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Guber Aspirant Hails Ekiti Airport Commercial Flights

17.12.2025

All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial aspirant for the 2026 Ekiti State election, Engr Kayode Ojo, has commended the commencement of commercial flight operations at the newly commissioned Ekiti State Agro-Allied and Cargo Airport. He also hailed the launch of commercial services as a significant milestone for Ekiti State, promising to unlock immense economic potential, enhance...

CSO Petitions EFCC, ICPC Over $5m School Fees Allegation Against NMDPRA Boss

17.12.2025

…as Farouk denies responding to Dangote’s allegations A Civil Society Organisation, Empowerment for Unemployed Youth Initiative (EUYI), has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), demanding an urgent investigation into allegations of corruption against the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and...

Rivers’ Emergency: S’Court Judgement A Win For Nigerians, Says AGF

17.12.2025

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) has said the judgement of the Supreme Court affirming the power of President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency is a win for all Nigerians. Fagbemi added that the judgement is a further consolidation to Nigeria’s fledging democracy and...

US Warns Nigerians Against Visa Fraud, Threatens Permanent Ban

17.12.2025

The US Embassy yesterday warned Nigerians against engaging in any form of fraud in the process of obtaining United States visas, saying offenders risk permanent bans. The warning is contained in a statement posted on the embassy’s official X handle, which stressed that applicants who provide false information or fake documents could face lifelong ineligibility...

Kalu To Abaribe: Tinubu’s Re-Election Is A Political Certainty

17.12.2025

In politics, few exchanges capture the foundational differences between the ruling party and the opposition quite like the recent verbal sparring between two prominent Abia Senators: Orji Uzor Kalu (APC, Abia North) and Enyinnaya Abaribe (APGA/Opposition, Abia South). Senator Abaribe fired the opening shot, declaring with conviction that the intense economic hardship in the country...

Nasarawa, Angolan Govt Signs MoU On Agriculture, Mining, Others

17.12.2025

The Nasarawa State Government and the Anglan Government have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on agriculture, mining and education. Governor Abdullahi Sule and Bengo Province Governor, Dr Maria Antonia, signed the MoU at an elaborate event held in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, on Wednesday. Speaking shortly while signing the documents, Abdullahi Sule said...

‘I Learned A Lot From Wizkid’

17.12.2025

In a candid moment, Grammy nominee Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe, popularly known as Ayra Starr, has opened up about learning the art of confidence from Afrobeats’ most iconic figure. Speaking at an intimate Grammy Museum spotlight in Brooklyn on Tuesday, December 16, the MAVIN superstar reflected on the quiet masterclass in composure she picked up from...

Paul Picks Joshua Mistake As Tensions Rise

17.12.2025

American boxer and influencer Jake Paul has insisted that Anthony Joshua made a mistake by agreeing to a weight restriction for their fight. Paul (12-1, 7 KOs) is meeting the larger Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs) in the heavyweight division on Friday night in Miami. Joshua must hit 245 pounds, the first weight rule of his career,...

I Called Buhari To Secure 2018 World Cup Bonus

17.12.2025

Former Super Eagles captain John Obi Mikel has revealed that he reached out to the office of the late Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari to secure players’ bonuses following the 2018 World Cup in Russia, after months of delays by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). On Tuesday’s episode of The Obi One Podcast, Mikel revealed that...

Customs Intercepts N2.28bn Undeclared Foreign Currencies At Lagos Airport

17.12.2025

Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted undeclared foreign currencies worth about N2.28 billion from an Austrian national at the Lagos airport. The Customs Area Controller, MMIA Command, Comptroller Chidi Nwokorie, disclosed this on Tuesday in Lagos while briefing newsmen on the seizure. Nwokorie said the suspect, identified...

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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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