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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...

Taskforce Arrests 32 Street Urchins On Lagos Highways

06.01.2026

In continuation of its ongoing clean-up and enforcement operations aimed at ridding Lagos State of criminal elements and other undesirable activities on major roads, the Lagos State Taskforce on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, embarked on another coordinated operation across both the Island and Mainland areas of the State. The operation followed repeated reports and concerns...

NANNM FHI Mourns Slain Nurse, Urges Urgent Protection For Health Workers

06.01.2026

The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives, Federal Health Institutions Sector (NANNM FHI) has expressed deep sorrow over the killing of Nurse Chinemerem Chukwumeziem of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Jabi, Abuja, describing the incident as a grim reminder of the growing insecurity confronting healthcare workers nationwide. In a statement on Tuesday, National Secretary...

Muslim Women Entrepreneurs To Stage Ramadan Fair In Kwara

06.01.2026

No fewer than 100 Muslim women entrepreneurs across Kwara State are set to organise a trade fair aimed at empowering women-led businesses, strengthening local enterprise, and contributing to the state’s economic development. Speaking with journalists in Ilorin on Tuesday about the forthcoming Muslimah Entrepreneurs Trade Fair, the convener of the group, Fatimah Saliu, said the...

Tacha Defends Osimhen Following AFCON Incident

06.01.2026

Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) Season 4 housemate and media personality, Natasha Akide, better known as Tacha has defended Super Eagle’s forward, Victor Osimhen after his heated exchange with teammate Ademola Lookman during Nigeria’s emphatic 4–0 win over Mozambique at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). New Telegraph had earlier reported that during Monday’s match, Osimhen was...

Pere Egbi Defends Osimhen Amid Calls For Disciplinary Action

06.01.2026

Former Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) housemate and Nollywood actress, Pere Egbi has reacted to the growing demands for Super Eagles forward, Victor Osimhen to be dropped from the 2025 Nigeria’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) squad following a heated moment involving teammate Ademola Lookman. New Telegraph had earlier reported that the brief confrontation occurred during...

Why Resident Doctors’ Demands Persist Despite N90bn Pay Upgrade

06.01.2026

The Federal Government has explained why demands by resident doctors have persisted despite the approval of a ₦90 billion annual increase in health workers’ allowances, attributing the impasse to structural regulations and policy constraints rather than a lack of commitment. Speaking on Tuesday during an interview on AIT’s Kaakaki programme, the Minister of State for...

A’Ibom CP Tasks Senior Officers, Commanders On Professionalism, Discipline

06.01.2026

The Commissioner of Police, Akwa Ibom State Command, CP Baba Mohammed Azare, has tasked senior officers, Divisional Police Officers (DPOs), and tactical commanders of the command on professionalism and discipline. CP Azare gave the charge during his first management and strategic meeting of the year 2026 with senior officers, DPOs, and tactical commanders, where he...