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Alia Pledges Continued Support For Families Of Fallen Heroes

07.09.2025

Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to the welfare of families of security personnel who lost their lives in active service. The governor made the pledge during a meeting with widows, children of deceased officers, members of the Police Officers’ Wives Association (POWA), and top security chiefs at the...

Lagos Marvel Lions Club Tackles Waste With ‘Blue Prints Of Hope’ Initiative

07.09.2025

The Lagos Marvel Lions Club of District 404B2 in Nigeria has launched a new initiative aimed at empowering the city’s youth to turn environmental challenges into economic opportunities. The programme, titled “Blue Prints of Hope — Waste to Wealth,” coincides with International Youth Day and seeks to combat waste and pollution by empowering young Nigerians...

PFN President, Wale Oke Turns 69

07.09.2025

The National President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), and the Presiding Bishop, as well as the Founder and President of Christ Life Churches Worldwide, Bishop Francis Wale Oke will be 69, years old tomorrow, Monday. Oke who is also the President, Sword of the Spirit Ministries, raised and anointed by God for mass...

UNILAG Probes Sexual Impropriety – New Telegraph

07.09.2025

Following the case of sexual impropriety brought by a student against a lecturer of the institution, the management of University of Lagos (UNILAG), has reiterates its zero-tolerance stance for all forms of sexual harassment. This is as it said that students and other members of the university community are encouraged to report any form of...

Housemates Serve Regal Look At Saturday Night Party (Photos)

07.09.2025

The Big Brother Naija(BBNaija) Season 10 housemates turned the Saturday night party into a runway, stepping out in regal and chic outfits that left viewers wowed on social media. From bold colours to sleek cuts and majestic accessories, the housemates didn’t hold back as they showcased their style and personalities through fashion. Viewers of the...

Governance Not Grinding To Halt Over Tinubu’s Travel, Says Apc

07.09.2025

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, has condemned the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, over his criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s recent vacation. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Tinubu departed Abuja on Thursday for a 10-day working vacation in Europe, as part of his 2025...

Ekiti 2026: Wait For Your Time, Senator Ola Tells Kayode Ojo

07.09.2025

A chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bode Ola, has advised Engr Kayode Ojo, an aspirant in the July 20, 2026 scheduled governorship election in Ekiti to wait for his time in the nearest future. Senator Ola in a statement of support, he personally signed in Abuja yesterday, drumming support for the re-election...

Export, Chips Processing Boom As Consumers Lament Plantain Scarcity

07.09.2025

PAUL OGBUOKIRI reports that increasing export of processed plantain chips and flour have been linked to the persisting scarcity and high cost of plantain in the market this year. That is even as the peak period of the seasonal produce that is staple for over 40 per cent of Nigerians is here Plantain, a member...

NDLEA Seizes N5.3bn Worth of Cocaine, Arrests Three Suspects

07.09.2025

The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have dismantled an International Organised Criminal Group (IOCG) with networks spanning Nigeria, the United Kingdom (UK), Brazil, Australia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), arresting three kingpins and intercepting a cocaine consignment worth ₦5.3 billion. The NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, who disclosed this in a...

C’River Agency To Train 500 Youths In Technology, Vocational Skills

07.09.2025

In a bid to tackle unemployment and improve livelihood opportunities, the Cross River State Government has unveiled plans to train at least 500 youths in digital technology and other artisanal skills. The initiative, spearheaded by the Cross River State Microfinance and Enterprise Development Agency (CRSMEDA), is designed to empower young people across both urban and...

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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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