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Ohanaeze Honours Entrepreneur For Championing Igbo Cause

26.09.2025

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo sociocultural group in Lagos yesterday applauded Chief Livinus Okwara for his contribution to the growth and welfare of Igbo in Nigeria and abroad. At the ceremony in Lagos, President Solomon Aguene said Okwara’s coronation as Nnandigbo in the Diaspora would take place in Enugu State later in the year. The event attracted...

World Bank: We’re Eager To Expand Projects In Nigeria

26.09.2025

…congratulates FG on bold reforms Following the feat recorded in several World Bank assisted programmes, the global lender has reaffirmed its desire to expand on such projects in Nigeria. While congratulating the Federal Government on the bold reforms so far undertaken, the bank’s new Country Director, Mr Matthew Verghis, described them as a “development breakpoint”...

Imo, Abia Education Stakeholders Want Post-UTME Scrapped

26.09.2025

Education stakeholders in Imo and Abia have called for the abolition of the post-University Matriculation Examination (UTME) screening for candidates seeking admission into higher institutions in the country, describing it as “unnecessary”. A cross-section of people made the call in separate interviews conducted as part of a survey on the propriety or otherwise of the...

Top 15 News Roundup For Latest Nigeria News September 29

26.09.2025

Here is New Telegraph’s roundup of the top 15 latest Nigerian news making headlines today, Friday, September 26th, 2025. UNGA: FG Urges Global Investors To Explore Opportunities In Reformed Oil Sector The Federal Government has called on global investors to take advantage of new opportunities in Nigeria’s reformed oil sector, citing bold reforms, improved production capacity, and...

Nationwide Blackout Averted As Minister Wades In

26.09.2025

The Federal Government yesterday averted what would have been a prolonged nationwide blackout. The government in a swift effort to deescalate the strike of the electricity workers directed by the leadership of the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) held an emergency meeting in Abuja with the union leaders and other parties. The meeting, that...

St Augustine Comp High School Oye Ekiti Set To Celebrate Golden Jubilee

26.09.2025

The Old Students’ Association of St Augustine’s Comprehensive High School, Oye Ekiti (SACHSO), has announced activities to mark the school’s golden jubilee on October 4. The old students’ in a statement made available by the association’s worldwide coordinator, Mr. Babatope Aina, said the activities would commence on September 29 with the climax taking place Saturday...

Wildlife Preservation: Nigeria Should Learn From Vantara’s Triumph –Expert

26.09.2025

An environmental expert, Victoria Adosonla, has urged the Federal Government to learn from Vantara Wildlife Preservation Centre in protecting wildlife in the country. Adosonla in a message made available to New Telegraph said Vantara is not just a shelter—it is a lifeline that has provided refuge to more than 25,000 animals from over 2,000 species,...

FBI Places $10,000 Bounty On Nigerian Wanted For Bank Fraud

26.09.2025

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a Nigerian Olumide Adebiyi Adediran, wanted in the United States for multiple fraud offences. According to a statement on the FBI’s website on Wednesday, Adediran faces charges of bank fraud, identity document fraud and credit...

Emir Of Bungudu Appoints Journalist As First Jekada Of Emirate

25.09.2025

The Emir of Bungudu, Sarkin Fulani of Bungudu, His Royal Highness Alhaji Hassan Attahiru, has approved the appointment of veteran journalist, Aminu Lawal Bungudu, as the first Jekada of Bungudu Emirate, a traditional title which literally means Ambassador of the Emirate. The appointment, announced in a letter signed by the Emirate Secretary, Alhaji Usman Ibrahim Ahmad,...

Troops Deny Oil Thieves N19m Proceeds, Arrest 26 Informants

25.09.2025

Troops conducting counterterrorism and anti-crime operations across the country have seized stolen crude and other illegally refined products valued at ₦19.75 million in the South-South region within the past week, the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) announced on Thursday. The DHQ also disclosed that 26 terrorists’ informants and collaborators were arrested in the North-East during intensified clearance...

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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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