October 2024 – Page 34

Court refuses to postpone Ogun LG poll

29.10.2024

The Ogun State High Court, sitting in Abeokuta, the state capital, on Tuesday, dismissed a request by 16 political parties in the state seeking to postpone the proposed local government elections indefinitely. Delivering judgment in AB/577/2024 Action Alliance & 15 Ors v. OGSIEC & Anor, the presiding judge, Justice T. A. Okunsokan, rejected the claims...

North blackout: TCN promises power restoration in five days

29.10.2024

The Transmission Company of Nigeria has announced that the ongoing repairs to the damaged transmission line that led to a blackout in northern Nigeria will be completed by Sunday, 3 November 2024. It noted, however, that alternative measures have been implemented to transmit 400 megawatts to certain areas within the next 24 hours. The Managing...

Global stock markets rise as investors await Megatech earnings

29.10.2024

Most major global stock markets rose on Tuesday as investors looked ahead to the release of US economic data and the earnings reports of tech giants this week. Oil prices rebounded after a sharp fall the previous day, following relief that Israel’s strikes on Iran spared the country’s energy infrastructure. Concerns in the oil market...

Olu of Warri dissolves Itsekiri group’s exco for operating without constitution

29.10.2024

The Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, has dissolved the executive of the Itsekiri National Youths Council over the alleged failure to adopt a new constitution. Palace sources noted with concern that “the process of having an executive position in the INYC, for about 30 years, has been by selection of persons loyal to certain...

Insecurity: Over 20 schools, 23 markets closed in Benue LG – Chairman

29.10.2024

Chairman of the Katsina-Ala Local Government Area in Benue State, says the continuous activities of criminal elements within the council left many schools, markets and primary health clinics closed for more than one year. Shaku told the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday on telephone that all social infrastructure within the council was also damaged....

Kidnappers of Edo Rev. Father demand N200m ransom

29.10.2024

The abductors of the rector of the Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary of the Catholic Diocese of Auchi in Ivhianokpodi, Aghenebode, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State, Rev. Fr. Thomas Oyode, are reportedly demanding N200 million ransom for his release. The cleric was kidnapped on Sunday by gunmen during the evening mass. The Director...

OAU students protest, chase out representatives of former VC over 1999 cult killings

29.10.2024

Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile-Ife was the scene of a heated protest on Monday as students chased out representatives of former Vice Chancellor Professor Wale Omole during an orientation programme for freshers. DAILY POST reports that Monday’s incident underscored lingering tensions surrounding the tragic cult-related killings of five students at the university in 1999....

Nigeria invests $40m in intercept technology, $583m in surveillance- Report

29.10.2024

A new report by Spaces for Change a civil society organisation has revealed that Nigeria invested $40m in intercept technology and $583m on public surveillance. The Executive Director of S4C, Victoria Ibezim-Ohaeri disclosed this during the West Africa Civil Society Week held in Abuja on Tuesday. The event themed, “Leveraging Technology for Civic Engagement and...

Alex Ikwechegh: Politicians lack respect for Nigerians – Mr Macaroni

29.10.2024

Famous social activist and skit maker, Debo Adebayo, better known as Mr Macaroni, has said Nigerian politicians lack regard for Nigerians. According to him, this is because they have never been accountable to the people. The statement comes after a member of the House of Representatives from Abia State, Alexander Mascot Ikwechegh threatened to make...

Iran moves to triple military budget amid Israel tensions

29.10.2024

Iran’s government has proposed to triple its military budget, its spokeswoman said Tuesday, as tensions with arch-rival Israel rise following recent tit-for-tat missile strikes. Government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani outlined the move that would see “a significant increase of more than 200 per cent in the country’s military budget” at a news conference in Tehran. She...

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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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