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CBN: Non-Oil Export Earnings Up 25.3% To $6.03bn

06.01.2025

Earnings from the export of non-oil products, between January and October last year, amounted to $6.03 billion, latest data obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has shown. The amount is 25.36 per cent ($1.22 billion) higher than the $4.81 billion that the country generated from non-oil exports in the corresponding period of 2023....

Anambra South: Son Of 3rd Senate President Declares For Upper Chamber

06.01.2025

Prince Onwa Nwafor-Orizu, son of third and last Senate president in the First Republic, Abyssinia Akweke Nwafor-Orizu, has declared his intention to fill the void left as a result of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah’s demise. In a press conference at his Ndiakwu, Otolo-Nnewi country home, yesterday, the Prince said his intention is not to amass wealth,...

NAF Acquires 12 Fighter Aircraft To Fight Insurgency, Terrorism

06.01.2025

In the quest to wage full war against insecurity in the country, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), on Saturday, said it had taken delivery of 12 additional fighter aircraft to boost the operational capabilities of the force. Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, disclosed this during interactive session with NAF senior citizens resident...

Marijuana Peddler Bags Three Months Community Service

06.01.2025

Justice Deinde Dipeolu of a Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced one, Segun Olorunjeda, a marijuana seller, to three months of community service following his guilty plea. The sentence requires Olorunjeda to serve at the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) office under close supervision. Olorunjeda was arraigned after being arrested on November 11,...

Sokoto Gov Laments As Fire Destroys Goods Grains At Market

06.01.2025

The Sokoto State Government yesterday lamented weekend’s fire which destroyed property at the Kara Grains Market in Sokoto. The fire destroyed over 50 shops, 132 grinding machines and sign food items, including rice, millet, and beans. Deputy Governor Idris Gobir, who visited the market to sympathise with victims yesterday, announced that the government would set...

Nigeria’s Gospel Artiste To Minister At Trump’s Inaugural Prayer Breakfast

06.01.2025

Renowned Nigerian gospel singer and pastor, Nathaniel Bassey, has been invited to minister at the Presidential Inaugural Prayer Breakfast of United States President-elect Donald Trump on January 20 in Washington, D.C. The Akwa Ibom-born cleric disclosed this on his Instagram page, sharing a poster of the event. He wrote: “Let’s raise a sound in America....

Lawyer Slams N60m Suit On NBA Over Removal From WhatsApp Group

06.01.2025

A legal practitioner, Blessing Ekpere Ogbu, has slammed a N60 million suit on the Garki Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) at an Abuja High Court over his removal from the branch’s WhatsApp group. Ogbu is seeking N60 million in damages from the NBA Garki Branch leadership. He is challenging the violation of his...

Ibadan Airport, Circular Road Projects Dear To My Heart, Says Makinde

06.01.2025

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has said the upgrade of Ibadan Airport to international standards and the Ibadan Circular Road projects are dear to his government. Speaking yesterday at the 2025 Thanksgiving Service of the Victory International Church, Rehoboth Cathedral, Ibadan, he promised to deliver part of the airport project and the 32km East Wing...

Sanwo-Olu Felicitates Oloja Of Epe At 80

06.01.2025

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated His Royal Majesty, Oba Kamorudeen Ishola Animashaun, the Oloja of Epe Land and Paramount Ruler of Epe Division, on his 80th birthday. Sanwo-Olu praises the traditional ruler, who he describes as a pillar of unity for the people and strong supporter of his administration’s policies aimed at improving...

Youth Group Confers Award Of Excellence On Otuaro

06.01.2025

The youth leaders of Okerenkoko Federated Communities in the Warri SouthWest Local Government Area of Delta State have added their voices to the accolades highlighting the remarkable achievements of the Administrator, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Dr Dennis Otuaro, since assuming office. They have, therefore, unanimously acknowledged Otuaro’s giant strides in quality service delivery at 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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