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Zulum Demands Action as 40 Farmers, Fishermen Shot Dead in Borno

14.01.2025

At least 40 farmers and fishermen were reportedly killed by terrorists in the Dumba Community near Baga in the Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State late on Sunday. Boko Haram and its affiliate Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) are believed to have carried out the attack. The insurgents were said to have...

APC Chieftain Justify Impeachment, Says Obasa Was Recalcitrant

14.01.2025

Following the impeachment of the Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Fouad Oki has justified his impeachment. New Telegraph had earlier reported that Obasa was impeached on Monday, January 13 over allegations of fraud and abuse of power, a move Oki said...

Depots raise petrol price to N950/litre

14.01.2025

The loading cost of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) and other refined petroleum products at the depots increased on Monday. The PUNCH gathered that marketers raised petrol and diesel prices at depots by N43 or 4.74 per cent due to the rising crude oil prices. Recall that the cost of Brent, the global benchmark for crude,...

FG Approves 4 Air Carriers for 2025 Hajj

14.01.2025

The Federal Government has approved four airlines as official air carriers to transport intending pilgrims for the 2025 hajj in Saudi Arabia. The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) Abdullahi Usman said this in a statement. Usman explained that the four airlines were selected out of the 11 companies that submitted applications to transport pilgrims...

Govt Shouldn’t Inflict More Hardship on Nigerians –Galadima

14.01.2025

Buba Galadima is a chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and a member of the Northern Elders Forum. In this interview, he speaks on the Tax Reform Bills before the National Assembly and the alleged French military base in Nigeria, among other issues, ANAYO EZUGWU writes The chairman of the Tax Reform and...

NAF Probes Accidental Killings in Zamfara Airstrike

14.01.2025

The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar yesterday dispatched a factfinding team to Zamfara to investigate reported incidence of civilian casualties in the recent Nigerian Air Force (NAF)’s airstrikes. The Director of Public Relations and Information AVM. Olusola Akinboyewa said this in a statement yesterday. Akinboyewa stated that the team was...

US consumer sentiment falls to 73.20 in January – Report

14.01.2025

Preliminary data from the United States revealed that consumer sentiment fell to 73.20 in January 2025, down from 74.00 in December, falling short of expectations of 73.80. In a report by Meristem, the decline was driven primarily by a drop in the expectations sub-index, which dropped to 70.20 from 73.30. Despite this, the current conditions...

Come for Approval Immediately, Lagos Govt Tells Unapproved, Unregistered School Owners

14.01.2025

The Lagos State Government has issued a directive to all unapproved and unregistered private schools operating within the state to register immediately with the Office of Education Quality Assurance (OEQA). As explained in a public statement from the Ministry of Information and Strategy, having all schools on record will enhance Government’s regulatory and supervisory capacity,...

Rebased GDP: Pension fund inclusion will stimulate scrutiny

14.01.2025

Experts have said that the inclusion of the activities of pension fund administrators in the rebased Gross Domestic Product will lead to more interest and scrutiny in the sector. At the Sensitisation Workshop on GDP and CPI Rebasing, which was jointly organised by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group and the National Bureau of Statistics in...

Makinde Swears In 48 Permanent Secretaries

14.01.2025

Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has sworn in 48 newly appointed Permanent Secretaries in the state Civil/Public Service, urging them to discharge their duties effectively and do their best for the state. He urged the new Permanent Secretaries to work hand in hand with his government to achieve its vision of sustainable development in the...

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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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