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Sokoto Holds Special Prayers As Wamakko Celebrates 73

28.02.2026

Special prayers were organised on Friday by the Elders Association of Guiwa low-cost and its environs, in five Jumu’at mosques across the Sokoto metropolis to commemorate the 73rd birthday anniversary of the Sokoto State APC leader, Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko. The prayers took place at the Usman bin Affan Juma’at Mosque, Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko Juma’at...

We’re Gaining Operational Superiority Over Terrorists Through Intel

27.02.2026

…as troops intercept 460 terrorists bound fertilizer bags The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has revealed that a combination of real-time intelligence and Air interdiction missions resulted in the operational gains recorded in the month of February. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Michael Onoja, stated this on Friday during a press conference in Abuja...

Gov. Aliyu Pledges To Provide Grants To Traders Soon

27.02.2026

Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State has assured the business community in Sokoto State of the government’s readiness to provide financial grants to support and boost their businesses. He made this assurance while hosting the leadership of the Traders’ Association to an Iftar at the Presidential Lodge, Sokoto. The Governor said all necessary arrangements have...

Oshiomhole Thumbs Up CBN On Reforms

27.02.2026

The Senator representing Edo North Senatorial District and a member of the Senate Committee on Finance, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, has praised the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for what he describes as bold reforms. He made this remark while responding to the presentation made by the Governor of the CBN, Mr Olayemi Cardoso, who was...

11,000 Delegates Expected As Lagos Hosts 2026 Africa Gaming Expo

27.02.2026

No fewer than 11,000 delegates are expected to converge on Lagos for the 2026 edition of the Africa Gaming Expo (AGE), a cross-border industry platform designed to accelerate job creation and deepen collaboration across African economies. The Expo, which seeks to further push Africa’s gaming market to global prominence while expanding employment opportunities, will be...

Oyo Police Smash Transnational Ammunition Trafficking Syndicate

27.02.2026

…Recover 2,625 cartridges The Oyo State Police Command has achieved a major operational breakthrough in its sustained crackdown on the proliferation of illegal arms and ammunition with the arrest of two transnational gun runners in the Oke Ogun zone of the state. According to Ayanlade Olayinka (DSP), Oyo state Police Public Relations Officer, in a...

Fertility Centre Debunks Social Media Allegations, Says Matter Before Court

27.02.2026

Joje Abebe Fertility Centre has dismissed as false and defamatory a series of allegations circulating on social media against its Chief Medical Director (CMD), Dr John Abebe, and the hospital. In a press statement issued by its management, the Abuja-based fertility centre said the publications were “Deliberately orchestrated and defamatory,” alleging that they were sponsored...

Ogun Awards ₦6.1bn Contract For Appeal Court Complex

27.02.2026

The Ogun State Government has approved the award of a contract for the construction of a complex to house the Abeokuta Division of the Court of Appeal. The approval was granted at the State Executive Council meeting held on Friday, February 27, in Abeokuta. The contract, valued at ₦6,118,098,154.70, provides for the development of the...

CSO Accuses Osun Govt Of Wasting ₦79m On Unused Payroll System

27.02.2026

The Osun Masterminds on Friday accused the Osun State Government of wasting ₦79 million on an Automated Payroll Administration System (APAS) that has not been deployed, while also demanding the public release of a controversial staff audit report. The group made the allegation during its February 2026 State of the State Address, raising concerns over...

Oyo Police Arrest 18-Year-Old For Defiling Minor

27.02.2026

In its continued efforts towards combating targeted sexual and gender-based violence, as well as safeguarding vulnerable persons and upholding the rule of law across the State, the Oyo State Police Command has arrested an 18-year-old man in connection with defilement of a minor. According to a release signed by the Police Public Relations Officer (DSP)...

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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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