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Ramadan: Sanwo-Olu Preaches Sacrifice, Peace, Harmony

04.03.2025

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has extended his warm felicitations to all Muslim faithful as they commence the holy month of Ramadan on Saturday. Sanwo-Olu, who described Ramadan as a sacred month and a time for deep reflection, renewed faith, and acts of kindness, urged Nigerians, particularly Lagos residents, to be compassionate and generous to...

Obasa Returns As Speaker Of Lagos Assembly

04.03.2025

The impeached Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa has finally returned as the Speaker, following the closed-door meeting held before the plenary on Monday, March 3. New Telegraph reports that Obasa’s reinstatement followed the Mojisola Meranda’s resignation as the substantive Speaker of the House amid January’s impeachment. Mojisola has publicily...

Firms collaborate to empower women-led businesses

04.03.2025

Online marketplace platform Jiji has partnered with the Association of Small Business Owners of Nigeria to launch the ‘Biz Queens Run the World on Jiji’ campaign to accelerate economic empowerment for female entrepreneurs. According to a statement, the initiative, which runs from March 1 to 31, aligns with the 2025 International Women’s Day theme, ‘Accelerate...

Heavy Security At Lagos Assembly As Plenary Commences

04.03.2025

There was a heavy security presence at the Lagos State House of Assembly complex on Monday as the lawmakers set to hold plenary amid the ongoing leadership tussle in the Assembly. New Telegraph gathered that Journalists were prevented from entry into the Assembly complex as the plenary is scheduled for 1 pm. It was gathered that newsmen were...

Meranda Resigns As Speaker Of Lagos Assembly

04.03.2025

Amid the ongoing leadership crisis in the Lagos State House of Assembly, the incumbent and first female Speaker in the history of Lagos State, Mojisola Meranda, has stepped down, giving way to the impeached Speaker, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa is to be reinstated. New Telegraph recalls that the leadership crisis in the state Assembly became...

Africa accounts for 35% of newly discovered oil – Report

04.03.2025

Oil-producing African countries have increased their crude production quota, now accounting for 35 per cent of newly discovered oil reserves in 2024, a substantial rise from just seven per cent in 2023, a new report by S&P Global has stated. The production upsurge shows that African nations are now leading the charge in newly discovered...

S’Court Ruling: Fubara Directs Fresh LG Elections

04.03.2025

… Orders Outgoing Lg Chairmen To Hand Over To Hlgas…Urges Rivers People To Remain Calm, Peaceful Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara yesterday instructed the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) to organize new local government elections following recent Supreme Court rulings on the state’s political dispute. In a statewide address yesterday, Fubara acknowledged that while...

APC Abia Caucus Assures Otti Of Second Term Under APC

04.03.2025

The pioneer leader of the Abia State Caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Sam Nkire, has said that Governor Alex Otti of Abia State would be surer of a second term with APC and not with the fictionalised Labour Party (LP). Reacting to the Senate President’s comment that Governor Alex Otti should join...

Solar cheaper than Band A tariff — Royal Power CEO, Odugbesan

04.03.2025

The Chief Executive Officer of Royal Power & Energy Limited, Adewale Odugbesan, spoke with DARE OLAWIN, delving into the company’s footprints in the renewable sector and the affordability of solar power compared to Band A tariff. Excerpts: What are the impacts of foreign exchange volatility on the renewable sector? How do I explain this? It’s...

Borno Grants 2-Year Tax Waiver To Traders

04.03.2025

Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has approved a two-year tax waiver for traders affected by the September 2024 flood disaster and Maiduguri Monday Market traders. The chairman of the Borno State Internal Revenue Service (BO-IRS), Prof. Ibrahim Bello, announced this on Sunday while briefing journalists in Maiduguri. He stated that the waiver aims to ease...

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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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