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Experts To FG: Liberalise Power Sector For $10bn Investment

02.12.2024

Experts have asked the Federal Government to fully liberalise the electricity sector to unlock $10 billion in private-sector investments and ensure a reliable power supply. The government recently stated the country requires $10 billion in investments over five to ten years to achieve a 24-hour electricity supply. In separate interviews with the News Agency of...

People Living With HIV/AIDS Beg FG For Medicine Procurement

02.12.2024

The Network of People Living with HIV and AIDS in Nigeria (NEPWHAN) yesterday appealed to the Federal Government to assist in the procurement of medicines for its members with kidney disease. Lagos Coordinator Patrick Akpan made the appeal in an interview with journalists in commemoration of World AIDS Day. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a...

Ijesa Traditional Rulers Team Up For Progress, Devt Of Ijesaland

02.12.2024

Traditional rulers in the Ijesa axis of Osun State have expressed their commitment to work together for the development and progress of the Ijesa land. The monarchs under the auspices of Ijesa Progressive Obas Advocacy Forum held the inaugural meeting of the forum yesterday, at Ilase Ijesa. The President of the Forum, the Alase of...

Fire Engulfs Shops In Ibadan Market

02.12.2024

Goods worth millions of Naira have been destroyed and over 17 shops burnt as fire gutted the Moniya market in the Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State. The fire which began around 12.30 am on Monday, is reported to have been triggered by a power surge, causing significant damage, with valuable goods and cash destroyed....

Army Destroys Bandit Camps, Recovers Ammunition In Taraba

02.12.2024

Troops have destroyed several bandit camps and recovered ammunition in Taraba State. This is contained in a statement on Sunday by Capt. Olubodunde Oni, act- ing Assistant Director Aof rmy Public Relations. It said the successes were recorded in a series of clearance operations under commander of the Brigade, Brig. Gen. Kingsley Uwa, across multiple...

Zamfara First Lady Calls For Speedy Dispensation Of Justice Over GBV Cases

02.12.2024

The wife of Zamfara State Governor, Hurriya Lawal, has called for the speedy dispensation of justice in cases of Gender-Based Violence (GBV), saying ensuring swift justice would help combat the menace in the country. Mrs Lawal made this call during a symposium in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital, as part of activities lined up to mark...

56 Killed In Stampede During Football Match In Guinea

02.12.2024

Following a fan clash at a football match on Sunday in Guinea, no fewer than 56 people have been reported dead in a stampede at the event in the city of Nzerekore. According to the report, the incident occurred on Sunday afternoon, December 1, during the final of the Local Tournament in Nzerekore. New Telegraph...

Nigeria Police Denies Video Of Personnel Scooping Fuel From Tanker

02.12.2024

Following a viral video linking uniformed police officers scooping fuel from a crashed tanker, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has dismissed claims that the personnel are police operatives. Debunking the allegation, the NPF in a statement issued the clarification in a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi on Monday. The police force...

Power Cannot Return To The North In 2027 –Okupe

02.12.2024

Dr. Doyin Okupe is a former presidential aide and ex-Director General of the Peter Obi Presidential Campaign Organisation. In this interview, he speaks on the alignment by Northern elites to return power to the region in 2027 and his assessment of President Bola Tinubu’s administration in the last 18 months, among other issues. ANAYO EZUGWU...

Concern Over Leadership Recruitment Process Kukah’s Submission Triggers Debate On Leadership Question

02.12.2024

FELIX Nwaneri writes on the recent submission by the Catholic bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah, that most Nigerian leaders found themselves in power by accident, which has triggered debate on the leadership recruitment process If there is a major challenge Nigeria has faced in over 60 decades as an independent nation, it is...

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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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