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Emir Emotional Over Plan To Reconstruct Collapsed 188-Year-Old Mosque

16.12.2024

The Emir of Zazzau Mallam Ahmed Bamalli has described as painful the plan to demolish 188-year old Malam Abdulkarim Central Mosque Zaria, noting that it weighs heavily upon the Emirate Council. The royal father said this during the groundbreaking ceremony for the reconstruction of the mosque in Zaria on Sunday. On August 11, 2023, the...

Borno Police Organise Workshop To Enhance Professionalism

16.12.2024

Police in Borno State at the weekend ended a training programme aimed at equipping police officers. The programme organised in collaboration with the British High Commission focused on Sexual Gender-Based Violence (SGBV), intelligence and information handling, and fundamental human rights. The Commissioner of Police Lawan Yusuf hailed the training. The one-day workshop was attended by...

Land Dispute: Anambra Community Elders Warn ‘Saboteurs’

16.12.2024

Elders of Obinagu village of Enugu-Agidi in the Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State have threatened to report those behind the land dispute between the community and Ezinano to the shrines of their deities if they failed to embrace peace. The group alleged that some influential members of the village have been gaining bountifully...

Harmattan: Tea, Akara Patronage Surge In Kano

16.12.2024

Tea, noodle and bean cake (akara or kosai) sellers in Kano State have reported a surge in their businesses as the harmattan season intensifies, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. A visit to some parts of the city on Sunday showed that many residents are opting for hot tea, noodles, akara, pap (koko), and...

Oborevwori Rewards Woman Erroneously Accused Of Child Abuse

16.12.2024

Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori has given financial support to the woman, simply identified as Awele, that was erroneously accused of maltreating her nine year old niece in Asaba, the Delta State Capital, to boost her business. The Governor did this through the Ministry of Women Affairs, Community and Social Development, in charge of the...

Study: Paracetamol Poses Cardiovascular, Renal Risks For Seniors

16.12.2024

A new United Kingdom (UK) study has revealed that prolonged paracetamol use in individuals 65 years and older increases the risk of gastrointestinal, cardiovascular (CDV), and renal complications. The findings of the study have been published in the journal ‘Arthritis Care and Research’. The researchers at the University of Nottingham in the UK analysed data...

UNIMAID Threatens IIJ Abuja Over Alleged Affiliation

16.12.2024

The University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID)has threatened legal action against the International Institute of Journalism (IIJ) Abuja over affiliation claims with the university. A UNIMAID Senate member stated this at the weekend. IIJ, an institute owned by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NIJ), is enmeshed in allegations of certificate forgery. Police in Abuja invited the management...

Hajj 2023: Ogun Refunds N75.62m To 1,238 Pilgrims

16.12.2024

The Ogun State Mus – lim Pilgrims Welfare Board (OGMPB) has commenced the refund of N75,617,040 to 1,238 Pilgrims who performed the 2023 Hajj for services not fully rendered during the exercise in Saudi Arabia. The Executive Secretary of the Board, Alhaji Ajibola Taiwo, who made this known while fielding questions from Journalists in Abeokuta,...

Enugu Lg Chair To Leaders: Emulate Mbah’s Inclusive Governance Style

16.12.2024

The Chairman of Oji River Local Government Area, Mr Greg Anyaegbu – dike, has called on leaders to emulate Governor Peter Mbah’s participatory and inclusive governance style to engender good governance. Anyaegbudike made the call on Sunday in Enugu while reacting to the successful Town Hall Meeting held by Mbah and residents of Enugu State...

Julius Berger rewards long-serving employees

16.12.2024

Determined to encourage employees, Julius Berger Plc has recognised and honoured several employees for their meritorious and diligent service to the company. In a statement, the Managing Director of Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, Dr. Peer Lubaschv underscored the uniqueness of the staff of the organisation to the landmark growth of the company over the years,...

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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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