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Police Arrest Cult Group Leader, Suspected Serial Rapist In Sokoto

19.12.2025

The Sokoto State Police Command has arrested the alleged leader of the Sai Mallam cult group, Mohammed Mukhtar, and a suspected serial rapist, Annas Sani. The police also recovered fetish materials and other items allegedly used to hypnotise victims. New Telegraph gathered that the suspects are being investigated, and efforts are ongoing to arrest other...

Customs Seizes 20 Diverted Containers Worth N769.6M

19.12.2025

…As CG Adeneyi Warns Of Consequences The Controller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adeneyi Adewale, has said they remain steadfastly committed to facilitating trade in line with the vision of the Federal Government. This is even as the Service arrested 20 Diverted Containers, valued at N769.6 million. Speaking while displaying the seized...

Rep Urges States To Obey S’Court Judgement

19.12.2025

The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs representing Obokun-Oriade Federal Constituency of Osun State, Hon. Oluwole Oke, has urged state governments to comply fully with the Supreme Court rulings on Local Government autonomy. He said the decision is binding and not open to legislative or executive discretion. In a statement made...

Alimasuya Rabiu Takes Over As 35th NSE President

19.12.2025

Engr. Ali Alimasuya Rabiu, MFR (Cigarin Lafia), has taken over as the 35th President of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE). The symbolic handing/taking over ceremony, which took place early Friday, was held at Executive Committee Chambers, National Engineering Centre, Central Business District, Abuja. These were contained in a statement released by the media office...

Jamiu Azeez Apologises To Opeyemi Aiyeola Over Past Mistakes

19.12.2025

Nigerian actor, Jamiu Azeez has publicly apologised to his senior colleague, Opeyemi Aiyeola, expressing deep regret for his past actions as he seeks her forgiveness. In a statement issued on his Instagram page, Azeez referred to Aiyeola as his mother, sister, confidant, and benefactor, acknowledging the pain he caused her. According to the actor, he...

IMPI Attributes 14% Year-End Inflation Forecast To Analysis Of Tinubu’s Reforms

19.12.2025

The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) has attributed its successful projection of a 14 per cent inflation rate by the end of the year to what it described as a painstaking and data-driven analysis of President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms. In a statement signed by its Chairman, Dr Omoniyi Akinsiju, the think tank said...

Christmas: PINL Commences N’Delta Medical Outreach, Sharing Of Palliatives

19.12.2025

In order to be physically fit and mentally stable to celebrate Christmas, Dr Akpos Mezeh, the General Manager, Community Relations and Stakeholders Engagement of Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited (PINL), has kick-started a free medical outreach and sharing of Christmas Palliatives across the Niger Delta Region. This is no fewer than 800 persons from 60 communities...

Dangote Refinery’s PMS Supply’ll Reduce Petrol Price, Says IPMAN

19.12.2025

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has called on all its members nationwide to patronise the Dangote Refinery in their purchase of PMS products, noting that the refinery already offers the best affordable price for all marketers, even as free delivery commences in January 2026. The association also expressed delight over a recent...

PenCom Unveils Pencare Pilot For Low-income Retirees March 2026

19.12.2025

…PFAs to cut investment in FG securities The National Pension Commission (PenCom) will commence the pilot phase of the Pension Industry Healthcare Initiative (PenCare) in March 2026, targeting no fewer than 30,000 low-income retirees across the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the initiative covers retirees under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS),...

TikTok Reaches US Joint Venture Agreement To Head Off Ban

19.12.2025

Popular social media platform TikTok has announced that it has finalised a joint venture arrangement with a group of investors, a move aimed at securing the platform’s continued operation in the United States(US) amid long-standing concerns over its Chinese ownership. In an internal message circulated to employees, TikTok’s Chief Executive Officer, Shou Chew, disclosed that...

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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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