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Macron’s Pidgin Tweet Welcoming Tinubu Sparks Online Buzz

29.11.2024

French President, Emmanuel Macron has set social media abuzz after welcoming Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu, with a tweet written in Nigerian Pidgin English during Tinubu’s state visit to France. In a tweet shared on his verified X handle on Thursday, Macron described Tinubu’s visit as a “Great honour for France.” He emphasized the longstanding friendship...

N6bn Anambra Govt House Ready By December – Commissioner

29.11.2024

Anambra State Commissioner for Works, Engr Ifeanyi Okeoma, has disclosed that the ongoing construction of the new Anambra Government House and Governor’s Lodge would be ready for occupa tion next monarch. He further revealed that works on the eight-lane dual carriage road leading to the Government House is nearing completion, while the fresh road construction...

NAFDAC Alerts Public On Fake Combiart Tablets In Nigeria

29.11.2024

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a red alert to Nigerians against the circulation of fake Combiart Dispersible Tablets 20/120mg in Nigeria. The fake product, allegedly manufactured by Strides Arcolab Limited in India, was uncovered during surveillance activities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Rivers State. Laboratory...

Fatal Crashes: FRSC To Start Revoking Licences Of Erring Drivers

29.11.2024

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) yesterday said it will henceforth withdraw the licences and prosecute any driver or fleet operator involved in fatal road crashes. Corps Marshal Shehu Mohammed issued the warning in Abuja during the annual Safety Manager Retreat, with the theme “Driver Management: Enhancing Safety Through Technology.” The annual retreat is designed...

Lagos Seeks NIMR’s Support For Improved Medical Research

29.11.2024

Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akinola Abayomi, yesterday expressed the state government’s readiness to collaborate with the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), Yaba, Lagos, for medical research that will deepen the government’s health agenda. He said this yesterday during the opening ceremony of the two-day NIMR International Conference on Health Advances, Innovation and...

Adeleke Has Nothing Tangible To Show For 2 Years, Says APC

29.11.2024

The All Progressives Congress (APC) says Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has nothing tangible to show for his two years in office. Speaking at a press conference in Osogbo, Osun APC spokesman Kola Olabisi claimed that the only sector that has been adequately funded by the state government is where one laptop was bought for...

MRA Condemns Call On Police, Security Agencies To Restrict Use Of FoI Act

29.11.2024

Media Rights Agenda (MRA) yesterday condemned a recent statement by a group of individuals describing themselves as Save Nigeria Movement (SNM) urging the police and other security agencies to “checkmate” the activities of non-state actors allegedly blackmailing and extorting government officials using the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act. Recall that the SNM, in a joint...

Oborevwori To Asagba: Be Vigilant, Unscrupulous Elements Infiltrating Asaba

29.11.2024

Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori yesterday appealed to the new Asagba of Asaba, Prof. Epiphany Azinge, to help the state government check the activities of undesirable elements infiltrating the city “with their own sinister agenda”. He said this when he presented a staff of office to Azinge at Ogwa-Uku Ahaba. The governor, who congratulated the...

Sanwo-Olu Sympathises With FRCN Over Fire Incident

29.11.2024

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has expressed sympathy to the management and staff of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) following a fire outbreak at the Radio Nigeria Broadcasting House in Ikoyi on Wednesday evening. Sanwo-Olu yesterday sent a delegation led by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy Gbenga Omotoso to deliver his message...

90% Of Road Crashes Caused By Human Factor – Minister

29.11.2024

The Minister of Transportation, Saidu Alkali, has said that statistics have revealed that more than 90 per cent of Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) in the country are caused by human factors. Alkali said this at the 2024 annual safety manager retreat organised by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) yesterday in Abuja. The minister listed...

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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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