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Prisoners On Death Row Rise By 98 In Six Months

13.03.2025

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) on Wednesday revealed that the number of prisoners on death row had risen from 3,590 in September 2024 to 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),...

Lawmakers Accuse Pro-Wike-Led Assembly Of Frustrating Budget Presentation

13.03.2025

A coalition of opposition lawmakers has alerted Nigerians of moves by the Rivers State House of Assembly members who are supported by the Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, to avoid receiving the 2025 budget as directed by the Supreme Court, saying their action will not stop governance. The spokesperson for the opposition lawmakers, Ikenga Ugochinyere,...

NSIB Calls For Stronger Collaboration To Improve Transport Safety

13.03.2025

The Nigeria Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening partnerships with key stakeholders to enhance transportation safety across all sectors. Director General, NSIB, Alex Badeh Jnr. underscored the urgent need for deeper collaboration among industry players to drive meaningful safety improvements. Badeh made the call on Wednesday during a courtesy visit by...

APC Takes Leads In Edo Assembly As Four Lawmakers Join Party

13.03.2025

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State on Tuesday takes the majority lead ahead of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) with the defection of three members of the party and one Labour Party lawmaker to the APC. APC membership in the Edo State House of Assembly is now 13, while the PDP...

Kwara Gov Excited As NELFUND Intensifies Campaign On Student loan

13.03.2025

Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has applauded the student loan policy of the Federal Government for boosting the hope of children of low-income earners to access quality higher education in the country. The Governor spoke in Ilorin, the State capital, during a sensitisation program for students of tertiary institutions in the State. The programme, themed...

Alia Denies Move To Join El Rufai In SDP

13.03.2025

Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has debunked speculations that he is planning to dump the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Social Democratic Party (SDP) for a presidential ambition come 2027. The governor, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Tersoo Kula, dismissed the reports as baseless fabrications orchestrated by political adversaries seeking to...

Nasarawa Govt Tasks Journalists On Objectivity

13.03.2025

The Nasarawa State Government has tasked practicing journalists to be objective in carrying out their assigned reportorial duties in the state. Secretary to the Nasarawa State Government (SSG), Labaran Magaji, gave the advice when he received in audience, members of the Correspondent’s Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Nasarawa state Council on a...

Niger Delta Solidly Behind You

13.03.2025

The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has thrown its weight behind the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, saying, “forget about the sponsored news making the rounds about you and your office, but be rest assured that we are strongly behind you.” Speaking at a dinner organized by Akpabio in honour of Elders and leaders...

NANTAP Honours Four Oyo Thespians With Fellows Of Theatre Arts

12.03.2025

Oyo State’s rich theatrical heritage was celebrated in grand style at the recent National Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners (NANTAP) National Delegate Convention 2024. During an Investiture and Awards Dinner held on the last day of the Convention, four of the state’s most distinguished artists were honoured with the esteemed title of Fellows of...

Power Supply: TETFund Introduces Special Intervention

12.03.2025

Disturbed by the incessant power failure in the country, the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has announced the introduction of a Special Intervention to stabilise electricity in tertiary institutions. Chairman, Board of Trustees of TETFund, Aminu Masari, who made this disclosure on Wednesday while inaugurating the steering committee Alternative Energy Solution Initiative to tertiary Institutions,...

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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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