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How Disagreement Over Sitting Arrangement Earned Akpotii-Uduaghan Suspension

13.03.2025

CHUKWU DAVID writes on the uproar that erupted in the Senate over sitting arrangement, which led to the suspension of the senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, for six months The Senate witnessed an unprecedented, though avoidable turmoil on Thursday, February 20, which later degenerated and impugned the dignity and integrity of the apex legislative...

NASS Must Subject Petroleum Regulatory Agency’s Budget To Public Hearing – NACAT

13.03.2025

The Network Against Corruption and Trafficking (NACAT), has tasked lawmakers on the need to subject the 2025 budget of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) to a public hearing, for probity and accountability purposes. It threatened to submit a petition to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) if the National Assembly...

Nigeria Must Avoid Repeat Of Western Region Crisis – George

13.03.2025

Chief Bode George is a former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In this interview, he speaks on the resignation of Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor from the party; the decisions of the Supreme Court to halt federal allocations to Rivers State and the return of Mudashiru Obasa as Speaker of...

NEMA Hosts Stakeholders’ Forum On Flood Risk Mgt

13.03.2025

In a proactive move to strategise for flood risk management this year, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has convened a stakeholders’ forum to analyze the recent Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP) released by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) for necessary early actions to mitigate the risks of climate-related disasters across the country this year. Addressing...

Washington Varsity: Enugu Govt Trains Medical Personnel On Health Mgt

13.03.2025

In line with the administration of Governor Peter Mbah’s policy to revamp the health sector and make the state a hub of medical tourism, the Enugu State Government has trained scores of medical practitioners. These include young medical doctors, nurses and other health professionals on health management and leadership at the University of Washington, United...

Intervene In Rivers, NASS Dispute, CD Urges Tinubu

13.03.2025

A Pro-democracy group, the Campaign for Democracy (CD), has asked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to intervene in the Rivers State and National Assembly disputes in the interest of peace and the development of democracy in the country. The National President of CD, Pastor Ifeanyi Odili, in a statement issued after a meeting of the group,...

Canadian Senator Backs Natasha Amid Sexual Harassment Allegation

13.03.2025

A Canadian Senator, Salma Ataullahjan, has thrown her support behind Senator Natasha Akpoti amid the ongoing sexual harassment allegations against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. New Telegraph recalls that the Nigerian Senate had last week suspended Senator Natasha for six months following he petitio to the Senate over sexual harassment against the Senate President. Her...

Denying Fubara Access To Rivers Assembly Is Declaration Of War – Tonye Cole

13.03.2025

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Tonye Cole, has weighed into Governor Fubara’s claim of being denied access to the State House of Assembly. New Telegraph had earlier reported that Governor Fubara arrived at the Assembly quarters on Wednesday to present the state 2025 budget, but the gate was locked,...

Prisoners On Death Row Rose By 98 In 6 Months –NCoS Acting CG Reveals

13.03.2025

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has revealed that the number of prisoners on death row had risen from 3,590 in September 2024 t0 3,688 in March 2025, representing a 2.73 per cent increase or 98 prisoners within six months. The NCoS also sought strategic collaboration with the Nigeria Police, Department of State Services (DSS); Economic...

11Plc sanctions fuel attendants for misconduct

13.03.2025

11Plc says it has taken disciplinary action against some fuel attendants accused of unacceptable conduct. In a statement on Wednesday, the company said it was aware of a viral video on social media accusing its staff of extortion. In the video, a customer at a Mobil filling station in Jakande, Lagos, has raised the alarm...

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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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