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Jigawa Pilgrims Board Extends Payment Deadline

26.02.2025

The Jigawa State Pilgrims Welfare Board, on Wednesday, announced the extension of the deadline for the payment of Hajj fares. The board’s spokesperson, Habibu Yusuf Babura who made this known in a statement issued to newsmen said the development followed a directive from the National Hajj Commission. According to him, the Director General of the Jigawa...

‘I Have Been Broken, But I’m Not Destroyed’, Naira Marley Speaks On Mohbad’s Death

26.02.2025

Following the controversy surrounding the tragic passing of Nigerian singer, IleriOluwa Aloba, a.k.a Mohbad, his former promoter and boss Naira Marley has broken his silence, addressing the accusations against him and personal turmoil he had faced since his former signee’s death. LEADERSHIP reports that the owner of the Malian Music record label and two other...

Tech, Gadget Sellers Protest N700m Loss In Calabar

26.02.2025

No less than one thousand traders selling technology and other communication gadgets on Wednesday in Calabar protested sustained burglary attacks on their shops. Armed with various placards with inscriptions such as: “Businesses cannot function in an unsafe environment;” “My prince, our gadget shops are shutting down;” “Phones and gadget shops are shutting down;” and “There...

NIS Arrests 376 Illegal Immigrants In Ogun

26.02.2025

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has arrested 376 illegal immigrants in Ogun State, who are into fraudulent activities at different levels to swindle innocent Nigerians. They were arrested at their hideouts during a joint raid by officers of the service in the Ogun State Command and Zone A headquarters, in the suburbs of Lambe/Ajuwon Akute...

FCCPC Probes Discrepancies Of BP, Diabetic Drugs

26.02.2025

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has beamed a searchlight on escalating costs and price disparities of blood pressure (BP) and diabetic drugs across various markets in the country. Speaking at a stakeholder engagement session held in Abuja, on Wednesday, the Executive Vice Chairman of the FCCPC, Tunji Bello, emphasized that the...

Adamawa Mineral Deposits Can Rejuvenate Economy– Pakka

26.02.2025

Experts have called for a reinvestment in solid mineral deposits to rejuvenate the nation’s economy and address the poverty situation in the Northeast and the country in general. The convener of the North East 2025 Africa Mineral Summit & Exhibition, John Pakka, said, “With so much mineral wealth, Nigerians have no business being poor. “The...

Osun PDP Chairman Sues IGP Over Planned Arrest

26.02.2025

The Chairman of Osun State People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Sunday Bisi, has filed a suit at the Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State to prevent his alleged unlawful arrest by the Nigeria Police. In a lawsuit on Wednesday, Bisi described the planned arrest as a violation of his fundamental rights to personal liberty...

Zulum Flags Off Distribution Ramadan Palliative In Borno

26.02.2025

The Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has flagged off the distribution of Ramadan food palliatives to 250,000 beneficiaries across the 27 local government areas of the state. Flagging off the distribution at the Ramat Swyare Maiduguri, on Wednesday, Zulum said that the distribution was to mitigate the impact of the 2024 flood disaster which affected...

Burna Boy’s Mom Nominated For Best Manager At 2025 Music Week Awards

26.02.2025

Bose Ogulu, the mother of Nigerian music sensation, Damini Ogulu, popularly called Burna Boy, has been nominated for Manager of the Year at the 2025 Music Week Awards. Organisers of the award on Wednesday announced Bose Ogulu alongside other contenders in the global music industry, including Alistair Goldsmith, Neil Hughes, and Wes Banton. This year’s...

Why Tinubu’s Tax Reform Bills Was Opposed –Ningi

26.02.2025

Senator Abdul Ningi yesterday blamed a lack of basic information and consultation with critical stakeholders for the initial opposition against President Bola Tinubu’s Tax Reform Bills. The representative of Bauchi Central said the National Assembly should have been consulted before the bills were presented by Tinubu to the legislature. He said: “Key stakeholders, including governors,...

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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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