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Magistrate Court Dismisses Defamation Suit Against Dele Farotimi

14.02.2025

A magistrate court in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti state, has dropped the defamation case against human rights activist, Dele Farotimi by Chief Afe Babalola. The case was filed by the police after a complaint from a prominent lawyer, Babalola in December 2024. Farotimi was accused of making statements that allegedly defamed Bobalola. Chief Magistrate, Abayomi Adeosun dismissed...

Wemabod partners firms to develop Lagos projects

14.02.2025

Wemabod Limited, a real estate developer and a subsidiary of Odu’a Investment Company Limited, is collaborating with two companies in furtherance of its determination to provide Nigerians access to world-class amenities. According a statement, the partnership would see Wemabod Limited, El Salem Nigeria Limited, and Trans Fortress Global Resources develop two projects in Lagos: a...

FG seeks partnership with Google on AI innovations

14.02.2025

The President, Bola Tinubu, is exploring a strategic partnership with Google to drive Artificial Intelligence innovation and cloud adoption, positioning Nigeria as a leading digital economy in Africa. Tinubu disclosed this on Wednesday via his verified X handle, revealing details of his recent meeting with the Chief Executive Officer of Google and Alphabet, Sundar Pichai,...

Idahosa Urges Religious Leaders To Help Drive Devt

14.02.2025

The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Hon Dennis Idahosa has solicited the assistance of religious leaders to help drive development in the State. He stated that with their active participation in state affairs and also through prayers, clerics could ensure that dividends of democracy were spread across the nooks and crannies of the state. Idahosa...

Tariff increase won’t stop power crisis, consumer group tells FG

14.02.2025

Electricity consumers have asked the Federal Government to apply caution in its plans to hike electricity tariffs, saying it will not end power outages. The group under the aegis of the Nigeria Consumer Protection Network said tariffs should not be increased unless there is improved power supply to all consumers, regardless of the band they...

Calls For Sharia Court In S’West Requires Close Observation

14.02.2025

The Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN), has said the clamour by some persons seeking the introduction of Sharia law in the South West requires close observation given the peculiar dynamics of culture, religion and the fact that it’s contained in the 1999 constitution as amended. The CSN Secretary General, Rev. Fr. Michael Banjo, during a...

How Nigeria can meet oil production targets — Shell

14.02.2025

The Managing Director of Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited, Ronald Adams, has said Nigeria can meet oil production targets and implement ambitious development programmes from deep-water oil and gas operations if it continues with policies to encourage investments and boost output in the sector. Adams emphasised that deep water is a compelling consideration...

MMF Remembers Murtala Muhammed’s Selfless Leadership 49 Years After

14.02.2025

As Nigeria marks the 49th anniversary of the assassination of its former Head of State, General Murtala Ramat Muhammed, the Murtala Muhammed Foundation (MMF) has urged citizens to engage in a period of sober reflection and rededication to the values he upheld which includes integrity, patriotism, and progress. The MMF, in a statement released on...

Recapitalisation may force tier-3 banks to merge – Fitch

14.02.2025

Fitch Ratings has said tier-3 banks in Nigeria are more likely to resort to mergers and acquisitions or downgrade their licences as they struggle to meet the Central Bank of Nigeria’s new paid-in capital requirements. In a report released on Wednesday, the global credit rating agency stated that while first- and tier-2 banks had made...

S’West Govs To Unleash Joint Security Task Force To Tackle Insurgency

14.02.2025

Governors of the six South-West States, on Thursday, resolved to set up a joint surveillance team to coordinate security efforts across the region in the fight against banditry and other criminal activities. The Governors’ decision was announced in a communiqué issued at the end of the South-West Governors’ Forum meeting held at the State House,...

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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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