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…All Hope Not Lost – Deputy Speaker

21.11.2025

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has expressed optimism that the IPOB leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, will be freed through a political approach. He said that all hope for his freedom is not lost. Kalu’s submission came after a Federal High Court in Abuja sentenced him to life imprisonment yesterday. The Deputy...

Oborevwori Receives Accolades For Fostering Media Freedom In Delta

21.11.2025

In significant gesture, the Association of Community Newspaper Publishers of Nigeria (ACNPN), Delta State Chapter has lauded the State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori for fostering a conducive environment that allows the media to flourish. As part of this recognition, the Association conferred a prestigious merit award on the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, acknowledging...

Yuletide: Airlines Struggle As Demand Outstrips Supply Over Carriers’ Depleting Fleet

21.11.2025

There are strong indications that passengers may go through excruciating pain to secure seats on domestic flights, especially as the Yuletide approaches. This is a result of the acute shortage of aircraft among many airlines, which prevents them from transporting the vast number of travellers to their destinations. As Yuletide approaches, airlines are having a...

CAN Demands Swift Rescue Of Abducted Kwara Church Worshippers

21.11.2025

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) yesterday condemned Tuesday’s gunmen attack on Christ Apostolic Church Eruku in Kwara State, demanding the swift rescue of abducted worshippers and justice for perpetrators. In a statement, President Daniel Okoh demanded a transparent investigation of the incident and support for affected families. Some worshipers were killed and others abducted...

Froch Says Joshua Brought Boxing Back Into Mainstream Spotlight

21.11.2025

Former world champion Carl Froch has praised Anthony Joshua for reigniting public interest in boxing and attracting record-breaking crowds, even as he maintains the heavyweight star is no longer at his peak. Speaking on his YouTube channel, Froch acknowledged that while he doubts Joshua’s long-term prospects in the sport, the British-Nigerian boxer played a major...

Stephanie Linus Demands Action on Church Attacks

21.11.2025

Nollywood actress and filmmaker Stephanie Linus has raised fresh concerns over the increasing wave of attacks on Christian communities in Northern Nigeria, urging citizens and government authorities to confront the situation with urgency and courage. In a message shared on her social media page, Linus condemned the persistent violence faced by worshippers in several northern...

Accra Holds Pan-African Progressive Front Congress With 57 Countries

21.11.2025

More than 200 delegates from 57 countries across Africa, the Caribbean, and the global diaspora gathered in Accra, Ghana, for the International Conference of the Pan-African Progressive Front. The conference, which marked the 80th anniversary of the Fifth Pan-African Congress held in Manchester in 1945, had discussions surrounding mechanisms for full compensation for centuries of...

UNICEF Urges Lagos Lawmakers To Strengthen Child-Rights Laws

21.11.2025

World Children’s Day 2025 in Lagos unfolded as both celebration and a call to duty on Thursday, as UNICEF gathered newly elected members of the Lagos Children’s Parliament and top lawmakers of the Lagos State House of Assembly for a high-level policy dialogue that placed children’s rights at the centre of legislative action. The event,...

Abeokuta Gears Up For Inaugural West African Para Games

21.11.2025

Abeokuta, the capital city of Ogun State, is entering its final phase of preparations as it gets set to host the maiden edition of the West African Para Games for Zones A and B. The National Sports Commission (NSC) announced that arrangements for the event, scheduled to run from November 26 to December 4, are...

Ekiti 2026: My Emergence As PDP Flag Bearer Not Affected By National Crisis –Oluyede

21.11.2025

The flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State, Dr Wole Oluyede, has declared that the crisis rocking the main opposition party at the centre is not a stumbling block to his emergence as the candidate in next year’s governorship election in the state. Oluyede hinged this on the basis that his...

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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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