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Private airstrip: Reps opposition shows knowledge gap, says Keyamo

01.11.2024

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has said that the move by a member of the House of Representatives to revoke the licences of certain airstrips in the country demonstrates a lack of understanding of the aviation industry. PUNCH Online gathered that some lawmakers, particularly in the House of Representatives, are pushing...

FG hails security agencies for rescuing kidnapped Kaduna doctor

01.11.2024

The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has commended the efforts and collaboration of security agencies in securing the release of Dr Ganiyat Popoola and her nephew, Folaranmi Abdul-Mugniy, who were kidnapped 10 months ago. Popoola, a registrar in the Department of Ophthalmology at the National Eye Centre, Kaduna State, was abducted on December...

Kwara workers protest new tax regime after minimum wage hike

01.11.2024

The organised labour in Kwara State has appealed to the Kwara State government to immediately reverse the new tax regime imposed on workers in the state following the implementation of the new minimum wage of N70,000 for least-paid employees in the state’s public service. The labour expressed dismay that the state government decided to effect...

71 bag first class as Landmark University holds 11th convocation

01.11.2024

Seventy-one students of Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State, graduated with First Class during the institution’s 11th convocation on Friday. This marked the highest number of top-tier graduates in the school’s history. The 11th Convocation Ceremony, themed “The Release of Pathfinders 2024,” was presided over by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Kolawole O. Ajanaku, who shared the remarkable...

Hisbah invites 60-year-old man for posting photos of women he had affairs with on Facebook

01.11.2024

The Bauchi State Sharia Police, Hisbah, has invited a 60-year-old man, Bala Muhammad, for questioning after he posted photos on social media featuring women he allegedly had affairs with. DAILY POST reports that Muhammad appeared in nearly 30 photos with various women, many of whom were middle-aged and dressed in revealing outfits. The images have...

North Korea vows to stand by Russia until ‘victory’ in Ukraine

01.11.2024

North Korea will stand by Russia until its victory in Ukraine, Pyongyang’s foreign minister said in Moscow Friday, as the US has warned thousands of North Korean troops could be sent to combat in the Ukraine conflict in the coming days. North Korea’s Choe Son Hui was in Moscow as the West believes up to...

Kudos, knocks as Alex Iwobi drops second single, ‘What’s Luv?’

01.11.2024

Super Eagles and Fulham midfielder Alex Iwobi has ventured further into music with the release of his second single, ‘What’s Luv?’ This is following the success of his debut track, “Don’t Shoot,” which made him the first Premier League player to officially release music. His latest single ‘What’s Luv?’ posted via his social media handles...

Court grants VeryDarkMan N2m bail

01.11.2024

The Chief Magistrate Court in Abuja has granted the detained social media critic, Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan N2m bail and other stringent conditions. VeryDarkMan was arraigned on Friday at Court 1, Chief Magistrate Court, Wuse Zone 6, in the Federal Capital Territory for unauthorised use of a police uniform. Providing the bail terms...

BREAKING: Man Utd appoint Ruben Amorim as head coach

01.11.2024

Manchester United has confirmed the appointment of Ruben Amorim as the head coach of the men’s first team, subject to work visa requirements. “He will join until June 2027 with a club option of an additional year, once he has fulfilled his obligations to his current club. He will join Manchester United on Monday, November...

Group seeks FG’s support to tackle erosion in Bayelsa community

01.11.2024

A non-governmental organisation, Safe and Better Nigeria (SBN), has appealed to the Federal Government, Bayelsa State Government, and relevant intervention agencies to assist the Amatu 2 community in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Amatu 2, an oil-rich community, has long suffered from severe erosion and ocean encroachment. SBN has emphasised the urgency 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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