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Insecurity: We’re Facing Asymmetric Warfare In Benue

07.05.2025

The Benue State Government has described the ongoing security crisis in the State as an “asymmetric warfare,” with attackers launching deadly assaults and disappearing without a trace. Deputy Governor Sam Ode made this revelation during a meeting with the National President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Archbishop Daniel Okoh, at the Government House...

Economy: Media Think Tank Faults IMF’s 3% Growth Forecast For Nigeria

07.05.2025

…backs World Bank’s 3.6% projection . ..says country’s prospects strong Following the downgrade of Nigeria’s economic growth forecast by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 3.2 per cent to 3.0 per cent in 2025, on the back of the global oil slump, a media think tank, the Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI), has questioned...

Edo Lawmaker Omosigho Reaffirms Loyalty To PDP

07.05.2025

In a statement issued to journalists on Wednesday, Omosigho clarified that he remains a steadfast PDP member, dispelling speculations and media reports linking him to the defections. He emphasized his absence from the Uropkota Hall, where the defections took place, as evidence of his loyalty to the PDP, the party under which he was elected...

Lagos Assembly Seeks Increased Surveillance To Address Road Safety

07.05.2025

The Lagos State House of Assembly has urged the Commissioner of Police, Moshood Jimoh, and the state’s Neighborhood Watch to step up surveillance efforts on the roads in response to the growing threat of miscreants harassing road users. The call came during yesterday’s plenary session when Mr. Sanni Okanlawon, representing Kosofe I, raised the issue...

Comedian AY Reacts To EFCC Interrogation Over Alleged Naira Abuse

07.05.2025

Comedian and actor Ayo Makun, popularly called AY has reacted to his recent invitation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged Naira abuse. AY confirmed via a statement on his Instagram page on Wednesday, that he was questioned by the EFCC on Monday, May 5, in connection with the public spraying of...

Efficiency: Zulum Inaugurates 5 New Perm Secs

07.05.2025

Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum yesterday inaugurated five new Permanent Secretaries into the State Civil Service as part of ongoing efforts to reform and strengthen public administration. The new permanent secretaries included Alhaji Adamu Isa-Abadam, Alhaji Aja Gana-Bukar, Hajiya Yabawa Kolo, Alhaji Abdulkadir Mustapha and Alhaji Hassan Abdullahi-Hassan. T he Deputy Governor, Dr Umar Kadafur,...

Plateau Kilings: Mutfwang Insists On Enforcing Anti-Land Grabbing Law

07.05.2025

Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang insists on enforcing the existing anti-land grabbing law. Receiving the reports of the committees on Resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and Land Administration yesterday in Jos. The governor, who decried a spate of land-grabbing in Plateau, said that the enforcement would bring sanity to the land administrative system in...

CSR: LASAA Extends Educational Support To Ikorodu Public Schools

07.05.2025

The Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency (LASAA) has broadened its corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts with the second phase of its “Back to School Storm” initiative, reaching four public primary schools in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State. The Agency visited Methodist Primary School, Igbogbo; Anglican Primary School, Igbogbo; Etunrenren Primary School; and Muslim...

How Oborevwori’s Defection Exposed PDP’s Intractable Crisis –Aniagwu

07.05.2025

Delta State Commissioner for Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu, has expressed regret that the Peoples Democratic Party PDP) that provided viable platform for the Big Heart State to thrive for 26 years had now become a crisisridden opposition party. Aniagwu, who doubles as the Commissioner for Works (Rural Roads) said the festering political imbalance in the...

Stop Smear Campaign Against Akpabio, CSOs Warn Natasha

07.05.2025

The groups condemned recent allegations of sexual harassment leveled by the senator against Akpabio, labeling them as baseless fabrications intended to incite public anger and undermine the Senate’s leadership. In a joint statement signed by Ikemefuna Richard of Civil Rights Africa and Rabiu Mohammed, National Secretary of the League of Democracy Defenders, the CSOs clarified...

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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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