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Bolaji Wins Silver At Indonesia Para Badminton Tournament

03.11.2025

Nigeria’s para badminton star, Eniola Bolaji, pulled out of the POLYTRON Indonesia Para Badminton International 2025 in Solo, Indonesia, on Sunday, yielding the final to world number one, Syakuroh Ikhtiar, in the first set. New Telegraph reports that Bolaji wins silver at the Indonesian para badminton tourney. Playing in her sixth final of the year,...

Van Dijk Claps Back At Rooney’s ‘Lazy’ Leadership Criticism

03.11.2025

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has dismissed Wayne Rooney’s suggestion that the Reds’ recent dip in form is down to poor leadership, describing the criticism as “Lazy.” After winning the Premier League title last season in Arne Slot’s debut campaign, Liverpool began the 2025–26 season with five straight victories. However, a run of four consecutive...

Wizkid’s Son Boluwatife Balogun Teases Trap Rap Snippet

03.11.2025

In a move that has electrified social media, Boluwatife Balogun, the 14-year-old son of Afrobeats icon Wizkid, has made waves online after sharing a 50-second trap rap snippet that showcased remarkable confidence and musical maturity. The clip, posted on X over the weekend, quickly went viral, racking up more than 26,000 likes and thousands of...

The Male Ally Driving Digital Empowerment For African Girls

03.11.2025

As Africa continues to navigate the global digital shift, one name has become synonymous with the drive for female inclusion in the tech space: Tobi Akinrinmade, founder of Girls into Tech. In a landscape where gender disparities in technology persist, Akinrinmade has emerged as a passionate advocate for equipping young African women with digital skills...

Presidency Debunks Tinubu’s Planned Visit To US

03.11.2025

The Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi, on Monday dismissed a report claiming that President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to visit the United States (US) on Tuesday for a meeting with US Vice President J.D. Vance. The clarification came after reports claimed that President Tinubu was set to...

LASTMA Recovers Fallen tanker, Alert Public Of Traffic Disruption

03.11.2025

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has informed motorists to expect a temporary closure of the Chisco–Victoria Island corridor due to ongoing efforts to recover an upturned gas tanker involved in an accident earlier on Monday. This information was disclosed in a notice signed by the agency’s Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, Adebayo Taofiq....

We’re Highly Prepared And Fortified For Gov Election

03.11.2025

The Anambra State Police Command has said it is fully prepared and fortified for the protection of lives and property before, during, and after the Nov. 8 Governorship election in the state. The State Commissioner of Police (CP), Ikioye Orutugu, made this disclosure in a statement released by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP...

CPS: NLC Raises Concerns Over Bureaucratic Delays On Retirees’ Benefits

03.11.2025

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has expressed worries over unending delays in retirees’ efforts to secure their benefits under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). Speaking at the BI-Annual roundtable discussion put together by the National Pension Commission (PenCom) in Abuja, President of the NLC, Comrade Joe Ajaero, said pension savings must be made more responsive...

Adekunle Gold Says Getting Fired Pushed Him to Global Stardom

03.11.2025

Nigerian Afrobeats superstar, Adekunle Gold, popularly known as ‘AG Baby’, has pulled back the curtain on his astonishing rise to global fame. In a candid, revelatory interview with NandoLeaks, the Fuji hitmaker confessed his big break was ignited by an incredibly familiar humiliation: being sacked from his day job. Recounting the ordeal, Adekunle Gold, a...

Retirees Hail Governor For Raising Minimum Pension To N30,000

03.11.2025

The Ondo State Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners, Comrade Johnson Osunyemi, has hailed the Governor for what he described as an unprecedented commitment to pensioners’ welfare. He said the Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, had “restored the dignity” of retirees in the state. Osunyemi made the declaration at the 2025 Pensioners’ Day celebration 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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