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NAHCON Announces N8.4m Fare For Jigawa Pilgrim

24.01.2025

On Friday, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) in Jigawa State announced that intending pilgrims will pay the sum of N8.4 million for the 2025 Hajj fare. The Commission made this disclosure in a press statement issued by the board’s Public Relations Officer, Habibu Babura, noting that NAHCON has allocated 1,518 Hajj seats to the...

Zamfara NUJ Correspondent’s Chapel Lauds Tinubu Over Liman’s Appointment

24.01.2025

The Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Zamfara State Council has congratulated Hon. Lawal M. Liman on his recent appointment as Chairman of Ahmadu Bello University, Teaching Hospital, Shika Zaria, Kaduna State by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Hon. Lawal M. Liman, the Chairman of Senator Abdulaziz Yari’s Political Organization and former Chairman...

Be Patient, Tinubu’s Economic Reforms Yielding Fruits, Youth Leaders Tell Nigerians

24.01.2025

With the entrance of Roxettes Motors into the Nigerian economic ecosystem, President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms are yielding positive results, the Coalition of Nigerian Youth Leaders (CONYL), has said. According to the umbrella body of youth groups from the six geo-political zones of Nigeria, the entry of the motor company with groundbreaking innovations in technology,...

Okpebholo Pays Tribute To Ex-FCT Minister, Useni

24.01.2025

Monday Okpebholo, the Governor of Edo State on Friday expressed his condolences to the family of the late General Jeremiah Useni, the former military administrator of the defunct Bendel State now known as Edo and Delta States. Governor Okpebholo in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Fred Itua described Gen. Useni’s passing as...

KWSG Warns Traders Against Environmental Pollution

24.01.2025

Traders in Kwara State have been warned against environmental pollution and indiscriminate dumping of refuse in marketplaces in order not to jeopardise the health of the citizens. The Acting General Manager of the Kwara State Environmental Protection Agency (KWEPA), Hajia Idayat Folorunsho, gave this warning during a routine environmental check across the major markets within...

Constitute Committee To Push For More LGAs, Eradiri Tells Diri

24.01.2025

The 2023 gubernatorial candidate in Bayelsa State, Udengs Eradiri, has appealed to Governor Douye Diri to as a matter of urgency constitute a team from within and outside the state who will help in pushing for the demand for more Local Government Areas in the National Assembly. This the former President of the Ijaw Youths...

Lagos Govt shuts Oshodi Pedestrian Bridge Over Safety Concerns

24.01.2025

The Lagos State Government has ordered the immediate closure of the pedestrian bridge connecting Oshodi Bus Terminals 2 and 3, citing safety concerns. The Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Oluwaseun Osiyemi, issued the order in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday raised alarms over the bridge’s safety and structural integrity. The commissioner explained...

EFCC Withdraws Arrest Warrant Against Singer Mercy Chinwo’s Ex-Manager Eezee Tee

24.01.2025

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Friday, withdrew the arrest warrant against the former manager of gospel singer Mercy Chinwo, Ezekiel Onyedikachi, popularly called Eezee Tee. LEADERSHIP recalls that Justice Alexander Owoeye had earlier issued a bench warrant against the music producer last week following an ex parte order filed by the EFCC....

Minister To NIS: Deploy New Passport Printers To 2 US Consulates

24.01.2025

The Minster of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has directed the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to deploy new printers to passport offices in Atlanta and New York Consulates in the United States. This followed the receipt of an appeal for the provision of the equipment in the two critical offices. A statement signed yesterday by the Minister’s...

Lagos Orders Illegal Stall Owners Under Apongbon Bridge To Relocate

24.01.2025

The Lagos State Government yesterday issued a 48-hour ultimatum to traders operating under Apongbon Bridge and traders operating on the drainage setbacks on Lagos Island to vacate in preparation for the commencement of urban regeneration of Lagos Island. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources Tokunbo Wahab issued the notice after an inspection tour...

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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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