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Pensioners To Shutdown Benue Against Non-Payment Of Arrears, Gratuities

12.01.2026

The Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) in Benue State on Monday resolved to shut down the state to protest against the non-payment of theiraccumulated months of unpaid arrears and gratuities. In a 14-day ultimatum to Governor Hyacinth Alia, they are threatening a two-day peaceful protest over arrears, gratuities and non-harmonisation of pensions in the state....

Osimhen Hails Yekini As Nigeria’s Greatest Striker Amid Talk

12.01.2026

Super Eagles forward Victor Osimhen has once again paid tribute to late Rashidi Yekini, insisting that the former international remains Nigeria’s finest striker of all time, even as he continues to close in on the national scoring record. New Telegraph reports that Osimhen played a decisive role in Nigeria’s 2–0 victory over Algeria in the...

Paul Adefarasin Mourns Chimamanda Adichie’s Loss

12.01.2026

…Calls for Comfort and Accountability Senior Pastor of House on the Rock Church, Paul Adefarasin, has reacted to the tragic death of renowned Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s twin sons, offering prayers and words of comfort to her grieving family. Pastor Adefarasin’s reaction followed Adichie’s public disclosure of the painful circumstances surrounding the loss of her...

Kano Govt To Train 50,000 Youths In 2026

12.01.2026

The Kano State Government has announced plans to train 50,000 youths across the state in the current year as part of its broader strategy to empower young people to become self-reliant, productive, and economically stable. This was contained in a statement issued by Governor Abba Yusuf’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, on Sunday, in Kano....

Court Voids Plateau Govt’s Suspension Of College Staff, Awards N5m Damages

12.01.2026

The Presiding Judge, Jos Judicial Division of the National Industrial Court, Justice Ibrahim Galadima, has declared the purported termination, nullification and cancellation of the employments and appointments of Ajiji Nyako, Samson Choji and 4 others by Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State as unlawful, illegal, null and void with no legal effect whatsoever. The court...

Fashola Writes Foreword To New Book On ‘Renewable Energy Law In Nigeria’

12.01.2026

A former Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, CON, has authored the foreword to a new book titled “Renewable Energy: Law and Policy in Nigeria – A Crosscutting Perspective”, written by a legal scholar, Dr. Bitrus Joseph Bulama. In the foreword dated May 1, 2025, the former Lagos Governor described the...

Oyebamiji Unveils Youth Focused Agenda, Tasks APC On Grassroots Devt

12.01.2026

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the August 8 Osun State governorship poll Munirudeen Oyebamiji has pledged a youth-centred government if elected. He urged party members to intensify house-to-house mobilisation ahead of the election. Oyebamiji made the declaration yesterday during an interactive session with APC youths in Osogbo, where he cautioned against...

Okpebholo Assures Residents Of Safety, Says No Hiding Place For Criminals

12.01.2026

Okpebholo Assures Residents Of Safety, Says No Hiding Place For Criminals

SERAP Sues INEC Over Missing N55.9bn Election Funds

12.01.2026

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for failure to account for “the missing or diverted N55.9 billion” budgeted for electoral materials for the 2019 general election. According to SERAP, the money was meant for the procurement of smart card readers, ballot papers, result...

Resident Doctors Suspend Planned Strike After Shettima’s Intervention

12.01.2026

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended the planned resumption of its strike action following what it described as firm commitments and measurable progress made by the Federal Government on its longstanding demands. The decision, which was taken at the association’s Emergency National Executive Council (E-NEC) meeting held virtually, was communicated in a...

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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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