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Otu Committed To Promoting Culture, Tourism For Economic Growth

23.12.2025

The Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Peter Odey, has reaffirmed the commitment of Governor Bassey Edet Otu’s administration to promoting culture and tourism as key drivers of economic growth in the state. Odey made the declaration on Monday while officially flagging off the Ogoja Carnival 2025 at the Ogoja Council Secretariat, representing Governor Otu...

NNS OSE Rescues Crew Members Along Calabar Channel

23.12.2025

The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) OSE on Monday, December 22, 2025, rescued 20 crew members from the Motor Vessel (MV) Chimba Express following a fire incident along the Calabar Channel. NNS OSE, which was on routine patrol, responded to a distress call at about 1:00 p.m. from the vessel, which was en route from Gabon...

Edo Assembly Urges Okpebholo To Takeover MOWAA,

23.12.2025

Edo State House of Assembly ad-hoc committee inaugurated to probe the funding and ownership of the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) and Radisson Blu Hotel in the state has asked Governor Monday Okpebholo to take over the investments. The committee made this resolution in a detailed report submitted to the State House of Assembly...

Oversabi Aunty’ Earns N99.8m in Opening Weekend

23.12.2025

Nollywood actress and filmmaker Toyin Abraham has made an impressive entry into directing with her new film, Oversabi Aunty, which has grossed N99.8 million in its opening weekend at the Nigerian box office. The strong performance places the comedy-drama as the second-biggest opening film in Nollywood for 2025, highlighting Abraham’s growing influence both in front...

Delighted Oborevwori Drives Through DSC Roundabout, Enerhen Junction Flyovers

23.12.2025

Residents, traders and motorists in Effurun and Warri trooped out in jubilation and to pour encomiums on Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, as he drove through the ongoing construction of DSC Roundabout and Enerhen Junction Flyovers and the reconstruction site of a section of the Warri/ Sapele/Benin Road. Showering praises on the governor, who walked...

FG Declares Kidnappers, Bandits’ Terrorists

23.12.2025

The Federal Government has officially designated kidnappers and violent armed groups as terrorists, marking a major escalation in Nigeria’s response to abductions, attacks on farmers, and community violence. This is even as government also said with the successful rescue of the abducted Niger schoolchildren, no Nigerian child will suffer the same fate again. Minister of...

Anthony Joshua Faces Hefty Tax Bill After $140m Payday

23.12.2025

British heavyweight star Anthony Joshua is set to face a hefty tax bill as he parts with a significant share of his earnings following his high-profile exhibition bout against Jake Paul in Miami, Florida. Joshua reportedly grossed about $140 million from the blockbuster contest, but tax obligations in both the United States and the United...

RCCG Plans To Feed 15,000 People In Christmas Celebration

23.12.2025

The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has announced plans to feed at least 15,000 people during The Love Carnival 2025, a two-day Christmas outreach aimed at spreading love, hope, and community support. Organised by the RCCG Lagos Youth Provinces Family (LGAF) in collaboration with the church’s youth and outreach arms, the event is scheduled...

Court Sentences 48-Year-Old Man To 13 Months Community Service

23.12.2025

An Offences Mobile Court sitting in Oshodi on Monday convicted and sentenced a 48-year-old man, Makinde Rasaq, to 13 months of community service for committing multiple sanitation-related offences in Lagos State Lagos State. Rasaq was arrested last week on Lagos Island while allegedly dumping refuse illegally from a Honda SUV. He was arraigned on seven...

Asake Mourns Fan Killed in Nairobi Concert Stampede

23.12.2025

Nigerian Afrobeats singer Ahmed Ololade, better known as Asake, has expressed deep sorrow over the death of a young woman following a stampede outside the venue of his concert in Nairobi, Kenya. The tragic incident occurred on December 20 at the Nyayo National Stadium, where the singer was performing as part of his Africa tour....

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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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