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Kwara North 2027 Governorship Ambition Receives Boost

07.03.2026

There is hope on the horizon for the 2027 governorship aspiration of the marginalised people of Kwara North Senatorial District following the staunch support they received from a vibrant political association that cuts across the 16 local government areas of Kwara State. In the interest of equity, justice and fair play for the people of...

Zahra’u Umar Reaches Out To Vulnerable Families

07.03.2026

Former Commissioner for Women Affairs in Kano State, Dr Malama Zahra’u Umar, has reached out to 300 individuals with disabilities and 50 widows with food relief packages as part of her Ramadan charity initiative. The food items, carefully selected to meet the nutritional needs of the beneficiaries, included staples such as rice, beans, and cooking...

PDP Candidate Welcomes Court Ruling

07.03.2026

The governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State for the June 20, 2026, election, Wole Oluyede, has welcomed the court ruling that directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to include his name as the party’s candidate on the ballot. Oluyede, who spoke on Saturday in Ado-Ekiti, in a statement issued...

Lagos Govt Arrests Three For Tampering With Drainage Infrastructure

07.03.2026

Operatives of the Lagos State environmental enforcement teamon Saturday, 7 March, 2026 arrested three persons for tampering with drainage infrastructure in Ikorodu. The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this on Saturday. He stated that the suspects were apprehended during a routine monitoring patrol in the Ikorodu area of the state. READ...

Oborevwori Justifies Establishment Of Three New Varsities In Delta

07.03.2026

…As 3,203 Students Graduate In Maiden Convocations Governor of Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has justified the decision of the state government to establish three additional state-owned universities, noting that the move has significantly expanded access to higher education for thousands of students. The governor spoke on Saturday during the maiden convocation ceremony of...

Appeal Court Urges PDP Factions To Settle Crisis

07.03.2026

The Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan has advised feuding factions within The factions od the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have been urged to settle their disagreements through dialogue, describing the dispute as an internal family issue that had deteriorated. The panel of the Oyo State Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan made this appeal...

Nigeria Needs At Least 500 Sexual Assault Referral Centres

07.03.2026

The Federal Government has said Nigeria requires at least 500 Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs) nationwide to adequately support survivors of sexual and gender-based violence. The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim, disclosed this at the High-Level Ministerial Press Briefing on the Renewed Hope Social Impact Intervention and Official Flag-off of Nigeria’s...

Delta Govt Begins Disbursement Of 2024/2025 Bursary Awards

07.03.2026

The Delta State Bursary and Scholarship Board has announced that the disbursement of the 2024/2025 Students Special Assistance Scheme, popularly known as the Bursary Award, will commence on March 10, 2026. In a public service announcement issued in Asaba, the Executive Secretary of the Board, Dr Godfrey O. Enita, said the payment is specifically for eligible...

Kwara Govt To Renovate 898 Public Secondary Schools

07.03.2026

…Organises training for Technical Service Providers The Kwara State Government has organised a two-day environmental and social compliance training for Technical Service Providers (TSPs) engaged under the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) project with a view to undertaking a comprehensive rehabilitation of the 898 public junior and senior secondary schools in the...

APWEN Applauds Diri For Gas Turbine Project

07.03.2026

The Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN) Bayelsa State Chapter has lauded the initiatives of Governor Douye Diri’s administration on the injection of 60 megawatts of power supply through the 99% nearly completed gas-fired turbine project. The group said that when the project is completed, it will provide a stable power supply across...

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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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