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Anxiety Grips Ex – Anambra Appointees As Soludo Reserves Appointments

18.04.2026

Anxiety can best describe the mood of so many political appointees in Anambra State following the reserve of more appointments by Governor Charles Soludo for three weeks. Recall that on March 25th, two Commissioners for Finance and Justice were sworn in along with the new Secretary to the State Government, as well as a few...

My Late Son’s Wife Has Denied Me Access

18.04.2026

Late Nigerian singer Mohbad’s father, Joseph Aloba, has claimed that he has not had access to his late son’s child, Liam, since the singer’s death. Mr Aloba made this remark amid ongoing public controversies surrounding the custody of the child and family relations as the battle for a DNA test intensified. Speaking in a recent...

Dangote Reassures Of Plan To Sell 10 Per Cent Refinery Stake

18.04.2026

The President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has again said the group is pursuing its plans to sell a 10 per cent stake in its 650,000-barrel-per-day Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE, through a landmark Pan-African Initial Public Offering in 2026. Speaking at an event organised by the Atlantic Council in Washington DC, according...

$5bn Projection: American Varsity To Train, Certify African Talents In AI

18.04.2026

A leading African game development Maliyo Games studio has announced a partnership with Arizona State University (ASU), to advance game development education and up skill African talent through artificial intelligence (AI) curriculum. In particular, the duo partnership is set to expand over the next few years, aiming to train and certify 10,000 learners across Africa...

Ex-Commissioner Seeks Recreational Facilities For Alimosho Youths

18.04.2026

Achieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and the immediate past Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Lagos State, Pharm (Mrs.) Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf has called for provision of more recreational centres for youths in the federal constituency said. Akinbile-Yussuf, who served in four different ministries under Governor Akinwunmi Ambode and Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, explained that...

Illicit Flow: Stakeholders Chart Plan To Seal Loopholes Fuelling $18bn Annual Loss

18.04.2026

Stakeholders at a high-level Focus Group Discussion convened by the African Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) have outlined a coordinated action plan to combat illicit financial flows (IFFs), warning that Nigeria continues to lose between $15 billion and $18 billion annually to the persistent challenge. The meeting, held in Ikeja, Lagos, recently, brought...

Ondo South Seeks Improved Infrastructure, Youth Empowerment

18.04.2026

People in Ondo South are seeking improved infrastructure, youth empowerment, and economic development of their communities in order to tackle poverty and unemployment among the youth. One of the leaders in the area, Mr. Sunday Babatope, explained on Friday that the area needs new infrastructure and improved welfare in all the communities. According to him,...

Man Flays W’bank Call For Fuel Importation As Antidote To Nation’s Inflation Crisis

18.04.2026

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN has declared that it is rejecting the World Bank’s suggestion that Nigeria should open its borders to imported Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol, to solve the country’s inflationary crisis. Director-General of MAN, Mr. Segun Ajayi Kadir, explained in a press release made available to Saturday Telegraph...

D4vd Arrested Over Murder Of 14-Year-Old Girl

18.04.2026

American singer and TikTok personality David Anthony Burke, popularly known as D4vd, has reportedly been arrested in connection with the death of a 14-year-old girl. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the 21-year-old became the focus of a grand jury investigation following the disappearance of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who was reported missing by her family...

Army Spokesperson Commends NASPRI For Giant Strides

18.04.2026

The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Colonel Apollonia Anele, has commended the Nigerian Army School of Public Relations and Information (NASPRI) for what she described as significant institutional progress and sustained professional development since its inception in 2010. This commendation was contained in the inaugural speech of the Second Quarter Courses for 2026, held at...

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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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