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NBC Bans Eedris Abdulkareem’s ‘Tell Your Papa’ From Radio, TV

11.04.2025

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has officially prohibited Nigerian radio and television stations from airing the trending song “Tell Your Papa” by veteran Nigerian rapper, Eedris Abdulkareem, citing violations of broadcast decency standards. In a statement signed by the Coordinating Director of Broadcast Monitoring, Susan Obi, dated April 9, 2025, the commission classified the song...

Court restrains housing ministry from demolishing Banana Island property

11.04.2025

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has granted an interim injunction restraining the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development and their servants, agents, and privies from demolishing a property owned on Banana Island, Lagos. The property at issue is the estate’s Boat ClubHouse situated at OT QC in Banana Island, Ikoyi, Lagos, which...

Female Drivers Condemn Assault, Harassment Against Them In Nigeria

11.04.2025

The Founder and President Amb. Eunice Odeghe and members of the Female Drivers Association of Nigeria (FEDAN) have decried the recent incident of assault and harassment perpetrated against one of their members near the Oriental Hotel, along the Lekki-Epe Expressway, Lagos. In a statement released in Abuja on Thursday, the female drivers condemned the attack,...

Meningitis Outbreak: Sokoto Launches Sensitization Campaign

11.04.2025

… Govt Launches Sensitization Campaign The Sokoto State government has raised the alarm over a meningitis outbreak that has affected approximately 300 people across the state. In response, the government, in collaboration with key health agencies, has launched a sensitization campaign to curb the spread of the disease and educate the public on preventive measures....

Abidjan-Lagos Corridor moves 200,000 tonnes yearly amid high levy

11.04.2025

Despite the high transit levy, the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor is generating more than 200,000 200,000tons of goods per year, The PUNCH reports. The Vice President in charge of National and International Affairs and Coordinator of the Eastern Corridor of West African Cross Border Traders, Salami Nasiru Alasoadua, disclosed this in a report exclusively sent to our...

AKSG Strengthens Ties With UN On Economy Diversification

11.04.2025

With the current challenges rocking oil production globally, the United Nations (UN) and Akwa Ibom State Government have collaborated on programmes to help diversify the State’s economy through tourism and deployment of technology in various sectors. This formed the focus of discussions at the meeting between the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno...

PDP Postpones Zonal Congresses In Solidarity With Plateau Attack

11.04.2025

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has announced the postponement of its zonal congresses originally slated for Saturday, April 12, 2025, in the North Central, South-South, and South West zones. The decision comes as a mark of solidarity with the government and people of Plateau State following the recent wave of killings in the region. In...

NOUN To Confer Honorary Doctorate On Speaker Abbas

11.04.2025

The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) is set to honour the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, with an Honourary Doctor of Business Administration (D.B.A.) (Honoris Causa) on Saturday, April 12, 2025. The prestigious award will be conferred during the university’s 14th convocation ceremony at the NOUN Convocation Arena, located...

Oyo Govt Launches Phase II Of 50% Tractorisation Subsidy For Farmers

11.04.2025

…Says loan facilities, other support available The Oyo State Government has rolled out the second phase of its 50 per cent land ploughing subsidy, popularly known as the Tractorisation Policy, to bolster smallholder farmers ahead of the 2025 farming season. The announcement was made by the Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Barr. Olasunkanmi Olaleye,...

APC Mourns Demise Of Director

11.04.2025

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed profound sorrow over the tragic death of its Director of Administration, Hon. Raif Adekunle Adeniji, PhD, who passed away in captivity following his kidnapping earlier this year in Kubwa. Adeniji, a native of Ife Central Local Government Area in Osun State, was born on September 20, 1959. A...

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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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