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The Kano State Hisbah Board has confirmed plans to include popular TikTok personalities, Ashiru Idris, known as Maiwushirya, and Basira Haruna, popularly called Yar Guda, among the beneficiaries of its upcoming mass wedding programme. This development followed a recent court order directing that the duo should formalize their relationship through…
The Enugu State Police Command says it has arrested a 25-year-old suspected armed robber, Chinecherem Ugwuagu, who disguised himself in a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) uniform to evade security checks. A statement released by the Command’s spokesperson, Daniel Ndukwe, reveals that the suspect was apprehended on October 11 along…
About 200 selected Adolescent Girls, Young Women and Girls with Disabilities in Bauchi metropolis have commenced a six-month skills acquisition training in nine Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics STEAM courses. The training is part of the STEAMinists Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) project, aimed at empowering participants with practical skills…
The Federal Government on Sunday responded to reports of an alleged failed coup attempt aimed at toppling President Bola Tinubu’s administration, expressing full confidence in the military’s official denial of the claims. Speaking to The PUNCH, Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said the government has no reason…
Paris Saint-Germain’s Ballon d’Or winner Ousmane Dembele is poised to make his much-anticipated return from injury ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League fixture against Bayer Leverkusen, a source close to the club confirmed to AFP on Monday. The 28-year-old forward has been sidelined for six weeks due to a hamstring injury…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has given the Federal Government a four-week ultimatum to conclude all ongoing negotiations with unions in the country’s tertiary education sector. NLC President, Joe Ajaero, issued the ultimatum on Monday during an interactive session with labour correspondents in Abuja, following a meeting with leaders of…
In a bold move to shore up national finances and improve fiscal transparency, the Federal Government has inaugurated a comprehensive revenue recovery initiative aimed at identifying and reclaiming unremitted revenuesacross key sectors of the Nigerian economy. The exercise, which officially kicked off on Monday in Abuja, is being jointly…
The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, has called for legal sanctions against Mr. Aloy Ejimakor, one of the lawyers representing the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Onanuga criticized Ejimakor’s participation in Monday’s #FreeNnamdiKanu protest in Abuja, describing…
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has pledged the Federal Government’s full support towards the hosting of the 2026 World Public Relations Forum, WPRF, set to take place in Abuja, in November next year. Ambassador Tuggar, represented by the Ministry’s Spokesperson, Mr. Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, made this…
World Trade Organization (WTO) Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has expressed deep concern over renewed trade tensions between the United States and China, warning that a prolonged dispute could slash global GDP by up to 7% in the long term. U.S.-China Trade Conflict Poses Global Risk, WTO Says Speaking in an…
