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Chelle To Name 28- Strong Super Eagles For AFCON

02.12.2025

Super Eagles coach Eric Sekou Chelle is expected to announce a 28-player squad this week for the forthcoming 2025 African Cup of Nations (AFCON), which kicks off on December 21 in Morocco. The Franco-Malian coach has been working to assemble his best squad following Nigeria’s disappointing performance in the CAF Play-Offs. The 48-year-old has been consulting...

Oyo Fire Service Rescues 27-Year-Old Man From Well In Ogbomoso

02.12.2025

Officials of the Oyo State Fire Service on Monday successfully rescued a 27-year-old man who fell into a well in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. The agency disclosed the incident in a statement signed by its Chairman, Maroof Akinwande, made available to journalists on Tuesday. According to Akinwande, the Fire Service received a distress call early Monday...

Senate Moves To Establish Nationwide Toll-Free Emergency Number

02.12.2025

The Senate on Tuesday took a significant step toward strengthening Nigeria’s emergency response system by considering a bill that seeks to establish a uniform, toll-free national emergency number for citizens across all states. The proposed legislation, titled “A Bill for an Act to Establish the National Emergency Toll Service (NETS) to Provide Uniform, Accessible and...

Abbas Leads House Delegation On Condolence Visit To Bauchi’s Family

02.12.2025

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, on Tuesday led a delegation of lawmakers on a condolence visit to the family of the late Islamic scholar and leader of the Tijjaniya sect, Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi, who died on Thursday, November 27. According to a statement issued by the Speaker’s Special Adviser on Media...

Eunisell, DuPont Hold 2-Day Customer Seminar On Water Treatment Solutions

02.12.2025

Leading speciality chemical giant, Eunisell, in collaboration with global science and engineering leader DuPont, is set to host a two-day DuPont–Eunisell Customer Technical Seminar on Water Treatment Solutions, designed to empower professionals with advanced knowledge and practical insights into modern water treatment. The seminar, scheduled to be held at the Marriott Hotel, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos,...

OAU Pro-Chancellor, Oyeweso, Dies

02.12.2025

OAU Pro-Chancellor, Oyeweso, Dies

UBEC, NAF Partner To Create Safer School Environment

02.12.2025

The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has expressed its readiness to collaborate with the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to ensure safer school environments across the country. Dr. Aisha Garba, Executive Secretary of UBEC, made this known during a courtesy visit by the Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, in Abuja. She...

FG Moves To Extend Social Protection To 60m Informal Workers

02.12.2025

The Federal Government has launched a renewed drive to extend social protection to over 60 million Nigerians in the informal economy, declaring that a just, equitable, and resilient country cannot be built while such a large portion of the workforce remains vulnerable. Minister of Labour and Employment, Mohammed Dingyadi, made the announcement on Tuesday at...

LASU Matriculates 14,893, Warns Against Cultism, Hooliganism

02.12.2025

The Lagos State University (LASU) yesterday matriculated 14,893 students, with a vow to decisively deal with anyone found to be involved in cultism or any other vice. Vice-Chancellor Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello said the new students must be respectful, law-abiding and serious with their studies. The professor said: “It is with great pleasure and appreciation to Almighty...

Shettima Okays Schoolnet’s Offer To Introduce Smart Class Solutions For Nigerian Schools

02.12.2025

The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has welcomed the offer by Schoolnet India Ltd & Learnet Skills Ltd to partner with the Nigerian government and private sector entities to implement its KYAN smart class solutions in Nigerian schools. He said the project, which aimed to digitally transform education by introducing interactive smart boards and digital content...

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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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