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Snow Storm:New York Cancel Travels, Shutdown Schools

23.02.2026

Authorities in New York City on Monday ordered the shutdown of schools and Major road as the city braces up for an imminent massive snowstorm forecasted to hit the Northeast of the United States (US). Following the forecast, tens of millions of Americans from the US capital, Washington, to the northern state of Maine have...

Adedayo’s Article On Aiyedatiwa Out Of Touch With Present Realities

23.02.2026

The Akure Youth Democratic Vanguard (AYDV) has commended what it described as the measured, factual, and constitutionally grounded response of the Ondo State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Dr Olukayode Ajulo, to the recent article authored by Newspaper columnist Festus Adedayo, which sought to discredit the one-year achievements of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State....

Scouting C’ttee Zooming On Generation Next Athletes

23.02.2026

As the second edition of the Niger Delta Games enters Day 3 in Benin, Edo State, the Scouting Committee has said that it has a mission to identify the next generation of star sportsmen and women from the region. The Chairman of the Committee, Godwin Enakhena and his team have been moving around the games...

Group Petitions Police Area Commander Over Alleged Threat To Life

23.02.2026

A human rights group, Save the Poor and Needy Charity Initiative (SPANCI), has called on the Area Commander, Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Owode Area Command, Ogbomoso, to investigate a case between the Chairman of Ogbomoso and District Farm Produce Buyer and Sellers Association, Prince Adewale Iyanda and the Secretary, Mr Mogbatolohun Ismael and Mr Chukwunonso...

Oborevwori Congratulates Ndudi Elumelu At 61

23.02.2026

Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has congratulated former Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, on the occasion of his 61st birthday anniversary. In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, the Governor described Elumelu, who represented Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency, as a diligent and accomplished parliamentarian...

FG Agencies’ Collection Cost Up 33.4% To N1.35trn

23.02.2026

Govt To Scrutinise Process The “cost of collection” deducted by Nigeria’s key revenue-collecting agencies rose by 33.43 per cent, or N339.33 billion, to N1.35 trillion last year from N1.01 trillion in 2024, findings by New Telegraph show The findings come against the backdrop of the announcement by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of...

Our Electoral Act’ll Make Polls In Nigeria Better –NASS

23.02.2026

The National Assembly (NASS) yesterday highlighted the major reforms it carried out in the 2026 Electoral Act, which was recently passed and assented to by President Bola Tinubu, insisting that it will make the electoral process in Nigeria better. In a statement released by the Directorate of Media and Public Affairs, Office of the Senate...

Promoting Unity, Family Values Key To National Progress –Lagos Deputy Gov

23.02.2026

Lagos State Deputy Governor, Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, has urged Nigerians to be more sensitive to Godly endeavours and awesome relationships with their neighbours. This is said to foster communal relationship which is the anchor to the development within the Society, noting that such virtues would engender social cohesion and national development. The Deputy Governor said...

Nigeria Recorded N5trn Post-harvest Losses In 2025 –OTACCWA

23.02.2026

The Organisation for Technology Advancement of Cold Chain in West Africa (OTACCWA) has disclosed that Nigeria recorded between N3.5 trillion and N5 trillion in postharvest losses in 2025. The President of OTACCWA, Mr Alexander Isong, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. Isong also said the country lost...

3 Soldiers, Woman Killed, School Burnt As Insurgents Overrun Military Camp In Adamawa

23.02.2026

…loot weapons, including armoured vehicle A fierce and coordinated attack on the Garaha District in Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa State has left three soldiers and a woman dead, while a primary school was set ablaze. Eyewitness told journalists that suspected Boko Haram insurgents overran the military camp around 11.p.m. on Saturday killing the...

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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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