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Fubara is Wike’s political investment, says Tony Okocha

01.11.2024

The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress Caretaker Committee in Rivers State, Tony Okocha, on Friday, warned critics against distorting the narrative of the crisis rocking the state, insisting that Governor Siminalayi Fubara is the investment of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. Okocha disclosed this during a media parley with journalists...

CDS expresses optimism over acting COAS’ appointment, cautions against rancour

01.11.2024

The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, on Friday, said the appointment of an acting Chief of Army Staff for the service is new in the history of the Armed Forces of Nigeria. He warned against any form of rancour among the top brass of the Nigerian Army following the appointment of Major General...

Group urges CJN to intervene in Rivers crisis

01.11.2024

The National Democratic Front, on Friday, called on the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, to intervene in the political crisis in Rivers State. In a statement signed by its spokesperson, Ikenna Ezenekwe, in Abuja, the NDF expressed dissatisfaction with the judgement delivered by Justice Joyce AbdulMalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja,...

Kogi Assembly proposes establishment of rehabilitation centre to address drug abuse

01.11.2024

Members of the Kogi State House of Assembly have decried the illicit intake of hard drugs by some youths in the state. In a motion of urgent public importance moved on the floor of the assembly on Friday, the member representing Lokoja I State Constituency, Bin Tijani, called for the establishment of a rehabilitation centre...

CDS hails appointment of acting COAS, cautions against rancour

01.11.2024

Obi slams court ruling stopping Rivers allocations, urges reversal

01.11.2024

Former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, has voiced strong concerns over the recent court decision suspending federal allocations to Rivers State. In a statement on Friday via X, Obi described it as a troubling development that threatens the livelihoods of vulnerable citizens. On Wednesday, a Federal High Court in Abuja barred the Central Bank of...

PICTORIAL: Oluyede assumes office as acting Chief of Army Staff

01.11.2024

Major General Olufemi Oluyede has formally taken over as the Acting Chief of Army Staff in a handover ceremony held at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja on Friday. The Defence Headquarters revealed this in photos from the ceremony shared on X.com. The caption read, “Formal Taking Over Ceremony of the Acting Chief of Army Staff,...

Retired Abia permanent secretaries lament unpaid benefits, gratuities

01.11.2024

Some permanent secretaries who retired from the Abia State government last year have called on the government to urgently pay their emoluments, which include severance packages and gratuities. In a statement issued in Umuahia, the state capital, on Thursday, the spokesman for the group, Mr Nkwachukwu Agumuo, stated that since they were abruptly disengaged from...

N73,000 minimum wage implementation in Ondo begins November — Aiyedatiwa

01.11.2024

The Ondo State Governor, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, announced on Friday that the state government would begin implementing a minimum wage of N73,000 for civil servants in the state this November. It was gathered that the Federal Government commenced payment of the N70,000 new salary and its consequential adjustments to public servants across all levels of...

UCH JOHESU suspends strike

01.11.2024

The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU), University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, has suspended the strike it embarked on October 25. On October 10, PUNCH Online reported that JOHESU Issued a 15-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to resolve its pending welfare issues or its members will embark on an industrial action. The News Agency of...

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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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