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Tinubu Hails Ex-CNS, Gambo At 60

21.04.2026

President Bola Tinubu has extended warm congratulations to retired Vice Admiral Awwal Zubairu Gambo on his 60th birthday on April 22, commending his outstanding contributions to the armed forces and the country. The President joined family, friends and associates in celebrating a distinguished naval officer whose career in the Nigerian Navy was marked by discipline,...

Gov AbdulRazaq Doles Out N90m To Fallen, Injured Soldiers In Kwara

21.04.2026

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has paid a get-well-soon visit to six soldiers recently injured in a counterterrorism operation in Kaiama. New Telegraph recalls that several of the terrorists were eliminated in the fierce encounter in which three gallant soldiers paid the supreme price. The Governor, who once again announced N20 million support for each of...

NSITF Opens ECS Help Desk For Civil Servants After 16-Year Delay

21.04.2026

..says it’ll bring care, dignity to civil servants Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has commissioned an Employees’ Compensation Scheme (ECS) Help Desk at the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, marking what has been described as a long-awaited integration of Federal workers into a structured compensation framework. Speaking at...

Osun Residents Charge New REC On Credible Elections

21.04.2026

Residents of Osun State on Tuesday staged a peaceful protest at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Osogbo, demanding clarification over circulating claims that the newly deployed Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Barrister Oluwatoyin Babalola was brought to the state to influence the outcome of the forthcoming governorship election. The residents, comprising...

Road Infrastructure Nearing 75% Completion

21.04.2026

The 9.5 kilometres long road infrastructure works (inside roads ) at the Abuja multi-billion naira Centenary City PLC is completed, the Managing Director, Dr Michael Odenigwe Jr., confirmed on Tuesday while showcasing the progress of work so far. The road network within the City is being handled by Julius Berger PLC., and it started in...

UBEC Unlocks N100bn Idle Education Funds, Trains 244,000 Teachers

21.04.2026

On Tuesday, the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) unlocked over N100 billion in previously unaccessed matching grants, with 30 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) now actively drawing down funds to boost basic education delivery across Nigeria. The Executive Secretary of UBEC, Aisha Garba, disclosed this on Tuesday at the opening of the 29th Quarterly...

Zamfara Gov’s Aide, Kaura, Docked Over Defamation Of Character

21.04.2026

A Special Assistant on Media and Communication to Zamfara State Governor, Hon. Mustapha Jafaru Kaura has been dragged to Magistrate Court (I) Gusau by a former member of the State House of Assembly, Hon. Yusuf Alasan Kanoma over alleged defamation of character. Speaking to newsmen outside the courtyard, Counsel to the complainant, Barrister Surajo Garba...

African Don’t Want To Live In U.K Anymore – Michaela Coel

21.04.2026

African Don’t Want To Live In U.K Anymore – Michaela Coel

UNN Initiated Settlement Talks, Not Nnaji, Aide Counters Reports

21.04.2026

Fresh facts have emerged at the Federal High Court in Abuja indicating that the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) and other respondents, not Chief Uche Geoffrey Nnaji, who initiated moves for an out-of-court settlement in an ongoing legal dispute. Nnaji’s Special Adviser, Dr Robert Ngwu, made this clarification on Monday while reacting to reports alleging...

90% Of Protests In Nigeria Are Politically Sponsored

21.04.2026

Nigerian comedian and former Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) housemate, Aderombi Adedayo Martin, popularly known as DeeOne has alleged that the majority of protests in Nigeria are not genuinely driven by public concern. According to the media personality, about 90 per cent of protests carried out in Nigeria are politically sponsored. DeeOne made these claims on...

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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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