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Crisis Brews In Ilaje Communities Over Promotion Of Traditional Head

05.11.2025

Five communities in the Ugbo Kingdom in the oil-rich Ilaje local government area of Ondo State have rejected the planned appointment and promotion of Felix Emayero Damilohun as the monarch of the Erunna communities. The communities, including Erunna-korigho, Erunna-Lagba/Odola, Erunna-Adun, Erunna-Asuku, Erunna-Ero, and Erunna-Uba, said any plan to install Emayero as the traditional ruler over...

Voters Turnout: INEC Urges Anambra People To Change Narrative

05.11.2025

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed concerns over the dwindling number of voters in Anambra, urging the people of the state to use the Saturday governorship election to change the narrative of voter apathy in the state. INEC’s Chairman, Prof Joash Amupitan, at the Anambra commission’s election stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja yesterday, urged...

Voters Turnout: INEC Urges Anambra People To Change Narrative

05.11.2025

Mbah: Why Tinubu Declared Emergency On Security Institutions

05.11.2025

Enugu State Governor and Chairman, National Economic Council’s (NEC) committee on overhaul of Police and other security training institutions in Nigeria, Mr Peter Mbah, yesterday said President Bola Tinubu had declared an emergency on the institutions as part of efforts to tackle criminality and security challenges across the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...

Nigeria, German Chamber Partner To Export Skilled Labour Through TVET Collaboration

05.11.2025

The Federal Government has announced a partnership with the Giessen-Friedberg Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Germany to facilitate the export of skilled Nigerian labour to meet Germany’s growing demand for technical manpower. Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, made this disclosure during a courtesy visit by a delegation from the German Chamber led by...

FCT Doctors Insist Strike Continues After Partial Payment Of Arrears

05.11.2025

The Association of Resident Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory Administration (ARD-FCTA) on Wednesday confirmed the partial payment of salary arrears and the Medical Residency Training Fund (MRTF) by the FCT Administration. However, the association maintained that its indefinite strike would continue until all outstanding demands are met. In a statement signed by its President,...

Obasanjo, Kwara Dep Gov, Others To Grace Event In Ilorin

05.11.2025

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the Kwara State Deputy Governor, Elder Kayode Alabi, are among the special dignitaries expected to grace the 2025 Yadah programme of the House of Prayer Assembly, Basilica, in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The General Overseer of the House of Prayer Assembly, Basilica, Pastor (Dr.) Joseph Omorinoye disclosed this at...

INCA Urges Dialogue Between Trump, Tinubu

05.11.2025

The Ijaw National Congress of the Americas (INCA) has called for dialogue between the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump and that of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, over the pronouncement by Trump against the killings of Christians in some parts of Nigeria. The Chairman of INCA, Dr Ebizimo Nagberi, made the call...

Local Contractors Demand Payment Of N760bn Contracts Debt

05.11.2025

The All Indigenous Contractors Association of Nigeria (AICAN) has reiterated its call on the Federal Government to settle outstanding payments for completed 2024 projects valued at more than N760 billion. AICAN President, Jackson Ifeanyi, expressed frustration over the delayed payments at a protest held by the group yesterday in Abuja. He cited the severe economic...

Ngannou Reveals How Jake Paul’s Disrespected Him

05.11.2025

American professional boxer, Jake Paul, has been accused of “Disrespect” by Francis Ngannou for enquiring about a fight. YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul saw his fight with Gervonta Davis, scheduled for Nov. 14, fall through. The exhibition bout had caused a stir because of the weight disparity. Davis is a world champion at 135lbs, but Paul fights around...

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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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