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NCAA To Crack Down On Airlines Over ‘Chronic’ Delays, Poor Handling Of Passengers

14.01.2026

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has announced a major crackdown on domestic airlines over chronic flight delays and poor handling of passengers. This move marks a shift from the regulator’s previous stance of protecting and explaining for operators to one of strict enforcement and heavier ramifications. The NCAA, through its Director of Public Affairs...

Why Controversial Tax Law Should Be Paused, By Obi

14.01.2026

Former governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi, has urged the Federal Government to suspend the implementation of the 2026 Tax Law over controversial policy contradictions and administrative gaps. In a post on his X account @ PeterObi said it is now undeniable that the tax laws have been fundamentally altered, and even a firm...

Why Police Won’t Disclose Details Of US Strikes In Nigeria, By PPRO

14.01.2026

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says it has information about the US strikes against terrorists in Sokoto, but won’t be releasing such details to the public. This is according to the spokesman of the NPF, Benjamin Hundeyin, who spoke yesterday’s edition of Channels Television’s Politics Today. “We engage a lot in intelligence gathering, not just...

World Bank Retains Nigeria’s 2026 Growth Forecast At 4.4%

14.01.2026

The World Bank yesterday retained Nigeria’s economic growth forecast for 2026 at 4.4 per cent, the same estimate published in its Nigeria Development Update (NDU) report released in October last year. The latest 2026 growth projection for Nigeria released by the bank is, however, an upgrade compared with the 3.7 per cent forecast it made...

Sugary Drinks Increase Risk Of Diseases In Children – Cardiologist

14.01.2026

A Gombe State-based cardiologist, Dr. Abubakar Sani, yesterday said excessive consumption of sugary drinks increases risk of cardiovascular diseases in children. He said excessive consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSBs) might predispose children to the risk of heart disease, hypertension, and Type 2 diabetes. The consultant cardiologist at the Federal Teaching Hospital in Gombe said this...

Borno ADC Crisis Deepens

14.01.2026

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) factional group in Borno State led by Umar Bolori has rejected the Transition and Membership Registration Committee inaugurated by Alhaji Kashim Imman. Addressing journalists in Maiduguri on Monday, the factional State working Transition Committee Chairman Bolori said: “The so-called Transition and Membership Registration Committee inaugurated by Kashim Imman is null...

We’re Working Hard To Educate Nigerians On New Tax Laws –NOA

14.01.2026

The National Orientation Agency (NOA) Director-General Lanre Issa-Onilu has said the agency is working hard to educate Nigerians on President Bola Tinubu’s new tax laws. Speaking with New Telegraph in Morocco, Issa-Onilu said Nigerians beginning to understand the tax laws. He said: “One good thing about NOA is that we have our job clearly spelt...

Police Commissioner Meets PSOs, CSOs Across Western Ports

13.01.2026

The Commissioner of Police, Ports Authority Police (Western) Command, CP Oluwatoyin Agbaminoja, has held a strategic meeting with Port Security Officers (PSOs) and Chief Security Officers (CSOs) of terminal operators across the Western Ports, as part of efforts to strengthen security coordination and operational efficiency within the port environment. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr....

Ughelli Monarch, Olori Commend Oborevwori On Otovwodo Flyover

13.01.2026

The Ovie of Ughelli Kingdom, His Royal Majesty Wilson Ojakovo, Oharisi III, has praised Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori for initiating the Otovwodo Flyover project, describing it as a landmark intervention set to transform Ughelli into a modern metropolis. The commendation was made on Monday at the monarch’s palace following the groundbreaking ceremony of the...

Ogun Court Remands Portable, Postpones Bail Hearing

13.01.2026

Controversial Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has been remanded in prison following his arraignment over multiple criminal allegations. New Telegraph reports that a Federal High Court sitting in Ota, Ogun State, refused to grant bail to the 31-year-old singer. Portable was brought before the court on Monday to answer charges bordering on assault,...

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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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