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LSSTF CEO, Ogunsan Presents New Operational Vehicles To RRS

17.01.2026

…hails CSP Jejeloye’s proactive policing The Executive Secretary/CEO of the Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF) has presented three brand new operational vehicles to the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Lagos. This is as he received the Commander of the Lagos-owned special force, CSP Shola Jejeloye, who paid him a courtesy visit in his office on...

Liverpool Held To 1–1 Draw By Resilient Burnley At Anfield

17.01.2026

Burnley earned a hard-fought and impressive Premier League point after holding Liverpool to a 1–1 draw at Anfield, with Marcus Edwards’ second-half strike cancelling out Florian Wirtz’s opener. The Clarets spent long spells under intense pressure from the hosts, who registered 31 shots over the course of the match, but Scott Parker’s side showed resilience,...

Blues Claim First Win Under Rosenior

17.01.2026

Chelsea secured a 2–0 victory over Brentford at Stamford Bridge to hand new head coach Liam Rosenior his first Premier League win, although the scoreline flattered the hosts after the visitors wasted a string of clear chances. Goals from Joao Pedro and Cole Palmer proved decisive on an afternoon when Brentford created enough opportunities to...

Bayelsa PFN Reconciles As Aggrieved Parties Pledge To Work With EXCO

17.01.2026

All is now settled as the aggrieved parties at the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Bayelsa State Chapter, have agreed to work together with the current executive led by Pastor Tam Seth Eyedoude following the reconciliation. Recall that the State PFN held its election on December 2, 2025, which brought back Pastor Eyedoude as the...

TASUED To Honour Remi Tinubu, Osoba, Abiodun At 17th Convocation

17.01.2026

The Management of Tai Solarin Federal University of Education (TASFUED), Ijagun, Ogun State, has announced the conferment of Honorary Doctor of Science (D.Sc Honoris Causa) Degrees on the Nigerian First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu and a former governor of Ogun State, Aremo Olusegun Osoba, during the forthcoming 17th convocation ceremony scheduled for January 29, 2026....

FUTA Alumni Awards Scholarships To 10 Indigent Osun Students

17.01.2026

The Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) Alumni Association, Osun State Branch, has awarded scholarships to ten indigent Osun State students schooling in FUTA. The scholarship award ceremony, according to a statement signed by the Secretary of State Branch of FUTA Alumni Association, Comrade Ehizokhale Paul, and made available to journalists in Osogbo, on Saturday,...

Vee Speaks on Mounting Marital Pressure as She Nears 30

17.01.2026

Former Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) housemate, Vee Iye has shared her frustration over the growing social pressure surrounding marriage as she approaches her 30th birthday. Shedding light on the expectations many women face at that stage of life, the Reality TV star recounted a recent interaction with a married friend who contacted her after a long...

EbonyLife Films Set to Bring ‘The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s

17.01.2026

Popular media entrepreneur, Mojisola Abudu, better known as Mo Abudu‘s media organisation, EbonyLife Films, has announced plans to adapt Lola Shoneyin’s celebrated novel “The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives” into a feature film scheduled for release in December 2026. The project marks a major milestone for EbonyLife, as it signals the company’s return to...

Man United Beats Man City 2-0 To Claim Derby Bragging Rights

17.01.2026

Manchester United on Saturday produced a disciplined and clinical display to defeat rivals Manchester City 2–0 at Old Trafford, securing a memorable Manchester derby victory in the Premier League. After a tightly contested first half, United broke the deadlock in the 65th minute when Bryan Mbeumo finished off a swift counter-attack, capitalising on space left...

NUC Approves Six New Programmes For Cosmopolitan University

17.01.2026

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved six new academic programmes for Cosmopolitan University, Abuja, with effect from the 2025/2026 academic session. The approval, contained in a formal letter issued on behalf of the NUC Executive Secretary, followed a resource assessment and verification visit by NUC-appointed panels, which adjudged the university’s human and material resources...

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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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