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Lagos Driver On Run After Fatal Crash Kills Tricycle Operator, Injures Two

13.08.2025

A tricycle operator lost his life and two passengers were seriously injured on Tuesday in a head-on collision with a Toyota Venza at Egbe Bridge summit, inward Ikotun, Lagos State. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) confirmed that the driver of the car, with registration number GWA 659 RD, fled the scene immediately after...

Nigeria Ready To Partner With Other African Countries

13.08.2025

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board has assured that Nigeria is ready to partner with Namibia and other African nations to build an energy sector that will empower the African people and drive shared prosperity. Speaking on Tuesday on behalf of Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, the Executive Secretary of NCDMB, during a Local Content...

Plateau Muslims Offer Special Prayers For APC Chairman, Nentawe

13.08.2025

Muslims in Plateau State on Tuesday gathered at the Jos Central Mosque to offer special prayers for the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda Goshwe, and for the peace and progress of Nigeria. The prayer session, which began with a recitation of the Holy Qur’an, was led by the Chief...

Lassa Fever Deaths Rises To 156

13.08.2025

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said that Nigeria’s Lassa fever death toll has assumed worrisome proportions with the cumulative of 156 deaths and confirmed cases soaring to 836, as three states recorded in week 31. The NCDC, which disclosed this on Tuesday, also reported the outbreak of nine new cases in...

Eco Volunteer Portal Launched In Response To History – Dumale

13.08.2025

The Coordinator of Eco-Citizen Ogoni Initiative in Ogoni, Pastor Nature Dumale, has revealed that the Eco Volunteer Portal has been launched to register 560,000 youths in response to history and to bridge to the future. The Coordinator affirmed the role of Ogoni youth not just as volunteers, but as visionaries, adding that “they are not...

Plateau Govt Reaffirms Commitment To Youth Devt

13.08.2025

The Plateau State Government has reaffirmed its commitment and dedication to implementing constructive youth action plans aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and smarter business strategies. The Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Hon. Musa Ibrahim Ashoms, made this known during an interactive session with youths to mark the 2025...

Squatters Weep Under Rain As Taskforce Clears Illegal Settlement In Apo

13.08.2025

It was an agonizing moment for settlers in one of the suburbs of Apo district, when FCT Ministerial taskforce stormed the place to clear illegal structures used as shelters by settlers. Some of the Displaces settlers where seen scampering for safety while also trying to salvage some of the belongings, having seen the steaming bulldozers....

Okpebholo Dismisses Rumours Of Rift With Deputy

13.08.2025

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has refuted speculation of discord between him and his deputy, Dennis Idahosa. Okpebholo also stated that every decision made in the state’s administration is taken in full consultation with his deputy. The Governor made this clarification during a Thanksgiving service in celebration of Idahosa’s 45th birthday held at Living Faith...

Zamfara Assembly Urges FG To Fight Banditry Independently

13.08.2025

Zamfara State House of Assembly, under the leadership of Rt. Hon. Bashar Aliyu Gummi has kicked against Governor Dauda Lawal’s style of handling the security of lives and properties in the state, thereby calling on the Federal Government to coordinate its strategy independently. The Assembly has, for the second time, condemned what it described as...

Gov Adeleke Celebrates Olajengbesi On His Birthday

12.08.2025

The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has felicitated with Barrister Pelumi Olajengbesi on the auspicious occasion of his birthday, saluting him for his sustained effort in uplifting lives. Adeleke noted his deep admiration for Barr. Olajengbesi’s life of impact as a young man, which is reflected in his recurring acts of giving and empowering the...

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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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