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Report: US Air Force C-130j Jet Lands In Abuja

07.01.2026

A United States Air Force C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft, registration 08-3176, landed at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja Monday night, IgbereTV reports. The aircraft arrived from Dakar, Senegal, drawing immediate attention as US military airlift operations in West Africa have more commonly been routed through established logistics hubs in Cote d’Ivoire or Ghana....

Man Commits Suicide In Bayelsa

07.01.2026

A young man, simply identified as Israel, has reportedly committed suicide after an alleged emotional breakdown linked to a failed romantic relationship. The tragedy which struck on Tuesday, January 6, at Elebele community in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State has kept the residents in shock and mourning. Community sources revealed that Israel had...

Algeria Edge DR Congo 1-0 To Set Up Clash With Nigeria

07.01.2026

Algeria booked a place in the quarter-finals of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) with a dramatic 1–0 victory over the Democratic Republic of Congo after extra time in Rabat on Tuesday night. The Round of 16 encounter was finely balanced for much of the contest, with both sides cancelling each other out over...

Israel’s Plan To Protect Christians In Nigeria Centers On Intelligence Sharing –Envoy

07.01.2026

The Israeli Ambassador to Nigeria, Michael Freeman, has clarified that Israel’s proposed agenda to protect Christian communities in Nigeria will centre on an intelligence sharing agreement between both countries. Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, spoke about the intervention during a meeting with evangelical community leaders in Florida last week. He named Nigeria among countries where...

Slump In Domestic Travel: Local Carriers Risk Further Contraction, FAAN Data Shows

07.01.2026

The traffic figures from the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) for 2022 to 2024 reveal a tale of two skies. While international travel has hit a three-year high, the domestic sector is in a steady decline, exposing profound structural weaknesses in the nation’s aviation economy. Recent data from FAAN reveals a stark contrast between...

Report: Value Of Used Vehicle Import Into Nigeria To Grow 39.4% To N2.55trn

07.01.2026

Importation of used vehicles into Nigeria is projected to grow by 39.4 per cent from N1.71 trillion in 2025 to N2.55 trillion in the next four years. According to Mordor Intelligence, a global market research firm, the value of import is also projected to hit N1.85 trillion ($1.28 billion) in 2026 from N1.71 trillion ($1.18...

Pro-Tinubu Group Targets 50 Voters In Polling Units In Ondo

07.01.2026

A group campaigning for the reelection of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Ondo State, the Progressives Network for Tinubu (PNT), has began registration of 50 voters in each of the 3,933 polling units in the state. Director General of PNT, Pastor Olumide Obadele, said the exercise was to complement the ongoing e-registration of the All...

NAWOJ FCT Seeks Partnership With Chinese Embassy For Capacity Building

06.01.2026

The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Chapter, has expressed interest in partnering with the Chinese Embassy to enhance capacity building for its members and promote media exchange between Nigeria and China. The association made this known during a courtesy visit to the Chinese Embassy on Tuesday in Abuja. Speaking during...

Kaduna Business School Engages Peterside On Interactive Dialogue

06.01.2026

The Kaduna Business School has said that it will host Dr Dakuku Peterside, Nigeria’s leading authority in public sector turnaround, public policy, and crisis leadership, for a book-signing and interactive dialogue titled “Unlocking Leadership: Beyond the Horizon.” In a statement from Haggai Danjuma, the event, scheduled for Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at the premises of...

Phyna Demands Clarity To Mend Fences With Davido

06.01.2026

Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) Season 7 winner, Ijeoma Josephine Otabor, better known as Phyna has said she is open to reconciling with Afrobeats singer, Davido, two years after their public disagreement on social media. The actress, however, insisted that she needs a clearer understanding of what led to the fallout before offering an apology. New Telegraph recalls...

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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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