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NDLEA Arrests 230, Seizes Illicit Drugs, Weapons In 30-Day Operation

21.11.2025

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Kano State Strategic Command has recorded major breakthroughs in the fight against drug abuse and related criminal activities, arresting 230 suspects and seizing large quantities of illicit substances and weapons during a 30-day intensive operation across the state. The Commander of the NDLEA Kano Strategic Command, ACGN Abubakar...

Kwara NUJ Chairman Urges Unity Among Members

21.11.2025

…As chapel fills vacant post of Assistant Secretary The Chairman of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kwara Council, Alhaji Biola Azeez of the Nigerian Tribune newspaper, has called for unity among members so as to move the chapel to greater heights during his tenure, saying “Our strength lies in our...

Alaafin Advocates Cultural Tourism As Rrevenue Generating Alternative

21.11.2025

The Alaafin of Oyo, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade 1, has urged the Nigerian leaders to promote cultural tourism as a sure revenue-generating alternative to oil in order to achieve economic development. According to a press release signed by Bode Durojaiye, Director of Media and Publicity to the Alaafin, and made available to...

Aiyedatiwa Renews Support For NYSC Hostel Project

21.11.2025

Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has restated his administration’s commitment to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) with a fresh push to improve camp facilities and enhance the welfare of corps members deployed to the state. Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony for the 2025 Batch C corps members in Ikare Akoko, the governor confirmed...

Stakeholders Launch Digital Upskilling Initiative For Nigerian Civil Servants

21.11.2025

The Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation, in collaboration with the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF) and Coronation Group, has launched a digital upskilling initiative to enhance the skills of Nigerian civil servants. According to a press statement made available to journalists in Abuja, the program aims to equip 500 civil servants...

Male Feminist Network Launched To Tackle GBV

21.11.2025

In an effort to curb Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and reshape perceptions about women’s rights, the Male Feminist Network was formally launched in Osun State on Thursday, bringing together men from traditionally male-dominated occupations. Commercial motorcyclists, welders, panel beaters and mechanics converged at the Oroki Hub Hall in Osogbo for the unveiling of the capacity-building programme...

Abuja Demolition: Court-Backed Exercise, After Multiple Compensation

21.11.2025

Estate developers, Winning Clause Nigeria, have debunked the allegations of demolishing an indigenous Kuchibedna community in Abuja illegally, noting that there is a court order backing the exercise after paying compensation three times. Recall that there was an uproar following the demolition of the community by the agents of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (...

Davido Marks 33rd Birthday In Atlanta, Hints At Sixth Studio Album

21.11.2025

Nigerian-American Afrobeats star, David Adeleke, widely known as Davido, celebrated his 33rd birthday on Tuesday with a warm and private gathering in Atlanta, Georgia, surrounded by his closest family members and a trusted circle of friends. The event doubled as a moment of reflection for the singer, whose career has spanned more than a decade...

‘Cargo Tracking System’ll Save Nigeria N900bn In Revenue Leakages’

21.11.2025

The Sea Empowerment and Research Centre (SEREC) says implementing the International Cargo Tracking Note (ICTN) will save Nigeria an estimated N900 billion annually in revenue leakages. The centre made the disclosure in a document on its policy commentary on `The Urgent Imperative of Implementing the ICTN in Nigeria` issued to newsmen by its Head of...

Int’l Men’s Day: Polaris Bank Partners Clinic To Offer Free Prostrate Cancer Screening

21.11.2025

Following the remarkable success of its 2024 free prostate cancer screening programme, which delivered life-saving early detection to hundreds of Nigerian men, Polaris Bank has once again partnered with the foremost Men’s Health Clinic to launch the 2025 edition of its flagship male wellness initiative themed, “Men, Your Health Matters – Get Screened Today!” A...

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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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