta

20.01.2026

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has lauded Delta State Governor, Sheriff Francis Oborevwori, for what it described as purposeful leadership and sustained delivery of critical infrastructure projects across the state. In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, the ruling party commended the governor for performing the groundbreaking ceremony of the Uromi Junction Flyover in...

Kwara Poly Shut Over NYSC Camp Location

20.01.2026

The Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, has been shut down following unrest on campus over the use of the institution as a temporary orientation camp for members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). The Polytechnic management said the closure was in line with a directive from Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to safeguard lives and property after...

We Consider Media As Partners, Not Adversaries

20.01.2026

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Tuesday described the media as strategic partners whose role in national affairs cannot be over-emphasised. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Michael Onoja, stated this in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, during a media tour of the Joint Task Force, South-South, Operation Delta Safe. Major General Onoja noted...

Nasarawa Speaker Appoints 29 Additional Aides, Charges Them To Work Hard

20.01.2026

Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Dr. Danladi Jatau, has appointed an additional 29 aides, charging them to be selfless in service and to promote peace and unity for the development of the state. He gave the charge when he hosted both his old and new appointees in his office in Lafia on Tuesday. The...

Processing Of Teachers’ Letters Of Appointment Ongoing – Adeleke’s Spokesperson

20.01.2026

The Spokesperson to Governor Ademola Adeleke, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, has clarified that the implementation of the Governor’s directive on the issuance of letters of appointment to the first batch of newly recruited teachers is ongoing, stressing that neither the Head of Service nor the Chief of Staff is stalling the process. Rasheed made the clarification...

Lagos Taskforce Impounds 134 Commercial Motorcycles

20.01.2026

…vows to cripple operations on restricted routes The Lagos State Taskforce has intensified its enforcement efforts against recalcitrant commercial motorcycle operators, popularly known as okada, as part of ongoing measures to rid the State of the menace posed by illegal okada operations and associated criminal activities. The Agency conducted a second phase of its clean-up...

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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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