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Lagos Speaker, Meranda Pays Tribute To Late GAC Member, Ajose

08.02.2025

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Princess Mojisola Meranda, has paid glowing tribute to Pa Akinsanya Ajose, a former Head of Service (HoS) in the state civil service and member of the Governance Advisory Council (GAC). Meranda described the late HoS as a father figure and a rallying point for herself and...

Low Agric Budget: FG Not Walking The Talk In Food Security Pursuit

08.02.2025

Nigerian women farmers under the umbrella of the Small-Scale Women Farmers Organization in Nigeria ( SWOFON) and the Community of Agriculture Non-State Actors (COANSA) in collaboration with ActionAid Nigeria have decried the declining budget allocation to the agriculture sector, saying that the government has not been walking its talks in the pursuit of food security....

Kogi Govt Signs MoU For First State-Owned TV Station

08.02.2025

In a landmark ceremony, the Kogi State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Pora Films to establish Kogi Television, the state’s first-ever television station. Signing the MOU on behalf of the state government, the Secretary to the Government of Kogi state, (SGS), Dr. Folashade Ayoade Arike, said the historic partnership marks the...

NIMC clears FIC for identification exercise

07.02.2025

The National Identity Management Commission has cleared FIC Professionals Network Plc to participate in the World Bank-backed Identity for Development Ecosystem Enrolment Service in Nigeria. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Executive Director, FIC Professionals Network Plc, Segun Shonubi, on Thursday. The ID4D Project aims to establish a secure and verifiable digital...

Group Passes Vote Of Confidence On Custom Boss, Seeks Tenure Extension

07.02.2025

Nigeria civil society group led by, Stayalert Human Right Awareness Initiative, has passed a vote of confidence on the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Custom Service (NCS), Mr Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, calling for the extension of his tenure. The group said it arrived at this decision after a monthly performance assessment of government appointees under...

LSSC Launches Sports Facility Booking Platform

07.02.2025

The Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC) has launched a digital facility booking platform to provide a seamless and efficient reservation system for the state’s sports facilities. This platform aims to provide a seamless experience for sports teams, corporate organisations, individuals, event managers, and sports enthusiasts who want to utilise state-owned sports facilities in the State....

Sanwo-Olu, Fashola, Meranda Honour Ex-Lagos HoS

07.02.2025

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu; former Governor of the state, Babatunde Fashola; and the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mojisola Meranda, on Friday paid tribute to a former State Head of Service, Akinsanya Ajose. Also in attendance at the funeral were the Governor’s wife, Dr Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu; the wife of the Deputy...

Tinubu’s Aide, Bwala Speaks On Avoiding Interviews

07.02.2025

Daniel Bwala, the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, has dismissed claims that he avoids media interviews, saying he is willing and ready to appear on Arise TV’s ‘The Morning Show’ at any time. Bwala made this commitment in response to Ayo Mairo-Ese, a journalist with Arise TV, who he accused of...

NAFDAC Destroy Fake, Expired Drugs Worth ₦4.7bn In Rivers

07.02.2025

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Friday destroyed fake, expired, and substandard medical products worth ₦4.7 billion in Rivers State. The destruction exercise, took place at the Rivers State Waste Management Authority (RIWAMA) Dumpsite in Aluu, Ikwerre Local Government Area. The process of collating contraband drugs and other unwholesome health...

Mayor Calls For Security Surveillance To Mitigate Conflicts

07.02.2025

…Appeals to Alia to enforce ban on open grazing …condemn murder of 7 youths, hunters Disturbed by the gruesome killing of seven youths and five hunters in the Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State by suspected armed herdsmen terrorists, the Mayor of Otukpo, Chief Aloga Ignatius Ogbogo has called on both the state and...

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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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