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Falz Sets To Tie Knot, Unveils Pre-Wedding Photos

29.08.2025

Nigerian rapper and human rights activist, Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz, has taken to his social media page to officially announce he will be getting married soon. The award-winning artist made this revelation on Thursday through a heartfelt Instagram post, where he shared his pre-wedding photos with his soon-to-be wife. Captioning the photos, Falz...

Police Arrest Kidnapping Suspect, Rescue 7-Year-Old Victim

29.08.2025

A 32-year-old suspected kidnapper has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping a seven-year-old child at the Alapere area of Lagos State. The suspect, identified as one Chigozie Michael, was arrested by the operatives of the Lagos State Police Command, Special Squad I, at the Ijegun area of the State. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), CSP...

Defence Industry Association Tasks Military On Made In Nigeria Equipment

29.08.2025

The Defence Industry Association of Nigeria (DIAN) has charged the Armed Forces of Nigeria to patronise locally-made equipment and other military hardware, to bolster the ongoing counterterrorism and counterinsurgency operations. The appeal was made by the Secretary General of DIAN, Engr. Kola Balogun, on the sidelines of the African Chiefs of Defence Staff Summit in...

Oborevwori Courts Brazilian Investors, Showcases Delta’s Economic Potentials In São Paulo

29.08.2025

Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, yesterday urged the Brazilian business community to seize the vast investment opportunities available in the state and maintained that Delta is strategically positioned to become a hub for trade, agriculture, energy, and industrial development in Nigeria and West Africa. The governor made the call while delivering his remarks at the...

Asaba Set For National Youth Games As 6,382 Athletes Converge

29.08.2025

The ninth edition of the National Youth Games has finally kicked off in Asaba, the Delta State capital, with over 6,300 athletes from across the country set to compete for the prize. Speaking at the commencement of the competition on Friday, the National Sports Commission said a total of 6,382 athletes representing the 36 states and...

Editors Condemn Killing Of Journalists In Gaza, Intimidation Of Nigerian Reporters

29.08.2025

The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) yesterday expressed concerns over the relentless targeting and killing of journalists in Gaza by Israeli forces. In a statement, President Eze Anaba and General Secretary Onuoha Ukeh, said targeting journalists is a war crime and demanded an immediate cessation of the heinous acts. The editors said: “We strongly condemn...

Daily Nigerian Publisher Dragged to Court Over Defamation

29.08.2025

… As Kano Court Orders Police Investigation on Criminal Charges‎‎A Kano court has granted an order directing the Assistant Inspector General of Police (IGP) in charge of Zone One to conduct a full-scale investigation into the criminal charges against Mr. Jafar Jafar, the publisher of Daily Nigerian, a Kano-based online media platform.‎‎The case brought before...

Benue, Plateau Massacres: DSS Files Charges Against 9 Suspects

29.08.2025

The Department of State Services (DSS) yesterday at a Federal High Court, Abuja, filed charges against nine suspects allegedly linked to the recent deadly attacks on Yelwata, Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, as well as in parts of Plateau State. The attacks left over 40 persons dead, many others injured, and hundreds displaced...

Ruling House Cautions Ondo Govt On Akungba Stool

29.08.2025

The Olugbade Ruling House in Akungba-Akoko in Akoko Southwest Local Government Area of Ondo State has warned against the presentation of staff of office to Prince Isiaka Oseni as the monarch of the town. The Ruling House, whose turn is to occupy the stool of Alale of Akungba-Akoko, said the Ondo government should obey the...

Top 15 News Roundup For Latest Nigeria News August 29

29.08.2025

Here is New Telegraph’s news roundup of the top 15 latest Nigerian news making headlines today, Friday, August 29th, 2025. CVR: Osun’s Lead In Online Registration Not Unprecedented – INEC The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed claims by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) questioning Osun State’s high number of registrants during the ongoing online voter...

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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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