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  The Federal Government has said that 33 states and the Federal Capital Territory, have reduced their debt profiles, having repaid about N1.85trn in domestic debt between June 2023 and December 2024.   This was contained in The Explainer magazine, a weekly publication of the National Orientation Agency, dated May ...

  Some residents have lamented the rapidly expanding gully erosion threatening to engulf a primary health centre under renovation in Bayan Dutse, a riverine community in the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State.   Its current state has raised fear among residents who depend on the facility for essential ...

  Ahead of the 2027 elections, elders of the ruling All Progressives Congress in the Northern Senatorial District of Nasarawa State, have appealed to a former Deputy Governor of the state, Silas Agara, to join the governorship race.   The elders, under the aegis of APC Elders Forum, made the ...

  Some social media users across the country have advocated for the establishment of an indigenous social networking platforms following the exit threat by Meta.   Meta is the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.   The users made the call in separate interviews with the News Agency of ...

  The Enugu State Government, in collaboration with Population Services International, has organized a three-day rally to mark the 2025 World Hypertension Day.   The event aims to create awareness and reduce the impact of high blood pressure, a silent killer disease that affects millions of people worldwide.   Speaking ...

  Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has attributed the club’s failure to win the 2024/2025 Premier League title to a spate of injuries and costly red cards.   According to a post on Fabrizio Romano’s X handle on Sunday, Arteta, when asked why Arsenal failed to clinch the title, replied, “Red ...

  Afrobeats star Davido has penned an emotional tribute to his long-time manager, Asa Asika, following Asika’s traditional wedding in Lagos.   PUNCH Online previously reported that the award-winning singer served as a groomsman during the ceremony, visibly supporting his manager throughout the celebrations.   On Saturday, Davido took to ...

  Pope Leo XIV set the tone for his papacy Sunday with a call to stop exploiting nature and marginalising the poor before an audience, including JD Vance and tens of thousands of pilgrims.   Ten days after Chicago-born Robert Francis Prevost became the first US head of the world’s ...

  The Nasarawa Police Command has apprehended a wanted cattle rustler and kidnapper, identified as Abashe Gizo, and recovered dangerous arms in his hideout at Ruwan Baka village, Doma area of the state. This was disclosed in a statement released by the command’s spokesperson, Rahman Nansel, on Sunday.   The ...

  The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has uncovered a drug trafficking attempt involving cocaine concealed in traditional Nigerian ‘aso-ebi’ male caps and female headgears popularly called ‘fila’ and ‘gele’, respectively.   This was disclosed by the NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi via his official X handle on Sunday, warning Nigerians ...